Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-01-11
ILLEGAL LUM|NARIES
At BANQUET BOARD
Members of Arizona Bar Association
in ANIMAL Gathering at Ford Hotel.

The annual banquet of the Arizona
Aar association was held last night in
/ the Ford hotel and was an occasion of
much felicitatiOn among the twenty
five or thirty gentlemen present, all of
whom were either practicing attor-
neys or judges and officials Of the su-
preme court, who were the specially
invited guests. the judges OF course be-
ing members also. AS announced in
yesterdays paper the arrangements
were hastily made i'm the twenty-four
hours preceding the dinner, which be-
gan about 1870. so il was in a sense an
impromptu affair But it was a more
delightful occasion, perhaps for that
very reason as il lacked the stiff
formality of prepared addresses.
The dinner had been arranged for by
the secretary. Paul Burks, and his as
sisting committee. but Mr.. Burks un-
fortunately had to leave for Los An
geles on the evening train and could
not be present to witness the success
of his planning. The dinner was GER
tainly a satisfactory one, for il not
only met the requirements of the gen
tlemen of the bar but all members Of
the supreme bench united in the opin-
ion that il met their complete approval.
and it is not every dinner that would
command a favorable decision by SO
high a tribunal
The retiring president. Leroy An
dersOn. had been charged with the duty
of providing ample and eloquent ora
tory and with personally filling the
post of POSTMASTER that he might see
that his plans were carried out He not
only acquitted himself gracefully but
set before his guests a mental menu
that was no less enjoyed than the din
ner The speech making began about
$3.50 and lasted until 1890, and it may
well be imagined that pages could
be written Of the bright things said
in three hours by gentlemen Of such
recognized erudition and pleasing
phrase as they who comprised the
speaking list
The first subject presented by the
chair was Are the Initiative and Ref
erendum Theoretically Practicable"
and Judge F s. Nave was called upon
to respond from a negative viewpoint.
He was followed by George Purdy Bull
lard who defended the opposite convic-
ton.
Attorney General John B. Wright
was assigned 'L'Homme Criminer' as
an inspiration for his contribution to
the gayety and gravity of the evening
and it proved a well chosen topic.
John Mason Ross responded to The
Lawless Science of the Law" q subject
too suggestive to be more than men
toned in the limited space at hand, ex-
cept to say that Mr.. Ross proved a
very interesting speaker.
Chief Justice Edward Kent was
called upon to discourse on n most in
teresting and appropriately chosen sub
ject, Judicial Psychology" and the
manner of its handling was designed to
claim the undivided attention of ev-
cry thoughtful auditor. Though the
subject might seem to the layman To
border a bit on the deeply scientific.
there was a depth of practical meaning
to the judges remarks.
THE Process of Amending a Consti-
tuition" was another argumentative
subject discussed by Judge Kibbey and
w. b. Cleary. The judge held that a
constitution should be the protection
of the minority, should be confined to
those things concerning which there is
comparative unity of opinion and
should not be easily amended. Mr..
Cleary on the contrary contended for
a more general document and one that
could be easily changed by the will of
the majority.
The speaking closed by a discussion
on the Recall of the judiciary and the
Salary of the Judges" and was also in
the form of a debate. John s. Will
liams opposed the application OF the
recall to the judiciary and Colonel II.
l.. Pickett defended it as a desirable
safeguard for the people,