Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-23
JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF
DISPUTES AMONG NATIONS.
Hon. Samuel j. Elder of Boston Discusses
Fisheries Question and Pending Arbitra=
ton Treaties at Joint Banquet OF the
Mems Clubs of Augusta Churches.

Clubs at banquet at the Augusta
House, which was attended by the
justices Of the supreme judicial court
and at which members of the mems
clubs of the Baptist Free Win Bap-
tist, Methodist and Universalist
churches were also present as invited
guests. Mr.. Elder, after the banquet
menu had been thoroughly enjoyed,
gave an interesting address upon ''Ju-
diciai Settlement of Disputes among
Nations" Mr. Elder spoke from d
thorough knowledge of his subject,
having been, with Senator Root, coun-
sci for the United States in the pro-
eeedings at The Hague for the arbi-
tration of the Fisheries question and
part of his address was devoted to
these proceedings.
The banquet was served at $50 2.
NJ, at the banquet hall of the Augusta
House and was attended by over 100
members of the various organizations
which had been invited to represent.
The hall was attractively decorated
for the occasion and at the rear OF the
head table, where the speaker of the
evening and the supreme court justlc-
es we're seated, was a large American
flag which had been kindly donated
nv Judge @. T. Stevens. In the center
of the flag was arranged shield con-
tanning three smaller flags. those of
the United States and England stand
ing on either side with the tlaS of
Holland between. a portrait of Pres
ident Taft was placed beside the
. flags and two photographs. one of the
doors and the other Of the room pre-
pared for the Hague conference, oe-
cupied a position upon the wall at the
right of Chief Justice Whitehouse,
who presided at the post prandial eS-
ercises.
Those seated at the head table were
Chief Justice William p. Whitehouse,
Hon. Samuel ]. Elder. Lewis A. Bur
leigh, president Of the South Parish
Congregational Club, DIS. j. Beach,
president of the Unitarian Club, Asso-
ciate Justices Albert VI. Spear of
Gardiner. Leslie C. Cornish of Angus
IN. Arno ". King of Ellsworth.
/ George e Bird of Portland. George NJ.
/ Hanson of Calais. George F. Haley of
i saco. Hon. Oliver C. Hail. ex-judge of
the Kennebec superior court. Chas. F..
Ely. president of the Univefsalist
/ Mems Club and A. L. Rose, president
/ .tDf the Men AiuD VI liit fi0S " ia
Baptist church
Those present at the other tables
wore. c. L. Andrews. Norman L.
| Bassett, lion John F. Hill, ~ ".
| Whitney, r. e. Goodwin. Wood Nc
Cargo, Judge Benedict F. Manner,
i George X Rassett, c. L. Biakeiy,
Thomas II. Dodge. Rev. Clayton D.
Boothby, Charles A. Brooks. Major II.
s s Burrage f. G. Carl, T.. y. Carver,
ARnv. l.. w Coons. E. w. Church,
charles W. Curtis, 0. c. 5. Davies, T.
c. Dudley, Rev. Henry E. Dunnack,
William II. Fisher, James Z, Fuller.
Henry 7. Elmore, George F. Gannett,
.Tr.. George f. Gay, p. L. Gedney,
John r. Gould, c. II. Handy, f. ID.
Bayford. l.. p Hazelwood, Hon. Her
bert M. Heath, NJ. 5. Holway, w ID.
/ Hutchins. r. c. Ingraham. w. w.
jackson, Hon. Treby Johnson, w.
JeNsnson. John Z. Keller. Walter u.
Ki,nball John v Lane Fred w. Lee,
E,ises,le Leger, Thomas Leigh, Wes-
ton Lewis. Farnsworth G, Marshall,
a. A. Eaayo, j. II. Hodgkins, Power
Mooney Rev. C. G.. Mosher, II. e.
Ordwav Ransom d. Palmer, Robert
r Partridge, Frank Partridge, c. T.
Penney. Edward A. Perkins,, III. l..
Pishon. C. r.. burlington, f. b. Pugin-
ton w. II. Reid, Edwin Riley, Orvilie
7, Roberts. Walter NJ. Sanborn, M. f.
Sawtelle, Marcellus Shaw, Herbert l..
sherburne. Rev. Edwin Nj. Sloeombe,
y E. Smith. Payson Smith, b. II.
Stackpole. Hiram A.. Stebbins, Q. O.
Stetson. Judge G.. T. Stevens, 7. H.
stevenson, r. II. Stubs, j. ii, Stur-
gis. C. e. Sturtevant, George w. Syl-
vester. ]. w. Taylor, Samuel Titeomb,
I r Townsend, Edwin f. Tuell, Geo.
w. viclery, Guy o. Vickery, r. F.
Walsh. Levi T. Williams, Gilbert r.
Shadbourne, Richard A. Toas. CYRUS
G. Rabb. Joseph Williamson Hon.
Charles a. Mil.iken, Frank l.. Dutton.
A. w. Griffin.
The tables were arranged in the
form of a hollow rectangle, the long
tables extending the entire length OF
the banquet hall. with the table con-
tanning the speaker and the guests of
honor at the end of the hall next the
main entrance. Samuel Tftcomb pre-
sided at the piano during the evening
and the entire gathering participated
in familiar songs during the banquet
and after the address, closing with
America
Chief Justice Whitehouse. in intro
ducing the speaker referred to
striking coincidence in connection with
The Hague Conference, pointing as
he did so, to photographs of the room
at which The Hague conference was
held, which hung upon the wall at the
right of the chief justice. He spoke of
the so-called Orange hail. the wall of
which are beautifully decorated by ia
nous Dutch artists, which is a fea7
ture of the House in the Woods at The
Hague. Upon the folding doors enter
ing the room are painted the represen-
tation of two doors being pushed open
by Hercules, representing Strength,
and Minerva representing Wisdom, in
order that beautiful figure, repre-
senting Peace, may enter. Two hun
dred-and-fifty years after these walls
We're decorated the first peace confer
ence of the wosld was held in that
room and peace entered through the
doors painted more than two centuries