Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-04
ACTION BY BAR ASSOCIATION
Resolutions Adopted on Death
OF Levi c. Bird.
JUDGE W. c. SPRUANCE PRESlDES
Judge Gray Presents Report of
Committee on Resolutions.



Speaks of the Lifelong Friendship Be-
tween Him and the Dead Advocate.
The New Castle County Bar Association,
IN special session at the Court House Fri
day afternoon, took appropriate action on
the death of Levi @. Bird.
Among those present were Federal Judges
George Gray and Edward g. Bradford,
State Judges w. O. Spruance and Ignatius
9. Grubb, John Il. Rodney, Henry O.
gonrad, Alexander B. Cooper, Victor B..
WoolIey, ]. e.. Hoffecker, Jr., Robert
II. Hayes, Thomas Dsvis, William
& Hilles, J, Harvey Whiteman, Willard
Eaulsbury, T. Bayard Heisel, Francis ii.
Hofecker.- Lilburne Chandler, Robert n.
Richards, John P. Nields. Julian @. Walker,
Harry Whiteman, Hugh g. Browne, Josiah
Brady, Francis NJ. Walker, Horace @. East
burn, Edward W. Oooch, Philip /.
Garrett, Daniel o. Hastings, Christie
pher. L. Ward, William +. Lyman,
Charles T. Curley, William +. kurtz,
Baldwin Springer, S. D. Townsend, Jr.,
James W. Ponder. Robert Pennington,
Leonard e. Wales, Herbert L. Rice, Harry
Smith.
The meeting was called to order by j..
Harvey Whiteman, as vice president of the
association, who moved that Judge Spruance
be the presiding officer. The motion was
carried and Judge Snrnenca took a eaat AZ
the bench. On motion of Willard Saus-
bury, David j. Reinhardt was elected secre-
tary of the meeting.
John II. Rodney drew attention to the
object of the meeting and moved that
The motion heinz carried Indre Snr,a,,na
appointed Judge Gray, Mr.. Rodney, Francis
u. Hoffecker, William s. Hiles and Victor
b. Woolley as the COMMITTEES.
,vso,
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BAR.
Altar n,eetin1 In Tho lou l;h,ar, A.
oommittee rsturned With ths f,I;y, fn,Iom;yn,o ,ne ~
,,ort. "i'A sno toi""ihs re-
We the member, nj the Rsncb and p.r ~ Ma,
Castle county, assembled this 2sth day Of August
asv IN special pee meeting for that purpose. hereby
Levi Clark Bir Who u dna ~ his anu
dence in Red Lion hundred on the DIN insy.ns res
We recognize in his death irreIarable loss ,,ot
only to the bar of the county and State, of which
ne h has been R , for 50 many years distinguished
upon which hi srn se e,,fe ,d
His long and s,lceessiui career nh the bar NJ M.
county and State. and MS position of act nosul.
edged leadership among his brethren could not
ma have been achieved without remarkable qualities
saard y ndaa and ~ heart sd deyol9n 70 the highest
npaIitins ad s anat he possessed such
turyyns bretbren bsar rine ueso,non We nls
Nor can we fall at this time To- record our annrs
citation OF the charming personality that 10 en-.
deared our deceased brother to us nil. It IS a
,ont ~ pieasnre IN TINS hour OF our bereave-
,nselsb Eindness e sSinh s genaerSsity Ss and
course with the nembers nj tbe hsncb ms ad ,ser ha
In whose afiectionate remembrance IN h,u biah Ial
character and distinguished career OF Levi CLARK
Bird will be long held and cherished
~, IL Is ordered that copy OF this expression OF
mS es npr s,hr ps hSonnneated to the
hnd that committees Of this bar he annoin,eed ~
The chair to lay the same beore tbe seyepI co,, ~
h this State and Of the United States for the pis.
riet Of Delaware.
hesoived, Ihat, as body we attend the funeral
Diouf ia'e friend ana orother'
JUDGE GRAY SPEAKS. NJ
Before reading the resoIpt;ons J,,d,,a
GRAY said in part. III bsrdin sons, auuge
That should at this time jndI,lge myaaIf n,
hny extended expression of r,S faai,sss. -
pited by the sudden daath of onr daar friss,s5 "a
Levi q. Bird, Ii seems thnt I had ha,tar o.iLS, (,
mourner by the side of his coffin tban
That | should ATTEMPT to eSpre asa In a,,,
words eulogy that NAV seam ~ connnnn m ans
place and would only ofIand tha ~ :. " ~
bne Of whom tbev ware srohe,' ,e eass if ~ vi tne
living. doubt NOT that that Ia tha sasI,,,,s
of a large number of those wbn 9 are reet,as haas
today-I speak of thnsa nisar ",o ,oai az nere
Inc bar Who have been oJsr nis onsn n,en.oers OF
through a generation; those Of ns rba hons
watched his career from tba VIZ nave
have seem n grow fror, M s,aLLng s,stLg anu
which gave promise 10 the ,ns,nra ,,.n,e "a
We all remember him. Ha vas nj a,a aruis di ~
nary man al anv tima. Whan snaa ~ sn.i- olul-
him. was struck bv b;s ,nSin,d,,nli.,, m,st hnew
boy, or almost a boy. i1st nj tha tin,s ~ ha a
went 10 the Harvard isu ' Schoo ~ epe t,ins ne
aschooi' he was tbe ieadar ~ oenool' @ AT mat
{hat he was in. That cbaractarisyt,o oo~impany ~
fo have followed him dnwn ~ H. osenieu sale
The same mapnet;sm ~ ma, ,,sa as uea.n; s;
thai IL often abused tha apraa ,an,"s roo wpio
that / think We alI reooan;sad doaEhhe.isni ,Hh SUI
came into contact with hin. a a. anr'ara non me
mt that early day. Trne In h;s tr;anpdsh;saa
bxuberant in the exnression ~ his taaIi,,ps'
/ do NOT think anv tr,,ar man i, h,s ssafo
relations lived among ia. --'"i' ~ ms oooiai
81 cannot now dwell unon tboaa t,;,,,s
which made for bis wonderf,,i upUf nose o tnines
the bar. am overcome With tha ,ss',i q
lections of the many years of our cioss
- stiehhasnnp, sh ol .ne kinuy topch OF his hand.
OF tne syInpathetic tone OF his voice when
neeueo symPatny, and | shall reserve for
Dr;asa,,, uoSae'on i1a ns mnen may more appro-
Priateiy, N response 10 the addresses by
conitai.tees l OF lhe par, speak OF him in his
proiessioIal ps,Tss, ar cnaractef.
inere was not1ing IN the makeup of
our uepar1u i%Eien9 % that was mean or base
~ iom' he nateei siains ana hypocrisy,
anu ne lenouheed with ready zeal those
VINO t teii snort OF the standard OF manhood
i .iis ne liauee ts ss ior ninseii. lie was bonor-
aple n .ne uiscnarse OF MS personal obli-
ta,aoas ~ 10 ~ aestee tnat nave never known
,sror,,a5 ht,,,sait .ho Mouiu ratner nave been
ano5ner' i 40 not think that anybody who
lriea oase WIN nun ever doubted his
e.Thasa ,,,o,,t;.s ..,.