Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-21

der the late Mr.. Andrews. He spoke
of his kindness, his courtesy and his
sense of humor all of which were so
much part of the departed member
of the bar and which served to make
his apprenticeship most delightful.
Mr.. Gardiner pointed out that Mr..
Andrews had mastered the art of
the profession of the law" He knew
the law. he knew how to work and
the statement of the facts of a case
were sufficient for him to produce the
pertinent decisions without loss Of
time.
The speaker, although thus closely
associated with him, declared that he
had assumed that Mr.. Andrews suf-
fered considerably as result of his
physical health, but that he never
complained and 1t was difficult to get
him to admit that he was even tired.
He also spoke of the modest pride
which Mr.. Andrews had taken in the
award Of degree to him by Colby
college-~-In conclusion he declared
that in his early experience when he
had carried papers to other attor-
neys at the request Of Mr.. Andrews
he had always found that they said
"if Charles says 30. II is right"
President l. T. Carleton Of Win
throp, the dean of kennebec Bar and
for more than decade president of
the Kennebec Bar Association address
sed the court In a very able manner.
He said in part:
MAY 1t please the Court. have
called upon the members Of the Com
mittees, who have reported the resell
utions, and upon those selected to
move their adoption. But in closing
this service hope I may be permit
ted to pay my personal tribute to the
memory of our departed brothers.
knew them well from the time they
were admitted to practice law In this
State. In fact there is not another
living member of this bar who was a
member when I was admitted, Aug
ust 10, 1874.
"They lived honorable lives, res
pected by bench and bar and the
communities in which they lived ana
practiced their great profession.
Others have spoken in eloquent terms
of Brothers Priest and Shaw. VINO
were more intimately acquainted with
them than l was.
"Brother Andrews-Charlie An
him was a life long friend, and 1t is
as friend 1 would speak of him to-
dav I feel we all suffered an ire
trievable loss in his death. His place
in orr hearts and daily lives cannot
soon he filled. as citizen, neighbor, at
torney and friend. He was stainless
and nure. The influence of such an
upright character cannot however be
measured by years. The world Is
much better by reason of the life ana
nrecept of Charlie Andrews whom we
honor today"
President Carleton spoke in splen-
did allegorical manner Of the life OF
Charles Andrews, declaring that lie
is tourney in which one Is con-
stantIv called upward, from crest TO
crest. On the upward journey there
are meadows where t.eams come
true and fields where the four leaved
clovers the prizes of life, are found.
Andrews. the speaker declared knew
we'll these places.
4 In closing he said To-day I pay my
/ last tribute to my friend. II all LOT
whom he had performed klnd act
/ during his life should tonight drop a
| flower upon his grave, he would rest
beneath a wilderness OF blossoms.
Nav the SHOWS Of winter lie hsht
| over his tomb. May the winds OF
winter blow soft over the grave
/ in which he lies. May the birds
| through the long sunny summer days
come to sing, always their sweetest
( songs. Goodbye, old friend. goodbye.
! We will see you in the morning..
Justice Dunn's Response
Justice Charles ]. Dunn addressing
the members of the bar said:
pathetic but inspiring is memoir
ial for a lawyer whose stature lev
eled up four square to the height OF
his opportunity.
~The greatness of a good lawyer IS
shown often in a manner that should
silence forever the carping OF critics
and the tneseless taunts and gibes
/ of foes and win from all that Is best
in humanity the roses OF It's Iaitn
and its hope.
| "Wherever found, this type of law
yer Is the same, running with pa
! thence the race before him, with the
aggressive courage and loyal devo-
/ ton that gives manhood Its crown
! ing glory, behind.
1.-THE good lawyer measures sue
/ cess not by the number of verdicts
gained. nor by the count of guilty
persons unwhipped through his ef-
/ forts Of mercy tempered justice, nor
1 by intracacies to him known, nor by
! knowledge of the whereabouts or
ancient legal pits surviving useful
ness long since subserved, nor alone
/ by emoluments, nor by plaudits un-
| deserved; no. not by all or any OF
| those, but by the consciousness OF
oath sanctioned duty uprightly per-
formed by one whose ideal Is OF
| honor.
"Of them memorialized this day, 1t
| is not for me to speak discriminate
| ingly of substantial and dependable
| qualities in human character as has
| the Bar, of striking endowment in
| intelligence and intellectual curios-
| ity, or of the maxim stressed in one
encomium as having been so deeply
! cherished, namely, that an honest
man is to be priced more than gold,
! because when living. the now dead,
were not personally known by me
as well and closely as by their fell
| lows in the same county.
But they were known to and es-
| teemed by the tribunal of which he
who speaks is, and its members sor-
row that these lawyers are no more.
49, . May the tears of the Court,
mingled with those of the Bar,
sprinkle flowers of tender sympathy
| for the bereaved families, to rise as
| incense to Him who gave the lives
| He took away. and for the wifely
companions left may Bar and Bench
| together pray:
Lead kindly light
Amidst the encircling gloom
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