The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-23

l<aCKHWanna lawyers seem 10 never
tire of displaying their admiration for
Judge John p. Kelly, their brilliant
young brother, whom their efforts as
much, II not more, than anything else.
elevated to the honorable position into
which he recently came.
Last night they further attested
this admiration with complimentary
dinner given at the Jermyn. And 1t
was a compliment 1t was probably
the most representative assemblage of
lawyers the county has ever seen and
each seemed to vie with the other in
doing honor to the guest Of the even
ing. The applause which greeted Judge
Kelly when he was formally intro
duced at the conclusion of the dining
was a veritable ovation and the gray
haired seniors, judges and ex-judges
among them were the most enthusi-
astic of the applauders. 1t was an
honor that comes to few men at Judge
Kelly's time of life.
Incidentally, it was also Il highly
enjoyable affair. AS is their wont in
all things, the lawyers "made the most
of 1t" and as all who were present
Will agree the occasion was full Of OPP
portunity.
The very first speech was the signal
for an outbreak Of quips and Jibes and
good natured raillery that would put
the Glover club to shame. The wits
of the bar were all there and they
We're at their best.
THE PLEASANTRIES.
TO be interrupted in the midst of a
flowery bit OF eloquence with a cry of
Speech" or. il the address had the
semblance of having been first con-
fided to paper to have it met with
hand up your papers" is not pleasant
at least for the speaker, one would
say. but with the lawyers it was taken
for granted that a man is not to be
'phazed" and so that sort of thing
goes without offending.
Every one voted it a success ana
warmly congratulated the COMMITTEES
of arrangements. w. A. Wilcox, John
r. Edwards, Clarence Ballcntine. Wal
ter Briggs. John NJ. Corbett, William
II. Jessup. jr.. Frank NJ. Lynch, John
+. Reynolds and Hon. NJ. +. Sando.
The dinner was preceded by an in
formal reception in the Turkish ROOM
The lawyers. as they arrived, We're
ushered thither and presented to the
guest of honor by the chairman of the
banquet committee, William A. Will
cox.
At O'Clock, the dining began. The
tables were arranged to form three
sides of triangle. with the orches-
ira occupying place at the open
end
The inner side of the top table was
vacant. The far side. nearest the
Spruce street end of the dining hall
was reserved for the prominent fig
ures of the dinner.
At the center was the guest of honor
Judge Kelly. TO his right. President
Judge L. w. Archibald. ex-Judge w. r.
Jessup, Frank l.. Phillips, John NJ.
Gunster and Richard j. Beumisi.
while on the left, in the order named.
were w. A. Wilcox, chairman OF the
banquet committee: City Solicitor AL
ton y. Nosburg, the postmaster: cN-
Supreme Court Justice Alfred Hand;
ex-Judse II. a. Knapp. w. S. Diehl,
George Nj. Watson, James Gardner
Sanderson. Hon. ]. j. O'Neill and Hon.
John T.. Reynolds, of Carbonate
THE OTHER GUESTS.
AT the longer tables We're: Major
Everett Warren. Joseph O'Brien. Colo
mel Louis A. Watres, Walter Briggs,
Prank NJ. Lynch. Ralph l.. Levy. John
NJ. Cnlbett. Clarence Balentine, Dis
trict Attorney elect William II. Lewis,
Robert j. Murray. George $. Horn.
Thomas T. Duffy, Charles McAleans.
Senator j. C.. Vaughan, John +. Muir
ply, c. c. Donovan, NJ. j. Donahoc,
John n. Jordan, Charles A. Van
Wormer, w. Fl. Jessup. jr.. John j.
Murphy. A. n. Walker. F. W. Stokes,
James w. Mcdonald. Milton w. Low
ry. T. ]. Duggan, Edward Merrificd,
NJ. j. Martin. w. w. Baylor, Hon. G..
p. OMalley, Court Stenographer Fl. H.
Coston. Willard NJ. Eunnell, John NJ.
Harris, r. II. Patterson, Hon. NJ. T..
Mcdonald. Hon. NJ. r. Sando, l.. u.
Carter, George NJ. Ckell, Walter T..
Gunster, Thomas Handley, Charles i.
Daniels. r. Fl. Capwell. L. w. Thayer.
Herbert l.. Taylor, Assistant District
Attorney w. Gaylord Thomas, o. b.
Partridge. j. e, Burr. r. ID. Stuart,
Major T.. ID. Fellows, Charles f. Oliver,
w. N. Curry, Thomas f.. Wells, A,