Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-13

! Tuesday afternoon in the court
/ room at the Kennebec county court
| house. very impressive memorial
exercises were held in honor of the
| late Chief Justice William Penn
Whitehouse, beloved by the men,
bers of the Maine Bar Association
and the Kennebec Bar Association,
under whose auspices the services
were held. President l.. r. Garlic
ton of the Kennebec Association, had
! charge of the services.
Among those present at the ser
vices were William Penn White
house, Jr.. Of Portland, grandson of
Judge Whitehouse: Governor Perci-
val z. Baxter: Ex-Governor Freder-
lex W. Plaisted; Judge Charles +.
Johnson Of Portland; Judge Fred
Emery Beane, of the Superior court
Of Kennebec county; Gilbert r.
Chadbourne, secretary to Governor
Baxter; Charles A. Strout OF Port
land, president of the Cumberland
Bar Association: Attorneys +. w.
Hinckley OF Portland. Charles w.
Carter Of Lewiston. w. i. Shelton
of Lewiston, and Robert Hale OF
Portland. and large attendance OF
members Of the Kennebec Bar.
After court had been called in the
| usual manner with the seven justices
in their places. Mr.. Carleton adj
| dressed the court, asking that the
business Of the court be suspended
! for q brief time that resolutions anu
remarks ON the life and achieve
| ments of the late Chief Justice
might be presented. He said that
| he felt that before calling upon
! those who were to take part in the
| exercises. he must pay his personal
| tribute to the memory Of this great
Judge.
He said that he felt that praise for
those who are dead is indeed praise
and not empty compliments as many
think. TO him, it is most laudable,
embodying as it does the best senti-.
ments and truest judgments of man
kind, because at the grave the clouds
dices vanish.
| Judge Whitehouse was honest
with himself, honest with his fellows
and honest with his country and
| typified all that is best in American
life, all that can be required in any
| Christian life," Mr.. Carleton stated.
HE had q love for truth which am
bition for success in the strenuous
contests of life, never caused him
to violate. Judge Whitehouse, will
say In closing was fond Of Justice,
which in its most extensive sense Is
the most necessary as well as the
sublimest attribute of man."
Resolutions Read
| Attorney George HeseIton then
read the resolutions which were Off
cred by the members of Kennebec
Bar. These resolutions were pre-
faced by a fine address, in which he
| told of the life of Justice White
| house and the extremely fine man.
ner in which he treated all with
| whom he came in contact. The res
oIutions follow:
| BE IT RESOLVED: That the
| members Of the Kennebec Bar Asso-
citation hereby express their appre-
citation Of the character and public
service of former Chief Justice Will
liam Penn Whitehouse.
That in his death the Bench and
the Bar Of Kennebec county, and of
the State have suffered a great loss,
which has brought personal sorrow
TO all; that though we mourn, we
will hold in lasting remembrance his
kindly sympathy, the inspiration and
the hope that he gave to all. and the
charming brilliancy of his mind, and
we will cherish forever the strength
and beauty of his life and character.
That this hour. given over to these
exercises in memory Of him who has
left us, shall be also \ time of con-
secration to the great fundamental
principles Of law and justice and right
living, to which he devoted his splen-
did ability and learning during the
long years of his service, the full fruit
tage OF which no one can estimate.
That this court. 70 long and faith
fully served by him. Is requested to en-
ter upon its records these resolutions
las a sincere and heartfelt tribute to
his memory and that a copy thereof
be transmitted by the clerk to his
widow and son who survive him.
Judge Johnson Speaks
Hon. Charles T. johnson CT Port