Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-25
NOTABLE GATHERING ENJOYS
SOCIAL FEATURE OF STATE
BAR MEETING.
ALL MEMBERS OF SUPREME
COURT ARE IN THE CITY
All But One, Judge sherwin, of Ma
SON City, Were Seated in Banquet
Hall, Together With Many District
Judges, Ex-Judses, and Other
Learned Men of the Law.

1t was notable gathering that was
present at the Pilgrim Thursday night
to enjoy the social feature of the state
bar meeting-the annual banquet. 1t
is seldom that so many learned men of
the law are brought together in social
intercourse, and the affair was de-
| lightful one in every way.
Seated around the tables We're five of
the six memers of the supreme court,
the highest tribunal of the state. These
We're Chief Justice w. D. Evans, Of
Hampton; Scott M. Ladd of Sheldon;
H. E Deemer, of Red Oak; Enlin Nc
Claim, of Iowa City; and Silas NJ.
| Sherwin, of Mason City, was unable to
/ be here for the banquet, but arrived for
/ the sessions today, completing the
membership of the august body.
Besides the members of the supreme
court there We're at the banquet nine
district judges of Iowa, H. NJ. Towner,
of Corning; c. C. Lee, of Ames; Jesse
Miller and w. H. McHenry of Des
! Moines: j. ]. Clark, of Mason City; j.
w. Bollinger, of Davenport, president
of the bar association; NJ. A. Roberts,
of Ottumwa: w. G. Clements, of Wash
ington, and j. NJ. Parker, of this city.
There We're also present many ex-dis-
trict judges, and included among them
were three Of the older judges of Iowa
j ohm Crosby, of Garnavillo, the grand
old man who prepares the memoirs of
the bar between the annual sessions;
j. A. Cliggett, of Mason City; and w.
R. Lewis, of MonteZuma.
] Among the guests at the banquet was
Judge William Battin, of this city, the
last surviving member of the four
original county judges of this county.
Banquet Served at 9.
The banquet, which was delicious
spread, was served at o'clock in seven
courses, while the Adamson orchestra
gave a program of popular selections.
AS the attorneys lighted their cigars.
President Bollinger, as postmaster, ex-
pressed his personal appreciation to
the Marshall county bar for the rare
hospitality that had been shown the
visitors. Judge Bollinger said that the
meeting here had been full of unex
pected and pleasant surprises, and
while he had not thought of it before
he considered that bar association
could not choose a more suitable place
in the state to hold a convention than
in a county named for John Marshall
Roardman on Days of Old.
C. H. E. Boardman, of this city, was
introduced as the first speaker on the
program. and responded to the toast
/ In Days of Did" Mr.. Boardman's re-
marks were cleverly applied to the
Il days of more than a half century ago,
when the first court was held in Mar
shall county. The divorce evil was
even then abroad in the land, and the
first case tried was one wherein one
William was suing one Rebecca for a
divorce. William won. Then there
was no statuatory years limit for re-
pentance, and Rebecca was free to
smile upon whom she would.
The first grand jury met in Sc
cluded spot in the forest, so as to es-
cape seeing anything to indict, and the
judicial history was given clean bill
of health. But not long was the dove
of peace to hover over the tribunal OF
Marshall county-the war clouds began
to appear, and the serpent invaded the
Marshall county Eden. The county sea-
contest with Marietta was on.
Mr.. Boardman satirically traced the
4 history of the bloody struggle and tole
of the final moving of Marietta to Mar.
4 shalltown. The lion and the lamb LAY
! down together, and there was a com
( placent look around the chops of the
: lion.
Gov. B. F. Carroll, who was to have
q appeared on the program, was de.
tanned at home on the advice of hi:
physician, and a greeting to the asso.
citation was read by President Bollin.
4 ger together with his excellency's re,
4 grets at not being able to be present
Judge w. S. Kenyon, of Fort Dodge
counsel for the Illinois Central railway
with headquarters in Chicago, was ais,
= unable to be present.
FaviIe on Lincoln.
F. F. Faville of Storm Lake, Unite,
q States district attorney for the north
ern district of Iowa, responded to tn
a toast, "1909-Lincoln Centennial" MI
Faville said that nearly every attorne
q in Iowa had been called upon on Eel
n - to pay some tribute to Lincoln, an
he had demurred to the demand for
Lincoln address here. The learne
a trial judge of the Davenport distric
Y had overruled him, as was a habit wit
= the court.
i Mr.. Faville went back to bible time
81 TO draw his illustration of the grea
q life of Lincoln, and referred to the old
q en- idea that the ideal great man wa
81 found in the embodiment of the chief
q tain, the warrior, and man of Nigh
= 1t was true of Saul, and so on dow
3 thru the succeeding ages, until hu
& mainly struggled for the ideal of gov
= ernmental heroes and at last was mad
II the great declaration of the true rigf
: of government. 1t was then that tn
3 ranks of soldiery or nobility were ne
invaded for the new ideal hero 1t wa
a lawyer, Patrick Henry, who fired tn
e hearts of the people; it was anothe
lawyer, James Otis, who was chosen
resist the domineering writs of tn
British; it was the foremost lawyer {
his day, Thomas Jefferson, who wa
chosen to write the matchless declare
ton. Thirty of the fifty-five member
Of the august body were lawyers.
When the next great problem cor
fronted the young nation there cam
from the back woods of Illinois an OF
"a scure country lawyer to attempt
=, solution of the problem that woui
z. Ae1- IL. =