Show I CHOATE AMONG BIGWIGS I American Ambassadors Name Lit EnI rolled roIled With Middle Tern Tem Temple pie Benchers J London May Choate WAS formally called to the bench of the Temple tonight The ceremony mony was VS strictly private not even members of other inns of oC court being pre present ent The rhe function took the form or of an or lunar dinner in the old dining hall which Queen Elizabeth opened in I O and in which before Queen Elizabeth Shake Shak Shakespeare lJ speare acted As s You Like It Several rules were suspended tonight In honor honorof onor of nf th the American merlean A ambassador The mom mem bets bers fully robed took u iii about IaN bars oaken tables t and the flied l In Mr ChoAte leadin the parade t though the St member is usually IaL The pas passed led down th the cen tel of the to L a raised ta hi ble The usual simple mal was as served The afterward retired to the pr presentment chamber hamber for dessert Mr I Choate this time walking last la t s lie he hethe the table th the members cheered continuously man old lawyers in their enthusiasm n on the top of the tables tAble At t t the door Mr Ir Choate turned and 2nd faced the as assembly and ask akl they the knew It as not the cus tom for a be bencher cher to s speak ak And therefore he would not he spoke for forten ten minutes expressing appreciation or of his tion the honor of haYing having his hh nAme enrolled among the names o of the great t men of tM the Middle Temple The entire proceedings din occupied only I half an hour II I |