New-York tribune., 1913-11-28
CEORCIANS GRANT
WOMEN DINNER
First Gathering of Society
in New York Graced
by Fair Sex.
CHIVALRY UPHELD
BY SINGLE VOTE
Justice Lamar and Others Tell
Why Anything Truly Great
Starts in South.

The Georgia Society of the City of New
York held its first public dinner last night
at Delmonico's, and as the result Of
close fight in the boari of directors the
"gen'men brought their ladies' The
question OF whether the dinner should be
graced by the women was put up to the
board, and after many debates and
large amount of Southern oratory about
chivalry, beautiful women and the tradl-
tions Of the South, il was decided by
majority of one vote that the women
should "be allowed to consent to honor
the men with their presence"
The result was that the brains and the
beauty OF the Southland united last night
TO do honor to Joseph r. Lamar, justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States. as the guest Of the occasion.
Justice Lamar was appointed by VIII
liam II. Taft, who was invited to attend
the dinner last night, but sent letter
Of regret owing to his other engagements.
Justice Lamar was introduced as the
first speaker by William Harman Black,
president of the society and POSTMASTER
Of the evening. Justice Lamar spoke OF
the prosperity of Georgia, which he said
ranked third in the states of the Union
for it's agricultural products. Then he
gladdened the hearts of the former
Georgians by saying that the present was
the most prosperous year in the states
history, as unprecedentedly large crops
were accompanied by record prices.
The Justice was followed by William B.
II.
OF the Bar. Mr.. Hornblower spoke par
ticularly of the question of the judicial
recall.
Are we not I'm danger IN this country
he said, "of losing our Anglo-Saxon ideal
Of what constitutes a good Judge? A man
who knows no minority or majority. who
stands four square TO all the winds that
blow without fear. I hope our judges
may never become men who have their
ears TO the ground to listen to public
opinion. It would be a sad day for this
country when the judges are listening TO
find out what the majority wishes before
rendering their decisions. So long as We
have men on thJ bench of the type of
Justice Lamar there viii be no occasion
for the judicial recall"
Then came real speaker of the South
land i'm the person of Thomas Hardwick,
Congressman from the 10th Georgia Dis
trict. He had all the punches, all the
strangle holds. all the drop kicks and all
the curves of any kind Of a Southern
orator you can mention. From Wash
ington down 10 the present day, he proved
that every great movement in the history
OF the country was engineered by a South
erner, and most of them Georgians at
that.
Then he began all over again. and
proved that anything in the future that
might happen, If it were important
enough. would find more Southerners just
like those he had named TO pull it through
as It should be pulled through.
The speaking was brought TO close by
Archibald r. Watson, Corporation Coun-
sci. At the guest table, in addition 10
the speakers. were Judson c. Clements,
Martin w. I.ittleton. Robert L. Harrison.
Bainbridge Colby. ". T.. g. Gaillard,
George Gordon Battle. Rufus l.. Paterson
and Albert Ritchie. Following the speak
ing there was a dance.