South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-10
BAR ASSOCIATION
HAS GREAT TIME
Local Legal Fraternity ExceIS
Itself in Annual Banquet
at Oliver Hotel.

The - Joseph County Bar assoc
citation did itself proud i'm giving
one of the most successful annual
banquets it has ever had last night
az the oliver hotel Members and
a few select guests numbered 50.
Mainly from the facI that the func-
tiOn was more OF a patriotic event.
made 30 because or the war and
the active part that Us beins taken
Ia the conflict by l. members OF
the association. 10 was more OF a
patriotic celebration than former oc-
casions OF a previous nature. con-
sisting as 1t did OF an appropriate
program OF songs, recitatiOns and
speeches Stuart McKibbin, the
president, presided.
The event was on the order Of
the annual meetings of the Gridiron
club OF washington. u. G..
Justice NJ. y. Larry or the Indi-
ana supreme court was the chief
speaker OF the evening. his address
being of technical and patriotic i'm
port. special reference being made
10 Americas activity in the war and
the response 10 the cause that has
been made by the LEGAL profession
throughout the country. and espec-
tally i'm 81. Joseph county.
Is Members In service.
In honor OF the u members OF
the local county association who
are now in the service. a table.
with as many vacant places was
set on one side Of the room. Each
place was marked with a small
FLAG and at one end a miniature
pup tent repOsed with silk service
gags on either side The flags. con-
tanning L stars, will be placed in
tine circuit and superior court
rooms. and a vote was taken that
the table should be photographed
and "a copy sent 90 each OF the Il
members now in the service. II
was also voted that the names of
each should be recorded on the re-
cords of each court They are:
Harvey A. Jellison
vs.. A. Slick
Russell w Geyer
Lawrence Romine
Otis ROmine
John NJ Raab
Hugh B., McVicker.
Floyd o. Jellison
otto r.. Beyler
Neil v. Robertson
Roland Obenchaiu
Gail W. Seybold
Samuel Feiweu
The address in behalf OF the mem
d, e,
colors was made by City Atty.
Thomas ". Slick. who has two
brothers and one son i'm the SER
vice
Speakers OF Evening.
Addresses Of a patriotic nature
were made by judge Walter A.
Funk OF the circuit court. Judge
Thomas d. Mott of the superior
court. judge James L. Hartman of
the Elkhart county superior court
and Atty. EitCh Of Plymouth. for
merIy OF South Bend The latter
is known as the bard of che local
bar association He recited a poem
written for the occasion and OF his
own authorship. that was greatly
appreciated
TN" music TOR the occasion was
furnished by Donahue's orchestra,
and several cabaret numbers were
sung by Mae Codd Ruth Stopp.
Mary Louis smith. Katheryn smith
and Marjorie Bennett of Niles.
Mich one Of the quintette also Of
fered recitation ON Red Cross
nurse that was greeted with great
applause Another musical feature
~ the program was several solo
numbers ,uy Atty. Barry SCaulon.
The most popular of the latter's Sc
iections was George N. Cohau's old
favoritc. shes a Grand old Flag &"
Attractive programs printed in
the national CoIors and containing
ou the front cover The service lag
with the l. stars representing the
members who are now i'm the SER
vice. also contained a page headed
with tho title cover the Top ami
''panuiug the various members Of
the association i'm true gridiron
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