The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-15
Held Last Night at the ElkS' Lodge
Rooms on Franklin Avenue.
MAS An ENJOY ABLE EVENT.
Every Member OF superior Court was
Present and There Was Large
Attendance Of Judges and Lawyers
OF This Part OF the state.


parlors on the second floor. and during
that time the members of the local bar
and the visiting attorneys and judges
had an opportunity of forming the ac-
ouaintance of the judges of the new
court and Of renewing old and forming
new acquaintances among the members
of their profession
During the hour and one half that the
reception lasted the parlors were crowd
ed and little groups here and there dis
cussing the live tonics of the day, lis
tening to "A merry tale OF recalled Incl
dents Of bygone years. A. go those
present were invited to the large lodge
room o. the third floor, where ban
uuet was spread. 1t was feast that
was seasoned by Il constant flow or
merriment in which everyone heartily
Joined, all cares and matters of state be-
Eng for the time laid aside.
Names of Those Present.
At the from: of the lodge room is
raised platform and on this three small
tables had been set. At the centre
table sat G. T.. Rice. John J. Wickham.
Howard Reeder, T.. y. Willard, i. +.
Smith. George Orlady and James "A.
Beaver, judges of the superior court, DR..
Il. II. Throop and eX-J udge II. A.
Knapp. The centre table was ilanked
tables at which the following were seat
ed: Judge John Lynch and Judge Stan
lev r. Woodward. of Wilkes Barre;
Judge +. w. Gunster. Judge ii. Nj: Ed
wards and eX-Judge Alfred s. Hand.
Judge X. W. Archibald, Judge Albright,
of Lehigh county; eX-Judge w. ii. Jes-
sup. Judge George $. Purdy. of Homes
dale. and Judge Alfred Darte.
Seated at three tables running the
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Watres. y. +. Wells. f.. h. Sturges.
Sanderson, G. II. Welles, w. a. Wilcox.
&. Ballentine. William Shean NJ. j. Eud-
dy Frank McAndrew, n. G. Won Storch,
Ii. g. Reynolds, W. :. Diehl. p Timln,
John j. Bonner, X. j. Beamish. W. j.
Lewis, John j. Murphy. and c. T.. Ter
ry. James W. Piatt and w. l.. Little, of
Tunkhannock; NJ. Z. Cawley. A. \.
Chase. Russell Dimmick, Charles Amer
man. l.. Nj. Bunncll. A. w. Bertholf.
G. T.. Oliver John =. Kelly, Joseph
O'Brien, John Y. Lenahan. Wilkes
Storch. A. A. Vosburg, II. J. Burke
George $. Horn r. J, Murray,
Walter Briggs. l.. d. Fellows. J.
M. G. Ranck, h. H. Patterson. George
Bcale George Taylor. l.. T.. Wedeman.
r.. NJ. Mulholland, G. K. Pitcher, p. W.
Stokes ID. }. Reedy, John +. Murphy
n. T. Duffy. George l.. Peck. NJ. T.. Me-
Donald. u. j. Duggan, j. &. Vaughan,
Herman Osthaus, O. Il. Partridge. y. r.
Penman. Roscoe Dale, Herbert COston
j.. j. Jordan, Tunkhannock; John Ed
ward Merriheld, w. NJ. Roe. Hon.
r. V. Powderly, r. $. Hui, George
V. Yocum. T.. w. Thayer. c. l.. Hawley
Frederick Fuller, joseph w. Brown
John r. Martin. J. Il. Ceilings. John Be
more. William l.. Hand. John S. Hard
ing, W. II. Jessup. NJ. !. Corbett. John
NJ. Harris. John r. Jones c. C0megys.
Hon. Lemuel Amerman, Everett War
ren, Horace +. Hand. j. A. Davis, James
Oakford. ID. B.Replogle. John =, Quin-
nan, Thomas p. Hoban. w. T.. Davis, G.
=. O'Malley. John f. Scragg. b. +. Ak
erly S. p. Price, II. w. Palmer, John NJ
yer, NJ. f. Sando. r. II. Holgate. NJ. w.
Curry, Robert Adams w. II. Gearhart,
g. w. Edgar G. +. Woodruff. Gaylord
Thomas. G. G. Donovan, j. Elliot Ross,
\. j. Colborn, jr.
Number Of Addresses Made.
After the substantials had been dis
posed of and the cigars lighted Hon.
Lemuel Amerman as the chairman of
the committee that had the reception in
charge, addressed those present and
said that Scranton and the members of
the Lackawanna bar were proud to hon
or the judges of the Superior court, the
first of its kind in the United States. He
introduced eX-Justice Alfred Hand, the
president of the Lackawanna Bar as
sociation. to formally express the pleas
ure the members of the bar felt in hon
oring the guests of the evening.
Judge Rice, on behalf of the judges Of
the new court. responded briefly. He
assured those present that the judges
Of the Superior court keenly appreciat-
ed the generous and kindly welcome ac-
corded them and said it would be the
earnest desire of the members of the
court to make 1t valuable addition to
the courts of the state.
Letters of regret were read from JUS
tice j. b. McCullom. Justice IL. NJ Will
Jams. Justice Green. Justice John Dean.
Justice d. Newlin Fell. Henry j. Car
thy Garrick NJ. Harding. Judge ]. w.
simonton, A. A. Furst, Judge w. w.
Schuyler. Judge Allen Craig. John c.
Love. Judge l.. II. Bennett, Judge ThOs
a. Morrison, Judge B l.. Peck. Judge
John b. Mcpherson and Judge Charles
II. Noyes.
The Other Speakers Heard.
After the letters of regret were read
there was short season of speechmak-
ing. Nearly all of the addresses were
short and of humorous nature. Those
who spoke We're Judge II. NJ. Edwards.
Judge Stanley Woodward. Judge George
Orlady, II. w. Palmer Judge Albright.
Judge John Lynch, Judge Beaver.
Judge Willard, Judge Smith. Judge
Reeder and John r. Lenahan. The COM
mittee of the Lackawanna bar that ar
ranged for the reception was cOmpOSed
of Lemuel Amerman. John II. JONES' NJ.
l.. Mcdonald, Everett Warren. C. Com
eggs. j. Alton Davis, Horace +. Hand.
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