The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-21

| G. Strout, next to him was Hon. J. H.
| Drummond, next, Judge Nathan Webb,
Judge Peabody, Major Sidney W. Thaxter
and Hon. George E. Bird. On Mr.. Moulton's
left sat Governor Cleaves, next were Judge
Haskell, and Byron D. Verrill, Esq.
| The menu included all the delicacies of
the season: and more. The orchestra played
continually during the banquet, and was
always very acceptable. The trombone solo
| by Frank Welcome was loudly applauded;
| so was the singing selection.
| Judge Putnam arrived when the banquet
was half over, and was greeted with vocifer-
| GUS clapping of hands as he took a seat at
| the head table.
| The following were present: J. Fl. Fogg,
| S. W. Bates, John T. Pagan, B. G. Stone,
| Charles A. Strout, G. H. Randall, John
| Wells, George h. Emery, George A. Thomas,
D. A. Meaher, Ira S. Locke, Lewellyn Bar
| ton, f. H. Cobb, Albert S. Woodman, John
Howard Hill, Henry P. Cox, George M.
| Thomas, Edward G. Jones, Hanno W. Gage,
| Augustus S. Thayer, J. W. Peterson, W. W.
| Merrill, P. J. Larrebee, Edwin G. Reynolds,
| Edward Woodman, Fritz II. Jordan, F. A.
| Smith, Eben Corey, Ell. Nickerson, Samuel
| A. True, Dexter W. Kensell, Edward H.
| York William Senter, George S. Hunt j. f.
John F. A. Merrill, Henry S. Payson,
| Ardon W:Coombs, Fred N. Dow, Benjamin
| Thompson, F. M. Ray, Wilford G. Chapman,
| Franklin G. Payson, Thomas l.. Talbot,
| VIM. M. Bradley, Richard Webb, Virgil G.
| Wilson, Frank w. Robinson, Isaac W. Dyer,
| VIM. r. Anthoine, Seth L. Larrabee, David
| W. Snow, W. J. Kowlton, Thomas M. Given,
| Joseph A. Locke, Fred E. Richards, Mark
| P. Emery, A. L. Laughlin, W. E. Blake,
William Lyons, Elgin G. Verrill, George
| Walker, Frederick Robie, r. F. Wormwood,
George E. Bird, Sidney W. Thaxter, Henry
| G. Peabody, Nathan Webb. Josiah H. Drum
mond, S. A. Strout, Augustus E. Moulton,
Henry B. Cleaves, Thomas III. Haskell,
Byron D. Verrill, j. H. Hamlen, J. W.
| Tabor, G. A. Hight, George G.. Hopkins,
J. Frank Lang, Frederick V. Chase, j. H.
| Carlton, David Hooper, Edwin L. Dyer, W.
| II. Brownson, DR.. E. E. Holt, M. P. Frank,
A. A. Strout, Edward H. Elwen.
| 1t was past ten o'clock when Chairman
| Moulton raped to order. In happy speech
he expressed the general satisfaction at
the elevation of the guest of the evening to
the Supreme Bench. He spoke of the
millennium as a time when there should be no
need of lawyers. The legal profession is,
however, a neces ,ary evil; also a necessary
| part of oul human life. He spoke of the
right of self elf-congratulation that the duties
of the bench should have fallen, in this in
stance, where they will be SO ably borne.
His eulogy of Judge Strout was admira BILE,
and elected frequent applause.
He closed by extending in behalf of the
company their heartiest congratulations,
| and proposed toast that was drunk stand
| ing. with much enthusiasm.
Judge Strout arose to respond, and was
greeted with prolonged applause and cheers.
Mr.. Strouts Response.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
Tn so far as the ovation this evening may
he regarded as personal compliment to
me. I am deeply touched by it, and tender
YOU nv most profound thanks.
Rut in the larger and more significant
sense. in which it may be regarded as a
tribute to the high and responsible office to
which have been called, 1 join with you
| in the expression. "~tH
In a government of law, under which we
are happy to live, it's administration de-
wolves upon the judiciary, who are the
human agents to expound and admi mister
if. to the end that society be preserved and
nrotected. and all the rights of the citizens
unheld Respect for the lawsor the appointed
administrators of law, is less personal
tribute than an expression of regard for the
institutions of the community founded upon
| it's laws.
IT is important that the appointee to an
Office of trust and responsibility should be
competent to discharge its duties properly;
and in the case of the judiciary, the judges
should be able, learned, uprlght' OF calm