New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
LAWYERS AT THE DINNER TABLE.
ALUMNI OF THE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
ASSEMBLE AT DELMONICOS.

ASSEMBLE AT DELMONICO's.
Prominent members Of the legal profession IN
this city assembled last night at the tweilth an
nual dinner given by the alumni OF the University
Law School at Delmonico's Among the guests were
Justice Martin j. Keogh ex-Judge Henry +. HOW
lard and DR.. Joseph ID. Bryant.
The business meeting for the election Of officers re-
suited In the reelection of Justice Willard Bartlett
as president Elihu Root as vice-president' ana AS
sistant District-Attorney John d. Lindsay treas
urer. William A burlington was the unanimous
choice for reelection secretary but he requested
that his name be WITHDRAWN and the alumni Sc
lected Winthrop Parker for the office
Iuculus himself could not have commanded
more luxurious menu than that discussed by the
legal representatives who followed the Injunction at
the head Of the handsome cards. Pray you sit
down. for now we sit to chat. well as eat The
interest was sustained throughout TO the closing
ouotation on the menu: I'VE shall be merry-now
comes in the sweet of the night Justice bartet'
was absent owing to illness. and Nice-President
Root presided
The first toast THE New Law School,. was any
expounded BY Vice-Dean Clarence ID. Ashley who
referred to the reorganization Of the University
Law School under Austin Abbott in 1891, and the
reorganization at the same time OF the Metro
politan Law School, as movements In the progress
and development of the modern educatonal IN
stitutions Of law. Another advance was the con-
solidaton last year of the two schools. Mr. Ashley
in the evening study OF law. and he deprecated any
lowering Of the standard Of night law schools 10
degree inferior to the high requirements OF regular
day schools.
Justice Keogh in responding to toast on Ihe
Bench" spoke, In part. follows: Though al
most every other department of the state has been
dstrusted the peoples trust in the bench is abso-
lutte settled and unchaenged So long as the poor
est sutton with the duest lawyer receives the same
treatment from the bench as the wealthiest one
with the ablest of advocates: so long as the most
obscure citizen shall be treated the same as the
most influential and politically powerful; SO long
as there is but one door TO the court anu Deilvn
bench be endeared TO the people ana deienneu py
them through every social upheavai ana pohtca
tempest as the stanchest bulwark OF their personal
rights and civil privileges" Other toasts were re-
sponded to in felcitous vein. with reminlscenees
of the first experiences In the practice OF law Ex
Judge Rowland gave instructive discourse on
THE Bar" the Rev. DR.. William s. Rains!ord SPOKE
on ''The Pulpit" and Professor Isaac r. Russeh
told about :The Old Law school" -.
Among those present Judge John Henry Nc
Carthy. Smith Ely. William Pecknam the Key: Johh
Vaughan. Robert H. Book. Caros c. Alden, Frank
A. Erwin Hamilton b. Tompkins. Samuel J.. Levy
Martin ID. Levy, George Wallace, Wilbur r; Ired
We'll Herbert knight Antono Rasines y, Hans F,c :
Charles c. Bull, John 4. Kampng, Edgar j. Phil
White. Henry A. Richie. William j. Smyth VIII
lam j. Lardner. William II. Loughran, Wauhope
Lynn. James A. QGorman Ernest nan u Ehdr.nS
Frederick G. Herter Thomas S. Henry, Mirabeau
L. Towns. George f. Garland and Magistrate
Charles l.. S,mms. jr.