The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-12
AFTERMATH" o.
BAR ASSOCIATION.
Tile Types Played Franks With With
Allusion to Judge
X !, III Dixie.
VISOR THE MAN ELOQUENT
His Speech Gives Him Secure
Position As Aftcr-Din
Speaker. vi. s3s

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(s,pcclnl from u Staff Acorrespondento
i,rherc. Arc several lawyers here yet from
among those VINO have ibeoh attending tho
8nrnu,l sessi OH OF tie virginia Ghr Assoc
cation. Which adjourned last night, al
1hOuxn the majority have gone. Inc
heat and tho mosquitoes MADE II com
Z Dinatlon against which the visitors, ns
rule, did not care to contend longer tiiill
was absolutely necessary, PRESIDENT
@Tiiom went 10 norfolk TO-DAY ana ii liicllce
10 washington By boat to-night. .3i
sg Mr.. Tnom IL delighted beyond measure
nt the success or the banquet last night
4 lie gives itsas his deliberate opinion tllat
&the speeches were the ablest he mas ever
heard on an occasion OF this Kind, anu ana
every lawyer present is or the nlnc pc
lief. Tho 5exigcnces ofrtlie hour as seV,'
eral OF the best responses we're ueliVcrcu
ut midnight or later, prevented my y VIE llls
Il inir9 idea. perhaps OF the speeches,
f their cloqucncc, und genuine VII ana ne
huinor Men who have heard many OF
s the l,cst I,osta,randial orators pt ING
country, say they have not heard
speeches on any similar occasion the ay-
! GRACE OF which was ns high us those OF
last night. * i}s .5l
All Eloquent Judge.
There were some surprises. For IN
stance, Judge X. r. Prcntiss. though
known as one OF the very ablest men on
the bench In Virginia, did not nave
y.
but his address last night gave nm .
place hardly second to any man IN " r--
GINA as an entertainer Of the post gnsta-
tory kind. The response which ne inaue
to the toast, s."Ihc j Judges, was an cltort
which would have done credit TO nny
speaker haste, replGte with humor. oi
the most delicate character, y botla!I's t'
In literary illusions, which, evidenced i
man OF liberal culture. and delivered
with all the grace Of the practised ora ora
Il 3ti.F
Judge r. II. w. Duke. Of charlottcs;,
vile. known all through virginia ! ana
,nonwealth, as bon -viyant, raeontetir a l,i
rostpinndiai halker. surpassed himself
last night. Several who have heard HIM
frequently. say they never , heard him e, 70
me say This morning that In his speech
last night he made deliberate, alluslon5
& 10 his father. who died ate attending
4 II session, or the association At .3. 90
Point. l wrote delicate instead OF dc
5llberatc.,'81 also said In the synopsis OF
the paper read by Or. I1nnnis Taylor ON
sjudgc-madc law, that DIR. TAYLOR sue
The constitution could only be CHANGE
by revolution, and not by resolutions
AZ the printer affirmed. is
A Graceful T POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Thorn did not make an annual adj
dress as president of the association, but
his scryicrs AZ toaStmastcrS last night, as
well as the cordially Of his manner to-
wards all members and visitors, and the
way In which he discharged the duties
( OF presiding officer caused those who
were disappointed iii not having the pleas
ire Of listening to formal address from
him to forgive him for his rcmissness.
Many expressions OF pleasure are heard
from these Virginia lawyers at knowing
that while Mr. Thorn has gone TO reside
In Washington. he still considers himself
one of Them, and will be at all the an
nual conclavcs.
Mr.. William A. Glasgow. Jr, expressed
the idea of#constant fcalty and loyalty
to Virginia In his speech last night, He
has become a member OF the bar OF
philadelphia since the association met
best Of the evening and the applause
which 1t received was wholly deserved.
x Mr.. Wysors response to the toast,
.'Jreams,"J was Il gem of oratory which
could hardly have been surpassed in
lustre. 1t gave to this Southwestern
orator position as an after-dlnncr
speaker which Is secure and unique. 52{
S Charles r.. Lassiter. Of Petersburg, al
though one of the young members. evil
denced I hat he Is able to take care Of q
go1d reputation as a speaker on an occa-
sion like the one Of last night Attrac-
tive In manner and pleasing in thought
full effort
Banquet Was Needed.
The speeches we're ~ good that what
/ have written about them. though 1t
does them no more than justice. seems
I like extravaganza. Butt is hardly pos
slble TO speak ex.lvtvaEanlly OF efforts
= tlemen assembled in the dnlng-room TO
hear the lawyers talk last night, Con !
hlentinlly, the success Of the banquet
Vas needed TO redeem ne dnl IN Of
small Until the time OF the banquet drew
near, and the sessions were devoid Of
great Interest as rule.
Judge Phlegar, the president elect of
the association, made a capital speech
last night, lin which he insisted that the
members make strenuous efforts to swell
the attendance at the annual meetlngl.
are no more wholly enjoyable gatherings
In Virginia in tho course or the entire
yenr than these nssembages of the law
yers, who, all opinion to the contrary
Notwithstanding, stand IN tho forefront
OF yirllc. progressive thought.
WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.