Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-10
JUSTICE HARLAN D|NED
Splendid Compliment to the
Noted Kentuckian.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
HE PAYS A HIGH TRIBUTE TO
THE DISTINGUISHED JURIsT.
Other Speeches by Eminent Judges,
Lawyers and Others - Mr.. Har-
lan's Eloquent Response.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS

81 will sing song, of my old Kentucky home,
OF my old Kentucky home good night
The old refrain swelling from more than
three hundred threats echoed along the cor
ridors ratified the windows and shook the
floor of the grand banquet hall of the New
Willard Hotel last night as the President
of the United States the Supreme Court.
members of the bar from every part of
this great, broad country rose to their feet
to drink the health of Mr.. Justice John
Marshall Harlan. one of Kentucky's most
distinguished sons, In honor of whom they
had gathered in such a memorable assem-
blage. The words of song seemed to bub-
BILE up from every heart as the soft strains
foated from the balcony, where the or
chestra had been placed, in greeting to JUS
tice Harlan as he rose to speak, and prob
ably attested more than any other thing
that was said or done during the evening
the love and reverence of the bar of the
United States for the venerable jurist
whose twenty fifth anniversary as a Judge
of the highest tribunal of the land was be-
ing celebrated with such enthusiasm
A Notable Assemblage.
Never before in the history of the Dis
trct, probably not in that of the whole
country, has there been such a notable as
semblage as that which gathered to do
homage to Justice Harlan last night Rep
resentatives of every department of the
government and from almost every part of
the country We're there. Eminent lawyers
from Maine and Porto Rico. California and
Florida sat side by side with the chief dig
nitares of the nation. -The entire bench of
the Supreme Court of the United States,
the Court of Claims the Supreme Court of
the District, the Court of Appeals, the
President of the United States. two of the
members OF his cabinet. the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the president
pro tempore of the Senate. senator's, repre-
sentativeS. judges of other courts from
other cities and attorneys galore were there
to pay their tribute of respect and venera-
tlon. Each IN his way did what he came to
do, listening to the remarks of those dis
tinguiShed guests who spoke during the
evening and emphasizing the patriotic SEN
timents expressed by the speakers in no
quiet fashion.
There were more than three hundred men
assembled about the banquet board when
Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh called the assem-
blage to order. They were grouped about
seven tables, which reached out like the
prOngs of gridiron from larger and lon
ger table. raised a little above the level of
the floor. on the east side of the long ban
Quet hall, where the more distinguished
guests We're seated. The tables were al
most hidden by the long sprigs of laurel
that We're festooned along the sides and
over the tops. making a dull green back
ground that displayed to excellent advan-
tdSe the rlCn cOlOrlnS OF the hunQreQS OF
American beauty roses and large Japanese
chrysanthemums that were gathered In
punches and strewn over the cloth. The
handsome napery, cut glass and silver re-
hected with brilliant rays the softer light
that fell from the hundreds of pink shaded
fncandescent lamps which hung from the
chandeliers and were studded along the
walls. The arrangements for the guests
were well-nigh perfect, the service was all
that could be desired, and the menu.
MENU.
Chablis, 1887
Huitres
Terrapene la Maryland.
Meet & ChandOn
Brut Imperial
Jambon de yirgine aux epinards.
MignOns de filet de boeuf a la
Ohevon. Pommes duchesse.
Pommard 1889
Canard. Canvas back. roti
Salade New Willard.
Glaces assorties.
Petits fours.
Fromage