Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-20
LAWYERS ENJOY EACH OTHER IA Business Proposition
Spend Afternoon and Evening at
Field Club in Fun.
JUDGES BECOME JUST KIDS
venerable Jurists of Supreme bench
and Brethren OF Lesser Courts
MinEIe with the BAR I'm
Relaxation.

Bench and bar took day off In Omaha
yesterday, and spent the afternoon and
evening at the Field club in good fell
lowship" celebration II was very sue
cessful occasion, so far as relaxation was
concerned. The judges OF the supreme
court. the judges OF the district court
the county Judge, ana many OF the
luminaries Of the local bar mingled on
the basis Of "just kids" again, and all
seemed 20 enjoy the affair hugely.
President Thomas Wakefield Black
burn OF the Omaha Bar association was
so uplifted by the occasion that he seized
the opportunity 20 read a statement in
which he criticised The Bee-although he
did not name the paper-because it's
editor has had the temerity 10 call public
attention to the conduct OF some OF the
members OF the local bar. He gave the
lawyers a clean bill Of health and stated
with apparent glee that nearly all Of the
lawyers indicted we're not brought TO trial
for the reason that the county attorney
nolied the indictments returned by the
grand jury.
Introducing the speaker of the evening.
President Henry II. Wilson Of the state
Bar association. Mr. Blackburn took oc-
casion TO eulogize the courts OF the state
and the lawyers by saying they were all
without blemish.
Objects 10 CriticfHm.
Before closing the meeting Mr. Black
burn said he was about 20 read a state
ment which he felt voiced the sentiments
Of the people He referred to criticisms
by a local paper as "scurrilous. malici-
Gus and slanderous." He wound up by
saying Il was time the manner OF select
ing Jurors was changed. and he called
upon his FELLOW members Of the legal pro-
feesion TO send men TO the legislature
who would see that laws TO govern jurors
were passed so as to insure that juries
would no longer be "hand-picked."
This meeting was attended by the SUI
preme court justices. The following were
guests OF the association: Chief Justice
Reese, Justices Hamer Fswcett, Letton,
Barnes. Rose Sedgwick OF the supreme
court. Supreme Court Clerk Harry
Lindsay. his deputy, Victor Seymour.
and Judges English. Sutton. Day. Sears.
Leslie, Estelle and Troup OF the district
court and County Judge Crawford.
In the afternoon the lawyers young and
cid. thin and fat declared their intention
TO be kids again and entered into all sorts
OF games Contests on the bowling
alleys. on the tennis field, tho diamond
and over pinochle cars were going on at
tho same time. The noise accompanying
these sports could be heard for blocks
around.
ball game was played in the after
noon, resulting. after several umpires had
escaped death by handing in Immediate
destinations, In a tie
A dinner was given in the evening at
which President Blackburn was toast
master r. A. Brogan. II. II. Wilson and
j. W. Woodrough were speakers.
Mr.. Wilson. as the principal orator.
spoke OF ga Lawyers Work" He said
the lawyers. as the exponents OF the law.
wove their ideas into fabric that lasted
for ali time. He praised the individual
lawyer, saying that even the supreme
judges sat. but aa court of review to
pass on his work.
He Loves Lawyer.
I'm my younger days" said Mr. Wilson.
Il thought Of founding bureau OF cor
iections TO correct erroneous statements
about lawyers printed in the newspapers.
but later / realised that this would re-
quire too large corps OF assistants and
abandoned the idea"
Mr. WOodrough told several Jokes and
the lawyers, yelling loudly, asked him to
tell them the point. He became peeved
and accused the profession OF tnseemly
roughneas
Senator Norris Brown was TO have
spoken and his absence caused the selec.
ton to fall upon Mr.. Brogan. who de-
clared the lawyers tried 10 live up to a
higher standard than did the member
OF any other profession. He prophesied
the coming OF q time when ''the courts
win have less OF the trappingp OF au-
thority and viii DO OF more real servicA.'