Evening star., 1907-10-22

clared. in closing. that the time will come
when jury trials will be before jury
and not in the public prints.
The American form Of government is
to protect the individual and secure JUS
tice. said Justice Brewer, land 1t Is for
our best effort that this should be the
rule
Mr.. George w. Alger of New York dis
cussed the same subject. After calling
particular attention to the trial of cases IL
the public prints and declaring that thu
practice should be stopped. Mr.. Alger re-
ferred to what he termed "crimina
finance In this realm he placed the
man who sells stock in gold mines and
other enterprises that appear only on pa.
per and those inflated. He also spoke OF
the railroad magnates who. he said, have
been manipulating the stocks of the great
systems, and said:
I'VE must correct the theory Of success
We must have criminal law that will
draw the line where 1t should properly be
drawn and where It will reach this class
Of Offenders
Prisoners Aid Societies.
Rev. DR.. Woodrow talked at length
upon reforms which should be Instituted
IN tho criminal law Of the country. He
pointed particularly to The need every
where Of prisoners aid societies which
will assist prisoners discharged from the
jails and other prisons to start anew upon
the right road in life.
lister, whom we should do all in our power
to help, SO that they will not be COM
PEELED to go back to their old life Of vice
and begin their lives anew"
Rev. Franklin Noble delivered the ad-
dress Of welcome at the opening and de-
clared that the members OF the Congrega-
tional Club were glad to ,have so many
guests in attendance.
Rev. M. Ross Fishburn. pastor of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
pronounced the invocation after the mem
bers and guests had taken their places at
the table
While the dinner was being served Miss
Lydia Richards Hughes. pianist; Mr. j.
Reilly Stanton, vtOiiniSt, and Mr. Charles
G. Abbott celloist, rendered a musical
program.
Later Mr.. ]. Walter Humphrey sang
The Armorer Song from Robin Hood
and several other selections. The exer-
cises came to q close with the singing of
the congregational hymn.
List Of the Guests.
Covers were laid for Prof J. W. L..ick-
ering. Miss Frances E. Chickering, Prof
John L. Ewell. Rev. DR.. Samuel H.
Woodrow and Mrs. Woodrow, Rev. DR.
Franklin Noble. Mr. George w. Alger
Rev. DR.. Edward Hawes. Justice David
Brewer and Mrs. Brewer. Rev. M. Ross
Fishburn and Mrs. Fishburn, Mr.. John
Bond and Mrs. Bond. DR.. ]. w. Bischofr
and Mrs. Bischof. Mr. J. Walter Hum
phrey and Mrs. Humphrey. Mr.. William
M. Conrad. Mr.. Frank A. Barrett Mrs
Rosa L. Townsend. Capt. Fred l Dean.
Mr.. Irving P. Tade and nirs. Iade. Mr..
9: A. L. Merrfeid. Mrs. Margaret Gray
Dickenson of virginia, Mr. o. H Oldroyd
and Mrs. Oldroyd. Mr.. B. F. Stoneberger,
Mr.. l. =. Tolman and Mrs. Toiman, Prof
A. N; Skinner. U: S. NJ; DIR. M. G. Skin
ner. Mrs. A. V. Skinner. Mr.. Horace NJ
Fulton. Miss Antoinette E. Wilmer, Mr..
A. J. Osgo0d. DR.. Paul B. Johnson, Mr..
o. M. Mcpherson. Mr.. George c. Pot
mer. Mrs. Potmer and Miss Potmer, Mrs
A. 8. Perham and Miss Perham. Mr.
BENJAMIN w. Pond. Mrs. NJ A. Long
worthy. Mrs. H. w. Johnson. Mr.. H
w. Johnson. Mr.. Jerome F. johnson and
Mrs. johnson. Mr.. +. D. Hardy and Mrs.
Bradbury and Mrs. Bradbury. Mr.. A. s.
Caywood and Mrs. Caywood Mrs. A. NJ
Raub. Mr.. M. L. Blanchard, Mr.. H. \.
Blanchard. Miss E. A. Conkey. Mr.. M
w. Baldwin. Miss Ida Green. Miss /. N.
Baldwin, Mr.. j. w. Browning and Mrs
Browning. Ars. w. Y. Hughes, Mr.. K. c.
clafiin and Mrs. Claflin, Mr. Charles B. |
Bayly and Mrs Bayly. Mr.. Alfred Wood, |
Mr.. John r. Eastman. Mr.. Albert p |
Eastman and Mrs. Eastman, Mr.. M. L.
Leonard and Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. James |
Harvey Browne. 1r.: DR.. H. J. Wash |
burn and Mrs. Washburn, Mr.. F.. w.
sweeney. Mr.. James H. Blodgett Mrs NJ
9. Blodgett. Mr.. Charles K Wead, Mr. |
George P. Whittlesey and Mrs. Whittie- 1
sey. Mr.. J. p. Reed and Mrs. Reed. Mr.. |
?. w. Woodruff and Mrs. Woodruff, Miss ]