The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-01-02
ANNUAL BAR BANQUET
Mahaska County Attorneys Enjoy
A Pleasant Evening.

The tenth annual banquet of the
Mahaska County Bar association was
held Friday evening at the Hotel La
cey In the usual supremely excellent
style, and the success of the entire af.
fair reflects much credit upon the MEM
bers Of the bar, the committee in
charge, and Landlord w. L.sBeattie,
who had charge of the banquet proper.
Guests of the evening were the
judges Of the Sixth district, Hon. Byron
w. Preston of this city, Hon. X. e.
Willcockson of Sigourney, and Hon.
w. G.. Clements Of Newton.
The occasion could not have been
more thoroughly enjoyable and moth.
ing could have had more certain in
auence in Strengthening that good
brotherly feeling which exists between
every member of the distinguished
company which gathered about the
board. At the card tables in the ear
lier part of the evening the unbiased
feeling of good cheer which character
lied the whole affair was first mo-
ticeable, and even more so when all
were gathered ABOUT the prettily dec
Grated banquet table in the attractive
dining room of the hotel. Covers
we're laid for thirty guests and the re-
past which was served was unusually
delicious and would have been suffi-
Client to tickle the palate of an cpl
cure. The service was perfect and
nothing was left to be desired.
Toasts Are Informal.
The after dinner part of the even
ing was as pleasing and as engaging
as the menu, and particularly so as
the old stereotyped toast program was
eliminated and every gentleman pres
ent was called upon for an impromptu
talk. The retiring president, Irving
C. Johnson, presided as POSTMASTER,
and among those who were called up
on to enlighten the company with a
speech, to amuse them with a funny
story, or entertain with song were:
H. H. Sheriff, o. C. G. Phillips, Major
John f. Lacey, l.. T. Shangle, Hon. X.
E. Willcockson of Sigourney, w. S.
Kenworthy, Frank T. Nash, H. w.
Gleason, Geo. G. Gaass of Pella, C. G..
Orvis, Hon. Byron w. Preston, Capt.
w. II. Heating, Jas. A. Dewitt, David
s. David, Judge L. c. Blanchard, J. NJ.
Heron, w. r. Lacey, F. E. Gordon,
F. A. Preston, John o Malcolm, ]. G.
Patterson, Geo. H. Woodson, John G.
Williams, o. N. Downs and represent
atives of the press.
The remarks were most enjoyable
and the few sharp digs at brother at
torneys were we'll received, but depth
of thought was intentionally omitted
in the majority of the spicy responses
to the calls of the POSTMASTER, who
interspersed throughout the program
few appropriate remarksllnd occa
sional deft bits OF humor. While a
few gentlemen took occasion to ex
press their jubilant feeling Of liberty
at being able to bring the members
of the judiciary down to their own
level where, for once, they could say
to them what they pleased without
fear of their superiority. yet the re-
marks and criticism of the three gen.
tlemen who now occupy the honored
positions on the bench In this district
were certainly most complimentary.
Suggested For Governor.
When w. S. Kenworthy was called
upon he was unable to check the turn
ing of his thoughts to "reminiscences
of the early days of his practice at
the bar, and he expressed with much
feeling his joy at having for forty-two
years fought side by side as well as
across the table from brother law
yer who was admitted to the bar at
practically the same time with him,
and whose friendship he said it had
been his extreme pleasure to enjoy
throughout it all. He paid fiatter-
ing tribute to the services of Hon.
John F. Lacey and rejoiced with the
bar that that gentleman had been al.
lowed to stay at home for short
time after his long absence in repre-
senting the people Of this community
in Congress, and he added that he
believed that he voiced the sentiments
of the bar when he said that what.
ever aspirations Mr.. Lacey may cher
ish for public office, every member of
the bar. regardless of party lines, will
stand to a man in favor of John F..
Lacey for the next governor OF Iowa"
The applause which followed this
frank expression signified the general
approval with which 1t was received.
When the feasting and talking had
come to a finish and the thoughts Of
home-going became predominant, a
motion for adjournment was offered
and carried, including with it an ex-
preston of gratitude to the retiring
president, T. c. Johnson, for his eff
cient services during the past year.
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