The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29

judge prefaced his poem with a welI-word-
ed speech. sYfz &
Judge Dale responded to the toast, ''The
Lawyer and the Bench" In his remarks
he mentioned that from al sources he had
heard econiunls which made him proud OF
the Wichita bar. There IS not another bar
in he west which sJrpasses this one in
its intelligence and honorable bearing. h
was proud Of the high calling which had
come TO some of its members.
County Attorney Sam An.don told what
he knew, by personal contact, about WON
en- in his toast, THE Ladies" and he
knew a good deal He told OF the eN-
quisIte plea sure there was in raking in a
good big fee for little case and then
going home in gee TO the dear wife. only
70 meet face TO face with . $50 dress
makers bill. Such things usually knocked
the green memories out OF the legal mind
The splendid subject, The Lawyer and
the Church" was given TO ?. A RON
baugh, a man who knows something q
both. He said the lawyer away back .r
biblical time was invariably a church
man, and although the world sometime
got the idea that all lawyers are scamps
he would challenge the world on the
statement that a larger percentage Of the
earnest. faithful Christian churchmen
came from the legal profession than from
anE other.
The Lawyer and the Legislator" by
Hon. o. C. Eckstein, was very brilliant
effort. He said that the people had 10 put
entire trust in the lawyer legislator. in
and if there were more lawyers in the leg
islatures there would be less cause for so
much and varied Interpretation of the
law
Judge H. G. Sluss responded TO the toast
''The Lawyer and the Bar" very deep
and important subject, which he handled
admirably He said the lawyers present
reminded him of a bar but one without
the usual embellishments. as he could dis
cover nothing but ice water. He said the
lawyer was put here TO secure and main
tain justice-the highest calling that could
be given any man-and in filing it he
should be consecra ted to the high ideals of
his profession.
Hon. Rudolph Hatfield responded to the
toast "Our Profession in a digniied and
eloquent manner. The profession OF the
lawyer is the most noble of all profess
sions," and he gave some excellent rea-
sons for the exalted position IN which he
placed his felIow-workers. Mr.. HATFIELD 5
remarks were eloquent and fun Of good
legal sense.
Those who were present are as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge D. NJ Dale. Mr..
and Mrs. P. A. Rohrbaugh, Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. c. Miller, A II. Tyler, Mr.. and Mrs
+. E. Snoch, Scott E. Whine. Miss Clara
Winnie Mrs. Silsby, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A
Sankey, Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Jewet, S. Z.
Ewing, Hon. o. G. Eckstein Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. II. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs J. y.
Haymalzer, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Sargent,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Houston, Mr.. and Mrs
r. r. Vermnion, Judge II. c. Sluss, Mr.
and Mrs. O. A. Reach, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
r. Fultz, Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Walker,
Hon. Rudolph Hatfield and Mrs Hatfield,
Earle Evans and Miss Bernice Evans,
Mr.. and Mrs. H T. Kramer, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. B. Amidon, Mr.. and Mrs. y. p.
Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Kirk Mr.
and Mrs. H. NJ. Du Bots, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. z. Campbell. Judge D. A. Mitchell,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Lewis, D. NJ. Brown,
A A Glenn.