The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-10
OPENS HIS OFFICE
NEW law OFFICE OF STANLEY AND
VLRMILION DBDIOATEl


Invite the Members of the Bar to Come
and Rejoice With Ihem-The Bar Re-
spends and for Over Two Hours the
ONCE is the Scene of Hearty Good Cheer
The New Law Home and Dedication.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley were at nome"
10 their friends IN the new law office OF
Stanley & Vermihon, at III and ils
East Douglas avenue last night.
The Sedgwick county bar have had
frequent banquets, but last night was
the first time they met with their
brahhren at banquet accompa nted by
their wives. The new Office looked
more like "a parIor last night than the
office of disciplines of Blackstone, and
the reporter Of the Eagle could not help
but compare the present location,
whioh IS probably not excelled, if
eQualled In the state of Kansas, from
the first office where the reporter met
the head of the new law firm in 1872. At
that time the furniture OF the office con-
Sisted Of two chairs, a plain table on
which were to be found a copy of the
Statute Plunb's Justice Guide, three
alnlanacS, a 6ouble-barreled shotgun
and a 3ouble-nosed bird dog. Gene at
that time belonged to the Bachelor
club, but there has come a change, and
now instead of one little room he has
four furnished in the most becoming
Style
The northeast room fronting on
Douglas avenue has been furnished
and set aside as his private Office,
while the west room has been set aside
for the use of Mr.. VermillIon. To at
Id
be but a useless toying of words. They
are simply grand in their arrangements
both for comfort and convenience.
But what takes the eye of every law
yer and student is the library room,
which is 28x40 feet, which is complete
ly encircled with books from the floor
no the ceiling. 1t is doubtful whether
another library can be found in the
state as is beheld here.
A few minutes was taken in eXamin-
atfon of those on the shelves and the
following We're found to be there:
United States Supreme Court Report
er, Fed5u8i Reporter, American DeciS-
tons, American Reports, American
State Reports, Kansas Reports, Miclri-
gan Reports, Minnesota Reports, Ohio
Reports, Ohio State Reports. Lawyers
Reports Amc0luoed, American and
English Encyclopedia of Law, New
York Common Law Reports. New York
Court of Appeals Reports, Iowa Re
points, Pacific Reporter, Northeastern
Reporter, American Law Register,
Full line of American digests and d.
geStS of state reports and several hun
dred text books.
To a person not acquainted with the
number of books comprised in these re-
ports. decisions, etc, it was calculated
last night by a well known mathemati-
clan that if the books were laid so as TO
touch each other they would form
string Of books from Douglas avenue
no the court house and then leave over
a hundred outside of the bookwalk
The floors are covered with new rugs,
mating, etc, while THE choicest paper
covers and beauties the walls. while
electric lights are placed about the
room.
AS ITO the social last might too much
cannot be said, and as one entered the
rooms he was soon aware that nothing
but good viii reigned supreme. There
WAS music, lemonade, fair ladies and
"a laearty welcome was given TO all who
entered.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley on the evening of January 9,
1896, viii long be remembered by the
members of the bar who were present.
The following members of the Sedg-
wick county bar and judges We're pres
ent: Judges W. A. Johnston, A. w.
Dennison and Elrick c. Cole, of the ap-
pellate court; Judge H. c. Sluss, of
United States court; Judge c. Reed;
Judge D. NJ. Dale; Judge A. J. Wyatt
and wife; Messrs. and Mesdames J. W.
Adams. g. W. Adams, s. 3. Amidon, J.
T. ComAey, j. II. Ash, w. ]. Babb, w.
b. Bailey, ]. NJ. Balderston, F. w. Bent
ley, O. H Bentley, Nicholas Bird, Earl
Blake, d. NJ Brown, Charles II. Brooks,
Joseph a. Bs7shacher, w. T. Buckner,
w. p. Campbell, A T. Carpenter, J. F.
Craig, John y. Davis, J. V. Dougherty,
c. V. Ferguson, Dean Gordon, Kos
Harris, n. B. Hasin, Rodolph Hatfield,
J. r. Halloweil, A Z. Helm, Charles
Hatbon, r. l. Holmes, J. n. Haymaker.
j. D, Houston. c. NJ. Irwin, H NJ Du
Bois, W. .. Little, T. G. Fitch, r. L.
keenan, L D. LieIITanoe, A 3. Jack
son, d. c. McCanlaSs, II. L. Gordon, P.
a. Rohrbaugh, W. II. Ranch, H. g.
Ruggles, r. A. Sanl1ey, j. p. Campbell,
T. W. Sargent Frank SayTe, Hardy
Eayge. J. f. Shipman, ]. G. Steffee, J.
R. Sites, David Snyth, George L. Doug
lass, W. T. Studenvant, w. p. Thpock-
morton. Emmentt Tiffany, W. F. Walk
err u. ". c. Jones, S. NJ. Tucker. T. 3.
Wall, A. H Ward, G. S. Wilson. T. c.
WtlSon, c. L. Davidson, A r. Nerml-
ION, ". F. Stanley; Messrs. c. r. Ness
ley, J. c. Milton, O. A. Reach, H. W.
HUttmann, Leroy KraemeT. H. E Cop
per, Paul Brown, O. q. EckStein, ]. W.
Humphrey, S. W. Shattuck. \. p. Cling
or, q. T. Rogers, w. A Ayres. \. c.
GIanier. John Herman, Luther Burns.
The entire bar turned out almost to
a man. They were accompanied by
their ladies' The comments on the ele-
gancy of the Offices and the beauty Of
arrangement were unstinted in their
commendat ion and admiration. The
strains of a full orchestra mingled with
spirited conversation of the guests
made the law offices of Stanley and
Vermilion a living refutal Of the opinion
that the law is a dry and dusty pro-
fesSion.
The punch bowl filled with lemonade /
was presided over by Miss Edith AIof- /
fit and Catalina Mason who gracefully /
served the refreshing liquid.
Choice refreshments consisting Of ice !
cream, cake and delicacies were served |
during the evening IN Mr.. SANKEY'S /
private office by Misses Maud Parks I
Eveline In1boden. SaIlie Ross, Olive De /
catur. Eva Decatur, Hattie Stanley /
and Bessie lines, in a dainty and fairy |
like manner.
Those who wished TO indulge IN a |
Quie1 smoke were treated TO choice Ha- /