Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-27
LAWYERS HONOR
ROB'T H. M CARTER
The Former Attorney-GeneraI
Praised by Bench and Bar at
Testimonial Dinner.

Former Attorney General Robert II.
McCarter was the guest of honor at
Il banquet given by the Lawyers
Club of Essex County at the Wash
ington Saturday night. Mr.. McCar-
ter, who was the first president of the
club, was the recipient of many trib-
utes. The speakers were Judge Fred
eric Adams, Of the Essex County Cir
cult Court; Supreme Court Justice
Francis j. Swayze, Rev. DR.. William
j. Dawson, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, and Judge Cecil H.
Mcmahon, president of the club. who
acted as POSTMASTER.
The gathering was one of the larg-
est that ever attended q banquet of
the Lawyers Club. In addition to the
guest Of honor other members of the
McCarter family came in for their
share of praise. Robert H. McCarters
two brothers, Thomas N. and Uzal
II. McCarter, were eulogized as lead
erS of finance and civic progress.
Thomas N. McCarter is president of
the Public Service Corporation and
Uzal II. McCarter holds similar Of
flee with the Fidelity Trust Company.
They are affiliated in some degree
with many of the leading banks and
large business houses in the county.
Letters of regret were received from
Justice Mahlon Pitney, of the United
States Supreme Court: Chief Justice
Gummere, Governor James r. Field
err. Judge John Rellstab, of the
United States District Court; Vice
Chancellors Vivian M. Lewis, John
Griffin, and Eugene Stevenson and
William ID. Guthrie.
Justice SwayZe, in his address, de-
clared 1t was his experience that a
Judge WAS enabled TO view case
clearly because lawyers of Mr.. Me
Carriers callbre took such pains TO
obtain the law on various points anu
assist in a fair verdict. The speaker
was admitted to the New Jersey bar
during the same term as Mr.. NC
Carter
zone thing I know" said Justice
Swayze 1.-THE guest Of the evening
will leave the reputation of an honest
and upright lawyer, who has done
much by his advocacy to assist the
Jurisprudence of the State"
Judge Adams likened the McCar-
ters to the famous Medici family,
which 400 years ago controlled the
entire public service of Florence" lie
also averred that through Thomas
n. McCarters activities in railway
enterprises, the entire population or
Essex county is paying willing trlb-
ute to the McCarter family
The lofty compliments were re-
ceived by the guest OF honor in his
ENTHUSIASTICALLY modest and simple
manner. When he rose to speak
there was something a little different
than the brisk forceful way he ana
lyses q case for the benefit of client.
1t was evident that the former at
torney-general was deeply touched
by the testimonials. After reviewing
old times, "when there were no type
writer's, male. female or neuter," he
closed his address with the following
words: II,
And now l can scarcely believe
that all these worthless have passed
away, and all those judges who We're
on the bench when l was admitted 10
practise have gone, and the gray
hairs and bald heads that character
lie us show that in no igreat While
we will join them. But let me say
that while we cannot all hope to OBJ
tain judicial eminence. none or you
can hope for more than l have had
tonight"