The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-22
Grady County Lawyers and Invited
Guests Sit Down at SumpiuOus
Spread to Forget all
Carking Cares
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
REICNS SUPREME
High Members Of State Judiciary
Contribute to the Feast Of
Reason" The Guests
and The Menu

For the first time since a banquet
was served III honor of Judge J r..
Dickerson on his arrival IN Chickasha,
eight years ago 70 assume his duties
as Judge Of the federal court Of the
southern district Of Indian Territory,
the members OF the local bar last
night mingled together in social inter.
course around the festal board
The occasion was the annual banquet
Of the Grady County Bar association,
and the place was the beautiful dining
room Of the Geronimo hotel where a
jolly company Or disciples Of Black
stone, lncluding several distinguished
members Of the state judiciary. par
took OF a spread 7fit for kings" and
enjoyed the feast Of reason and flow
Of sour TN late hour
The motto on the menu card. 1T is
pleasant to jest at the proper time
typiiied the spirit OF the occasion.
cout rom scraps and grinding office
cares we're completely forgotten and
foisa few brief hours mirth and good
fsllowshin reigned supreme
The honored guests Of the occasion
were Judges G. B Ames ] F. Sharp,
NJ. e. Rosser and P. D. Brewer, an
members OF the Oklahoma supreme
court commission.
Chief Justice samuei w Hayes. who
is a member OF the local bar, was on
the program. and It was much re-
gfelted that his duties al Oklahoma
City made il impossible for him to be
present The judges OF the appellate
court All responded to toasts and a
mirthiu feature of the evening was
the good natured exchange Of repartee
between them aud Judges Frank NJ.
Bailey and n. NJ Williams. the Two
trial Judges present. Besides the wit
and humor that we're dominant in the
speeches. there we're some serious
suggestions tending to result ia a bet
ter understandings between bench and
bar.
Other than those mentioned the
speakers we're VIM. Stacey and AlgeI
Melton. the latter closing the program
with a toast expressing Our Apprecla
ton. in which he handed bouquets tc
an the visitors as well as to those in
charge Of the banquet.
n. Ia. Riddle. president Of the asso
citation. oiilciated as toastmaster ant
got away with the job in a highly sat
isfaetorg manner Before the ban
queters were seated, Eugene Hamilton
offered an invocation Throughout th'
evening splendid mgsic was furnished
by local orchestra
The banquet table presented a stril'
ing picture. while the menu and ser
vice were par excellence, the Geronimo
manager and chef doing the whole per
formance to queens taste tn
bar committee in charge Of The ban
quet was composed Of ludge VIII Linr
c. NJ Fechhelmer, 3 3 Barefoot an
Judge Williams
The Hanqueters.
Following Is a list OF those seate
al the festive board Judges G.
Ames. +. d. Brewer. j. r. sharp, N. /
Rosser. All 81 Oklahoma city, Law
renee Mills. Oklahoma City J.
Sanders. Frank n Bailey, B B. Bar
foot. II. Blair, Reford Bond, J. p ca
michael, Adolphus Clark R. NJ Cavet
r. b Davenport. Samuel G Durbi
chas NJ. Fechheimer. Eugene HAM
ton. Harry Hammerly G. c. Herndo
Al. Herr, Thos. B. Losey Adrian M'
ton, Alger Melton, Thomas o'Nei
f. e. Riddle, Oscar Simpson, ]. y
speake. William Stacey n NJ w
liams. c. q. Wilson, Tom Burke, W
Melton.
The menu was as follows
Menu.
"Dulee I5st DesIperi ID Loco"
Celery OiN