Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-12-22
JUDGE AND MRS. KAN
RAR ENTERTAIN BAR
One of the Most Successful Affairs
in Local History-Banquet,
Toasts, Etc.

One of the prettiest and most sue
cessful affairs ever given in Webster
City was that on Saturday evening
when Judge and Mrs. J. l.. Kamrar
entertained the members of the
Hamilton County Bar and their
wives at seven o'clock dinner, at
their home on Wilson avenue.
Over forty guests were present
and the spacious Kamrar home beau
tifully decorated for the occasion.
American Beauty roses and carna-
tions with Christmas greens decorat-
ed the rooms, while the dining room
and adjoining breakfast room were
Christmas pictures in holly and
greens. The fireplace in the dining
room was a particularly striking
feature banked in red ruscus and
holly, with holly wreaths at each
side of the mantel, tied back with
broad red ribbons, the center piece
of the mantel large basket Of scar
let ruscus and holly, while roaring
fire blazed upon the hearth.
The three long tables at which
the guests found their places held
centerpieces of miniature Christmas
trees banked with tinsel and smilax
and red and white carnations were
the favors. A fine three course tur-
key dinner was served, the Misses
Ruth Donaldson and Grace Lee as
sisting in the serving. At the con-
clusion of the last course one OF the
tables was removed from the dining
room and the guests who had been
seated in the breakfast room joined
the others just as the toast program
began.
|. ]. Sayrs cleverly filled the posi-
tion of POSTMASTER and his remarks
as he introduced the speakers in
turn were bright, witty and entirely
to the point. w. J. Covil responded
to the toast, "The Members of the
Hamilton County Bar not With US
Tonight This toast was splendid
chain of "reminiscences devoted al
most entirely to members of the pro-
fession of the county, who have
creditably "played their hour upon
the stage and then are seen no
more" Mr.. Covil was able to draw
upon a fund of rich memories such
as are probably retained by few 9TH
er men, and related incident after
incident pertaining to those who laid
the foundation of honorable legal
profession in this county. His re-
marks also included those of the bar
who have so recently lain down their
life work in the law. Senator D. G..
Chase responded to the toast, THE
Members of the Hamilton County
Bar Who are Present" This was in
imitably given in manner possible
only to the speaker; a thread of sa-
tire and wit flashing across the woof
of his remarks with sparkle intend
ed to bring forth, as it did, continu-
GUS laughter. After brief and
glowing reference to his host and
hostess, he touched upon the legal
spirit existing among the county
members of the bar; upon the COM
radery which is conspicuous among
the Hamilton county lawyers who
fay each other numerically in the
court room and walk the streets af
terward arm in arm, smoking to-
gether and talking affably. In con-
Guiding, Mr.. Chase remarked that as
he understood the text of his toast,
he was not to dilate upon the char
acteristics of each lawyer present
although-and this was spoken al
most regretfully-he could do it!'
These toasts were very heartily ap-
plauded. Wesley Martin was next in
troduced, whose toast was THE
Hamilton County Bar When l Walk
ed In" Mr.. Martin also took up the
line of reminiscence, beginning with
his personal experiences in the coun-
ty thirty-eight years ago, when law
was young. Several humorous stor-
les for which Mr.. Martin is famous
and which invariably reflect upon
his personal ability, were told and
created laughter. Mr.. Martin spoke
in complimentary terms of his host
and hostess and paid a warm tribute
to those of the bar who have attain
ed the still higher positions of law
makers and judges. An especially
warm tribute was paid to his host
of whom he. had said, and to whom
he was willing to say-that Judge
Kamrar is an ideal judge. Saturday