People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-13
THE BAR BANQUET.
Was the Most Elaborate Ever
Given in Wellington.
Daily Journal. Tuesday.


The Masonic and Odd Fellows halls
4 last night were the scene Of the an
nual banquet given by the Sumner
County Bar association aud county
officers in hOnorsOf the outgoing and
incoming officers and the jurors fol-
the January term of court. The ban
quet surpassed any function ever be-
fore held in Wellington, NOa attempt
had ever been made to equal in bril-
liancy the one held last night,
The banquet menu was in charge of
the ladies of the Christian chur ch
The success of the affair as a whole
was largely due to their efforts. A
more appetizing menu than the one
before the banqueters last night
could not have been arranged. AL.
most everything that the season
afforded and money could buy was
served on the banquet tables. Two
long tables extending from one end
OF the hall to the other were closely
seated, while tables for three Occupi-
ed the space along the north side of
Odd Fellows hall. The tables were
ii charge Of a well drilled corps of
young men and women, members OF
the Christian church, as walters.
They did their duty in polite, oblig.
ing manner. The hour before the
banquet and the time between tOastS
was occupied by the Mandolin club
\ with choice selections of lively music,
which elected applause from the
busy banqueters.
The guests assembled in Masonic
hall at o'clock for an hours sOcia
enjoyment There was a lack of stiff.
ness among the guests which made
the hour a pleasant and hOme-likt
one for all. At9 o'clock The guests
200 strong, marched into I.O.O.F
hall by twns and took their seats al
the banquet tables. The tables were
admirably arranged and decorated
with becoming flowers.
The banquet consisted of five
courses, occupying, with toast max
ing and responses, one hour each
The eating began at 9 o'clock anC
ended a: 2 o'clock am. The first
course consisted of blue points on the
half-Shell with olives, shaved cabbage
and raphanus. After the guests haC
partaken of the succulent bivalve anC
appropriate condiments, Judge JOhr
G. Woods, the tOaStmaSter, Offered
a toast upon the theme, "There is al
occasion for all things" The judge
has always been rated by his lawyer
associates and laymen as one of tht
most eloquent members of the Sum
ner county bar, but his effort las
night established strong claim u
the honor of being first in elOquence
He told of the beginning Of the Ba
association some twenty-five yea,
ago and said that it had tOolong beel
the purpose Of the legal fraternity il
Sumner county to seek fortune ant
fame with a zealOuSness that over
looked the opportunities for sOcia
enjoyment and the promotion Of goot
fellowship and good feeling among it
members. Hereafter the members o
the association will find time once
year at least to forget the busy care
of their professions and invite thei
friends to spend an evening of merri
ment and profitable social interc0urs
with them. Judge Woods paid
touching tribute 10 the sterling WORT
aud upright character OF the retiring
district judge. ]. A. Burnette, an,
welcomed his successor, W. I. Nc
Bride, as one who had spent man
years in our midst and whose unQues
toned honor and integrity was know
to us all, The response to the toas
on the early days of the Sumne
county bar was made by Col. J. "
Fornev of Belle Plaine, in the absenc
of Judge ]. 7. Herrick, who is in 81
Louis on business. Col. FOrney rea
an interesting list of the members Q
the Sumner county bar aSSociatio
from the time Of the organization q
the county, 'and told few remir
iscences of the doings of the lawyer
in the e5rly days in Wellington.
The second course consisted of sou
consomme New Orleans, with fish an
celery. III the heart Of man