The 75-year-old Justice became the second member of the Court to añ- nounce his retirement under the Sumner Bill for voluntary retirement after the age of 70, First Supreme Court member to retire was Justice Willis Van Devanter who retired on June 2, 1997, after conclusion of the summer session and 26 years of service òn the nation's highest tribunal. The 78-year-old veteran was dean among the nine Supreme Court justices in point of length of service. His position was filled by Senator Hugo L, Black.
Political circles speculated that President Roosevelt would fill the vacancy with a liberal. Such an appointment, they indicated, would result in stronger sympathy for his Policies by the Supreme Court, A possible change in the balance may be of epochal consequence in American legal history, where great constitutional issues have been de-
Mr, E. S. Wilkinson, President of St. Georges Society, occupied the chair yesterday, at the committee's monthly lunch at the Shanghai Club, The guests of honour were Brig-Gen. John C. Beaumont in command of the American forces in Shanghai, and Col. F. B. Price of the US. Marines.
Mr. Wilkinson in introducing the guests, expressed the great pleasure which the committee felt in being able to entertain them, enhanced by the fact that they were guests of another nationality. The speaker in a general tribute to the Marines, quoted Lord St. Vincent who is reported once to have said that if he wanted loyalty of service and eficiency he always looked to che marines, Sketching Brig-Gen. Beaumont's career, Mr. Wilkinson referred to the fact that the former's love for the sea has earned for him the sobriquet of "The floating Colonel." When he left Shanghai in 1936, no One thought he would be returning, but matters brought about that delightful event, and Shanghai was proud to have him again in its midst, and he expressed the hope that if ever he came back to Sbanghai again it would be as a full general After expressing pleasure at Col. Price's presence, the speaker briefly review the distinguished career of that officer and hoped that when he returned to Shanghai, it ever he did, it would be as a brigadier-general Brig-Gen. Beaumont spoke of his appreciation of the honour done him, and remarked that it had not been easy to come back to Shanghai, because it had meant the breaking up of his home, but nevertheless he felt it @ great honour to have been able to return to do something to ease the misfortunes which had befallen this city. Similar sentiments were expressed by Col. Price, who added that the salvation of the world could only come from the co-opera tion of good people in a struggle against pernicious influences. cided more and more often by the narrow margin of one point
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