Putnam patriot., 1917-03-30

l "To solve these problems Is aa achievement that any man may bs i proud of and his brothers of the bar may be proud of him when, for SC many years, he has carried such dig nity and profound wisdom to the js- | dietary of this grand old state.h "When cases have been coming up I | have sometimes been asked what Judge i, they were coming before. 1 invaria-
 bly reply; No matter what judge 1t comes before, you will get s square
 deal,' It Is n high compliment to pay | the Judiciary of any state to say that
 whatever judge case Is tried betore 1t
 will be tried fairly, impartially and
 decision rendered according 10 the
 facts and the evidence"
 "we sll wish for Judge Shumway, ] most heartily, the same continued characteristic success as he has at- , tained in the past and wish him all the Joy that can possibly come ts him.p The speaker interspersed his remarks with witty stories and hu- merous poems.
 Lawyer Charles l.. forrey was thea introduced as "rhe Philosopher of shs Bar who has read more books than ever anyone heard Of. .n
 MT. rorrey touched on Judge Shum- ways human side in his duties as a judge. His aptness In realizing the quasi. tragedy in every trial in a court of law. His kindliness and helpful ness 10 the young lawyer and his'cour. teousness and aftabilityi toward the older practitioners. "Judge Sham. way" said MT. Torry," hrs always seemed to temper his judgments with mercy, and has looked upon a law suit seriously, trying to get at the human side. iHe has not been sur passed by any judge in having his de- cisions pass unscathed through the supreme eourtn
 "l second the suggestion that the bar get together oftener.
 judge Shumway was born in kil- lingly which knows him as no other place knows him. She honors, respects. reveres and-yes l may say, loves him. She rejoices in the honor that has come to him, her son, and shares that honor as the whole county shares 1t. The honor that has come to him has chased him. It has not been of his seeking. 1t is fitting that he should thus be honored AS he has given uni. versal satisfaction. The judge has been among us where we could go ts him for matters pertaining to the court or for counsel or advice. He has been our patron judge. Our patron must now be our other guest Judge Greene) and pilgrimages will have te be made to Norwich instead of Dan lelson.n
 The toastmaster said: "Gentlemen now wish to introduce, the poet and sweet singer of the Bar. To know him is to love him and you all know him
 Leonard A. Cogswel amused the gathering with number os his ia. nous humorous stories told in his own peculiarly individual style. Suddenly he shifted to serious vein and car ried his audience with him. He said "The Windham County Bar has . great and glorious history. 1t has pro- duced and sent forth some great men. Yours Is great heritage to live up to. Tn the present struggle between capi- tai and labor 1t is for you lawyers ts make your place and to take your place. Your influence Is great snd 1t is for you to assert 1t. You have . chance to plant seed that will bear the fruit of upiift. There is . call to enlist for civic righteousness. A teacher In . latin school In Boston
 years ago, when he called the ro,i, re- quired his pupils to answer In laoen: sAdsum' meaning 'here I am or T am ready want to hear every man of yo say 'Adsum.'
 MT. Cogswell again changed te humor and left lhis audience in good spirits.
 k M. Warner requested to pay . personal tribute to Judge 5humwsy. lie said there were four reasons that had not been mentioned that were evi- dence of the sagacity Of the judge. That he has all these years had . power of appointment and "look at our States Attorney, our Stenographer, our Coroner and--our Clerk.u Laugh terl
 k. H. Johnson paid attribute to the Judge and spoke in the highest terms of the State's Attorney.
 A. c. Bill of Danielson paid a per- sonal tribute to his felIowtownsman,s s man of whom they are all proud.
 Justice Shumwsy was then intro duced. He spoke with deep feeling nd had apparently been deeply moved as he sat ct the right of the tosstnlss- ter and listened to the songs of praise from the bench and bar. Turning to the tOastm aster he said: Fl thank you from the bottom of my heart for fam cy that 1t Is through you that this ex- | pression of the bar has been brought about. l thank you all.
 | 1T was at the meeting of the bar 25 Continued on Page 4)