The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-17
JUSTICE WHEELER
FETES RECENTLY
HONORED JURlSTS
Many Distinguished Mem
bers of Bench and Bar Paw
Tribute to Guests.

The two newly appointed judges of
the superior court and the justice
promoted from the superior to the
supreme court bench were honored
last night at a reception given by JUS
tlce George w. Wheeler of the SUI
preme court at his home on Park
avenue. The spacious Wheeler home
was thronged with members of the
bar from all over the county and the
event proved great success.
The house was handsomely deco
| rated for the occasion and the recep-
ton committee saw that all the guests
enjoyed themselves. Attorney George
Ffnklestone was kept busy playing ac-
compartments for the ambitious sing
ers led by Judge Henry c.. Stevenson
| and Court Stenographer George S.
Hawley.
The guests Of honor were:
Justice Milton A. Shumway, Judge
Z. Warner and Judge John P. Kellcgg.
Judge Kellogg was unavo;dably de-
tanned in Florida much to his regret
and that of the members Of the bar.
Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb, who ap-
pointed these Judges, was present to do
honor to them and stand in the re-
ceiving line. Judge William M. Ben
nett and Judge Joel H. Reed, who are
holding the superior courts in Bridge
port, were also present.
Special friends Of Justice Shum-
way among the guests Of Justice
Wheeler were: Hon. Charles E. Searles
and Judge Edgar M. Warner of Put
nam, Charles L. Campbell Of Water
bury and Guy Miller OF this city.
The members Of the Fairfield Coun-
| ty bar present were from
Bridgeport
| So1oman Badesch, John W. Banks
Frederick A. Bartlett, Samuel F.
Beardsley, Alfred B. Beers Ralph T.
J Beers, William w. Bent, Ernest Ber-
| ger, William B. Boardman, Spotswood
| D. Bowers, Edward B. BRADLEY, Fran
els j. Breen, Edward T. buckingham.
| William J.. Buckley, Henry c. Bur-
roughs Phi1o c. Calhoun, Charles
Stuart Garfield, John Fl. Casey, Paul 8.
Chapman, Arthur NJ Com1ey, William
III. Comley, Jr., Thomas c. Coughlinr
John ]. Cullinan, Thomas M. Cullinan
Howard w Curtis, David s. Day, Rob.
ert e. DeForest, Robert G. DeForest.
| Alexander L. Delaney, Joseph j. De-
| vine, John J. Dwyer, George w. Fin
kelstone, Lawrence F. KFinkelstone,
Michael ]. Flanagan, Carl Foster, E.
Earle Garlick, Louis K Gould, Robert
II. Gould, Jonathan Circuit, William B.
| Gumbart, Clarence r. Hall, William T.
Haviland, George S. Hawley, Sidney
r. Hawley, William T. Hincks, William
p. Hopkins, Charles A. Hopwood, j ohm
T. L. Hubbard, Arthur J. Hull Patrick
Kane, Vincent A.. Heating, William II.
Kelsey, Jacob B. Klein, Hugh j.. Law.
cry, Sidney N. Lockwood, Henry F.
| Lyon, Robert c.. Mallette, George F.
Mara, James A. MARI, Edward ]. Nc
Manus, Albert j. Merritt, Joshua Melt
ger, Paul L. Miller, John J. Montgom-
cry, Frederick E. Morgan, Frank E.
Morgan, Frank P. Munich Edward K,
! Nicholson, Edward P. hobbs, James
! H. O'Rourke, Simeon Pease, John J.
Phelan, Samuel B. Platkin. Dav1d w.
Price, John s. Pullman, William A.
Redden, Vivian H. Root, Bernard p.
Saltman, Samuel NJ Schnee. w. Par
ker .Seeley, Henry e. Shannon, Samuel
IC. Shaw. Charles H Shapiro. Joseph
| e.. Shapiro, John Smith, John A. Spaf-
ford, Theodore E. Steiber, Henry G.
kStevenson, Sanford Stoddard, Richard
S. Swain, Fred W. Tracy, William
| Webb, BENJAMIN J. Weinstein, William
| Fl. whitcornb, Frank L. Wilder, Cliff
| ford B. Wilson.
From Danbury
| Norman G. Beers, John r. Booth,
! Charles H. Brush, Samuel A. Davis,
| Charles w. Murphy, Howard w. Tay-
| lor, George Wakeman.
From Greenwich
! Lester M. Anderson, William L.
Hinchberg, Frederick A. Hubbard,
James r. Mead, Wilbur A. Wright.
From NorwaIk
Nehemiah Candee, Leo Davis, Jesse
T. Dunbar, Russell Frost, Joseph A
| Gray. Horace M Gray, Ira 0. Gregory.
James T. Hubbeli, John Keogh, Free
man L. Light, John H. Light. Joseph
J Linxweiler, Edward J.Quinlan, John
| s. Seymour, William F. Tammany, Jo-
seph r. Taylor, George III. Vosburgh,
John j. Walsh.
From Ridgefeld
George P. Ingersoll, Melbert B.
Cary.
From Stamford
Russell r. OldTk, w d1 toA z NJ oSSy'
Homer S.Cummings, Nichols G. Downs,
C.. Milton Fessenden. Fl. Stanley Finch,
William M. Foord, Raymond e. Hack
EFT, James L. Hoyt, Frederick w. Hulk
ford, James s. Jenkins, Edward j.
Kenealy, Charles p.Lockwood, Charles
F. Mcguire, Norris E. Pierson, John
H. Rom1ne, Harry c. scofield, Adelbert
A. Skeel, Frederick C. Taylor.
From Waterbury
Charles L. Campbell.
From Westport