by our Secretary. This is, as you know, the Judicial Section. Brother Sims is not yet upon the bench. I do not know how soon he may be, but it will be difficult to find any member of the bench, at least within my aquaintance, who, having the ability that he possesses, if there be any such, would have the time and the office discipline and arrangement to enable him to do the work that has been so well done by Mr. Sims. I would like to take the opportunity also to express thanks to the chairmen of the various committees, notably Judge Heard, and the others who have served. I am very sorry that Judge Dibell is not here to be welcomed and to take this gavel before we adjourn tonight. Judge Dibell is one of our oldest, most distinguished, most highly respected judges in the state of Illinois, and I congratulate the organization sincerely upon his selection as its chairman for the ensuing year. Mr. Sims. HONORABLE E. W. SIMS: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen: I very greatly appreciate all that the Chairman has said, and thank you. I can assure you that the credit is partially misplaced. I do nothing more than reflect the activities of the very efficient Chairman of the Judicial Section and others, such as Judge Heard who gets up the program, Judge Horner, Judge Hayes, and others who prepare the entertainment and program. I do wish to state this, however, that in none of the organizations with which I have been connected in an executive or quasi-executive capacity have I ever derived such great pleasure in working with men as I have in working with the judges. They are uniformly courteous and considerate to such a degree that it stimulates one to his very best efforts. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I thank you very much. (Applause.) HONORABLE OSCAR E. HEARD: Mr. Chairman, I move that the thanks of this body be tendered to the retiring Chairman and to the Secretary for the able and efficient manner in which they have discharged the duties of their office. The motion was seconded and unanimously carried by a rising vote. THE CHAIRMAN: If that is not getting goods under false pretences, then I don't understand it, so far as applied to myself. Really I do not feel that quite justice has been done to Brother Sims and to Judge Heard and the others. Brother Sims refers very courteously to the co-operation he has received from the judges, and I think that is true. I have a notion that if the lawyers knew the judges better they would be better friends of the judges anyhow, but the difficulty is we often deal at arm's length, and Brother Sims has really come into close contact with the gentlemen, and if he is benefited I am sure it is a privilege for us to say it has been reciprocated. Certainly a most efficient and accommodating and tireless officer he has been. Unless there is some further topic you desire to discuss, the meeting will stand adjourned. At 5 p. m. the visiting judges and ladies were given an automobile ride through the Chicago parks under the direction of the Entertainment Committee, Hon. John M. O'Connor, chairman. At the informal dinner held at the South Shore Country Club, 6:30 p. m., the program was as follows: Toastmaster, Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge of the Circuit Court, Chicago; followed by addresses by: Hon. Frederick A. Brown, President of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago; Hon. Hosea W. Wells, Judge of the Municipal Court, Chicago; Hon. Fred E. Carpenter, Judge of the County Court, Rockford; Hon. Francis E. Baker, Presiding Justice of the United States Courts, Seventh Circuit, Chicago. |