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Meredith A. Disney and Wanda M. Yates at LodeStar Pictures Offices at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood
Charles Elias Disney in the Animation Bldg. at the Walt Disney Company
Meredith Disney with Daniel H. Disney and Charles Elias Disney in their Malibu, CA home
Charles Elias Disney at the Los Angeles Museum of Art
Charles Elias Disney, Dr. Mike Hurley, and Jackie Hurley and Daniel H. Disney
Charles Elias Disney in his office at LodeStar Pictures in Hollywood, CA
Charles Elias Disney in the LodeStar Pictures offices
Daniel H. Disney at the Paramount Pictures gate where LodeStar Pictures offices were located in the 1980's
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+Roger Cardinal Mahony with Meredith A. Disney and Rita Brown at St. Vibiana's Cathedral in 1986
Daniel H. Disney with Sunfloawers in the LodeStar Pictures offices in Hollywood
Charles Elias Disney in his office at LodeStar Pictures in Hollywood, CA
Daniel H. Disney in front of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles
Daniel H. Disney in St. Agnes Catholic Church in Los Angeles
Daniel H. Disney in the Disneyland Nursery in Anaheim, CA
Daniel H. Disney at his Mt. Alverna Pines Lodge in Minnesota
Charles Elias Disney at the Paramount Pictures gate where LodeStar Pictures offices were located in the 1980's
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Elizabeth Cleveland and Meredith A. Disney in Hollywood 1986
Charles Elias Disney prior to a private audience with Pope John Paul, II (now Saint John Paull, II)
Kevin Williams with son Logan Thomas Wiliams in Crosslake, MN
Meredith A. Disney and Daniel H. Disney overlooking the Grand Canyon in AZ
Charles Elias Disney on the shores of the Pacific Ocean in Newport Beach, CA
Daniel H. Disney at birthday party
Daniel H. Disney in the Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art in Kansas City, MO
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Daniel H. Disney and Charles Elias Disney standing near the Pacific Ocean in Malibua, CA
Father Christopher with Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney
Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney at California Adventure
Meredith A. Disney with Franciscan Sister Ida Nieberle in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Charles Elias Disney in the LodeStar Pictures offices
Daniel H. Disney and dog Lupe' in his Malibu, CA home
Daniel H. Disney and Logan Thomas Williams in Crosslake, MN
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Charles Elias Disney & Daniel H. Disney at the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Associates gate where LodeStar Pictures offices were located in the 1970's & 80's
"Tribute to the Dog" by U. S. Senator George Graham Vest (D-MO)
Lifesize bronze statue of "OLD DRUM" located in the County Square in Warrensburg, Missouri
It is strange how tenaciously popular memory clings to the bits of eloquence men have uttered, long after their deeds and most of their recorded thoughts are forgotten, or but indifferently remembered. However, whenever and as long as the name of the late Senator George Graham Vest of Missouri is mentioned it will always be associated with his love for a dog.
Many years ago, in 1869, Senator Vest represented in a lawsuit, a plaintiff whose dog "Old Drum" had been willfully and wantonly shot by a neighbor. The defendant virtually admitted the shooting, but questioned to the jury the $150 value plaintiff attributed to this mere animal. To give his closing argument, George Vest rose from his chair, scowling, mute, his eyes burning from under the slash of brow tangled as a grape vine. Then he stepped sideways, hooked his thumbs in his vest pockets, his gold watch fob hanging motionless, it was that heavy. He looked, someone remembered afterwards, taller than his actual 5 feet 6 inches, and began in a quiet voice to deliver an extemporaneous oration. It was quite brief, less than 400 words:
“Gentlemen of the Jury: the best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his worst enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous...is his dog.
"Gentlemen of the Jury: a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."
The jury deliberated less than two minutes then erupted in joint pathos and triumph. The record becomes quite sketchy here, but some in attendance say the plaintiff who had been asking $150, was awarded $500 by the jury. Little does that matter. The case was eventually appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court, which refused to hear it.
The “Tribute to the Dog” presented to the jury on September 23, 1870, is one of the most beautiful, historical, and meaningful defense arguments expressed in a Court of Law in the history of the United States. A life-sized bronze statue and plaque stands as a tribute to the noble dog known as “Old Drum” and to United States Senator George Graham Vest (D-MO) on the public Square in front of the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri. Senator Vest served in the U. S. Senate 1879-1903.
We have long been inspired by this “Tribute to the Dog” and we proudly feature this important event on our website.
This truth remains: "A dog IS man's/woman's best friend!" President Harry S. Truman once stated: "If a person wants a friend in Washington, one must get a dog!"
Charles Elias Disney & Daniel H. Disney ©Entire site
Many years ago, in 1869, Senator Vest represented in a lawsuit, a plaintiff whose dog "Old Drum" had been willfully and wantonly shot by a neighbor. The defendant virtually admitted the shooting, but questioned to the jury the $150 value plaintiff attributed to this mere animal. To give his closing argument, George Vest rose from his chair, scowling, mute, his eyes burning from under the slash of brow tangled as a grape vine. Then he stepped sideways, hooked his thumbs in his vest pockets, his gold watch fob hanging motionless, it was that heavy. He looked, someone remembered afterwards, taller than his actual 5 feet 6 inches, and began in a quiet voice to deliver an extemporaneous oration. It was quite brief, less than 400 words:
“Gentlemen of the Jury: the best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his worst enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous...is his dog.
"Gentlemen of the Jury: a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death."
The jury deliberated less than two minutes then erupted in joint pathos and triumph. The record becomes quite sketchy here, but some in attendance say the plaintiff who had been asking $150, was awarded $500 by the jury. Little does that matter. The case was eventually appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court, which refused to hear it.
The “Tribute to the Dog” presented to the jury on September 23, 1870, is one of the most beautiful, historical, and meaningful defense arguments expressed in a Court of Law in the history of the United States. A life-sized bronze statue and plaque stands as a tribute to the noble dog known as “Old Drum” and to United States Senator George Graham Vest (D-MO) on the public Square in front of the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri. Senator Vest served in the U. S. Senate 1879-1903.
We have long been inspired by this “Tribute to the Dog” and we proudly feature this important event on our website.
This truth remains: "A dog IS man's/woman's best friend!" President Harry S. Truman once stated: "If a person wants a friend in Washington, one must get a dog!"
Charles Elias Disney & Daniel H. Disney ©Entire site
U. S. Senator George Graham Vest (D-MO)