The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-04

appropriate to the occasion. A toast
was then proposed by H. ]. Snively,
who after proposing the drinking of
Judge Riggs health, read poem alleged
to have been sent in by the bar associa.
ton of Roza. The poem was greatly
appreciated, not so much for its poetic
merit, as the fact that it covered every
body who ever had anything to do with
the Yakima bar.
Mr.. Snively then proposed toast,
"The Bar and the Client" asking Vestal
to respond. He did so very gracefully,
and dwelt entertainingly upon the SUBJ
ject assigned for ten or fifteen minutes.
The client, he admitted, was an import
ant factor in court and in the practice
of law, and yet the happiest moments
of his life were spent in the days when
he was practicing without client-and,
incidentally without troubles. But the
client was necessary factor, and he
proposed health to 1.-THE Client"
which was drunk standing.
Toastmaster Whitson then proposed
the toast 1.-THE Bar of This Judicial Dis
trict," to be responded to by Chef r.
Hovey, of Ellensburg. He brought
Judge Graves regrets that he was un.
able to be present. The bar of this dis
trict, Mr.. Hovey said, would compare
very favorably with that of any district
OF which he knew anything. The asso-
citation had every reason to be proud of
those who had gone to other fields. He
knew that the member chosen to be a
supreme judeg of the state would reflect
credit on the district from which he
came. The speaker commended the
spirit of fairness and good feeling
among the members of the association,
which he characterized also as one of
the commendable traits of the entire
fraternity. A toast was drunk again to
Judge Rudkin and to Mr.. Hovey.
POSTMASTER Snively, after few
pointed and appreciated witticiSms,
called upon Fred Parker to respond to
the toast 1.-THE Law and the Gospel. I"
Mr.. Parker was at loss to know why
the two should be mentioned in the
same breath, but it had been the work
of some of our greatest men to expound
law and some to expound gospel. He
thought we could not get along without
the law, and was not certain where we
would go If it were not for the gospel.
We had many able men who had ex-
pounded the law, and in this connection
the district had been fortunate in hav-
ing had Judge Rudkin to expound the
law for those living and moving therein.
He closed with a sincere tribute to
Judge Rudkin.
John Lynch responded to the toast
proposed by Mr.. Whitson, "The Law
School W.. the Law Office" He felt
that his inexperience as a member of
the profession placed him in a position
not particular y adapted to defining the
difference in the experience gained in
the Office and the school, and believed
that some OF the older members could
do much better along that line; but he
felt that the two were equally necessary
to thoroughly equip the lawyer for his
duties. Mr.. Lynch's remarks were well
received, and gave evidence Of the abil-
ity and logical force that his friends
claim for him.
Mr.. Snively then called upon Mayor
Fechter, "who was a lawyer again in or
der to permit him to be included IN the
bunch tonight" to respond to the toast
"The Apostate Lawyer" Mr.. Fechter
responded very wittily, saying the term
"apostate, he believed, applied to one
who had seen the error OF his ways. He
explained how he came to be an apos-
tate, saying he began as most of the
others did, with great deal of hope;
hung out his shingle in Milwaukee first,
then went to smaller town in Wiscon-
sin, with limited library and a no.
torial seal. He recounted in humor-
GUS manner the experiences OF his prac-