The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-15
CUM BERLAND BAR
Enjoy Annual Dinner at Congress Square
Hotel.

An event which the legal fraternity
look forward to with great deal OF
pleasure every year is the annual dinner
of the Cumberland Bar. This dinner
was held Saturday evening in the hand
some dining hall Of the Congress Square
hotel and about fifty gentlemen were
present to enjoy 1t.
"Culinarily speaking" as one of those
present remarked, "the dinner was one
of the finest the Cumberland Bar ever sat
down to and it reflected great credit on
the cuisine of the Congress Square. :"
The tables were magnidcently decorated
and the following elaborate menu was
served:
Oysters ON Deep Shell
Green Turtle Soup
Olives. Radishes.
Baked Stuffed Bluefsh-Tomato Sauce
Saratoga Chips.
Roast Stuffed Quail-Port Wine Sauce
Celery Salad. Baked sweet Potatoes.
FilIet Of Beef, Larded-Mushroom
Steamed Potatoes.
Roman Punch
Cigarettes.
Roast Native Turkey Walnut dressing
Mashed Potatoes. Squash.
Cranberry Sauce.
] Lobster Salad-Mayonnaise Dressing
Hot Rolls.
Champagne Jelly-WhipPed Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream
Cake. Fruit. Coffee.
Cigars. a7sa
During the courses of the dinner the
Glee club of the Bar Association, which
is composed Of many excellent singers,
rendered many selections and received
inumerable encores When cigars were
lighted ex-Gov. Cleaves, the president
of the association, welcomed the guests
in one of his Characteristic brilliant and
eloquent speeches and read letters Of
regret from Chief Justice Peters and
other justices Of theSupreme court. Hon.
Clarence Hale wns then introduced as
the orator Of the evening and delivered
an able, learned and historical address in
response to the toast Of "The Lawyer"
William NJ. Bradley, ESQ.,, was then
introduced as the toastmaster and called
upon Hon. Josiah II. Drummond, who
would have been an editor if he had not
been born a lawyer, to respond to the
toast "The Relation of the Press to the
Administration of Justice"
Mr. Richard Webb responded to the
toast "Real Estate by reading an orig
inal poem which was very bright and
made the hit of the evening.
Mr.. Augustus +. Moulton responded
to the toast sThe Bar Association. -
Judge Bonney responded to the toast
''The Proposed Change in the Grand
Jury System" Hon. Charles T. Libby
spoke upon uniformity of legislation
Among the several states on commercial
matters SUBJECT Of prime concern to
the business man, Judge Haskell
spoke upon the question of donations to
the Law Library.
Judge Webb was called upon to pro-
nounce the benediction and at about
midnight the party dispersed.
The following gentlemen were present !:
b on. II. b. Cleaves, Hon. W. L. Put
nam. Hon. Nathan Webb, Hon. L. c.
Strout, Hon. S. c. Strout. Hon. I. II.
Haskell, Hon. W. p. Whitehouse, Hon.
Percival Bonley, Hon. Frank W. Robin
son, Hon. Josiah Fl. Drummond, hon.
Charles f. Libby, Clarence Hale, ESQ.,,
VIM. M. Bradley, Augustus B. Moulton,
Byron D. Verrill. Charles P. Mattocks,
David ". Snow, F. 9. Payson, Thomas
L. Talbot, Fred v. Chase, W. E. Ulmer.
Charles A. True, Stephen g. Perry, Ben
Jamin G. Stone, Calvin e. Woodside,
Seth L. Larrabee, John II. Fogg, Han
no L. Gage, VIM. X. Anthoine. Richard
Webb, Charles j. Nichols. Joseph B.
Reed. Arthur W. Beloher, Frank d.
Marshall. Clarence "A. Hight, Robert T.
Whitehcuse, Harrison M. Davis, John
+. A. Merrill, Albert S. Woodman, Har-
ry M. Verrill, Fred L. FERRIS, James q.
Fox, Charles L. Hutch insOn, George F.
Noves Fred H. Cobb. James A, Con.