The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-04
WHERE is THE PUNCH ?
That Made for the Bar AssOci.
alton Disappears.
Champagne-Two cases.
Jamaica rum-Two gallons.

Maraschino cordial-Two quarts.
Lemons and oranges-In moderation.
These weer the things that We're put
in the punch that was not served on
the board at the state bar banquet.
The question is what has become of the
punch?
Neither malt, vinous, fermented nor
distilled liquors were served to the law
yers of Kansas at the festal board
where they celebated the recent annual
reunion of the State Bar association.
AS the representatives of the courts of
justice of this state they declined TO
compromise the dignity of the Kansas
statute book by serving upon their ban
quet table a beverage cOncocted from
the things upon which the written law
cast the shadow of its frown.
But the punch which was not served,
was mixed. Among the ingredients
were the things named above. And
when the banquet was at an end; when
the last carriage had rolled away upon
rubber cushioned wheels; when the
last, lingering, justice court practitioner
lar and turned from the hall where he
had rubbed elbows with the more brill
liant stars of his universe, the punch,
that punch, was-gone.
When the Kansas State Bar associa-
ton assembled for the first afternoon S
session of its annual meeting, Judge
T. F. aGrver of Topeka, a man of in
fiuence in his profession and an active
exponent of temperance and prOh1b1-
ton, arose and proposed a resolution
against the use of intoxicating liquors
at the annual banquet with which the
meeting closed. There was cOnsidera-
Bile active if rather covert opposition to
the resolution but Judge aGrver held
to his position. The pitiable instance
was cited of young and promising
Topeka newspaper reporter who had
been assigned to report the proceedings
of one of the preceding state bar ban
quqets who had become so hopeless
lincapcitated by frequent congresSion
with the punch bowl that he had been
wholly unable to get his story into the
paper.
But the moral conviction of all those
who participated in it's passage was
that no punch should be served this
year and the committee on entertain
| ment was instructed to chalk the punch
clause off the menu. Still there were
two cases of champagne, two gallons OF
rum and two quarts of maraschlno, TO
saw nothing of several dozens of
oranges and lemons which had been
purchased in order to cast an atmos-
phere of respectabi1ity about the punch
bowl. and these things had to be dis
posed of.
Judge T. F. Carver. who wrote the
resolution to cut out the spike at the
| next banquet did not attend the ban
quet this year. He did not know
whether any liquor or spiked punch hae
I
who was president of the association
during the year Just closed. stated to
day positively that no punch was
served
But there is a story to the effect thai
| twenty-five gallons Of it were made II
an adjoining room and that it all dis
appeared Do you have any suspicion
as to where it went? the reporter
| asked.
Now, what's the use of printing al
that rot? ?" inquired Mr.. Sloneczer-
The reporter was compelled to admi
that he didn't know what use it NIGH
he.
why. yes" said Mr. Slonecker
/ there was a little punch made-a gal
lon or so-and the lawyers that wanted
it drank it, I suppose. But thers
wasn't any such amount as twenty-five
/ gallons. and you can tell the man who
said so that he is falsifier, and then le
! me hit him for you.
Nevertheless the punch which wa.
duly mixed and not served disappeared
from the hotel, but where it went is {
| mystery that may never be solved
even Mr. S1onecker viii admit thii
when he quiets down