Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-09
CALVIN YORAN CELE.
BRATES BIRTHDAY
MEMBERS OF COUNTY BAR ASSO.
CITATION GATHER AT YORAN
HOME TO CELEBRATE EVENT
81 YEARS IN ACTIVE PRACTICE
Large Number OF Attorneys from Man
chester and Nearby Cities Pres.
ent. Others Send Messages.

On Saturday evening, June 18th, the
members of the local bar association.
together with several attorneys from
adjoining counties gathered at the
home of Calvin Yoran, in celebration
of his 18th birthday. Mr.. Yoran has
practiced law continuously in Man
chester since 1869, and is president
of the Delaware County Bar Associa-
ton, and the oldest practicing at
torney in Delaware County. In ad-
dition to those who were present in
person, many of his friends in the
profession sent messages of congratu-
lation and felicitation,' which were
bound together and presented to Mr..
Yoran, during the evening.
A bountiful dinner was served at
the nearby home of Mr.. Yoran's son,
C. G. Yoran, after which the company
returned to the home of Mr.. Yoran, Sr.,
where the evening was spent. Mr..
E. M. Carr presided as POSTMASTER,
and on behalf of the Delaware County
Bar Association, presented Mr.. Yoran
with a gold headed cane and gold
handled umbrella, appropriately en-
graved. Each attorney present was
called upon, and the responses gave
expression of the high regard in
which Mr.. Yoran is held by his as
sociates in the legal profession. AT
ter the presentation of the resolutions.
drafted by the committee for the local
Bar Association, in honor of the event,
Mr.. Yoran responded in a speech ex-
pressing his warm appreciation of the
kindly feelings, and friendship that
prompted the occasion. The occa-
sion was much enjoyed by all who par
ticipated.
Lawyers Present
Those present were: L. G.. Hurd
and William Graham of Dubuque:
Judge F. C. Platt of Waterloo; Mrs.
Anna M. UT of Dyersville; j. w. Dox-
see and c. J. Doxsee and E. E. Reed
of Monticello; NJ w. Harmon and
Milton A Smith of Independence; w.
1. Millen of Earlville; Col. j. H. Pet
ers, Senator R. w. Thrill, Judge E.
B. Stiles, Major G. NJ. Carr, Hubert
Carr. H. F. Arnold, Hugh Clemans,
Fred B. Blair, A. M. Cloud, Henry
Bronson, W. H. Norris, Leo F. Tier
ney, M. j. Yoran and C. G. Yoran.
Others Sent Messages
Those unable to be present who
sent messages were: Judge George
w. Dunham and Judge A. d. Long of
Manchester; Judge Daniel Fish Of
Minneapolis; Jerome 3. Satterlee and
Judge E. P. Seeds Of Washington, D.
c.; Delamatre & Delamatre of Oma-
ha; Thompson, Hine & Flory of Cleve-
land; j. H. Trewin, John Grimm, c..
e. Wheeler and L. D. Dennis of Cedar
Rapids; Judge c. E. Ransier, C. F..
Pickett, Tuthill & Reed, Judge H. B.
Boies, and j. w. Arbuckle of Water
loo; Ed R. Brown of Des Moines; j..
B. Newman of Cedar Falls; Arthur A.
House of Chicago; ]. ]. Locher and
John S. Welch of Monticello; Clifford
B. Paul and H. NJ. Remley of Ana
mosa; r. J. O'Brien of Independence;
D. d. Murphy of Elkader; H. ]. Fitz-
gerald of Charles City; Milton Remley
of Iowa City; Judge W. D. Evans of
Strawberry Point; and Matthew West
rate of Waterloo.
Bar Association Letter
The letter presented to Mr.. Yoran
was as follows:
.sThe members of the Delaware
County Bar association believe it fit
ting on the occasion of your seventy
sixth birthday to extend to you felici-
tation on the event. The long years
that you have continued in the active,
honorable and successful practice of
law entitle you to our special COM
mendation.
We have always had the greatest
respect for your attainments in the
profession, and what we believe ap-
peals to you more than anything else,
a profound belief in your integrity
and faithfulness in all matters en-
trusted to your attention. We recog-
nize you as an able, resourceful and
high-minded lawyer with record
free from any unfairness or unpro-
fessional tactics.
The professional life of a lawyer
is filled with many irritating and un-
pleasant questions and situations, and
yet cur universal courtesy and fair
ness has always made it easy to take
up and consider with you such ques-
tions, and wherever possible. to work
ont inst results