The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-02-06
JUDGE MILLER
WILL BE GIVEN
WELCOME HOME
Public Reception to Follow His
Arrival Here with Banquet
Later in Week
PLANS ARE BEING MADE
Lawyers From All Parts of The
State Expected to Come
Here for'the Banquet

District Judge for North Dakota will
be- welcomed home the latter part of
the week by citizens of Bismarck.
Plans are being made To- accord Mr..
Miller a royal reception uI,on his re-
turn to the city before he. enters ac-
lively into his duties as federal Judge.
The reception to be accorded by
citizens OF the city TO one of their
number elevated to- a high position
will be followed by a banquet at the
Mckenzie hotel the iatter part of the,
week, at which it is expected there
will be judges and lawyers from all
parts Of the state
The celebration and reception. is
being undertaken by representatives
OF various city organizations, and
will include representatives of the
Commercial club, Rotary and Town
Criers clubs, the city commission and
the bar association.
... Expected Friday.
The celebration is being planned
in the nature of surprise for Judge
Miller. Word was received today that
lie was stopping in the Twin Cities lC
visit for few days, and it is expect
ed that he will reach Bismarck Fri
day. The reception is expected to b.
on that day.
The banquet, it is planned, will be
held Saturday night.
| rhe' plan of The reception includes
he meeting Of Judge and Mrs Miller
when they step off a train in Bismarck
this week by citizens generally and
of organizations. The
Elks band will head a procession
which will proceed to the home Of
Judge Miller, 220 Thayer street,
where it is expected the new federal
judge will talk briefly to the assem-.
blage. ..,
The local committee arranging also
for the banquet to be held later in the
week, will not have time in which to
issue formal invitations, but it plan.
ned to notify secretaries of local bar !
associations and the state bar assO.
Citations, and ask them to extend
general invitation to members Of the |
bar Of the state to join in the greet
ing to Judge Miller at the banquet
It is expected that members Of the |
supreme court and district judges OF
the state will be guests. Governor
Nestos has been invited to attend.
Judge J. M. Hanley, OF Mandan, will
be toastmaster.
The first celebration will be in the
nature of a welcome by the citizens
of the city and the banquet will be a
combined welcome by citizens and
members of the bar.
All May Join
The local committee will give op- /
portunity to citizens generally to jdin
with the judges and lawyers expected
from all parts Of the state to attend
the banquet. There will be a charge
of so much per plate and formal invi-
tations will not be issued. The COM
mittec will make definite announce.
ment later as to how tickets may be
procured. 1t is expected that there
will be 200 to 300 people at the ban.
luet. A short program of toasts will
be given.
Judge Miller, it is understood, has
taken the oath of Office and will be
ready to begin the administration Of
his new duties very soon. 1t may be-
that he will take few days to dis.
pose of private business matters be.
fore entering upon his duties. Be-
cause of the condition of the calendar
Of the court, Judge. Miller, it is un-
1erstood, will enter upon his work as
quickly as possible. because OF this !:
it was necessary for the local COM
mittee making arrangements for the |
reception to- move quickly, and ue- +
tails must be completed within the
next two or three days, and also will
necessitate the reception and the 5an-
quet being informal IN nature.