The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-15

Strive nightly but eat and drink as
friends"
The above quotation on the menu
card expresses the spirit that domi-
mates the Grady County Bar afsoeia.
ton. the members OF which forgot
their mighty battles in the court room
and sat Saturday around the festal
board at the Geronimo hotel. the occa-
sion being the second annual banquet
OF the association.
Showing that they are not slaves Of
precedent, the lawyers departed from
the plan adopted last year and this
time ladies graced the occasion with
their presence. which to say the
least, added fully 500 per cent to the
appearance of the banquet room and
at the same time made it more delight
ful in every way.
Served in seven courses and at long
tables attractiyely arranged and pret-
tily decorated with cut flowers. per-
feet in all It's appointments, a more
superb feast could scarcely be con-
ceived. while the intellectual part Of
the performance attained Alpine
heights OF excellence as the several
after dinner speakers regaled the
guests with fine sentiments. mingled
with sparkling wit and humor-
Alger Melton. president Of the asso
citation, presided as toastmaster, aad
the unanimous verdict of the jury was
that he got away with the job in .
thoroughly clever and capable fashion
efhe Lawyer in Action" was the first
toast, ably responded to by +. z. RID
die, who told his hearers, among Other
things. that the lawyers could not b'
Judged entirely by their actions in th'
court room. The lawyer was not as
harsh and cold as he often appeared
but the speaker insisted that even il
the busy court room, the attorneys
might be more considerate of eacl
other.
Responding to The Lawyer in Lit
erature," Eugene Hamilton took hi
hearers on a brief excursion through
English fiction, where tie lawyer wa
a familiar figure. his Illustrations iron
Dickens being particularly interesting
1 The lawyer was more prominent il
: English literature than in that OF tn
e continent, and this was attributed {
:. the fact that English law with its VI
d certainties differed from that OF cont
q mental nations which is based upon tn
exact procedure of the Roman Law
q The inference was drawn that the Law
II yer would continue to play a conspicl
d Gus part in English literature unit
b. there was a reform in jurisprudenc
IF In the toast, THE Lawyer in Love
al B. b. Barefoot was right at home, an
Ie he acquitted himself in a manner thi
N not only showed thorough familiarii
with his subject, but also provoke
plentiful applause. Not limiting hiI
self to toast he indnlged in a gene
GUS roast at the expense Of S. c. Dr
ut bin. who, he insisted. should have be-
tn chosen to play his part. In conclusi'
I'd however, he displayed a huge verb
ut bouquet. embodying all the pref
r. things which he must have said
as her when he first fell victim
Cupids wiles.
Judge J. T. Johnson toasted the
dies in a manner that was highly
ceptable and A. L. Herr followed wi
IN a talk on "Precedents" in which
IT. steered clear of his subject 10
TX enough to make it very interesting
ag- Mr.. Barefoot and in closing he We
On record vigorously for smashi
IA. precedents and basing decisions
Is, principle. He declared that more j
ms. tice would be secured in the cou
on when decisions were based on prir
Use pie rather than precedent
his "Obiter Dicta," if you know al
res that is, was the subject OF Judge Fra
up NJ. Bailey's toast. The toastmaster
planned that ~Obiter Dicta" means