Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-18
THE BANQUET.
Brilliant Array Gathers About the Feas
Provided by "Mine Host Berry.

"Dulce est Destpere in Loco "
This may MT be iA~ Lstin hut is one Of
the first sentiment, appreciated by the PIC
fessioH.
'Quanti est Sapere,' how de-
,i:sbie is knowledge, is another
maxim of the sncieues. on,
that spplies With 81, its significance 10
he members Of the Maine bar, but given
loug bsrquet tables gIosnine beneath tn
choicest y,snds, gltteriug with silver and
cut glass, decorated with flowers auo
lighted by the sofS light OF the bsnqus,
lamp Wit supplsnts wisdom for .he
time being, and good humsr will bear no
Restrain. from dignity.
AT seven o'clock prompt, the dining 70 on
Of Hotel North wss the scene of esther
igg Of the presents..ve members Of the
legal profession in this State, There were
judges of the supreme court, judges OF the
superior court, eloquent advocates whose
sonilies are recognized il other states a.
ssll as their own, men whose nsme-
are Intimately connected with the
famous cases of our courts and
kno~n fsr aud wide in come c.iol pi,h
our most impor ant legislation, sitting
about the long tables that stretched In the
form of q double T, the whole length Of the
hApdsome dining hall. The menu was q
very eishorste enc n Il sdwsiter Thopp
son, with his efficient assistants, most ad.
mirAbly met the demands of h. oocssion,
and of the 60 guests pr sent rot o. t ecu d
q e exceptions, equity p:evsiled and in due
season the feast that piesseth the far CT
and produces 60 humor To-.
io~ed
.na,u ,ha.o nrr..,. G. =
Court Judges Hlsksn Emery aud
@hi, ehonse, the greater Humber OF The
members in ,b,s county, Judge O G Han
| Hon A. 7 Wiswell, Hon. A. K Savage OF
Auburn, Jsspe, Hutchings, Egg, OF Brew
er, Hon. j. b. r. oman Of Ells~ orth, Hon
G. F. Libby Of PJrtis1d, Gen G. j,
Mst'oc2s of Portlsnt, Joseph A.
Locke of Portland. W. q. Wli's a
Lewiston, Col. j. B Pe.ks of Dov,r, D.
h. Thompson of HsrtiaDd +. NJ. Drew,
VI N. Drew, G. A. Harrington OF Nor
'idgevook, e1-County Attorney Brown OF
Belf.st and r. +, Damon Of b ,lfss5,
George c. Ning of Aunurn AID other rep
! resehia i've mt n from different parts f The
/ state.
| Hon. } Jsish ii Drummon1 OF Portland
| "ho was to speak at the Afternoon session
| on "Reminiscences of the Bar" but OWING
| 10 the la eness OF the hour r quested thai
| be postponed till evening was thJ
| first speaker NJ the hsrquel. MIR. Drum.
| mond is in his hsppiest mo0d when reistius
anecdotes and they are sl~sys witty and pm
his listeners In their h.rpeRt moods
| The fund of "reminiscences win shich he re
called his suiiercs last evening vas IN.
usually rich and eDteris nj <, full Of inior-
nation. fact snd isrcy AMI one of the chit
features OF the evening, Other
Al, akers were Judges Haskell
| WhitehJuse snd Hal. Letters w,re
read from all tae Maine coDgfessmen
! Governor BufleiFh and Chief Justice
| PEERS. o. mp.ion OF NJ ID ummond ~.
secretary was directed t. ,xpfers to Ju!gt
| Liboey The regret Of 'hs .s-oc ion thal
his illness lreve, ted tim from b ing pres
en- aud their ardent "'-1es Tor hte tp edy
| rtcovery. some or tu' members lDtt on
| the ii o'clock tram and st II 30 the met {.
| ing All ,urned.