The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
FAREWELL DINNER To
JUDGE CAMPBELL At
THE COUNTRY CLUB
Members of the Chandelier
Hunting and Fishing Club
Compliment Jurist
TRAVELLING BAG
PRESENTED HIM
Many Trips With Judge Campbell
Are Recalled and Feeling Tributes
Paid to Him-Regrets to
Leave Birmingham

In honor Of Chief Justice Edward X
Campbell of the court of claims a dinner
was given last night at the Country club
by the chandelier Hunting and Fishing
club of which he is president and be-
longing to which there was only one
honorary member. that being the late
Grover Cleveland, ex-President of the
United States.
There has perhaps been few if any af-
fairs wherein love and affection for A
departing citizen was so manifest and so
obvious. Companions in many a hunting
and fishing adventure gathered around
the banquet board and bade godspeed to
one of its most companionable members.
Men who have been with him in peril
in adventure and in sport garnered their
choicest compliments and heaped them
upon his head They recalled times when
the tempest ragged, when the waves SUBJ
merged the boat, when the lightning
flashed and when through it all the poise
OF Chief Justice Campbell never deserted
him. When the boat was on the reefs it
was recalled he was yet the man who
said: 1.-The sun is shining"
Tributes to Judge Campbell
Frank B. Fowkes. opened the dinner
Win all appropriate toast eN1dencing the
good will toward Chief Justice Campbell
and the regret that was felt upon his
departure. Then followed toasts by Arch
Henderson. Eugene l.. Brown Crawford
johnson, j. d. kirkpatrick, Allen Nelson
Solon Jacobs, William Weston Harry
White, and James b. Robinson. They all
recalled the times spent with the depart
ing guest on various hunting and fishing
trips. They all said he was a good clean
manly sportsman A man always and a
companion that always saw the light OF
day despite the most threatening situa-
tion
During the dinner Walter B. Fowlkes
was called upon to present the chief JUS
tlce with small token of the affection
borne him by the members of the Chan
deler club. Then followed a presentation
OF a large and handsome travelling ba.
equipped with all the necessary brushes
TASKS. combs and other utilities that are
part of modern travelling equipment
Not TO be outdone. Mai. j. D. Kirkpatrick
felt called upon to present small token
of his personal affection. There followed
speech in which Major Kirkpatrick sait
all the famous men of the world had theil
faults. He called upon Alexander tn,
Great, Ceaser, Napoleon. and other ia.
nous world characters to witness him il
that assertion.
The fault of friend he said 'ii
vanity which concerns his feet. He mus
be properly shod. l was thinking tha
when he walked down Pennsylvania ave
nue. with o. W. Underwood and w. vii
son it would be well for MIN to be prop
erly shod and l therefore present hin
with this pair of shoes With that Ma 10,
Kirkpatrick presented a pair of bun dos
tans with striped tops that would brin.
rejoicing to the heart of almost any mem
ber of the "south's leisure class" Tha.
incident was indeed the hit of the even
ing
FOwlkes Presents Travelling Bag
The speech that Walter Fowkes made
follows:
Mr. Presidents The members of tn,
Chandelier Hunting and Fishing club ant
the others present, have honored me this
evening by delegatng me the pleasan
task of offering you a small token. which
carries with ii the great love and admira
ton of each member of this little ban,
of friends. While this brings to ou
hearts certain degree of sadness know
ing the significance of the gift, still W,
rejoice that higher court has calle,
you, and are proud to know that thi
great government has not only robbed u.
of our best and truest member but ha.
taken from the city of Birmingham tn,
state of Alabama and the southland o.
ours one of its shining lights. and it.
very best legal and judicial minds
we have been with Uu Mr. Presi
cent, in many of the vicissitudes OF life
we have been with you over land ant
seas; we have been with you when tn,
sky was clear, and when the waters wer,
rough. In all of these changes you have
been our pilot. The old boat will rocl
- now and the captains chair will be va
cant but come what may let the water
rush in. let the helpless craft drift, still
In the depths of our hearts there will
shine light, the brillance of which will
guide us out of the perils of the deep
and We will cling to that hope that il
spurred by ambition. Fighting not alon
Tor our lives and the lives of the woul,
be widows and orphans, but in the hope
that we will gain and often, be the com
rades of our only and original and mucI
belonged president.
I'm presenting you this travelling bag
we wish to thank you for the many happ,
hours that you have given u.s. We wis
to thank you for the sweet friendsh
which we have held for each other. w
wish to thank you for the splendid eX
ample that you have been to us, whic
represents the highest type of citizenship
We want to wish you godspeed on you
journey to the capitol, and Wish for our