The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-02
BAR MEETING.
Resolutions on The Death Of colonel
n. warren stone.

Pursuant to call personally made, the
Dallas bar association met u. the court house
in the city of Dallss 81, 10 O'clock a. IN. ycster
day to take such action q might be deemed TT
and appropriate in co'nmemorstiou of the
worthy honored aud stely deceased member
of the Dallas bar Colonel B. Warren Stone
Colonel w, w. I.eake, president CT the
association, called the meeting to order and
stated the object Of tho meeting. e. II.
Plowmsn was requested to act ss secretary.
On motion the chair was requested to
appoint committee of five members of the
Dallas bar TO draft suitable resolutions COM
memorative Of the character and virtues of
our deceased brother, ID. w. Stone.
The chair therefore appointed as such
committee Colonel j. @. Mccoy, Judge Nat
NJ. Bruford, Judge John &. Good, Judge
z. E. Coombes and Colonel Z. c. Mcclure.
On motion the meeting adjourned till 2
o'clock, p. NJ, TO give the committee on
resolutions time to make n report.
The association met at 2 p. m, pursuant
to adjournment, and Colonel j. 9. Mccoy AS
chairman and in behalf of the committee on
resolutions, read and submitted tho follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, We have heard with deep
sorrow of tho death of our brother, b.
Warren Stone, which took place at his
late residence in Dallas. Texas, on Saturday,
the Goth Of February, 1881, at 1880 p. IN,
and feeling that it is proper and right that
we, his associates, members of the Dallas
bar, should join his many friends in an ex-
preston of sorrow for his death, and respect
for his memory therefore,
Resolved, That in tho death of Col. b.
Warren stone, stricken down as he was, so
suddenly and in the apparent enjoyment of
good health and robust manhood, we are
moro forcibly than ever before, If possible,
reminded of the uncertainty of human life,
and tho positive certainty of death, land calls
to our minds the admonitions in the holy
writings that this world Is net our home, tina,
we are rapidly fastening to that bourn from
whence no traveller returns, and that we
know not the day nor the hour in which we
may be called from time to eternity.
Resolved, That in the death of Col. Stone
the OAR has lost an sble, courteous and clio.
quent advocate; the state an upright, useful
citizen and patriot; society ono Of It's bright
est ornaments; his beroaved family loving
husband and kind and iplngent parent,
and humanity champion and true friend.
Resolved, That we extend to the surviving
wife and children of our deceased brother
our heartfelt coincidence and sympathy in
this, their hour OK sllliction, aud
Resolved, That the secretary of this bar
association present to the family of the do.
ceased copy Of these resolutions.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions
DO presedted TO the federal court, district
and county courts, AT Dallas, on future day,
and request that the same DO spread upon
tho records of said courts us m enduring
memorial Of tho high esteem in which
Colonel Stone was and is held by both bench
and bar at Dali S.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
be furnished tho Dallas HERALD and Dallas
Times, with the reques. that The ssme be
published.
j. G. MCCOY,