The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-12-21
BRUNSWICK BAR ASSOCIATION
PAYS PRETTY TRIBUTE TO
A POPULAR UURIST.
The Judge Moved to Tears BY the
Good Things Said About Him-HeId
Last Session of Local Superior
Court Yesterday.

Moved to tears by the honor paid
him by members of the Brunswick bar
and others, Judge Thomas A. Parker,
who, for seven years, has been the
popular Judge of the Brunswick cir
cult, yesterday afternoon said fare
well to the Glynn superior court and
presided for the last time over that
tribunal
Judge Parker came down to trans
act few small matters in the court,
and without his knowledge the mem
bers of the Brunswick Bar association
had arranged a little impromptu fare
well reception for the judge, hand
some gold headed cane had been pur
chased to be presented to him as a
token of the high esteem in which
he is held by the oIcal lawyers.
After all of the business had been
disposed of and the judge asked if
there was anything else the lawyers
wished him to dispose CT before ad
journing the court, Judge Boiling
Whitfield stepped forward and stated
that there was another matter in
and requested that in order to dis
pose of it, the new presiding officer
Judge G. B. Conyers preside.
ignorant of what was going to occur
even after he had vacated the judges
seat, Judge Parker was greatly sur
prised when Judge Whitfield in a
pretty and eloquent address, deliver
ed, on behalf of the Brunswick Bar
association, the very handsome cane.
Judge Whithelds presentation ad-
dress was short, but eloquent and ap-
propriate, and he was loudly applaud
ed by those present at its conclus-
ion.
Judge Parker responded in very
appropriate and feeling talk, in which
he expressed sincere regret that the
change in circuits necessitated him
leavipe; Glynn county. He said he
al S considered it pleasure to
visit this county, liked the city, the
county and the people, but circum-
stances had made it necessary for
him to become judge of the new cir
cult.
Following Judge Parker, all of the
attorneys in the courtroom and one
or two others expressed, in short
addresses, their sincere regret that
such an able jurist was to leave this
circuit
All of the others present made
short addresses in the order named:
Col. C. P. Goodyear, Hon. H. F. Dun
wody. Judge D. w. Krauss, Hon. Mil
lard Reese, Judge Max Isaac, Col. f.
G. Butts. Col. F. E. Twitty, Col E. w.
Dart. Editor C. H. Leavy, Congress
man w. G. Brantley, Col. J. T. Colson,
Judge C. B. Ccnyers, Clerk H. F. dn
Bignon and Mr.. w. C. Peoples.
Honesty, fairness and integrity was
the KEYNOTE of every address deliver
ed. Men who had practiced in Judge
Parker's court for seven years stood
face to face and told him that his
record as a presiding judge had been
an enviable one, that he had been talr
at all times and in all matters, that
he had worked for the betterment OF
his circuit, his state ard his country,
and JldT lUC DI ullo " i'm I'll NhA| A'S|N
teen proud CT its presiding Judge.
These remarks, too, came from the
hearts of those who made them, and
that Judge Parker was deeply affected
bv the honor that was paid hing was
hest evidenced by the. fact that he
was moved to tears during the cere-
nAQnies.
k was a pretty affair, honor was
afcorded a man who deserved it, and
al 1be conclusion Judge Parker NEST
heartily thanked the members of the
har for the very handsome token and
all for the words Of praise.
But during the addresses Judge
Conyers also came in for his share
Of honor and all expressed the be-
lief that the Brunswick circuit would
stil, he administered in business
IKE honest and upright fashion and
the attorneys bespeaked for the new
Judge great success.