The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-06
LOVING CUP Is
GIVEN NESBITT
Members Of the Ohio County Bar
Association Present Retiring
Judge With Token.

The Ohio county Bar association
held its first quarterly meeting for
the new year in the circuit court
rooms Saturday afternoon and the fea-
ture OF the meeting was the presenta-
toin Of a beautiful silver loving cup
to retiring Judge Frank w. Nesbitt
The meeting was presided over by
Nelson c. Hubbard. Attorney A. L.
Sawtelle acting as secretary
Shortly after IL was announced that
| a quorum was present. Col Robert
White addressed the chair and Judge
Nesbitt, saying in part:
Judge Nesbitt. TO- sixty four years
nave been practicng the legal pro-
fession. and / have appeared before
many Judges, in our present circuit
court and the old municipal courts.
out never have / attended such a
meeting or the members OF the Bar
association, gathered TO show their ap-
probation OF one as a man and a
Judge. You have presided in the court
for almost six years. Your work has
been most gratifying to Your Fellow
burristers who have adopted the fol.
lowing paper which | take pleasure
in reading"
The members OF the Ohio county
par are here assembled to do honor
TO one 70 whom honor is due" to one
OF whom they can truly say. Well
done. thou good and faithful servant
Judge Frank W. \esbitt was COM
parauvely young man when he en-
tered upon the duties of his high office
as one OF the judges OF the circuit
court OF this judicial district more
than y years ago
1t ,akes no ordinary man TO we'll
perform the duties he assumed as
Judge.
A Judge should not only be a man
or nigh moral character. a man among
men: he should be we'll grounded in
the principles OF his profession. pos
sess faculties of quick perceptiOn and
discrimination with judgment to de-
cid" Alright. without fear. favor or
affection. and with honesty OF pur-
him.
Judge Nesbitt has shown 10 us.
as members Of his bar. and also 10
the community in which he lives. that
ne has filled this measure whilst upon
The bench. and has gained for himself
me esteem and affection OF both bar
and people.
He retired from his high and
honorable position OF his own free will
and accord. 10 take his place again
among his fellows IN the practice or
mat profession he loves so much and
which his conduct and se.vice a..
Judge has so much adorned
May he live long and prosper in
MS profession. and gain new laurels
as time goes on
May he ever be an al. To the
couri. helper 10 his clients and an
ornament and leader among men
'SlRhedl ROBERT WHITE
HENRY VI. RUSSELL. Sr.
: G. SMITH
IN NHrn 81.
, tiar association have selected mo 10
cypress their feeling Of appreciation
OF your Efforts a. Judge Of the circuit
court ana SO / present you with this
loving cup. n is made Of purest sill.
I yer Win y right ring en- it's metal. We
slncereiN believe and hope that vour
future will ring forth with a true note
/ whenever u may come In contact
Z with anI obstacle"
Col White then presented rudgc
Nesbiit with n handsome silver low.
ing cup with the inscription. Pre-.
scented 10 Frank ". Nesbitt nv tho
Ohio County Bar Association. January
I .. 4 ID. 1919"
Col Whites address was followed
| by brief speech os from Hon Henry n
Russell. Sr. Hon s g. smith and
Hon. W. y. Hubbard. each Of whom
oppressed great respect and admiration
Tor Iudce Nesbitt and their regret at
/ bis retirement
JUDGE Ncsbitf then responded 10
ihc members of the Association brief
I l}. being too greatly moved 10 speak
I at Ton Oh. expressing his deep grail
I iude tO the member ~ the Aeeocis.
/ ton. Following the speech hy Judge
I N"shit. % waa moved by Go J %
Sommcrvillc that the proceedings ~
I The afteruoon Do plced on tho court
records throuChuut the district AZ VOL
az on the minutes ~ tho Association
ard an cngrossed copy b. sem 10
Z hra Ncshitt The motion vas
heard and 20 ordered by tho chair.
The business session % tho Asqocia
ton Was then taken NJ and Attorney
Fred Brinkman was admitted 10 MON.
hership hy an uuau-uouq vote Tho
reports of various committees on leg
Q ielatiou were then heard and > bin
making verbal SANDER n penal oncnso
vas the first matter taken M This
bin is aimed TO prevent persons who
{ are financially irresponsible from tho
defamation ~ tho characters or 70
spectacle persons. The proposed law
was Introduced and carefully conald-
cred BY the members but action on
iho matter was deferred until the ncxt
meeting on Saturday. Jan ~
The sub committee 10 whom vas