The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-08-07
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 for
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 Off as
planned.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning there
was n 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 splendid flower bas-
ket. On one side It bore the inscription
aloha" on the other, Bon Voyage"
Judge Whiting. Immediately the
bailif performed the opening ceremony
arose and said:
Your Honor, we know that business
should come before pleasure, but i'm 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 50 often pleased to term
Gods country" whittier you go to
SiNNt ehoSt you ioNc anu WHO lONe you.
We hope that you will soon return in
health, to be welcomed by us all, to
proceed with the business of this
Court.
We are not here to send you away
but to let you go with our greeting and
our friendship.
Judge Hartwell followed in this wise:
All present will second the remarks
of Judge Whiting.
You will enjoy old friends in Cali
fornia, the California air. fog. flowers
and fruits, but sometimes while you
are away you must think OF Hawaii,
as l believe you will. and say good
things about us, telling your friends
that we have something here besides
climate, that there are some folks here
after all; that it is in Hawaii like the
promised land that,
Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood,
Stand dressed In living green.
I hope you will come back refreshed
in health and that when you round
Diamond Head on your return you will
be glad to look upon Honolulu again.
Messrs. Davis and Dole also made
remarks. %.
Judge Estee was visbly moved at the
manifestation of cordial friendship by
the gentlemen of the bar and spoke
to the following effect:
The court can't administer justice
without the support of the bar. IL
you want good courts you must have
a good bar. If you want wise courts
you must have a wise bar. Everybody
knows of course that judge must de-
eide every case one way or another and
judge necessarily makes some enc
mics. l want to say that L have been
treated by the Hawaiian bar with uni
form courtesy and with a friendship
which l believe has few parallels.
came here three years ago n stranger
in a strange land, knowing l think on
ly one member of the bar and he was
Mr.. Neumann, now dead. Ever since
/ have been given uniform kindness
and friendship by the people and bar
OF the Territory. and thank them for
II.
This floral piece I shall take to my
wife, II you will permit It gentlemen.
and We will put 1t in our stateroom and
when we look at 1t we will know that
1t was n gift prompted by a friendship
not measured by anything but good
will toward men. thank you.
Before the business of the session
was taken up n short recess was taken.
during which the assembled lawyers
took occasion to shake hands with
Judge Estee and bid him godspeed.