The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-23
Remarks of Members of Honolulu
Bar Association.
HIS NAME ANfD MEMORY WILL LIVE.
Robertson. Neumann, Hatch and Kane
Speak OF Personal LOss-''NO Finer
5yPe OF Manhood Exists"-''sacrFD
hced His Life When Duty Called"

Owing to lack of space the AD-
vERTIsER was unable to publish
the full text of the addresses deliv-
cred at the recent meeting of the
Honolulu Bar Association occa-
stoned by the death of Charles L.
Carter and Henry N. Castle. Be-
low is given the stenographic re-
port of the remarks made by Messrs.
Robertson, Hatch, Neumann and
Kane:
Mr.. A. G. NJ. Robertson said in pre-
senting the resolutions: May it
please Your HonOrs, at recent meet
ing of the bar Judge Perry, Mr.. Kane
anu myself were appointed commit
tee to prepare and present resolutions
concerning the death of two of the
members of our bar, Mr.. Charles l..
Carter and Mr.. Henry n. Castle.
This is q sad proceeding and it is 1T
ting and proper that we, members of
the bar, should thus assemble and
note the passing in succession
from this life of our fellow menu
bers. It is sad, indeed, when we
think that two euch young men
they were entering upon careers so
full of promise of great results; sOr-
rowful when we think what might
have been. I will take this oppOTtu-
nifty to express my personal regret at
Mr.. Carter's death. / have known
him from boyhoOd, and at one time
we were schOOlmates together at the
Fort street school. At that time, If
recollect rightly, Charles was not Of q
cku,AinY1a Hiann~itinns In later
years, however, he must have over.
come that failing, for In his arguments
at the bar he was always thorough
and showed deep research. have
not been thrown in contact with him
in the Court, but from what [ have
seen of him, I am free TO say he
showed more than ordinary legal
honest, courteous and popular; as
a speaker, he was fluent, graceful
and interesting; as one of the recent
Constitutional Convention L will re-
member him as powerful and useful
member. His tragic end was unt1me-
ly and unexpected; but believe, as
he believed, that he was labOring IN
cause that was both noble aud just.
Mr.. Francis M. Hatch said: 1t fs
fitting at this time that We should
offer our slight tribute to the memory
field of HONOR" is the proud entry to
be made against the name of Charles
Lumt Garter. No words of eulORy can
add to the brightness of his fame. His
career so full of promise, so full OF
hope, his youth and enthusiasm was
cut short by an uufiinchiug response
to the call of duty at the very moment
when he was entering upon a prOtes-
siOnal success 80 sure to follow Obedl-
ence to the high standard which he
set to himself and which he so un-
swervingly followed. Few men have
more to live for than he had. En-
dowed so amply by nature and pos
sessed of all that makes life desirable,
nature 80 open, genial and so sensI-
BILE; no fiuer type OF manhood exists;
no more magnificent courage was ever
displayed by any man in answer to
the call of duty. Oppressed as we are
at this time by the acute realization
of our personal bereavement, we still
have the consolation of the belief that
his name and memory Will remain
fresh when ours have long since pass
ed into oblivion
Mr.. Paul Neumann said: This Is an
occasion that is sad and unwelcome,
and vet gratifying in one aspect. and
that is that it enables me, who may
say that have been personally an ins
innate friend OF our departed brother,
to say few words in his praise, which
need certainly not be promulgated by
many, for it is known to all. [ had
the satisfaction of meeting Mr.. Carter
when be fret struck out for himself in
| the profession in this town. Our rela-
! tion4 were naturally friendly; whether
| it was an equality of temper and dis
| position, at any rate we fell, or may
! say rather glided, into a smooth
| groove of friendship, which I, on my
| part, have never had occasion to re-
! gret. It is in working with man In
! the same harness, or being opposed to
! him professionally, where probably all
| the good and all the Indifferent points
| of a man may he learned. 1t Is but
! little to say that both from tempera-
meut, education, intellectual and
/ physical qualities, there arr few youPg
! men of Hor Olu!u that were the equal
of Charles Carter. He showed In his
professional career that seriousness,
that brightness, that honesty aud that
/ loyalty to matters confined 10 his care
! which make the perfect and the Vlrtu-
Gus lawyer. There is no limit that We
can set to the possibilities of this
Young mans career You all know
how he came to his death. You know
| that a sense of duty called him forth