Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-01
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Rex Epularun-Alfred Caldwell.
Felix qui p0test rerum cognosccre
causus-fIe hath a discriminating
Welcome ................. Robert White
Facta potentiors ,yerbis.--Eis wei
come beams IN mis- face. -.,,
Respondent superor.-He will not
speak 10y proxy.
Montani Semper Liberi.-
The mountains skipped like rams,
And the h,tle hills like lambs.
viz mira deos-A little lower than
the angels. 1880
The Bench NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /. l. JdCoDa
Julex est lex loquens.-Ihe law
should talk. not the Judge
The BAR .................... John w. Mason
CuiCue in sua arte credenum est
Ne sutor ultra crepldaJn. p, ,,-,,....,,
ne Crd ,.g1' 'oipuiicntia lites.-NIay ms
lawsuits increase with his wealth.
Our Association ....;, -. -, " eslS'' q
Nosciur a sociis.-Iirds Oh
vigilantibus ct non dormientibus-Cur-
r!cula.
AS is intimated in the menu, General
Alfred Caldwell was toast master. and
never was the Office more gracefully fill
ed. When the elaborate array OF sub
stantials had been sufficiently discuss
ed. General Caldwell arose and said;
81 feel like the aged colored man who,
being asked by lady at dance, the
fiddler having failed to appear, whether
he could play the fiddle, replied: / don I
know. honey: 1 never tried In the
performance Of the duties Of rex epula-
ridm l crave your consideration for my
want of familiarity with them owing
10 constant adherence TO principles OIL
total abstinence.
Guided by some unseen power, on
Hallow Zen. the eve OF All Saints Day,
the day set apart for all the numerous
unnamed saints. gathered here are the
uncalendared ones of West Virginia,
the members of her bench and bar, to
Dour sundry libatiOns TO subjects, each
we'll worthy of the honor. It's said
that on this night the fairies are both
active and propitious, so that II over
come by our emotions any OF us are
belated on the journey home, no harm
can possibly befall us.
Then, under such benefcent protec-
ton. let us drink and be merry. recoi-
Letting the Irishman's excuse, Wen be
a long time dead The shrewd and
clannish Scotch Of Burns birthday
feasts all over the civilized world and
keeps the wires hot with messages run
nfng. 'We'er ma for. but the tides COM
Ing in TheOhiO county barWill be hon
Ored if the guests. on parting, can pay
as hieh a compliment to this occasion.
"The lawyer is a trained gladiator
for the oft times fierce conflicts Oh the
Courts. His work is done under the
clear light of publicity. His errors are
mercilessly exposed by his adversary
Unlike the clergy, his astute and well
trained mind is alert to detect
and ridicule absurd assertions or
uutcnable positions. Our brothers Of
the lancet. rill and potion are aided by
the undertaken and the grave to conceal
mistakes Of pisGtice but the poor law
yer has an impartial umpire in the
Judge TO decide aud make apparent the
correctness Of hi- opponents criticism.
Notwithstanding ell this when the
strife is actCr 'ly over, lawyers Just from
The heat of grouacted legal battle as
tonish the fatty with their cordlallty
ana entire absence Of malice. No pro-
fession o. business so finely disciplines
The temper. A gentleman not Of our
profession once remarked that he felt
compelled to periodically accept nomin-
ations for Office and make a political
campaign just TO polish up his manners.
He should have studied law, and by
Dractlclng with his brethren avoided
such necessity. Reunions such as has
lust been held, with its free inter
change of thought, and such social
meetings IS this tonight are but the
testimony Of the cordial regard and
lasting good Will which should ever eX-
list among the gentlemen OF the bar.
And now that this feast may be con-
Quoted i'm due and ancient form, by the
pcwers vested in me I do hereby call
mon one whose name is a household
word throughout the length and
breadth of West Virginia-one who is a
Virginian Us we'll as a West Nirginian,
whose eloQuence and wisdom are famil-
lar TO so many of us-Col. Robert
White" (Applause)
Col. White made an address OF vel
come to the assembled guests which
called forth applause again and again.
and when he concluded the table rang
with the acclamations of his listeners.
General Caldwell again grew elo-
cuent as he announced the response by
Prof. w. p. Wiley, and that gentle
man responded with a splendid address,
which was greatly enjoyed.
The invitation to Mr.. Forrest w.
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