The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-02-27
DOUGLAS COUNTY BAR.
How They Celebrated Washing
tons Birthday.
least Of FOLLY and n Dearth of Wisdom
Intersperscd With Poetry.

Last Monday WAS the 166th anniyer-
the liberator of the colonies and the
first president Of the United States.
AS WAS natural, the people of this
country, among them the legal fratern-
ity, early contracted a habit of celebrat-
! ing his birthday, and the habit has
/ been growin~ on them ever since, and
) We much fear, Will keep on growing,
just like all habits do when they are al
lowed to have full SWAY
( The members of the Douglas County
/ Bar association (being human when not
acting as prosecuting attorneys or
| passing sentence upon some unfortun-
ate tramp were early among those VINO
/ learned to look forward with pleasure
/ to each Feb. 22nd, when they might
enjoy square meal Off diamond
( shaped tapie, and, their wits sharpened
by the influence of rare old wines, they
might let their pent up thoughts burst
| forth in language worthy of the occas-
ion.
On the evening of Monday last
they gathered around the banquet table
in the West Superior hotel, where for a
time they forgot all cares and We'd With
one another in saving foolish things. No
ladies were present, the law made and
provided land We think wiselv), barr
ing them out, considering the sweet
things to be SAID about them by the
legal poet of the occasion and the native
modesty Of the average lawyer.
Among those present were: r. J..
Upton, c. NJ. Wilson, J. p. Gelser, II I.
l.. Smith, II. V. Gard, Champ Green,
ID. +. Roberts, Grafton Mason, L. w.
| Shackleford, Carl. c. Pope, A. c. Titus,
S. y. Dickinson, j. \. Murphy, L. S.
Butler, j. S. Stack, Graham l.. Rice,
Ralph c. Pope, w. ii. Locke, c. l..
Brooks, II. ". Dietrich, J. ii. Gosnell,
l.. S. Larson, William Jones, Charles
Murphy, 2. II. O'Brien, James Wilson
Osborne, G. III. Crownhart, Scion l.,
Perrin, Fred 5. Parker, john Ii. Vaughn,
Isaac Ross, Z. r. Fridley, w. G. Owens,
w. K. Foley, NJ. S. Bright, A. T. Rock,
4. \. Arnold, Henry 5. Butler, John b
Arnold, George b. Hudnall. |. l.. Len
root, Henry c. Wilson, VI. NJ. Gill, W.
+. Pickering, II. W. Austin, II. J. Jor-
dan, I. f. {. Bryant, Wet Linlev w. ?.
Crawford, n. b. Arnold, Lyman I. Pow
ell, Judge A. j. Ninje, r. Lyons, Ieber
Mc1ugh, Frank A. Ross, Judged - Smith,
X. A. Haste, I. l.. McIntoch, III. L.
Ilcknor, j. De La Motto, Eli. DeGroat,
y. NJ. Baldwin, Don McCartv, T.. +. Me-
Causland, W. NJ. Graham, W. NJ. Steele,
q. III. Winsor, John Brennan.
During the meal Prof Collins orches-
ira, which was stationed behind a screen
IN the rear OF the dining room, dis
coursed sweet music, consisting of over
lures, two-steps and values.
The president, Mr.. Heber McHugh,
presided during the discussion of the
menu, which consisted of many courses
and was rich to degree superindusiye
OF indigestion and govt to stomacns ac-
customed to ten cent meals, and Frank
a. Ross acted as toast-master.
Want of space prevents us from Civ
ing the speeches in full and to condense
them would rob them of their charms.
Previous to the speeches silent toast
was proposed to the memory of the late
WI. Hartley, member Of the bar, W no
had passed away since I bo 1au no pn,a+