The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-10

neWlnS ana cenentlnS Ola IrlenuSnlpS.
Following the dinner a number of
toasts We're responded to by eloquent
members of the bar in which the grave
and gay, wit and wisdom were inter-
woven to form a mosaic that was en-
tertaining and edifying.
AS the members of the bar arrived
they We're greeted by the committee
of arrangements, consisting of Senator
NJ. +. Mcdonald, NJ. +. Sando, Walter
L. Briggs, James w. Oakford and r.
H. Patterson, and escorted to the
smoking room, where brief period
was devoted to general conversation
prior to repairing to the banquet hall.
For several years past these gather
ings of the lawyers We're held in the
corridor of the court house, but this
year it was decided to change the seat
of operations to the Hotel Terrace, an
admirable place for such a gathering.
Beautiful Banquet Hall.
AT $50 ex-senator Mcdonald led the
banquetters into the dining hall of the
Terrace, while Bauers orchestra
played Sousa's "Directoraire' march
The room was brilliant with lights and
artistically decorated with flowers and
made truly beautiful picture. Nat
ural flowers were used in profusion on
the tables and their odor filled and
permeated the room.
The menu served by Landlord
Whyte was carefully prepared and
contained all the seasonable delicacies.
All of the courses were served with
great promptness by the well-drilled
corps of walters of the hotel.
Those who surrounded the tables
werei Ex-Judge w. II. Jessup, ex-
Justice Alfred Hand, ex-Judge III. A..
Knapp, ex-Lieutenant Governor l.. A.
Watres Judge F. w. Gunster, Judge II.
NJ. Edwards, ex-District Attorney John
p. Kelly, Colonel F.. j. Fitzsmmons,
Edward Merrifeld, ex-Congressman
Lemuel Amerman, r. V. Powderly, c.
w. Dawson, l.. P. Wedeman, II. S.
Hulslander, Milo J. Wilson, w. A. Will
cox, James A. Burr, c. H. Welles, eX-
Assistant District Attorney James ].
ring, Walter e. Briggs, NJ. f. Sando,
ex-senator NJ. e. Mcdonald, John +.
Murphy, T. j. Duggan, Il. Cramer Won
Storch, w. III. Jessup. Horace f. Hand,
Colonel Herman Osthaus, w. Gaylord
Thomas, c. r. Pitcher, r. A. Zimmer
man, George M. Watson, James w.
Oakford, Joseph O'Brieh, Major T.
Frank Penman, NJ. w. Lowry, City
Solicitor James II. Tofrey, George B.
Davidson, Richard Busted, jr., Uric
Townsend, ]. Alton Davis, r. II. Pat
terson and w. M. Curry.
Revenue Collector Herring is not
member of the bar, but was present as
the guest of the association. While the
edibles were being discussed Bauer's
orchestra played a number of selec-
tions in brilliant style, which were in
terspersed with solos by Joseph Sum-
merhill, Chet Bridgeman and Theodore
Bauschman.
Feast Of Reason and Flow Of Soul.
At 1850 eX-Judge Jessup arose and
after reading a letter of regret from
Judge Fl. M. Mcclure, who was unable
to be present, he said that through
the Providence of God they were en-
abled to gather around the board once
more. "The study of law" he said,
strengthens and enlarges the mind,
but there Is no royal road to success.
The great lawyers of today were the
hard students of ten years ago. / bid
you God speed In your noble profession
and hope that when we assemble here
one year hence we will have all ad-
vanced farther In thoroughly under
standing the great principles that un-
derly law and equity" Mr.. Jessup
fntr Strfp
John p. Kelly as toastmaster Of the
evening. In few felicitous remarks
Mr.. Kelly accepted the duties of his
office and without waste of words in
troduced Judge II. M. Edwards to re-
spond to the first toast of the evening,
1.-THE Bench" to which was attached
the following sentiment:
you are worthy judge;
You know the law; your exposition
Hath been most sound"
After humorously chiding the COM
mittee for the sentiment made part
of the toast Judge Edwards dwelt upon
the opinions expressed by Bacon and
Socrates on the qualifications of judges
and defined in a witty manner what
these personages meant. He closed by
assuring the members of the bar that
the bench of Lackawanna county has
nothing but the most cordial and
friendly feelings for the members of
the bar and hoped that the latter would
continue from year to year to be an
ever-increasing power for good in this
community and a great factor in our
civilization.
Toast to the Senior Bar
Edward Merrifield was the next
speaker, and he was asked to respond
to the toast, "The Senior Bar" AS he