The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-07
BIGGEST LAW STAFF
GIVES CUP TO POLK
Members and Ex- Members Of
Corporation Counsel Forget
Musty Tones at Dinner.
PRAISE FOR Mitchell

The stan Of the biggest law ofice in
the world. the office Of the Corporation
Counsel OF the City OF New York. held
It's annual dinner last night at Del
morico's: Its first annual dinner and
the only dinner the stan has ever given
In the more han 200 years that the
cityis law office has been in existence.
II was one of those public dinners
'nonc too common, as veteran diners
out will say where men really have a
thoroughly good time and don't have
to pretend they are not bored stin.
There was far more visiting around
from table TO table. much more hearty.
genial ~handshaking and the expression
Of good wishes. much more Of human
warmth than ordinarily apparent AT
gatherings where men come together
for a reasonable amount Of eating and
occasionally al unreasonable amount OF
talk.
Besides the camaraderie and esprit
du corps exhibited by the 500 law OFF,
Gals who call Lamar Hardy boss. the
dinner was noteworthy because OF the
presence OF so many men who have
graduated from what is really a great
training school for the bench and bar.
the Corporation Counsel's office. Forty
six Judges. practically the whole bodies
OF the Appellate Division. first and Sec
ond part. including Justice Almet +.
jerks, Presiding Justice OF the second
part. and John Proctor Clarke. Presiding
Justice of the first part. were there as
alumni. together with numerous Judges
from The Court of General Sessions, the
Magistrates Courts and other tribunals.
In addition there were any number of
lawyers who have made great names
FOR themselves and who got their start
in the city's law office.
Guests at the Dinner.
Justice jerks was POSTMASTER and
had with him on the dais Frank Lyon
Polk. Counsellor to the state Depart
ment: Borough President Maurice Con-
molly OF Queens. Justice Charles l.. Guy.
Justice Luke n. Stapleton, ex-Presiding
Justice OF the Appellate Division George
l.. Ingraham. Corporation Counsel Lamar
Hardy. Archibald L. Watson. Justice
John Proctor Clarke. Mayor Mitchell. eS-
Judge T.. Henry Lacombe of the Federal
bench, John Whalen. Justice Francis X
pondleton. George McAneny. Justice
Samuel Seahury. Justice william J Carr.
Douglas Mathewson and Lewis ii.
Pounds.
Among others o. the alumni and their
guests were George W. Wickershanl.
Francis Lynde Ste,son. william Rand,
Jr.. Phpnix Ingraham, Henry Bruere.
GeoAse Gordon Battle. william Def.
Manice. Henry n. Hotchkiss, X. a. e.
Smith. SURROGATE John L. Cohalan. Chief
Magistrate William McAdoo, Raymond
II. Fosdick. Martin SAKE. Samuel :.
Koenlg. Thomas W. Churchill and Dr.
trict Attorney Cropsey Of Kings county.
Justice jerks managed To stop ths
h~andshaking and good wishing about Ia
o'cio X. and after much heavy ham
m, ring with his gavel said that he mad
observed that the list OF speakers was
so ,ong he wished h. had had a chance
to drill them In chorus.
.We consist" he said. of the active
army and the veterans OF the greateS'
legal machine In the world. To the
righ, and lief, O. me I observe many
nlu who nave maintained a deli
cat. balance between the Pil OF Rights
ami a hill OF costs. present 10 YOU
MAYOR Mitchell. VINO pres!d's over the
r~r.t,.s, aggregation OF human beings
ever collected within one city