The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-22

properly described in this country as
counsellor and attorney. In Great
Britain, there is the most marked line OF
distinction drawn. The attorney is not a
member of the bar; a member of the bar
is not an attorney, and the great feature
OF distinction is this, that the attorney
is the person who sees the client, who IN
the first instance advises the client, VINO
prepares the statements of facts and ar
ranges for the evidence necessary TO
support the facts which are TO establish
particular right, or which affords an
answer TO the adverse assertion of some
right. ! would like, before 1 sit down,
TO be allowed to
EMPRESS THE ADMIRATION 1 FEEL.
not only for the constitution of this con-
gress Of United States lawyers, but Tor
the scheme of its operation and the wise
purpose TO which II devotes its EFFORTS.
Its work is not new to me- l have NJ
the pleasure of seeing now for Soh-S
years the record of its proceedings and II
is to me as it was on hearing the admir-
able presidential address which was de-
fvered on Wednesday, in the highest de-
gree refreshing TO find that the profession
of the law in this country is so earnestly
alive TO the responsibilities of its posi-
ton: is so keen 10 observe, to weigh
to judge 10 discriminate, TO test the cur
rent OF Judgment and of legislation and
that above all it keeps before itself
steadfastly and increasingly high ideal,
not merely OF what ought to be the mental
ing, but the high moral character of the
profession to which they belong"
Lord Russell and party sat for their
photographs at the United States hotel
graphed at the studio Of a prominent
nIm.
THE SOCIAL SIDE.
Bar association, found a most aaapicious
close in the nineteenth annual banquet
held this evening. in the bail room of
the Grand Union hotel. and which was
attended by 260 members of the legal
fraternity. From until o'clock, re-
ception was held in the reception room of
the hotel where Lord Russell, of Xii
lowen. lord chief justice of England; Sir
Frank Lockwood and Montague Crack
enthorpe received guests of the evening.
At o'clock Lord Russell and Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New York, under
the leadership Of Francis Rawley, of
Philadelphia treasurer of the Bar aSSo-
citation, proceeded TO the ball room of the
hotel. where the banquet was served.
At the guests table were seated
Chauncey NJ Depew, who presided. At
left United States Supreme Court Judge
Rufus Peckham, and president OF the
Bar association. j. w Woolworth, of
Omaha.
Al the close OF the dinner. Mr.. Depew,
in few well chosen wordz, introduced
Lord Russell as the guest of the evening,
and his lordship, in q brief address,
proved that he was equally as well at
home as an after-dinner speaker as upon
the bench.
The toast THE Bar Association was
responded to by President James W.
Woolworth. of Omaha in an a. ma
ner. Sir Frank lockwood, of England
the peer of after-dinner speakers of
that country, was next introduced and in
an address which abounded with humor
and wit, capuvatee his guests. His toast
was confined 10 the English bar. and most
ably did the distinguished jurist respond
for it
Morefeld storr, of Boston. then spoke
as the retiring president. To James NJ.
Beck, of Philadelphia. was accorded the
honor of speaking for the junior bar.
The last speaker of the evening was Mr..
Bourke Cochran.