Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-20
Tributes OF RESPECT.
EuiOgfes by District BAR Upon Life
of Henry Wise Garnett,

Oh henry Wise GRrneft.
A very largely attended meeting of the
members Of the District bar was held at
the city hall. at o'clock yesterday after
noon. at which resolutions eulosistic of the
IKE and memory of the late Henry Wise
Garnett, a distinguished member Of the
local par, were adopted, anG tributes of
respect paid by several attorneys In elo-
quent addresses. Mr.. VIM. A. Maury was
seiected TO preside over the meeting and in
acceptihe the honor, feelingly referred to
MI. Garnetts character and attainments
Upon the motion of Mr.. Walter d. Day-
1dge, committee of seven was APPOINTED
TO prepare resolutions expressing the SEN
timents of the meeting, and the following
were designated: Messrs. Walter D. Dav-
1dge, Henry E. Davis, Enoch rotten. r.
Ross Perry. A. S. Worthington, VIM A.
Gordon and Samuel Maddox
On DehaIf of the committee, Mr. Dayidge
presented the following report, which was
unanimously adopted:
In the death of Henry Wise Garnett tho
bar of the District of Columbia has suf-
fered serious loss. 1t is the more keenly
felt because it is untimely In the due
course OF nature many more years of use
iui ana honorable activity seemed to lie
before him. We. his surviving brethren of
the bar, assembled to testify 20 our appre-
citation of his life and of it's attachments,
DISC harge duty to ourselves as well as to
character and our grief at his death.
In our opinion, the pre-eminent example
OF Henry Wise Garnett's life was its large
brave and honorable activity. Coming to
the bar at an early age. he soon gave evil
dence that he understood the full measure
OF responsibility which professional life de-
mands. He married after he had been hut
rev years In active practice. Thus he as
suned at the threshold of his career all of
those duties which society imposes upon
those whose energy, intelligence and in
tegrity constitute her very hearts blood.
He never failed in the discharge of those
duties. professionally, he was always equal
to any demand that was made unon him
In ability. among the first; il. courage.
never failing; in restless activity unceas-
ing; he was the embodiment of those o1,al-
ltles which are at once the requirement and
the honorable characteristic of the advo-
cate. In private life he was as nigh1 have
peen expected from his conduct in public. a
outlful son, devoted husband a tender
1ather, generous and loyal friend, a good
citizen. He manfully did his part amonr
ife's workers. He has gone to his we'll.
earned rest with his task fully, freely.
gladly done.
we sympathize with the family of our
deceased brother in their sorrow and wa
trust that they may be comforted by the
memories which a we'll spent life leaves as
lender soiace and an enduring heritage
Ii Is ordered that the United States at
torney present these resolutions to the
courts Tor appropriate action, and that a
copy of them be sent to the family of the
deceased.
In moving the adoption of the resolutions
MI. Davidge referred to Nr. Garnet as a
man who was jealous, honorable and in
dustrious at all times in the interests of his
clients Mr. Perry characterized him as
soldier. who had died at his post in the
height of battle. and had been borne home
on his shield. Mr.. Davis, in a voice at
times choked by his emotion, said he had
known Mr.. Garrett all his life, they having
been playmates in their youth, and he
never knew a man of more unflinc hing
courage or of greater purity. Mr.. Worth
ington referred to the fac. that he and Mr.
Garnett had been invariably opponents not
only IN the practice Of their profession, but
also in their political beliefs, yet, he re-
marked. nothing had ever occurred to de-
stroy the high regard and sincere respect
he had entertained for the man from the
first. He was one of the bravest, most
honorable men he had ever met
Those present at the meeting were:
Messrs. VIM. ]. Miller. T. H. Callan, Leon
Tobriner, VIM. A. Meloy Milton c. Bar
nard. Chaplin Brown. VIM. II. Mckinney
James S. Edwards, Nathaniel Wilson, c. H.
Cragin. John ]. Do!an. A. b. Duvall VIM
G. johnson, Geo. c.. Meiss, e. H. Thomas
A. A. Birney. Henry P. Blair, Co-coran
Thorn. ]. H. Gordon, H. O.. Claughton, John
E. Laskey, Philip Walker. c. l. Frailey
Chas. M. Smith, Henry F. Woodland, Thos.
NJ Fields, F. H. Mackey, Conway Robin
son, r. Newton Donaldson ana others.