Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-16
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS or or.
( TuMWA BAR ASSOCIATION
] DINE IN WooDMAN HALL,
NOTABLE BODY OF MEN
Judge stiles, of karsaa City, Fermsr
estuHWaH, Delivers Address Of Nv.
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OF .nes Meines, Orc OF the Speakers.

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The saast distinguished body of
foWans ever entertained in Ottrmwa
sat down last evening in the Woodman
mall to banquet rendered by the OF,
'tumWa Bar association to the visitins
members of the Iowa State Bar asso,
lclatlon. The banquet was in every
way worthy the distinguished guests
and was one of the most successful
events OF the kind ever carried out in
the city, =
rive Judges of the supreme court of
the state, two ex-judges, one ex-chief
Justice, a distinguished member of the
Missouri bar, for many years a
member of the Ottumwa bar and one
OF the leading attorneys of the state.
a former candidate for governor and
other prominent members of the asso.
clatlon were seated at the speakers
table.
The judges of the supreme court
present were H. B. Deemer, s. M,
Weaver, Emlin McClain, j. G. Sherwin,
ana Scott M. Ladd. l.. G. Kinney, ex-
Judge OF the supreme court, and c. G.,
Cole. the ex-chief justice. The others
at this table were George w, Wake
field, president of the state bar asso-
ciatien, b. H. Stiles, of Kansas City,
jerry B. Sullivan, of Des Moines, last
years democratic candidate for govern
or and D, d, Murphy, of Elkador, one
OF the speakers of the evening.
Night of "Reminiscences,
tt was night of "Reminiscences, 1--WE
of the speakers of the evening were
among the earliest attorneys of the
state, They had personal acquaint-
ance with almost every one of the nj
ipneer attorneys who made the bar of
Iowa famous at that early date and
had so much to do with establishing it
upon the high plane which distin=
guishes 1t at the present day,
The Chief Address,
!, Tho principle address of the evening
was delivered by Judge q. H. Stiles,
OF Kansas City, for many years
one of the attorneys of the OF
tumwa bar. He spoke upon "The
Old and the New Lawyer" His
intimate acquaintance with the
pioneers of his profession made his
choice for this topic peculiarly appro-
pirate one, His paper abounded with
anecdotes and character sketches Of
these early lawyers, all of them apt,
to the point and many highly amusing.
The paper brought wildly to the minds
of the younger members of the asso-
citation pictures of the noted men whom
gathered from their readings in the law
reports of the state,
Speakers Absent,
Judge A. R, Dewey, of Wash
iagton, who was to have re-
sponded to the toast Err
TOR Without Prejudice" T. M. Stu
art, Of Charlton, whose subject was to
have been ''The Laws Responsibility
for Lawlessness," and N. e. Kendall,
Of Abba, whose topic was "The Love
of the Lawyer" we're all unavoidably
absent, and after the completion of
the program as originally prepared
Toastmaster George w. Wakefield
called upon ex-Chief Justice G. G. Cole
of Des Moines,
Mr.. Cole is "a years of age. He is
strong and vigorous and possesses a
wonderfully clear and active mind.
His talk followed along the reminis.
cent line opened up by Mr.. Stiles and
its central thought was that strong
bar such as that which has character.
lied Iowa not only at the present time
but especially in the early days when
the foundations of the present juris-
prudence of the state was being laid
makes strong court. "a strong bar
Is more responsible for good and val
liable decisions than strong bench"
is the opinion and ripe judgment Of
this patriarch among the jurists of the
state,
The Banquet.
The banquest was served by the
members of the Ottumwa Hospital as
ISOLATION and the appointments were
perfect in every respect. The menu
was one Of the best ever offered in the
city, upon a similar occasion, the ia
bles were decorated with flowers and
the service was prompt and efficient
The Schubert Mandolin orchestra fur
nished the music.
H. 3. HeEdershott.
A splendid portrait Of the late H B.
Hendershott, Of Ottumwa, one of the
pioneer lawyers of the state, and a
man well known to all the older mem
bers of the bar present last evening,
adorned the cover to the program.
The photograph was declared to be an
excellent likeness and brought to
many vivid recollections of this noted
and striking character, Mr. Hender-
shott was the father of Cass Hender-
shott of this city. The members of
the association appreciated the tribute
paid to this eminent attorney by the
program committee when it placed
the picture OF this former Ottumwan
on the program for the first meeting
OF the state association held in the
atty
Jerry Sullivan.
Jerry Sullivan, the distinguished
democrat of Des Moines. formerly Of
Creston, the defeated candidate
for the office of governor at the last
general election, followed Mr.. Stiles.
He spoke upon the topic:
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