The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-29
BAR GIVES BANQUET
Governor-Elect Stanley Is the
Guest of Honor.
LEADING JURlSTS THERE
Toasts Were Responded to
ExtemporaneouSIy.

bar banquet as a compliment to their hon
ored member, oGvernor-elect W. E. stan
ley.
The reception was held for one hour in
the parlors of the hotel on the second floor
during which time a hundred or more
guests entered the reception room and all
mingled together in a social greeting.
Promptly at $50 Mr.. P. A. Rohrbaugh
announced the time of feasting, and FORM
ed those guests who were 10 partake Of
the banquet into a double column, in the
lead being Judge and Mrs. David NJ Dale,
followed by Governor and Mrs. W. z.
Stanley. These couple led the procession
which filed down the winding stairs into
the spacious and commodious dining hall,
a march all the eime being played by
Shaw's orchestra, which was seated in
the west corner Of the banquet hall. Very
soon all the guests were seated, and at the
signal tap of the call bell a long line of
white-sUted walters entered in process
sion and the feasting commenced. The
menu was elaborate and complete, COM
bining the rarest delicacies with the per-
lection of culinary art It was spread in
ten courses, the first being New York
counts and the final number coffee. The
service was simply superb, and the twelve
walters were handled without friction or
jar by Mr.. George Edwards, head waiter,
whose discipline approached military pre-
cision. The dining hall was hung with
festoons of evergreen, the national colors,
and wreaths of flowers. over the east
a., 10 ri
can flag The tables were arranged with
the special idea of affording every one
present a view of the speakers. Along
the east aisle was the long main table, at
the head of which presided Governor
elect Stanley and wife, and at his right
the appointed postmaster Of the even
ing, Mr.. J. c. Houston and wife; at his
left Judge Dale and Mrs. Dale. and at the
etreme end of the table County Attorney
S. B. Amidon and wife. Besides ehis main
table were four smaller tables, at which
presided Judge mitchell, Judge Sluss, and
P A Rohrbaugh. All tables were hand
somely decorated with the finest service
and embellished with flowers in the form
of miniature floats decorated with tissue
drapery. These occupied the centers of
each table. The drapery was in red, white
and blue. Covers had been laid for sew
enty-five guests, and nearly ali had been
taken. Mr. p A Rohrbaugh had been
all along in charge Of the ceremonies and
management Of the affair, and the com
plete success in every detail spoke well
for his tact and energy. Invitations and
c0mphmentaries had early been FORWARD
ed to all the judges Of the seate supreme
court and the appellate courts, and all
responded in some manner, either sending
regrets or explaining their absence. All
through the course of the splendid ban
duet the orchestra rendered enlivnning
music. At che close of the feast Mr..
Rohrbaugh arose and announced thai it
was the unanimous choice of the bar as
ISOLATION that Mr.. ]. D. Houston preside
as toastmaster. Mr.. Houston at once re-
sponded and prefaced the calling for
toasts with a few appropriate and inter-
esting remarks. He said this was and
ought to be family gathering, do1nes-
tic reunion of lawyers, and over the festal
board meet in the social arena for once
instead of in the forum and before the
courts of law. He recited how most Of
Wichita's present bar had come to the
city since the time when the legal firm
Of Sluss & Stanley was in the foremost
van Of Wichita jurists, and MANY well
known lawyer OF the present day had
looked upon this we'll famed firm as
model and a standard. One, Judge Sluss,
now. occupies an honored position on the
Federal bench, and his former partner,
W. f. Stanley, has 50 lately been honor
cd by the highest executive position at
the suffrage of the people. This and
more Mr.. Houston recited. and then an
nounced that all the responses 10 toasts
which were TO follow would be i'm
promptu and unnotihed. and warned the
speakers thae they must confine them
selves to five minute talks. He then in
troduced Governor Stanley, who, he said,
would speak on the subject Of Lawyer
and Executive"
Governor Stanley said he knew what It
was TO be a lawyer; that he had expert
euced its trials and victories, and had wit
messed its every feature during his long
practice in Kansas. but that he did not
know what It was to be an executive. He
mentioned many of the lawyers Of the
early DAYS. who are yet with Us, and re
called many pleasant "reminiscences OF
their early association and the legal Tits.
They had their own way OF practicing in
those DAYS, in which they never used ref
erences or books. but when the younger
men came IN from the other states, they
brought new methods with them, and then
when the "red-head brigade" came on
treferrins 70 Judge Dale and ostersl the
old lawyers had q hard time keeping up.
"But.' said Governor Stanley. while I
have tried u be a lawyer. I have also
tried 70 be a good citizen. and I shall try
10 he a good executive. The greatest
friendships Of my life have been formed
among the members OF the Wichita bar.
and while / am in the state house 1 want
% say that TO class or profession shah
have my confidence and esteem more than
the members Of the Wichita bar. whom !
nave learned % love. feel that your
sympath.es are with me as 20. Win mis-
glYxizss. TO ny new duties k2ow 50 liz
lie about. and AZ the executive Office, as
ever in my oVn bona there viu always
be a welcome for you and my friends
from Wichita"
The Early Days n wichita ard the
Beaca-' was The coast very enterts;nlngly
handed 6y Judge " T. Campbell 4
knew very UtiIe q ne early bench q
Zyfehisa--Ir fact not anything Go their
credit" said che judge. and 5y one good
story after another be kePc tae EussTs
roaring for fully Ef1esa minutes f1r the
Judge : q very wit-y speaker When ]
first came - Kansas" said the Judge, I
did not see haw the territory could fozg
10 without q governor. though the STATE
has come mighty near Il once n twsce
lately" He paid a splendid tribute "a re
honesty and integrity - the Kansas iaw-
yer. ard The bauca- Never was tEsre =
single instance o enob AK IL This JUDICIAL
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