Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-18
ENTERTAINMENT
By the w. u. Law Alumni.
Exercises BY Nurses Training
Class tonight.

large an1 appreciatiTe audiences a.
this year From the haccalaureats L
sermon, delivered By Bishop Cranston
On Sunday morning. each succeeding
IeKercise has been largely attended
I The programs Of the past week haze
heen d a varied nature and have fur.
nisbed pleasant entertainment fer all
who attended.
! The Willamette university law
alumni, recently organized, rendered
its initial program al the university
chapel last evening before a very ap-
preciative audience. That the enter
tainment ana satisfaction q the audi
ence was complete could readily be
concluded from the many remarks Of
cOmmeBdatiOn heard on all sides at
the conclusion Of the program.
The initial number on the program
was daiEty vocal contribution by
Miss Matte S0uthwlck. entitled
Only a Song Of Long Ago which
was generously applauded. Miss
SOuthgick was accompanied on the
piano by Miss Nellie Southwick.
Mrs. Olive ;. England. read a very
comprehensive and carefully prepared
paper on Woman 10 the Law" Mrs.
England ability as a writer Is well
known and her paper las. evening
was an excellent one.
Some delightful music was furnished
By guitar quartette consisting Of
Prot. Thiel, Misses Lizzie Harrild,
Allhl Brdn1enJurg and Ida Haas.
The qllrtette of skilled performers
was given an encore u which they
gracefully responded.
John McCUurt, one Of the rising
young members Of the legal profession
in the Capital City, was to have re-
cited Charles Dickens "Plea Of Ser
geant Buz Fuz." Owing 10 combi-
nation OF causes Mr.. McCOurt was
unable to be in attendance and the
number had to be cancelled.
Miss Hortense Kimballl very cley-
erly recited The Wooden Leg to
the delight Of the large audience
whose attempt to recall the talented
elOcntiOnist was gracefully acknowl.
edged.
Mrs. Carey F. Martin, accompanied
on the piano by Miss Alice Dayen-
port, sang pretty selection and her
efforts were warmly appreciated by
the audience, as was evidenced by
the applause that followed.
Ex-Mayor Claude Catch made a
happy talk on "a Smatterer at Law"
Mr. Catch recited the events associ-
ated with and leading up TO the iu-
stallation offs. P. Chase as chief JUS
tice Of the United States in 1864, in an
eloquent manner and continued his
by showing the necessity or
rather the advantage Of possessing
some knowledge OF the law. As usual |
Mr. Gatch's remarks were warmly re-
;eiyed. The speaker paid compll-
nent to "Old Willamette" from |
whose walls and session rooms had |
gone forth three chief justices Of su-
Dreme courts IN as many western
states.
Miss Lelo Nicklin, who has obtained
Tot little fame in local circles,
IS skillful performer on the violin
one Of her best selections
asst evening and responded to a gener-
'us encore. Miss Nicklin was ably sup
'Orted by Miss Carrie Willis on the
'ianO.
The event OF the evening on which
lot little interest centered had arriy-
d. 1t was the presentation Of the 30
olumes of Law Encyclopedia, valued
I over $500, recently won by Mr.. A.
:. Crossan, The duty Of presenting
he prize had been delegated to Carey
,. Martin. whose presentation speech
Ias preceded by a few remarks on {
he Need OF the Establishment Of an
Supreme Court" I,
Mr.. Martin is a, very pleasant ;
peaker and his points last evening
'ere we'll taken.
Law is in evidence everywhere aud
d everything. 1t will be the duty Of
he lawyer Of the future not so much
D eyade laws but rather 10 educate
is client in conformity TO the laws OF
be land. The trouble at present is
hat one competent lawyer CORE cts
he careless mistakes Of nine Others.
'eyond municipal, precinct, county,
-ate and national law is the study of
he law Of the nations. Individual
isputes are settled in courts while
ational disputes are settled in a
arbaric manneE-not as civilized na-
ons. The time will come when
ational disputes will be settled by a
Igh international judicial body, TO
hich each country will send It's
Dlest and best judge. Then war vii
) no more. Right. not might will