, 1881-01-09


The reguiar annual meeting Of the Chicago
Bar Association was held yesterday afternoon
IL Faisbank Hall, Central Music Hall building
the President, Gen. L n. Stiles, in the chair.
Mr. Hervey presented a report Of the Lecture
Committee, announcing that the Hon. James C.
Conkling, Of Springfield, will lecture before the
Association Mt 8 o'clock. next Wednesday
evening in Fairbank Hail on The
Early Bench aud Bar Of This State;
also that Ar. Hoyne's lecture *as ready
for delivery at an early date, to be dxed to
meet Mr Ho5ne's convenience. The COMMITTEES
had also been informed that Mr.. B. C. Cook, who
haa-pruni4ed~ ta read d payer on the life and
services ii the late Hon. n. B. Judd will be pre-
pared to do 60 during the month Of February
uexL :-.7.,.
The Board of Managers presented their an
hnal report, showing that, since the last annual
meettns, Twenty-Five new members had been
elected; nine members resigned; TWO had died:
ieasIng M the present membership of the Assoeia-
Bench, one in Congress, and one renoy ed from
of ~ 's'''71 7'A'p
Since its last animal meeting the Association
tsa naa !e1e its Quarters IN the Young Mems Chris
nan Association building, for which it paid 81. .+O]
Per aenum, and moved to Fairbank HaIl, where
rs expenses were $500 per anuum and had snad
re bulk Of the effects with which they furnIsbed
meIr .ssa,t osd quarters Allnsioa was made in the
historical and biographical lectures which II
Gasted xouid be Of considerable Interest to the
psuass67oh, ind ba the means Of bringing about
Z soStal Iee1inC among the members.
~ h1.eLaoa was called to the fact that owing to
s,,a s,1 Gele5se 10 the number of Judges Of the
eapef1nr Court, and the CONSEQUENT demand fnr
~ .poa ~ Tue new Court House. it was feared that
tae 1oom get aside for the Bar Association n,i0ht
cnnrp;,o, -. lor other uses. aud 1t might be
ser-,tEse pesn 70 sook TOT quarters elsewhere The
sq appMn1ea 70 vat upon the County Co1nmission.
sh IL aaa tne Supervising Architect and uren upon
ein eEnl 1oa'sioaaliy and collectively, the neces-
cGsse,r I pa slfos.ag fo the association room ex-
~ me repoEt closed with recommendation that
,ah,,o n,p ones LOT the coming year be fixed at 81
which vas concur1ed In. ~ ~A11" q. ~''
,nni,.a.i aIs xipmmitee on Admission reported 1.-THE
4hs eiec9,an dnt y mfemibershtp Of Henry NJ. Baker
Ttaa TsEuhea p as follows: President, s. q. Mason:
saess, tlesaehfs- K 3. Roberts, 0. H. Horton:
fPEssi;a.s, Poa,i u +. Aids; Treasurer, +. 6. Dnli:
aentsai aNapssTets s,i,as Thomas Hoyne, julius Ro-
~ ane retiring President thanked the Assoc,,.
nns. W tae kindness they had shown him in the
5eaI aad assured them that be toog Ereat
No r. + Il, ~ taeir work. and would contnue to
s11s ~! Il as hearty support.
sssaoh heaay-etscted sas President, Mr. Edward G.
fnrnaj +h as conducted to the chair, ai1d re-
ta Tnes man9s at Tor the honor OF his election. .
p.essdanVtl ~ r.aanks we're passed to the retiring
ns,aso, maoa, ,seeretars and other retiring oicers
he meendp psssaited sso9,s that the ad1ournment of
ne5 fss satorday the Association ehoua cnnsder idr
be enhtrt,ssa ellls in atnendment 10 the law to
lure. ~ ue ASSOCIATION to the LegisIa-
onested ann. .n ne Board Of Management were re-
diminishing the number Of T re.r,'Isr es
mems -, sae Associat ton aud to make arrange
ns,s,iones y Which the calling OF such special
tac;titafssd1 t;ts as might prove Necessary could be
goass a sssommlrse, consisting Of Measrs F1owars
ur the u na.oe, hleh, was appointed to draft bill
aHs of the sment s9a3nt Of the present attachment
.itefnana then adjourned to next Saturday