Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-11


was bound together with ribbon OF
English red.
Mr.. Marble and his efficient corps
know how to serve, and did serve, a
banquet which was praised by all.
Hiram Kicker and Sons have always
been most courteous to the Bar As
ISOLATION, and the aerated water from
the famous Poland Springs was con-
tributed by them. Doubtless if the
water could have spoken it would
have said "a charge to keep I have;
Bar to glorify."
Seated at the head table with Pres
ident Hayes and the guest of honor,
Justice Riddell, were Governor Perci-
val F. Baxter, Chief Justice Leslie G.
Cornish Justice Warren c. Phlbrook.
Justice Fred Emery Beane of Hallowell.
Justice Henry w. Cakes of Auburn.
Justice Lauren NJ. Sanborn of South
Portland Frank harrington Frank
Holley. William l.. Bonney. Benedict
l.. Mahcr Leonard A. Pierce and Fran
co.'s X. Belleau.
During the dinner the Bar Associa-
ton songbook with it's supplements
was much in use, Scion Purinton be-
ing at the piano. and both Canadian
and American favorites rcsoundcd
through the hall.
With the flavor of the last sip of cof-
fee blended with the first Whit of the
cigars, the association and it's guests
were ready to enjoy the post pran-
dials. which were fittingly opened by
President Hayes with the toast TO
the President of the United States
This toast was drunk standing and
was followed by the singing of the
first verse of america"
Governor Baxter
Governor Baxter in responding to
this toast stated that of all profess
sions none cqualled. in his mind. the
legal profession. for it is in daily
contact with human life and has such
an opportunity to do good.
The greatest ambition of my
father" declared the governor. was to
sec me chief justice of the State. but
that was not to be. as my life ran
along different lines. l can say this
however: No official act will give m,
greater pleasure than to appoint Il
that office in about year the man who
now occupies it,"
In welcoming Justice Eiddell tc
the State, the Governor mentioned
the address given by the Justice il
the morning before the Legislature
and declared that he hoped it would
StiiIlti'ttc anu III IiiIIl tilt
knowledge that two great nation:
reside side by side in peace an,
have so resided for over 100 years
He welcomed the Justice as a Cana
dian saying that to him the wore
Canadian. is a thing of strength ant
| endurance, it stands for all that i:
good and noble and for justice to all
Jueticc RiddeIi
Tn 10 40
Ma jesty. the King" Justice Riddel
spoke of the history of the Anglo
Saxon race and his remarks wer,
interrupted time and again by ap
| p!ausc. His address:
Canada's Message to the Unites
States
I thank YOU for the warmth will
which you have received the name o
my beloved country and my own.
do not fiatter myself that mine woul,
have been of consequence except a:
connected with that of Canada-jus
as the Athonian in Platos Republic
! admits that he would never have beer
heard of, had he been born in Scri'
phos instead of in Athens.
l bring to YOU the greetings OF YOU
sister to the north, our Lady of The
SHOWS. Canada has within the mem
Dry of many now living. thrown Of
. the lcthargy which had too lon:
palsied her beautiful limbs and ha!
pressed onward and upward to he
liGhtful place among the nations Q
the Carth--3s we fcrvently hope an'
believe showing herself rs she is.
10, Il l.,
side of her older and mightier broth
er to the south.
| do not come to you rs stranger
o: an alien. That great American
who has passed from us. whom
loved as /; brother and differed from
ON almost every subject. when in
spccting the hospital at the Canal
found two surgical 'wards-the Amer
lean and the Foreign. In the latte
was an old English soldier who 50
lutcd the President and on enquiry
| made told his nationality. Theodore
Roosevelt turning to the c. O., sale
Take this man to the American
Surgical ward---an Englishman j:
not Il foreigner to Americans.
If that be true of t,nSlishmcn, wha
of Canadians?
We have what we consider the in
cstimablc privilege of having becl
born on this Continent-We from in
fancy have breathcd its free air an'
have lived an felt its free democrac,
we arc charged jointly with yo,
with it's future. British we are to thu
| finger tips and with no desire t
civ n thp
Flag that braved a thousand years
! The battle and the breeze
Our glorious semper eadem, thu
| banner of our pride. Canadians WI
are and proud of the name. We arr
not Americans but in all that i
worth while, we are Americans.
Differing in allegiance, aliens IL
! name, aliens by man made inter
national law, we are brought together
by higher and celestial law. Ii
| the external and evancscent we arr
separate, in the essential and eterna
American and Canadian are ore. We
! live side by side in peace. An Amer
| lean finds himself at home in Canada
| a Canadian in the United States. We
are not allowed freely to exchange
some of our products natural OF
otherwise. politicians, farmers oil
manufacturers, forbid. but men, the
highest natural product we exchange
YOU give us a Van Horne and a Lore
Shaughncssy and we give you j. J
Hill, a Franklin Lane and an Admira
Sims. We feel more and more oul
unity-a unity which depends not or
descent, although both peoples have
much the same ancestry and there
is that in the blood which will not
down-nor on language, although
identify of lancllace is of tremendous