The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-05
LAWYERS dine
Annual Banquet Of the Bar
Association Last Night
at the Jersey City
Club.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS SPEAK
Vice Chancellor Pitnsy's Com
mendation President
Griffin for Vice
Chancellorship.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS SPEAK
Vice Chancellor Pitnsy's Com

The annual dinner of the Hudson
County Bar Association took place at the
Jersey City Club House last night A
number of distinguished lawyers were
present, although the attendance was not
as large as had been anticipated. The af
fair was, nevertheless, a most enjoyable
one.
President John Griffin presided, and he
was in one of his most amiable moods.
On his right sat Supreme Court Justice
Franklin Fort and on his left sat Vice
Chancellor Stevenson. Col. Charles w.
Fuller and Assemblyman Samuel S.
Swackhamer, of Somerset County, also
occupied seats of honor Mayor Pagan
sat among the other guests.
Prominent in the gathering were Mayor
Edward Kenny, of East Newark; Judge
Charles W. Parker of the Circuit Court;
Corporation Counsel George L. Record,
Corporation Attorney Robert Carey,
Former State Senator VIM. d. Edwards,
Former Judge Thomas NJ Noonan, For
mer Judge Henry Puster, Police Justices
James Manning and Frank Higgins, For
mer Police Justice Herbert Potts, Coun-
sellors Jas. Vredenburgh, Peter Bentley,
James f. Fielder, Rufus Besson, Theo-
dore Rurode, Myron J. Ernst, William
Dalton, William D. Kelly, Charles W.
Kelly, John J. Treacey, George Flaacke,
Charles H. Blohm, August Zeigner, Jr.
A humorous letter was read from Vice
Chancellor Pitney, regretting his inabil-
ity to attend. The Vice-C Chancellor stat
ed in his letter that he thought highly of
the members of the Hudson County Bar
Supreme Court Justice Fort said he
came there as guest and not as a
speaker. He chided President Griffin for
breaking his promise in calling upon him
to make speech. He talked very plea
sanity for several minutes on law mat
ters in general and of various members
of the Hudson County bar
Circuit Court Judge Parker spoke on
the needs of a new Court House and of
the wide jurisdiction of the Circuit
Court.
Former Senator William D. Edwards
said he spoke as one of the old mem
bers of the bar and said, as he glanced
around him and saw so many young
faces, he wished he was young again.
He also spoke about Circuit Court Judge
Parker, declaring that he was good
judge. He said he had won and lost
cases before him and the jurors of his
court.
"How about the jurors?'' asked one of
the guests.
''Well, I know nothing about them, :"
replied Mr. Edwards, and the guests
laughed.
Mr.. Edwards, with other speakers,
doomed Presiden Griffin for Vice
Chancellorship, although Frank p Nc
Dermitt, of Freehold, who was an aspir-
ant for the position, and who made an
eloquent and graceful speech, was pres
ent. Mr.. Edwards alluded to the di-
vision of the bar over certain appoint
ments last year and the unity that e0-
lists now.
Several of the speakers alluded touch
ingly to past dinners when the late Chan
cellor McGill, Flavel MCGEE and others
who have gone into the unknown,
graced the festive board.
Assemblyman Swackhamer made a
humorous speech, told number of funny
stories and recited witty anecdotes.
Colonel Fuller also made a number of
felicitous remarks.
Senatorial booms were put forward by
the respective friends of James Fielder,
Alexander Simpson, John J. Treacy and
Myron Ernst.