The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-11
BANQUET THE 4.
BAH. ASSOCIATION ! 5 | Il
2OneSof the Most Brilliant aid
Pleasant Iii the History
~ l8s of8thc o Organization.
B BEAUTIFUL WOMEN Y. LOOK \: ( ON b
Mr.. Goode sslosfes' About bout With NTH
Complete Independence Il
M Gems of Oratory


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RS IIOr sPftN Ga, & VA, August To- wing
Ia al, 4 electric storm, the report Of thu
lBar# a ssocintionS banquet last night could
NOT ibo tratlsmittcd both the telegraph
Sand telephone wires being out Of COM
mission. F3 u II i @ ~
Il Tfo banquet was one Of the m9stS bril-
liant ana altogether pleasant In the hiss
tory Of the association. At about palf,--.g
mast s, the banquet crs, 150 strong. hav-i
Ing assembled I'M the broad hallway at
stho front OF the Hon tend. took UP tho
march for tho dining room, They were
secuted A In d tricu, and fell ut once TO-
discussing the yiunds which rof reshed and
the 1lquidg which, clieerod the inner man
X AT 10 & o. clock, when cign RS and Conee}
had boon renc hed Il the doors were thrown
open, and half q hundred beautiful Wot-gg
mon ttlronged 4 In and we're given seats
reserved for them, while the men cheercYdts
and the orchestra UP Mt tho end OF the
hall played "Dlxie.''' x VI i! Il. 3,sl.sl
81 President Phlegar. III tho capacity OF
toastn,aster, proposed the h uitl1 Of the tn
guest Of the association Justice p regcr.s
The toast YVES drunk, standing. 5s
Justice Brewer, IN responding. paid a.
compliment to- the ladies' and " compl1-s q
5mentcd his hosts. The man no has
never tasted a pcac1 knows not how us
cious II Is. " Ito said. N IT man who has
not partaken or Virginia hospitality does
mot know how wonderful and Whol " de-
g1ightful8 1t Isl ssSSs
j Justice Brewer's speech was a gem Of
selouucnce, rhetorical olit6ursts alternat-::
Ing with flaHhes OF wit and humorous
stories from his own experience At the
bar and on the bench. 4. 81
at the coming Hague cont ference. s :. -
Justice Brewer. a nerca VII 81 take g! me IN
leading place., and the time wi come
when law and legal principles VIII settle
all Squarrels between IL nat tons and " the
whole earth will give back the song st'Inls
which the angels now sin 8, 4s ace on on
earth, good Will to- men. ''S @ q.
55 Judge Fhlegar. who NAL es 3a sins u llai
happy toas tmaster assured Justice l5reW W
Ser Ii eloquent Language that the slatc 4
string In Virginia would ways n II llan ans
on the outside for him. sly, II MI s5s 4,
",rhe Ethics OF Democrac y nv sya st the
sentiment 81 Is which Or. Il s. G. NJ tchell,$
+ az n edmond College. dressed himself y
81. q Mitchell made q scholarl y and .t'tl elo-s
Snient address / emocra cy, meaning
government by discussion, must OF ne ces-
SITS, BE founded upon ntell lgence5 ana Seh-
flightenment, AS \. =, Z.
& arc ruled ID law yer salu L .l
Mitchell: ..iby lawyers and respesct " =
law and not by lava Upon the later after
rests the fabric Sof ou r govern n en-
the sBelleyue High School, Bedf ford CO. n
~ respo ding to the toast, Fro
IA ssIon OF Teach lng.19 set out by aylng
his enbarra ssnent IN attempting 70 adj al
dress body OF speakers vas II le t ele'
nv the fact that 80 many " Of his nearer
had once been his pupils. Prot lessor 4 q
bolts response wa s claste, chola!'ly a l'
Se,oauent, as he developed his theme q uIt
der tho heads. Scholarship Aptnesss X e 20
Teach, Professional 4 Enthusia winch
he esteemed essentials OF the success ll
teacher, ~ l.s5
N IN introducing Hon. John Goode, as q.
the next speaker Judge lhleg q at sag ~
no attempt would be made to comm 8the
grand old man OF Virginia to the limits
Il &c any toast. MIR. Goode received an $ova
ton when he arose that was hardly
ettualled BY that accorded any other
sneaker. II Being unlimited rs to time and
10 theme, Mr.. Good 8 "sloshed AROUND" as
ms expressed It ,6complimenting the ladies',
the speakers who had preceded Si:lm ana
{ the legal profession, and cor Guided with
I snlond Id tribute to Virginia, her present
and her past, i, 81 d l5al II 7.
10Y am old enough to 90 as plea sc, 5S
he declared. amid applause. i'.nnd for one
* refuse to wear the badge Of ne VIZ !.
GINA II 10 DO 80 requires m 10 take OF
the badge OF old Virginia, though 4 stand
and walk alone. q y. Il. u
3 judge Phlegpr announced that . Dr. Dr.
George Ben Johnston. who was Ito nave
responded to toast, had telegraphedy
that an unexpected profess onal call pre-
vented his being present: " G,
s5 Judge c., E. M GORE OF New y ork.s put
formerly OF "a leghnny county il respon ded5
10 the toast, ITO the first sinner, the
fatrast sinner; the best sinner; that sin =
nor that Is almost a saint; the SIN er5
that Ia with US tonight, but not OF US
whom Adam named Woman 4. #
Judge Moore made q, VI capital speech.
ono which kept his hearers In @ roar OF
laughter and managed To- speak twenty
minutes without Euttering a serious sWo X,
until about the time he closed,
81 There were loud calls for cker!
when Judge Moore concluded, and Hon
III ST. George Tucker finally came for-
,yn "a and was presented by Judge Phle-s
ga as "tha hnndsoInest, most s!nodest3
and least known ll,nNS IN Virginia \. e.
fuckers speech " y very brlef, u but ne
invited all the chilYren and the grand
children ana great -g:aHdeh iron OF VIE
5ginia to tho Jam estoWn YAK posi- on 2 eXt5
year s5f Ell Si u ss " /.
a II was tolling the hour Of midnight
when the feast ended, and the guests
filed out TO the stralna #of Aud Lang
WALTER EDWARD HARRIS,