The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-28
THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Seattle to Receive the Eminent
Jurist Today.
PROGRAMME OF PROCEEDINGS.
Sketch OF the Life of the Great Lawyer
His Characteristics, Ability and
General Fitness.

Today Seattle extends the hand of hospi-
tally to Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller.
and warm welcome will be accorded the
distinguished jurist. Extensive prepare
tions have been made to have the recep-
ton as worthy as possible on such short
notice, and what is lacking in grandeur
will be made up in cordialiry.
As soon as it was known that the chief
Justice felt disposed to visit
Seattle steps were taken to ar
range programme for his reception
and general meeting of the bar was held
at the courthouse yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock, to take action upon fitting re-
ception of the head of the supreme court of
the United States on his arrival in the city
today. Judge ]. J. McGilvin was chosen
chairman of the meeting, and Thomas Is.
Hardin, secretary J. B. Metcalfe stated
that he had received letter from Hugh c.
Wallace, of Tacoma, saying that the
chief justice would arrive in the
city this afternoon with his daughter
and spend the evening. departing the next
day. The chair appointed committee of
nine members of the bar to proceed to
Tacoma and meet Judge Fuller there and
accompany him to Seattle. The committee
j. B. Metcalfe, Judge t. j. Humes, Judge
|. J. Lichtenberg, Judge c. III. Hanford,
Judge Roger S. Greene, w. III. Thompson,
William Lair Hill, James Teddy and
Joseph Shipper.
1t was then declared as the sense of the
meeting that an evening reception be ten
dered to Judge Fuller and his daughter, to
be held either at the Chamber ofCom-
Dosx A 1f
seven was appointed, with full power to
provide programme, and for making and
executing all arrangements. This COM
mittee was D. HI. Gilman, G. A. c. Roches-
ter, Judge Thomas Burke, Charles
Fishback, Ex-Governor Eugene Semple,
r. G. Hughes. Judge Eben Smith and
Colonel j. c. Haines.
1t was decided that general invitation
be extended through the newspapers to
the bench and bar of the state generally
to attend the reception, and that the COM
mittee in charge issue such special invita-
tons outside of the bench and bar as was
deemed best.
Yesterday morning formal invitation
was sent by the committee to Chief Justice
Fuller to VISIT Seattle and accept the hos
pitality of her people. An invitation was
also sent to the judges of the state supreme
court requesting their presence at the re-
ception. and the following telegram was
sent to Governor Ferry:
cordial invitation is extended to yourself
and all other state officers to attend the recep-
| ton given on tomorrow night, at the Chamber
| OF Commerce, Seattle, to Chief Justice Fuller
| Wire answer il possible to attend
| The committee has arranged to bring
the chief justice here on the Bailey Cat
cert, which Will arrive at 1890 o'clock to-
day. The distinguished guest will be re-
ceived by committee at the wharf and
driven to the Yesler avenue cable line,
where the party will take the
cable cars for Lake Washington. There
they will be taken by the steamer C. C.
Caikins to East Seattle. Luncheon will be
served at the Hotel Calkins, and the
steamer will take the party to the various
| points of interest along the shores of the
| beautiful lake, after which they will land
! at the foot of Madison street, take the
| cable and return to Seattle. Jus
tice Fuller and his party will
| be taken to the Rainier hotel,
upon returning from the trip to
the lake, and will be left to their own de-
vices until the evening, when public re-
ception will be held at the Chamber of