Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-01-06
coDINGToN COUNTY BAR BAN
ouET.

QUET.
Sixth Annual Banquet At kampeska
Cafe Tuesday.
The best and without question the
most enjoyable banquet ever held BY
the Codington County Bar Association
was held Tuesday evening at the
Kampeska Cafe In this city. It Is the
custom Of the Codington County at
torneys to have q meeting Of this
sort every year but the one IN Tues.
day night was one Of special nature.
It was given In Honor OF former Judge
George n. Marquis and Judge elect
G. x. Seward, and was attended by
members OF the bar from the Third
circuit as guests Of the local bar.
The banquet proper was at $3.50 in
the evening and lasted until about
ten o'clock, duSs::ag which time the
Attorneys were given one OF the best
spreads ever prepared for them and
to say that they enjoyed it would be
a mild way Of putting 1t.
The POSTMASTER for the occasion
was Hon. John B. Hanten and at ths 4
conclusion OF the feast, he introduced
the speakers Of the evening In his
usual style Of wit and humor.
George w. Case. was the first speak
er Of the eye4ing and he spoke on
The Bench and the Bar, His re-
n arks were very appropriate and he
called attention to several things that
were OF special interest to all pre-
sent. "a
Judge George ii. Marquis responded
to Observations OF the Bench and
the Bar He entered into his re-
marks with a good deal Of interest
Snd spoke o. the many things thas
q Judge on the Bench noticed In the
Lawyer that no doubt the Lawyer
Lad over looked IN his desire to pre-
sent his clients cause to the court
in the best. possible light.
s Hon. Samuel H. Elrod, Of Clark, re-
sponded to THE Lawyer in Public
Life" His. remarks were OF special
interest to the younger members Of
the bar and he especially urged them
to be honest and upright IN their
dealings If they wished to make a
success Of their chosen profession.
3 w. N. Skinner, OF Castlewood OF the
Third Circuit" He dealt with the
Circuit as whole and the Attorneys
in the Circuit. He also mentioned
the fact that the Third Circuit had
been making very rapid gains both In
population and in wealth during the
past ten years.
Judge Elect g. x. Seward gave some
"reminiscences Of the Bar He told
about the bar at the time he came to
Watertown, about thirty years ago.
and that the practice was at that time
and told some very interesting as well
as amusing incidents that happened
in the Courts at that time, He also
for the honor Of having the banquet
thanked. the Codington County Bar
given at this time and assured them
that he was still one Of them notwith-
standing that he was to be promoted
to the Circuit Bench.
Philo Hall of Brookings, dealt with
the "Foibles of the Bench" and his re
marks were not only very interesting
but he brought out good many facts:
that were perhaps unknown or at least
unobseryed by other members Of tho
bar.
With this the program as arrang.
ed by the committee was at close
but the Toastmaster called upon Cen
eral Conklin, of Clark for few re-
marks and he responded In his US
ual manner and gave a little further
history Of the early pracIice in Dako-
ia.
A. Sherin was also called upon by
the Toastmaster for a few remarks, as
he said from the Fighting Attorney OF
the Circuit" He responded with a
story or two and gave the younger
members an explanation why none Of
them were permitted to be on the
program at this time.
It being about two thirty in the
morning the meeting adjourned with
the boys feeling that they had spent
very enjoyable and profitable even
Iihg.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller Of Mid
land. s. D., are spending the holidays
With relatives In this e1...:. and at
Troy.