Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-02
JUDGE GOULD GUEST OF HONOR.
Banquet Given by Local Chapter Of
Phi Delta Phi,

Justice Ashley NJ. Gould Of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia was the
guest Of honor at a banquet given last Sat
urday evening at the New Willard by Mar
shall Chapter Of the Phi Delta Pht-the
Greek letter fraternity of the law schools.
During the evening, which proved thor
oughly enjoyable one, Mr.. Willis Van De-
vanter, recently appointed circuit judge,
was initiated as member Of the fraternity.
Justice Gould was welcomed by DR.. Chas
w. Needham, who said, In part:
THE first name on the toast list this
evening is that of our guest of honor, a
man whom we all love and honor, man
who has distinguished himself In the prac-
tice of the law, a man who STANDS hlgn IN
the profession at his age, a man who has
distinguished himself as legal educator,
for / believe 1t to be true from all l have
heard, and have heard great deal, that
he is and has been in every way successful
in that work. Not only has he been called
into wider field, wider in opportunities for
doing good, but he has kept in that high
position the good Will Of every one who has
observed his ability, and 1 am sure every
man at this bar, and it is a great pleasure
to me to introduce as our guest OF honor
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould
In responding Mr.. Gould said:
IN no formal words of thanks 1 desire to
express my great appreciation of the honor
that has been done me this evening by this
very delightful banquet and this very de-
something about the membership of the
bar which is ordinarily cold and practical,
but which, as man grows older, he appre-
ciates as deep and living sentiment, and
think that those present will agree with
me when I say that that feeling grows
with a man as he grows older at the bar.
There is no profession where men are
weighed as accurately and estimated as
Justly by their fellows that OF the bar.
Neither in the theological nor medical pro-
LESSONS is there the esprit that maintains
at the bar In any city where there has
grown up a bar of any size. Men touch
elbows in friendly ompanionShip and meet
in the court room and at the council cham
Der and form their respect for each other
and become welded together in a common
freemasonry and contract strong appre-
citation of the good will of their fellows.
Mr.. Foster R. Greene was then introduced
as POSTMASTER, and he called on the fol-
lowing for remarks on the topics mentioned:
Mr.. Willis Van Devanter, Acceptance;
Mr.. William F. Adams Active Chapter;
Mr.. Fritz Won Briesen, THE Alumni" Mr..
A. A. Birney "reminiscences" Mr.. j. M.
Chamberlain, 1.-The Phi Delta Phi Spirit"
Mr.. ]. T. Hendrick, The Lawyer in Bust
ness Mr.. H. Prescott Galley, phi Delta
Phi to. the Lawyer Mr.. Robert w. Wells,
THE Lawyer in Politics.
The attendance included H. Prescott Cat
ley. Morven Thompson, ]. H. Ballinger,
Ormsby McHarg, Samuel Herrick, E. B.
Kimball, George B. Cuyler, Foster r.
Greene, A. A. Birney, J. NJ. Chamberlain,
Fritz Won Briesen, John Thilman Hendrick,
James L. Norris, jr., Robert Scott Hume,
William H. Batting, Alan o. Clephane.
Frank H. Hitchcock, G. H. Johnston. Wal
ter S. Pratt. jr.. Clarence w. De Knight.
C. H. Kreps, ]. H. Milans, H. S. Wood
ward, c. T. Milans. Arthur L. Bryant. X.
w. Bishop, c. H. Coryell. George L. Morton,
R. S. Blair, Jesse B. K. Lee, w. Clyde
Hackney, r. D. Engel, L. A. Janney, J. b.
Johnston. Fred A. Service, Leon LIE lame
French, Evans Browne. E. T. Clark, Harlan
Moore, W. F. Adams, R. w. Wells Charles
F. Consaul, Walter Scott Penfield, Robert
L. Williams, George X. McLanahan and
Frank G. Butts.