Putnam patriot., 1912-03-29
Justice |. \. Mills HonoredI

or the par, who presented nm Wltu 2 handsome oil painting of himself. Jus tice Mills tribute to the late Mis- Ellen D. Larned, delivered at her fu. neral, was read and preserved by many of our readers.
 The Mount Vernon Argus, Marcf 18th, has the following to say of ths presentation in part:
 "In the presence of large assem- blaze of attorneys from all parts o Westchester county, Supreme Cour Justice Isaac N. Mills was bonorec with the presentation of handsome oil portrait of himself in supreme court chambers here, this morning Justice Mills received the portrait in { speech, saying he would make provis ions in his will that the portrait should be given to the committee which pre-. sented it to him and that after his death 1t should be placed on the walls of that court house where his life work had been performed. At the conclu- sion refreshments were served.
 Mir. Young said in part that he con- sidered 1t an honor to represent the committee on such an occasion that the presentation of the portrait was not only an expression of the esteem of the bar Of Westchester County for Justice Mills, but it was something | greater than that; 1t was an expres- sion of the love and affection of the bar for such a man, both from the | standpoint Of his ability as a judge and from that of his integrity. Some men gain honor quickly and attain fame al- most at once by some great legal vic- tory which raises them from obscurity to public notice He believed that a slow and healthy growth was worthy of the highest praise. He referred to the judicial attachments of Justice Mills and how his record as county judge fitted him for the position in later life of supreme court justice. He the bar but of all the community and you have the satisfaction of knowing that you deserve 1t all
 As he presented the painting the room resounded with applause. Jus tice Mills smiled and bowed. MT Meigan read the formal address which was bound in green morocco cover ing. In the front was an engraving of the portrait of Justice Mills.
 The address presented to Justice Mills reads as follows:
 Newton Mills, justice of the supreme court, by members of the Bar of Vest chester county, January, nineteen hundred and twelve. Justice Mills, you practiced as lawyer in Westches- ter county for two decades. During twelve years you were the county judge of our county, and you are now presiding for the sixth year as n justice Q. the supreme court in our district. Of those who indite to you this epistle, many have worked with you at the Bar; all have stood before your bench. Now, while you are in the fullness of your powers, ome'of us have caused to be made for you your portrait, which, we fondly hope, may some day adotn the walls of the court house wherein your labors have been wrought IL seems then fitting that al this time we, comprising almost the entire Westchester Bar, should express to you as an incident to the gift our hearty felieitations. For we believe that you have proved your right to be numbered among the great men whose names illumine the history of our Bar and we believe that you discern ana illustrate those essential attributes 0! the "good gray Judgep-courage ano integrity, industry and wisdom. w, yield you homage, in admiration, II respect and in love. May the years O your service To our people be many ant full And when your voice will b, heard not again in our halls, men ther, will draw strength from your pictured lips to live correctly, to do injury [, no one and to render to every man hii due.
 Several others paid glowing tribute, to Justice Mills, who responded iu part as follows;
 "l beg To thank you all for your at' I fat, .t hsars t..l to me at least is most interesting anc agreeable.
 The very highest reward to which , judge of high court may aspire, ana 1t is possible for him to gain-asid, and beyond that supreme one, namely the approval of bis own conscienee-ii to attain andf to hold the genuinely good esteenksof the lawyers who prac tice heforefhim. This is thing by nc means n matter of course. In oui couYtry, with our democratic institu- tiohs and ideas, even such high office ! does not bring with it to an incumbent necessarily very much respect, certain | ly not as much as it does in those countries where the members of such a couJt are taken, not from lawyers ac. 1 tive in practice but from a class sci apart from student days and especial ly educated for judicial work. Here our judges are taken from our actively ptaetieing lawyers, and in the main, by their choice. In this Ninth Judi- cial district, for instance, each judicial convention so far held has consisted of