The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-01-07

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| 2.-Jacob, K. A. W
! 1.-RcnOudct, q. Jr + "
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! 5.-t;irard, Anthony 4 W
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! D.-Walet, Junius W.
| 10.-liuidry, Henry W.
1S.-W Wattiguy, Luther s W.
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| 5.-Dclcambrc, Edmond 1 ".
After the disposal Of her rou
tine business Judge Slmon an
uounced that a memorial service
would be held at 3 y m, III memo
ry of the late cX Judge I, ID. Eos
ter, and appointed Hon. i >.
Blou,sard rs chairman Of the
Committee on Resolutions and As
his associates, Judge .lno X Ia
Wis. Of the City Court, and Hon
!" X. Burke. Hon l.. L. DnlanS j.,
City Attorney, was then appointed
to deliver the memorial address.
The memorial session was con.
vened promptly at The appointed
hour and the committee on resolu
tions reported as follows:
Resolution in Memoriam of T..
ron Foster, deceased, hy the
Bar of Iberia Parish:
For a quarter of century
Thomas Donelson Foster was an
active practitioner at the Bar Of
this Parish, and for i period OF
four years presided as Judge Of
tins Judicial District.
As n practitioner he possessed
the affection of the members OF
the bar and as Judge their respect.
He was generous and kind by
nature and impulse, and fearless
in the performance Of his duty.
A catholic charity characterized
him in his private life.
His demise is deeply regretted
10y the Bar of Iberia Parish, and
as a mark of the esteem and re-
spect entertained for him,
BE IL RESOLVED, That page
of the Minute Book of this Homo
rable Court be dedicated to his
memory.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That - cory Of this resolution bc
forwarded 10y the Clerk OF Court
to his bereaved widow ana like
wise to the press.
Il. s. BROUSSARD, Gilman,
JOHN K. DAVIS,
rORTEUS X. BURKE,
Committee.
Mr.. l. T.. Delaney then address
ed the Court and the members "i
the New Iberia Bar az follows:
May it please the Court and
you gentlemen OF the bar.
A distinguished member Of this
bar has passed away; he has wan
dered out into the valley of thai
world of shadows and silence from
which no message comes back to
us. This day of Court Is dedlcat-
ed to his memory.
Si,! 1t is meet that fair tribute
of respect should be paid to the
memory Of the dead.
The long and intimate associa-
ton, the close and kindly rela-
tions, and the lasting friendship
which exiated between Don Eos
ter and myself, was, | have no
doubt, the cause of the honor con
tered upon me by this appoint
ment, and | shall endeavor to
merit your commentator. hu',
Sir, | am cOncions of my deficlen-
cy, and feel that my powers are
but feeble and inadequate to the
requirements of such an occasion
However, | shall attempt to com
ply with your request as best !
can and trust that the deficiency
of language may be supplied bJ
the simple truth of the story
which | would tell.
Don Foster was my friend; from
the first moment of our acqualn-
tance III the early eighties, and np
to the day Of his death, that friend.
ship continued its unIutfelled
course. For more than a quarter
of century our intlmate rela
tons were uninterrupted by any
unpleasant jar, and the accumu-
latIng years but added new proofs
of it's sincerity. For more than a
quarter of a century, we practlced
law at th;s bar, and together ex-
pcrlenced the labors Of the protes.
sion, as well as the pleasures, and
the disappointments, incident TO
victory. or defeat. We were as
sociated in many cases and III
many stood as opposing Counsel
lin hard fought legal battles; but
IN all we stood as personal friends
No matter whose lance was broken
in the contest, the finish found Us
friends. Side by side we fought
the battles of our clients, and sldt
Inv side we fought the earnest Dat