The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
THE COURTS ALL CLOSED.
Everybody Putting In the Day at
Meyers Lake.
MIR. WELTY HAS AN GRAFTON
Dinner and supper Mt the Casino-Mr' M
Gregor's Pegasus Pegs q Poem
Other Barristers Take .
Hand ut the Entertain
ment.

Hand ut the Entertain
"Closed on account of the STARK
County Bar picnic" Such Is the notice
that stared the citizens in the face who
went to the offices Of the court house
Tuesday to transact business. The
doors were locked and rooms empty.
Once year the attorneys Of the coun-
ty forget their differences and the trou-
bles Of their clients and wander away
to some quiet place where there Is lots
of water for a mutual enjoyment. This
annual event for 1900 came on Tuesday.
Meyers lake was the scene of the festiv-
tiles and every lawyer every lawyers
clerk, every law student, and all the
courts and court house officials, with
their deputies, had been invited. 1t was
to be an all day affair and the orders
were to be on hand early.
The first delegation got out about
o'clock. Others soon followed. Alli-
ance and east end attorneys came in
shortly and then the west enders showed
up. The crowd gradually grew with
each arrival Of car and as the party
grew larger the enthusiasm increased.
There are no lawyers in the country
who fight harder for their clients than
do the members OF the Stark county
bar and to witness the contests In the
court rooms sometimes the average man
who does not appreciate the situation
might think that it was a personal mat
ter with the barristers but as a matter
of fact animosities are practically un-
known to the profession here and the
fraternal spirit is strong. This is espe-
cially noted upon occasions like the an
nual picnic and If there is any body of
men who have a better time than the
lawyers do when they all get together.
the fact has been kept very quiet and
Sas not impressed the public. The pic
mic of Tuesday was like the rest have
been with the only difference that it was
better than at any that have gone be-
fore.
one OF the early arrivals was Judge
Day. He was the center of an interest
ing group of the more sedate exponents
judges close acquaintance with interna-
tional affairs to discuss the present cri-
sis in the Orient. All morning long
the north basement of the Casino was
the scene of heated contest. A dozen
tables were surrounded by quartets of
There were two tables of whist, several
of pedro, played differently at each
table and one earnest five-sded tussle
at penny ante.
AS the players got exhausted there
was elixir of life brought forward from
out of tub of ice and so the morning
wore away and it was dinner time be-
fore the championships were settled.
At II o'clock a splendid dinner was
spread in the dining room and all hands
sat down and feasted. After dinner the
assembly was called to order and Mr.
Welty as orator of the day delivered
his grafton.
Mr.. A. McGregor also favored the
company and as a poet laureate of the
bar put his thought into verse. Both
the efforts are appended.
MR.. WELTY'S ADDRESS.
Members of the Stark County Bar:
We have assembled together today as
fellow members of the legal fraternity
to drink from the cup of summer
pleasures, and to commune together in
fraternal fellowship.
Owing to the varied interests and in
dustries 1t Is necessary that the human
race be divided into different profess
sions and organizations, the purpose of
each being the common good of all
mankind. Ours, the chosen profession,
was early instituted, made SO by
necessity.
Born Of necessity, nurtured by its
many glorious achievements, it has
risen continually until 1t stands forth
today not only as the leading profess
sion of the age, but as a public guaran-
tee OF equal rights and exact justice
to all. Its courts are ever open for
the purpose of righting wrongs, and
all men stand before the bar of Justice
never closed against the plea of the
widows and orphans or that of the
humblest citizen. Its influence Is far
reaching, and its benefits innumerable.
1t enters into the very beginning of all
business and professional organizations
and combinations, and furnishes the
laws by which they are held together,
and the lamp by which the footsteps
OF progress and achievements are to
be guided. 1t pervades every atmos-
phere and avenue OF business, and
serves as the governor to regulate and
control every movement therein. It
hearkens to the plaintive appeals of the
unfortunate and sorrowing petitioner.
10 the safeguard Of innocence. and
the dread OF the guilty 1t uplifts the
oppressed and Ii ever merciful to the
Just.
The quality Of mercy is not strand.