The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-09-03
ae TASK Of our profession.

In ono OF tho great battles OF the
spanish Psaiasala Il II related that
u truce WAS sounded At nooa and the
troops who had been 70 fiereeiy
tbntending with each other through
out the entire morning. cane Down
70 the tlny brook which divided the
battlefield and while 1t ran red with
the comuoa blood Of their fallen
conrsdss. thsy reached out their
hands and exchanged kindly greet
inss across u. Today. We have Jet
tho busy whir Of business run osst 70
stiffness. and forgetting the ,friendiy
contsntion and striving which must
necessarily characterize lawyers
life II he b true TO his ciient's In
forests. We have come 10 the river Of
limo and whiJA Il Nows Onward 70
the ocean Of NSvsrnore. bearing On
Its surface our shipwsecked hopes.
our partially realised ambitIons aud
our many disappointments. we reach
out our hands and exchange kindly
lgrectinga With tho hope that tbs
bond OF fellowship may be more
closely cemcnted between US aud the
memory OF the departed shall not be
forgotten"
Ths Last Wor6-H. A. Schmidt.
Attorney u. 4. Schmidt had little
TO say In the way Of memorial bu:
his remarks were appropriate tn the
occasion. lie referred 10 the address
see that had been made before hin,
snd touched effectively upon the
slsniflcanec Of the mcmorisi exercis-
- snd when he had concluSd Judge
McHendrie spoke Tor = few minutes.
recalling old memories Of those OF
the departed members he hsd known
Ia Kind word At the quiet noon
hour. and kindiy thought ~ part
Ing bcn~diciion.
Before the opening Of the memo--
iAi program Secretary 4. chacou
read letters from Judge J. {. 0uuter.
Judge W. d. Morgan Of the Court OF
Appeals. and Judge Caldwell Yea
man. Of Beaver. acknowledged tn,
Invitation To attend and stating their
regret that they could not be present
to take part In the exercises. judge
Guntcr and judge Yeanau are form
or judges Of the district court and
Judge Morgan y pioneer attorney of
this city.
Judge Guntcr xraciously aeknow!-
edged the Invitation to deliver an
address but stated he would b. out
OF the state NJ the time. Conciud-
Ing hi. letter he said. ~ am Glad Ia
So that tho Bar OF tho District ha,
adopted a memorial day and hops
u will be- observed loyalty by tho
members Of tho bar ~ the years 20
on" ... -...-es.
a beautiful sentiment was ex-
pressed In tho letter Of Judge ". II.
Morgan. 1.-THE dead. II they lived
right. ought not to be forxotton.'
hc said. There II no earthly con-
ISOLATION that IL sufficient to re-
movo the grief that falls upon the
LIVING when . good man dies. The
lives Of tho good hsvc always been
Ia beacon Of light. after they ara
dead. to lead tho generations to high
r. and better things. The progress
made by any people toward higher
civilization 10 best known and most
unerrinxly recognized by the re-
spect and honor paid to It's dead. II
men and women 70 live that their
nance and their works shall be re-
ferred to In terms Of praise after
they are dead. on account Of the
GOOD they did when living. they
have not lived in vain conciud-
Ing his splendid tributc to the de-
ceased members OF the profession
Judge Morgan attached the quota
ton. ~ would rather sleep in the
sacred corner Of little country
churchyard. In an honorcd grave,
with the recognition of an honest
life written on the stone above my
grave. than sleep In the tomb Of the
Capulcts."
Judge Caldwell Yeaman wrote In
u general way Of the nobility Of the
lives OF the deceased members Of the
bar. some Of whom he knew well.
His letter contained simple and cx-
pressive reference to the philosophy
which evidently inspired him to adj
Edrcss the secretary. He said In con-
clusion. when death lays It's hand
upon a man. We are moved to the in
quiry. Can Death be Sleep? What
10 Life? Is 1t part of an aimlesa
drama to be played for a little while