The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-16
LAWYERS dine
Hudson Bar Association
Makes Merry at Hotel
Washington.
PRES. YREDENBURGH ON SOCIABILIrY
Justices Collins and Swaze
Speak for the Bench-F.
P. McDermott's Witty
Address.
PRES. YREDENBURGH ON SOCIABILIrY

Address.
One day in each year the lawyers
Hudson county leave their clehts alo-s'
drop their law books, br1e1s anu es.1sS. 80.
and invite the judges to dinner -
they can sass" them. Last iiis.' 80
members of the Hudson Couii's
Bar Association held their aihuai 4.-,,r, ol,i.,
in accordance with that RUE lne
of which no day was fixed.
Mr.. James B. Vredenburgn' raas ~
of the association, sat at the heao :, -
table. and near him were Justlce UiiDe.
Collins, Circuit Court Judge-elecl f.a,s sa,,s
j. Swayze of Essex, Col Chas. w. uia,,
ex-Judge A. Q. Garretson' Juose ~
Nevius, Jacob Weart and FRANK ~
Dermott. Among the hoi polloi sal uoSe
]. A. Blair, j. s. Taylor, }. II. FoteS' -
A. S. Mann, Otto Grouse Cnaiie9 -
Black, w. D. Edwards, DE WIZ Sq,-
Buskirk, Chas. c. Carrick, A Z. " al, ~
j. Wortendyke, Albert l. Draytoh' we ~
B. Gilmore, R. X. Lawrence, 1oiiii :,
fin, ex-Judge Puster, L. M. GarriSoh' = -
A. S. Lewis, Jas. F. Goroon' W
Fisk, NJ. ]. Currie, II. Robertson, &c. -
Linn, Wm. R. Barricklo, Judge SaAS'
Parker, Cnas. B. Hughes, James =. e
der, Joseph Anderson, Cfias. !" sN-i@,'
John Nevin, VIM. E. 1Sidilge, n. =
Cud;ipp, James S. Erwin, Max l. zSoss'ii-
berg, John w. Heck, John HeneE'
S. White, H. NJ. Nutzhorn. j W. esn.a'
Besson. c. Gilman, G. HendslrAsol, 80
Charles Kelley Theodore Ruroas,
F. Cook, D. Edwords, carr Schuiii'nn
Henry NJ. Traphagen, Isaac fso1na "
Carey, w. H. Speer,, Jr., Jonn "A. NusTl..'
George G. Tenant, John w Qaeeii' nhel
yyn Armstrong, Robert }. fleliin''-''
Geo. T. Vickars.
The dinner set before these gentlemen
was as follows
Blue Points on Half Shell
Green Turtle AUX 9naafiiIado
Caviar sur Toast
Sized Cucumbers.
Rroited Pompano maitre d'Hotel
Haut Sauternes
Pommes en- Surprise
Sweetbreads en- Caisses u,o,,~
Petit Pois
TlFraised F'ilet of Beef la Sordeialse
As srges au Beurre Pommes Poionalses
ci-arros
Philadelphia .sauab on Toast
au Cres5On
Moet & Chandon White seal
Lettuce Saiad--iMayonnaise
Bisoue Tortoni
Hrnonoase Toast Crackers Fruit
Cake Slsdls.
All this dainty repast being served anu
well served too, President Vredenburgh
rose. simultaneously there arose such
noise one would have thought band OIL
Choctaws was present. The younger eie-
ment at the bar howled and cheered,
which noise was repeated when Mr. Vre-
denburgh blandly said, 60 on, I'll never
stop it." When quiet was restored he read
a letter from Justice Lippincott, who re-
GREETED his inability to be present.
("Nugent's here cried one; NO court
tomorrow, screeched another) Ex-Judge
Howard Carrow, of Camden, was absent
too because of sickness in his family.
Then Mr.. Vreedenburgh began his open
ing address,
Gentlemen he said, ION behalf OF the
Dinner Committee who have provided US
with a IS menu I wish you pleasant
evening tonight. (Laughter9 AS under
stood it, the object of this dinner is the
improvement of the social side of the
bar of Hudson County; to shake each
others hands and cultivate better courtesy
between US Caughter), to have the law
yer when he is in sober, (cries of oh oh.)
l mean a sober dress suit and no one
eIse's dress suit Qaughter), to try and
act pleasantly and agreeably; to forgive
unpleasant occurrences during the year,
IIaughter), to sponge (Choctaw yells here
and erase from the tablet of memory the
scores marked there during the year, to
eat together. to drink Qaughter) together
for tomorrow we are at the shop again.
(Renewed laughter.) These dinners are
good things. They tend to make US better
citizens, more useful to our clients and
they help ourselves. C'You bet' was the
cry.) They take us for once out of our
office. from our papers andbooks. Lawyers
devote suchtime to their offices that they
become confirmed in the habit and toll
on without aim or object. It is sad but
we may enliven our lot by encouraging
the social side. Having thus drunk our
selves (laughter) into a good state; having
eaten solids. let US approach the windy
side. daughter and speak for yourself
Jim,'' from Col. Fuller.) Speaking of
the bench, (roars OF laughter in which Mr..
Justice Collins joined, there is no limit
as to time in making charge. Speaking
of cases of confinement. (Renewed
laughter.) I hope you will give the bench
all the respectful hearing to which they
are entitled. CCheers.)
Justice Gilbert Collins reception when
he rose to speak of the bench was emf
nently 1attering. Speaking for the bench,
he said, was not necessary; the bench
spoke for itself. In no other profession
was it necessary to write down for the
state and posterity reasons for action.
The doctor may cure or KILL, contin-
ued Mr.. Collins, "and his mistakes are
buried with the patient. Naughter.)
The minister breaches and what he says
is very rarely read. (Renewed merri-
ment.) The business mans efforts are
only showed in his success or perhaps
his failure-Q -Qaughter)-but the Judge
must state why he decides controversy
If a Judge Of first instance he must tell
the Court of Review his reasons; if a
member of the Court of Last Resort, he
must do the same, and no Judge need
be ashamed Of his action when he has