The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-05
THE BAR BIDS
CORDIAL GOODBYE
TO JUDGE ESTEE

The Advertiser was asked on Mon
day evening to give no hint Of what
, was going on. 1t was a surprise FOL
| Judge Estee when he came to hold
his last session of the Federal court
prior TO leaving on his California vaca-
ton trip. Everything came of as
planned.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning there
was a large assembly of members of
the bar in the United States District
Court room. Just before Judge Estee
came in, Marshal Hendry placed upon
the bench desk a splendid flower bas-
ket. On one side it bore the inscription
Aloha" on the other, Bon Voyage"
Judge whiting, Immediately the
bailin performed the opening ceremony,
arose and said:
Your Honor, we know that business
should come before pleasure, but in this
instance We ask that you allow US to
bring our pleasure before the business
Of this Court.
We are gathered to wish you God
speed on your journey, you and yours
from the Paradise of the Pacific to
what we are so often pleased to term
Gods country" whittier you go to !,
greet those you love and who love you.
We hope that you will soon return in
proceed with the business Of this
Court.
We are not here to send you away
,ut to let you go with our greeting and
,ur friendship.
Judge Hartwen followed in this wise:
All present will second the remarks
# Judge Whiting.
You will enjoy old friends in Cali
ornia, the California air, fog, flowers
md fruits, but sometimes while you
re away you must think of Hawaii,
IS I believe you WILL and say good ,
hings about US, telling your friends
hat we have something here besides
Innate, that there are some folks here ,
fter all: that it is in Hawaii like the
romised land that,
weet fields beyond the swelling flood, ]
tand dressed in living green. 6
hope you will come back refreshed
/ health and that when you round G
diamond Head on your return you will !
e glad to look upon Honolulu again. r
Messrs. Davis and Dole also made f
,marks.
Judge Estee was visibly moved at the :
of cordial friendship by $
lie gentlemen Of the bar and spoke a
the following effect: L
The court can't administer justice 90
ithout the support of the bar. II 1
~ want good courts you must have
good bar. If you want wise courts
u must have a wise bar. Everybody
lows of course that a judge must de-
lie every case one way or another and
judge necessarily makes some enc &
les. / want to say that I have been @,
sated by the Hawaiian bar with uni -
RIM courtesy and with a friendship
1ich 1 believe has few parallels. Ii
me here three years ago a stranger w
a strange land, knowing think on b;
one member Of the bar and he was VI,
:. Neumann, now dead. Ever since
have been given uniform kindness n,
d friendship by the people and bar nj
the Territory, and 1 thank them for r.
m
This floral piece I shall take to my q,
Re. IL you will permit it gentlemen. III
We will put it in our stateroom and ia
len we look at it we will know that pl
was a gift prompted by a friendship 10
{ measured by anything but good q,
II toward men. I thank you. nc
Before the business of the session II
s taken up a short recess was taken, VI
ring which the assembled lawyers IN
* occasion to shake hands with tn
1ge Estee and bid him godspeed. CO