Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-07

THE WITS OF THE BAR.
A Brilliant Banquet at the
Hotel SchlOsser.
FEAST OF VIANDS AND FUN
With Some Serious Suggestions on
Law, Politics and Press.
FEAST OF VIANDS AND FUl
DID NOT GO HOME TILL MORNING

The second annual banquet of the Allie
gheny County Bar Association was held at
the Hotel Schlosser, last evening, and
proved brilliant success. In point Of ele-
gance it was one of the finest dinners ever
given in this city. Such a symposium of
intellect, wit and humor really was sur
prise even to those who expected most.
The opinion handed down per curiam was
that it will never be efaced from the pages
Of the social records in this county.
About 175 lawyers and a fair sprinkling
OF Judges sat down to the feast The dinner
was put on the trial list for o'clock, but it
was half an hour later before the Court con-
vened. When everything was in readiness,
Captain E. Y. Breck, Secretary Of the
Association, announced the fact, and headed
the procession from the reception hall into
the dining room. Judge Collier said grace,
and at the conclusion of the touching gem
of supplication, the company sat down to
the feast.
The dining roou was
A MARVEL OF BRILLIANCY
and nestness. Under the skillful direction
of Host Schlosser, the old dining room OF
the Albemarle has been remodeled into
chamber fit for kings. Everything was
new. The paints, fancy work on the cell
ing, mirrors, curtains, etc., were everything
that could please the eve. The table ap-
pointments were superb. New and spotless
linen, rich china and glass, and soft, mel
low-lighted candelaora. At the ends
of each table were large cluster of potted
plants, ferns, palms, etc.
There were six tables set across the room
running parallel with Sixth street. At the
north end of the room was the speakers table
which was strightangles with the others. This
gave everybody in the room an opportunity
OF looking straight at the orators, while the
latter were delivering their addresses. In
the center of the table of honor and facing
the battery of eyes and giant intellects, sat
the president of fhe association, w. b. Neg
lev. On either side of MIN were seated the
men who were to entertain the company.
That they did so in a manner worthy of
their profession and an honor to themselves
was abundantly shown as the evening wore
on.
After spending two hours and half dis
cussing the choice viands of over a dozen
courses, the barrlsters were ready to flavor
the dinner with the choice bits of wisdom,
wit and humor as they rolled from the lips
last course, cigars were lighted and chairs
tipped back. As the incense from the rich
Havannas foated ceilingward, there was a
look OF contentment with the world, and ex-
pectancy on the face of everyone present.
The toast master of the evening was S. A.
McClung, and better selection could not
be made. As he announced each speaker
he made q satirical hit upon those present
which set his auditors in q roar of laughter.
Among other things, he referred to the
judges present saying that they had the six
Common Pleas justices and ''the two Or
phans 1.-THE two orphans" appreciated the
Joke but they did not look as if they were
in need of their parents at the time.
THE GUESTS OF THE EVENING.
NV. Acheson, Thomas B. Alcorn, s. A
Ammon, W. C. Anderson, T. W. Bakewell, F.
X. Barr, T. S. BigeIow, W. R. Blair, William
Blakeley, E. n. Breck James Bredin, Joseph
Breil, W. J. Bremen, A. NJ, Brown, J. o.
Brown, Marshall Brown, T. s. Brown, H B.
Brunot ]. G. Bryant, ]. T. Buchanan,
G. c. Burgw1n, Clarence Burleigh, T. D. Carna-
han, 6. b. Christy, A. H. Clarke, A. G. Coch-
Collier, c. E Cornelius, E. S. Craig, H. S.
Craig, c. S. Crawford, r. W. Cummins, W. ].
Curran, - Dahlinger. b. A. Davis, L. L
paws VS. Duff G E. BBiSfey BS E 6ut fHPGpslHis Tsai
Duff. r. c. Duncan. G. W. Elphinstone, W. C.
Erskine, D. @. Ewing. Il. r Ewing, Hon.
Thomas Ewing, c. A. Pagan, E. q. Ferguson,
Frazer, Z. T. Friend, H. D. Gamble, Alex.
Gilfllan, j. NJ. Goehring. g. B. Gordon, G. P.
GraneT. ]. H. Gray g. P. Hamilton, House, ].
