The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-26
JOHN MARSHALL DAY
.JTDGE SPEER WILL DELIVER ADJ
DRESS To THE BAR.
ACCEPTED THE INVITATION.
NO INVITATION" HE SAID "COULD
GIVE MORE PLEASURE"

The Address Will Be Delivered at a
Regular Session of the United
states Courts, on the Evening OF
Monday, February 4-The Day Will
Mark the Centennial Anniversary
of the Accession of John MARSHALL
TO the Supreme Court of the United
states-The Bars Courteous InvI-
tntion and Judge Speer's COurte-
Gus Acceptance.
Judge Emory Speer will deliver an ad-
dress upon the fe and times Of John Mar
shall. in the United States Court ROOM
at o'clock in the evening of Feb 4.
Judge Speer's acceptance of the invitation
of the bar was handed Judge Robert Fall
Hgant OF the Superior Court yesterday
afternoon.
The invitation extended Judge Speer was
hattering one. and he evidently appre-
ciated it, 1t was signed by Judge Falli-
CANT of the Superior Court, Judge Nor
wood of the City Court and almost every
member of the bar of Savannah. The in
vitation was as follows:
In honor of the one hundredth ami
shall AZ chief justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, the under
signed beg that you will address the
members of the bar of Chatham county
at the United States Court room. on Feb
4. next, at such time as will be most
agreeable to you, on the life and times
of the greatest of the chief justices of the
Of he Init TOD
The invitation, pleasing though 1t
doubtless was TO Judge Speer, came at a
time when the pressure of business in the
United States Circuit and District Courts
over both of which he is now presiding, is
particularly great, and he hesitated to ac-
cept it. Judge Falligant, however, heard
of this hesitation and he urged the pro-
priety of the judge of the United States
Court delivering the address, under al
the circumstances, with so much earnest
ness and vigor that Judge Speer was
constrained to accept Yesterday he sen
the following letter of acceptance to
Judge Falligant and Judge Norwood
10 the non. Robert Fallisant, Judge
o. the Superior Court, and the Hon.
Thomas NJ. Norwood, Judge of the City
Court of Savannah. Gentlemen: l have
the great honor to acknowledge the letter
signed by yourselves and the members of
the learned and renowned bar OF Savan-
nah for whom you preside, inviting me 20
deliver, on the 4th of February, an ad
.Iress on the life and times OF Chief jus
tice Marshall.
Believe me that such an invitation from
no other body could give me pleasure
more sincere nor could I be assigned
duty more congenial than to attempt to
express the reverence 1 have for the
great expounder of the constitution.
fear, however. that the continued and eX-
hausting exactions made upon me by the
business of the courts now in session will
seriously interfere with the proper per
torrance Of this duty, and while l accep,
with cordial thanks the honoring invita-
ton, l bespeak in advance the Indulgence
OF my professional brethren.
AS suggested in your letter I take the
liberty of indicating that the address viii.
be made al a session of the United States
Court. in the United States Court room
nj y o'clock Monday evening, the Attn of
February, at which the judges. members
OF the bar, their families and friends and
friends of the court, and more especially
the lady friends of us all, will be cor
daily welcomed.
Il remain, gentlemen with great es-
teen, very sincerely yours.
EMORY 0De6t.
After his receipt of Judge Speer's let
ter of acceptance, Judge FalHganC express
ed to Morning News reporter the graft
fication he felt at Judge Speer's promise
TO deliver the address.
1T is proper" ne said. that the ad-
dress upon the life and time of the great
jurst should take place in the United
States court room, and that IL should be
delivered by United States judge. In no
other way could the centennial anniver-
eary of Justice Marshalrs accession to thu
Supreme bench be so fittingly observed.
In addition to the fitness and propriety of
this method of observing the day, we
are fortunate in that Judge Speer is the
occupant of the bench from which the ad-
dress should and is to come
Judge Falligant's satisfaction so ex-
pressed. found ready response and SYM
pathy from other members of the bar. Ii
Is probable that when Judge Speer deliv,
ers his address ne will face an audience
that will nerve and inspire him to his