The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-21
Ora NnBANQUET TO CHIEF
JUDGE McSHERRY.
The Members of the Bar and
Friends Join in Doing Honor
to the Occasion.


James McSherry on Friday night at
the Carlin House, were gathered to-
gether all the brilliant men of the
Frederick County bar, to do honor to
the new Chief Judge, whose unassum-
ing dignity. ready wit and humoT
made for him friends in social way
| of men who had only known him on
| the bench as stern and just Judge,
and gave another view of his many
sided character to the people TO whom
he is already so dear.
The qualification and pride that the
| members of the bar felt at the eleva-
| ton of one of their members to so
high position was fully and clearly
| demonstrated by the responses to the
different toasts, ali of which gracefully
expressed we'll deserved praise of
Judge McSherry both at the bar and
| on the bench.
| The table, the entire length of the
long dining-room, was aTtistically dec
| grated with cut flowers aud fruits-car-
nations, vi0lets, white and blue en-
blems of patriotism for ed the dainty
combinations laid at each place.
Crows foot and green's entWined the
electric lights and festooned the win
dows and doors. Palms fitted in the
hooks and corners, giving luxurious
and tropical air to the spacious apart
ment in which the delicious viands,
on the carefully prepared menu was
served.
The sweet strains of the City Opera
House Orchestra added much to the
enjoyment of the evening, which will
be memorable one to all those fortu-
nate enough to be present.
Mr. Er1Aaripl< L Nelson rQGnOnda6
to the toast "Our Guest" to which
the new chief justice feeIlngly replied.
He said: 81 am profoundly grateful
to the members of the bar for this man.
Hesitation of their kindness, and beg
you to believe when l say that L am
at loss for words to express my graft
tude for this testimonial of your warm
and living love. l have not the assur-
ance, however, to think for one mo-
ment that it is brought about entirely
by any merit of my own. l feel that it
is tribute to the houored office that
/ hold, not to me. When L look down
the vistas of the past and read the rec
ords of the ten predecessors of mine
who have made an ennobling mark
upon the history of the Judiciary of
this proud commonwealth fear some
times that the standard has been set so
high l will never be able to reach it.
The distinguished names [ refer to
are Judges Rumsey, Chase, Buch-
anan, Archer, Dorsey, John Car.
roll, Bowie, Bartol, Alvey and
Robinson. When, therefore, [ am
brought in contact with the records
of these men, L may we'll feel the power
of my own insiguiticance. But there
is one thing Incident to this time and
place that gives me courage. There
can never be Indifferent judges where
there is not an Indifferent bar. AS the
bar is, the Judge Is, and l, who have
had an opportunity and the chance Of
fered by experience to weigh the merits
of the bar of Maryland, can firmly aud
truly say that in all the bread eXpanse
of this country there is no bar superior
to the bar of Maryland. And, when
come to the bar of our own county and
our own circuit, l feel that | judge
truly when 1 say that the bar of the
Sixth Judicial District is eclIpsed by
no other bar in this State. The bar of
Frederick County is prominent among
the bars of this country, distinguished
for the eminence of their members.
The names of fancy, Schley. John and
| Madison Nelson, Marshall, Ross,
Maulsby and their successors have
been as lights of leading along the
way, and we shall find the records of
their distinguished merits indelihly
imprinted upon the page of time.
| With the support of such a bar feel
the strength TO follow in the footsteps
of my predecessors and entertain the
hope to falter not therein. Gentlemen,
1 deeply feel and appreciate the COM
pliment you have paid me, and am
sincerely grateful for this most splen-
did manifestation of your esteem"
Among those whose eloquent and
fOrceful words added additional charm
to this memorable occasion were
Messrs. Chas. w Ross, VIM. p Maulsby
Judge James b. Henderson, p. Frank
Pampel, ex-Judge Vinson, F. Marion
! Fauhle, Frank Smith. Richard Ross,
Chas. b. Tyson, q. III. Ecksteln and
Vincent Sebold and VIM. H. Kinks.
The subscribers to the feast
were: Hons. Judge John a. Lynch,
Judge James b. Henderson, Messrs.
William P. Maulsby, John E. r.
Wood, VIM. III. Kinks, John Q. Mot
! ter, Frederick }. Nelson, Charles w.
| Ross, Milton g. Urner, Edward >.
Eichelberger, Frank l.. Stoner, Glenn
III. Worthington, Vincent Sebold. I'll.
Dorsey Etchison, CLAYTON 0. Keedy,
! Alfred Ritter, John s. Newman, Ham
mond Urner, Benjamin F. Reich, j.
| Rohrback, E. Y. Goldsborough, Baker
| johnson, E. L. Rowe, F. Marion Eau
bel, Edward Hewes, Frank G. Nor
wood, J. Roger McSherry. AdOlphus
Fearhake. &. HI. Eckstein, Charles B.
Trail. Charles p. Levy, John w. Kolb,
p. Frank Pampel, Frank Pearre, Chas.
G. Waters, Reno s. Harp, Richard
Ross, Frank Smith, Geo. Dennis, DIR.
James K Waters, j. VIM. Baughman,
John L. Jordan, Charles b. Tyson,
Charles G. Smith, Joseph w. Gaver,
John HI. Bennett. @. S. J. Beckley, A.
e. Mcbride, II. b. Black, John Wood,
Jr.. ex-Judge John T. Vinson, Folger
McKinsey.