The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-09
One Hundred and Fifty, the Elite of
the Profession, Hear Silver
Tongued Orators.
JUDGE PALMER ToAsTMAsTER
WILLIAM l.. TAYLOR SPEAKS FORCI-
BLY, ON 'THE LAWS DELAY"
w. 8. Logan, of New York, C. M.Neixer,
G. w. Moores Also Talk.

One hundred and fifty pleasant gentle
men, the very aristrocracy of the bar,
learned in the law, themselves silvery of
tongue. heartily applauded Judge Truman
F. Palmer when, in the capacity of toast
master, he opened the annual banquet Of
the State Bar Association at the Claypool
Hotel last night. Among these one hundred
and fifty were men whose names as Judge
or jurist are household words, who stand
for the best in the life of the State Few
more distinguished gatherings have been
held in Indianapolis than that which ended
pleasantly and appropriately the annual
meeting Of the association.
Cool and comfortable even in the exces-
sive heat Of the summer night, the main
dining room of the Claypool was beautiful
ly decorated in honor of the company. The
toastmasters table formed, with a single
long table running the length of the room a
gigantic T, brilliant with flowers and red
shaded lamps. The menu was entirely in
keeping with the personnel of those who
discussed il.
MEN OF DISTINCTION
At the toastrnaster's table were Robert j.
Tracewell, controller of the treasury; Will
liam L. Taylor, former attorney general;
Oscar H. Montgomery. of Seymour; L. Ert
Slack, of Franklin; Merrill Moores and
Charles w. Mcores, of Indianapolis; L. F.
Bays, of Sullivan; Charles NJ. Neizer, of
Fort Wayne; William p. Breen, of Fort
Wayne, president Of the association; Judge
Truman F. Palmer, Walter l.. Logan, of
the State Bar Association of New York; A
Green Smith w. S. Shirley, F. W. Cady,
Judge Lawson M. Harvey, Linton A. Cox,
Judge John V. Ha6ley, of the Supreme
Court; Frank E. Gavin and others. Those
at the other table were no less prominent
in public life. including Judge Albert
Barnes Anderson. of the United States Dis
trict Court; Addison c. Harris Judge Vim
son Carter. Judge Gillet, Daniel E. Storms
and host of others.
With all their dignity and proud position
the lawyers were prone to poking fun Alive
TO the slightest blunder of the speakers, the
smallest mischance, they called attention
to them with pleasant derisiveness When
Judge Palmer, in referring TO VIM. l.. Tay-
lor, spoke of William s. Taylor, the dis
tinguished forE.er attorney general" he was
greeted with a crossfire of humorous filings
that caused him to blush and stammer but
the judge was equal to the occasion. Still
later when the guest from New York, Wall
ter S. Logan. became slightly confused in
his geography and spoke of the ''turbid
waters OF the NdDdSn plunSlng into the
mighty bosom of the Mississippi" the New
Yorker was instantly informed that the
Wabash had to wait until il got through
with the Ohio before II became familiar
with the bosom of the Mississippi. All this
was by way Of by-play, heartily enjoyed by
the victims as we'll as the tormenters AS
for the speeches, they were unordinarily
interestaing and worth while, as might
have been expected from an assemblage
of picked men. Plenty of good stories were
told, the wit was keen, the humor was deli
cate, and there was veritable feast of
common sense.
ORATORS OF THE EVENING.
The speakers were Walter s. Logan, OF
New York. the lawyer whose address on
Legal Remedies for the Trust Evil ex-
cited so much favorable comment at a
business session OF the association; Charles
NJ. Neizer, of Fort Wayne. one OF the rising
young men OF the profession: l.. Ert Slack,
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