The Washington herald., 1908-05-10

The twenty-frst annual shad bake OF
the Bar Association of the District Of
Columbia was held at Marshall Hall yes
terday, and from 10 o'clock In the morn
ing, when the lawyers and their guests
embarked at the Seventh street wharf
until they returned last night at s O'Clock
there was every evidence of "a right
good time and plenty of e.
Each year the Bar Association gives a
planked shad dinner at Marshall Hall.
and has as its guests the associate jus
tees Of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia and members Of the
Supreme Court of the United States. But
one justice of the United States Supreme
Court attended yesterday, Justice Har-
Ian, and he maintained his reputation OF
being the best single-handed baseball
player in the crowd.
Went to Ball Grounds.
Soon after the boat landed, the younger
attorneys went 10 the ball grounds and
began 10 bat out" flies. Justice Har-
Ian. with his nearly four-score years
resting as lightly upon him as one-third
that number promptly discarded his
coat, and rolling up his sleeves. began to
bat to such distances that 1t required re-
layed throws 20 return them to him.
Not only this; the Justice made the high
est score of any OF his competitors In
the shooting gallery. scoring nine out Of
twelve bulls eyes without his glasses.
The shad bake Is strictly an executive
taken along. It is a time when every
body loOsens up, pats each other on the
back, and invites him to ''have another"
and finally mother" and finally throw
ing his arms affectionately around hira.
leads him 20 the place where the beverage
that made Milwaukee famous is on tap.
= and also where a liquid which paws 81. .
per proof gallon revenue to the United
States flows
Preceding the dinner, an exciting game
OF ball was played by picked teams. with
line-up as follows:
Graham. pitcher; Bell. catcher; Mohum.
frst base; Galley, second base; Smith.
third base; Peyser. short stop; Rothschild
right field; Wright, center field, Quinter,
left field.
Leach, pitcher; Tobriner catcher: An
derson, first base; Solomon. second base
Hr
Brown right field: Peelle, left field. and
Edmonds, center field.
The first named team won by score
OF II TO 3.
In Prime Condition.
At o'clock the planked shad and the
"fxin's' were reported to be in prime
condition, ard dinner horn was
sounded, and brought 10 the board the
hungry barTisters. who. after the exer-
else they had enjoyed, ate as If they
never expected to eat again.
AT the dinner the entertainment COM
nlittee provided songs with lawyers and
judges as heroes. and these were greeted
with roars OF laughter
one Of them, which aroused the most
merriment and applause, was dedicated
10 Connie Syme. While Connie did not
succeed in saving the Crittenden Oak
anyway, he tried to- and his efforts were
immortalized in the following:
ASHLEY. SAVE THAT TREE.
Judge in chancery, with Sisage stern and grim.
Extend thy aid TO me. said sohbing Connie Syme.
Il am citizen, and a taxpayer. TOO.
On costs pay ten, it now Is up 10 you.
so Ashley save that tree. let not boush be
touched
And issue your decree each vandal cali mutt.
] DO this n1t for gain, have you to advise
/ really feel some pain-But-it pays to advertise"
George II. O'Connor. the welI-known
local comedian, sang a song, entitled
Getting Judge Wright To Sign a Bill of
Exceptions. alias 1T Amt No Disgrace
to Run When You Am Scared"
District Attorney D. w. Baker and As
sistant District Attorneys Stuart Nc
Namara and Harvey Given said to be
chronic bachelors. were kept eligible by
the rendition Of a song. entitled Every
Day Is Ladies' Day to Ne"
Indictments Returned.
Several indictments were returned
against the entertainment committee. one
of them being as follows;
That said accused violated the we'll
known usage Of King shad's court by in
ducing a female person, named Mrs /
MelSa A. Mockwood, and her cousin to
sing an imported ditty, entitled BE Good; /
If You Cannot Be Gcod, Be Careful "
Another indictment was as follows:
That said accused, with malice afore-
thought and IN an effort to overthrow the !
United States, its Institutions. national
odes, and anthems into III repute, pro- /
cured and induced an unregenerate Irish /
man, named Lien 7. o'Briner, to sing"
ms indictment was returned following /
a touching ballad sung by Attorney Leon /
Tobriner. entitled "Harrigan."
Another indictment reclted:
That said accused attempted to devil |
those he-spinsters Chaplin Brown and |
sam Maddox. By causing a number of |
persons to sing in chorus for their ex- |
elusive benefit, song portraying the ad- |
vantages of marriage, entitled, No We'd |
ding Bells for Ne
The Guests of Honor.
About 125 members of the association /
attended the dinner. The guests of |
honor were:
Justice Harlan, Of the Supreme Court |
Of the United States
Chief Justice Shepard. Justice Robb. and |
Justice Van Orsdel, of the Court of An
peals of the District of Columbia.
Justice Stafford. Justice Anderson, Jus |
tice Wright, and Justice Gould. of the /
Supreme Court of the District Of fsol,,-,