II. Hampton, J. n. Harrison, Z. @. Hartje, ]. Z.
Haymaker, Harvey Henderson. - Hawkins,
Abraham Israel. W. K. Jennings, R. H. Johns,
ton, S. A Johnston, Lawrence Johnston, T. j.
Keenan,, Arthur Kennedy. r. A Kennedy, e.
B. Kenney, A. J. Kirschner, ]. S. Lambie, CIR.
Lawrence. Thomas c. Lazear, W. A. Lewis.
Walter Lyon, - Mcfarland, Hon. C.
Mo s5a Iohn H Marian Martin Th0Tfs T6omss M Ms Mar
F. C. Miller, b. A Miller, j. H Miller. j. j.
Miller Charles Mitchell. A. II. Moeser, George
y. Munro, w. 9. Moreland, A. ?. Morrison, J.
H. Mueller S. c. McCandless, Samuel McCloy,
- McCreery, William McClelland. s. A Nc
Clung, W. h. McClung, W; F McCOok, ]. L.
Fariand 7. NJ. Mcfarland. W. M. McGiIi,
+. c. McGirr. c. II. Mckee, ]. E. McKelvy,
Lewis McMullen, W. B. Negley, ]. c. New
O'Nein, c. P. Orr. F. c. Osburn, Hon. ]. W.
Over, J. n. Patterson. Thomas Patterson. &.
B. Petty, w. S. Pier, l. NJ. Plumer,
Q. S. Richardson, G. D. Riddle. ]. N.
S. Robb, W. B. Rodgers, r. B. Scandrett, W.
P. Schell, Jr, Sol Scboyer Jr., William Scott,
c. W. Scovel, w. R. SeweIl, J. D. Shafer, Noah
W. Shafer @. E. Shaw, J. NJ. Shields, George
Shiras. Ill, W. K. Shiras, J. c. Shoemaker, J.
]. Siebeneck. J. Z. Slack, Hon. ]. F. Slagle Hon.
Edwin wi ii. Stowe p J. SmaIls raj a. Y. Smith,
Stadfeld, G. H. Stengel, J. r. Sterrett, R. E.
Stewart, W. A. Stone ]. NJ. Swearingen. ]. E
Speer, o. D. Thompson; S. u, Thompson, WV.
Thompson, c. NJ. ThOrp, S.U. Trent. A. Mcleod
Watson, d. 7. Watson, A. V. d. Watterson, ].
Harvey White, W. W. Whitesell A. D. Wflkin
r D. Wilson. NJ. A Woodward and James
Scott Young a
PRESIDENT NEGLEY's OPENING SPEECH.
The first speaker was William B. NegIey,
the President, who responded to "The Year
1852 He began by referring to the quota
ton printed under his subject, "Enteuthen
exclaimed dodeka psraSa (n) ggas," taken
from Xenophon's Anabasis. which literally
translated would read "Thence he marched
II parssangs." He said that a parssang
was Persian measure of length equal to 30
stadia: therefore, liberal translation of the
quotation would be ''Then (from January
/ 1880 he marched IL months-each month
being equal to 80 days" He then expa-
triated on the quotation, and, after covering
considerably ground. said:
''0ur last banquet was at the year 1885,
Then gave yop briefly the history of our
association from its incipiency, its iethargy
till 1884 when new life being Unused into it
its growth bas been steady and rapid, and
to-day we have enrolled 289 members as
proof of healthy growth.
"When we read of the forward
marches of Cyrus indicated by our
quotation we find that he often accom-
pIished nothing apparently but distance;
vet that distance brought him nearer to the
goal. So we-not able to boast of many
victories during our II parasangs just passed |
are conscious of progress towards the end
and aim for which we are marching. We
have, by the kindness of the County Com |
missioners. been placed in possession of our |
new quarters-rooms well furnished and |
equipped with telephone and messenger, and |
open for our use during business hours, and |
BY the kindness of one of our comrades have |
ready to decorate its walls-portraits of
three prominent Pennsylvania lawyers
tnnt Of the late C. J. Sharswood, and the |
others Of our fellows, Marshall and Stowe |
rapplause1, who are with Us tonight and |
whom VIC delight to honor. OF those who |
are gone we desire the portraits Of such men |
as Greer, Shaler, Hampton, Williams, Nc |
Candies, Biddle, Dsrrsgh, Metcalf. LOOMS
and G. P. Hamilton. or those living we |
desire Agnew, Mellon, Ewing, Collier, |