The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-26
Judge Nathan Green's Birthday.

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| Lebanon, Tenn, Feb. 19.-One of
the most elaborate and notable af-
fairs ever given in Lebanon was the
banquet given by the students of the
law department of Cumberland Uni
versity in honor of the eighy-eighth
birthday of Judge Nathan Green,
the venerable dean of the law de-
partment of the university, former
president of the university and one
of Lebanon's oldest and most hon
ored and revered citizens.
The banquet was given in the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hall,
in the Arcade, which was artistically
colors, white and green, which color
scheme was also carried out
throughout the evening and in the
menu. From the ceiling were
draped and festooned white and
green streamers, profusiOn of
remnants on the walls and numerous
ported plants and ferns added to the
beauty of the scene.
There were over one hundred
guests at the banquet, among whom
were number of prominent Out-of
town men who were invited guests
Of tho low dono p,opt opnOpO +ba
number being Gov. Tom C. Rye, a
warm personal friend of Judge
Green, and members of the Supreme
Court, Chief Justice M. M. Neil,
Judge A. S. Buchanan, Judge Graf
ton Green, son of Judge Green; Judge
S. G. Williams and Judge F. T. Fan
cher. The guests were met at the
o'clock train by a committee COM
posed of the president of the senior
| law class and a committee of five
students and escorted to the West
Side hotel. The committee on ar
rangements, composed of w. ]. HOl-
loway, chairman; B. G. Smith, G. V.
Medling, c. G. Calhoun, N. B. Day
and Mrs. L. l.. Hudson, together
with the officers of the senior class,
acted as the reception committee of
the evening. The local guests were
DR.. A. B. Martin, Judge E. E. Beard,
Rev. S. A. Collie, president of the
university; Rev. c. T. Alexander,
Prof. l. w. P. Buchanan, Prof. j. 1.
D. Kinds, Prof. L. L. Rice, N. G.
Robertson, J. C. Sanders, Gen. Walter
S. Faulkner, R. r. Doak, represent
ing the Nashville Banner, and Alex
McGlothlin, representing the Nash
Vile Tennessean and American.
R. E. Heller, of Virginia, was the
POSTMASTER of the evening, and the |
invocation was pronounced by Rev.
Charles T. Alexander, pastor of the
Baptist Church. Miss Ruth Forcum,
of Union City, member of the senior
law class, in a fitting speech, pre-
scented Judge Green with a bouquet
of lightweight white carnations.
Judge Green, in a well-delivered and |
impressive speech, responded in
feeling and touching manner. DR..
A. B. Martin, the associate of Judge |
Green in the law school, spoke in an
entertaining manner on "Reminis-
cences." Gov Tom C. Rye delivered |
an able address, in which he re-
counted his close association and |
lifelong friendship existing between |
himself and the honor guest of the
evening. Chief Justice M. M. Neil |
spoke on "The Significance of a
Great Life;;" Judge Sam c. Williams,
on 1.-THE Material in Hand" Judge |
Arthur S. Buchanan, on "The Citi-
zen," and Judge F. T. Fancher, on |
"The Practicing Lawyer" A timely |
address by Judge Grafton Green of |
the Supreme Court marked the close
of the formal program, after which,
as a complete surprise to Judge |
Green, w. ]. Holloway, of Oklaho- |
ma, member of the senior class, in
an appropriate manner, presented
Judge Green with a large white
birthday cake in the shape of
heart, and on which burned eighty
eight green tapers. This came as a
present from the ladies of the Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist
Church, who also served the ban
.quet.
The music of the evening was fur
nished by the members of the Cum |
berland University orchestra.