Judge Horace Stern of Philadelphia, presiding officer of the Sunday morning session, was introduced by Albert H. Lieberman of the same city. Judge Stern devoted most of his speech to a eulogy of the late Louis Marshall, deploring that Marshall’s “devoted heart, clear head, dynamic energy, forceful speech, executive leadership, are failing us today.”
“What were the attributes and qualities of Marshall that enabled him first to feel causes with enthusiasm and, second, to impart that enthusiasm to others?” Judge Stern asked. “As a matter of fact, there are comparatively
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