The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-04
Vermont Bar AssOciatiOn---AnnuaI
Meeting and Banquet.

Meeting and Banquet.
The annual meeting of the Vermont Bar
Association was held at the courthouse,
Montpelier, on Tuesday evening, October
~ with large attendance of members. A
report was read by George w. Wing, sec
retary, followed by an address on " Exemp-
tions by Colonel A. F. Walker, president
of the association. He discussed the famous
Dartmouth College case, and the acts of
legislatures and the decisions of courts on
the subject down to the present time. Hon.
L. =. Redfeld read an interesting sketch of
the late Thomas Bartlett of Lyndon. f.. +.
Palmer, Esq, of Waterbury read an able
paper on Injunctions." Elisha May Esq,
of st. Johnsbury, in an ably-written paper,
reviewed the Vermont Reports. Judge Taft
followed with an instructive address on the
inception and growth of English law.
On Wednesday afternoon the committee
on nominations reported the following for
officers of the association the ensuing year:
President, j. E. Dickerman of Newport;
vice-presidents, j. NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro,
Henry h. Start of st. Albans and James j.
Wilson of Bethel; secretary, George w.
Wing of Montpelier; treasurer, Hiram
Carleton of Montpelier; managers, the presi-
dent, er-0bicio, Frank E. Alfred of New
port, G. \. Dale of Montpelier, S. G. Shurt-
left of Montpelier and Kittredge Haskins of
Brattleboro. A committee on admissions,
consisting of one member from each county,
was appointed by the president, and also
committees on professional conduct, on
jurisprudence and law reform and on legal
history and biography. At the final meet
ing, Thursday morning, Mr.. Dickerman
positively declined election as president,
for which Office he had been nominated.
Hon. George n. Dale of Montpelier was
elected in his place. The other officers were
elected as reported. A committee was ap-
pointed to prepare bill for the next legisla-
ture modifying the present law relating to
mesne and final process.
The association met in the parlors of
the Pavilion at half-past seven o'clock
Wednesday evening, and listened to an eX-
cellent sketch of the life of the late Hon.
Heman Carpenter by Frank Plumley, Esq,
of Northfeld.
At half-past nine o'clock the banquet was
served to about seventy members of the as
socation and a few invited guests. Among
those present were Chief justice Homer E.
Royce, and Hons. Jonathan Ross, II. Henry
Powers. William III. Walker and j. w.
Rowell, associate judges of the supreme
court; Hon. H. H. Wheeler United States
district judge; ex-judge Redtield of the SUI
preme court; Secretary of State Porter
State Auditor Powell; Hon. Luke p. Po-
land; Congressman William w. Grout of
the second district; Leutenant-governo
Ormsbee, Ex-Governor Farnham, ex-Lieu-
tenant-governor Dale; Hon. G.. w. Harman
of Bennington; Hon. Daniel Roberts, Hon.
lington; E. c. Smith, G. c. Noble and W.
harrington, st. Adams; Hon. w. p. Dill
lingham and Hon. K. f. Palmer. Water
bury; Hon. j. L. Edwards, Hon. j. E. Dick
erman and F. E. Alfred, Newport; Hon. L.
II. Thompson, Irasburgh; Colonel A. F.
Walker and p. M. Meldon, Rutland; E. W.
Smith, Wells River; Hon. A. NJ. Dickey,
Bradford Frank Plumley, Northfield; H.
c. Wilson, North Troy; Hon. j. X. Batch
elder, Arlington; c. NJ. Wilds, Middlebury;
Hiram Carleton, George w. Wing, Hiram
4. IHuse, Joseph a. Wing, 1: L. Durant,
I. r. Gordon, j. II. Lucia, j. G.. Wing, II.
G. Dewing and j. H. Senter Montpelier;
E. W. Bisbee, Barre; s. NJ. Gleason, Thet-
ford; j. ID. Dennison, West Randolph; j.
b. Bromley Castleton; Hon. j. j. Wilson,
Bethel; n. L. Boyden, Randolph; S. B..
Hebard, Chelsea; Elisha May, St. Johns
bury; G. w. Cahoon. Lyndon.
The menu provided by Manager Water
house for the occasion was a choice one in
every respect, and was admirably served.
On the second page of the bill of fare was
the list of officers of the association. AT
the top of the page was the following apt
quotation
" We may live without poetry. music, and arti
We may live without conscience, and live without
We may live without friends, we may live without
But civilized man cannot live without cooks"
At the bottom of the page, the following
lines:
Prior tempore; prior jare,"
AppefHus rdfioHi pdredf."
The third page "matter was as follows:
ne" 'Ork pSolsAsd sy George WateyAoqse' LID.
PREFACE.
oysters.
CHAPTER I-FIxTUREs.
Section l-Consomme-J uenne.
Section BOILED Chicken, Halibut, Hollandaise
Sauce, Potato Croquettes, Celery.
CHAPTER U.-TREsPAss QUARE CL FIR.
Mint Sauce Tenderloin of Beef, with Mushrooms;
Mashed Potatoes, Green Peas, Squash, Caulihower.
CHAPTER III-FLorsAM EFT JETsAM.
Lamb Fries Dreaded. Tomato Sauce Chicken Gro
quettes a la Princes; Banana Frtters,
Sauce Curocoa.
CHAPTER Iv.-PoLIcE REGULATIONS.
Chicken Mayonaise, Lemon Sherbet
CHAPTER WERE NATURE.
Mallard Duck, with Jelly; Saratoga Potatoes.
CHAPTER VI-CoLLATIo BoNoRUM.
Assorted Cake Charlotte Russo. Wine jelly
Ice-cream.
CHAPTER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FRUITS.
Apples Oranges, Bananas Grapes, Pears, Assorted
Nuts, Layer Raisins.
CHAPTER VIII.-CHosEs IN ACTION.
Cheese, Cigars, Coffee.
CHAPTER IX.-DIsrREss.
POr et Pretered NhH.
After full justice had been done to the
wants of the inner man, the president,
Colonel Walker, called the assembly to
order. He said that in place of the usual
toasts and responses he would call for
speeches from members of the association,
representing different sections of the state.
| The speeches were of an informal character,
and mainly devoted to "reminiscences of
court practice, anecdotes of members of the
| Vermont bar and humorous incidents. The
following members responded as they were
called: Hon. George n. Dale, Hon. j. X.
Batchelder, Hon. j. Il. Dckerman, e. w.
Smith, Hon. w. p. Dillingham;, Hon. Henry
Ballard, p. M. Meldon, j. ID. Dennison and
Hon. l.. p. Poland. In his brief remarks,
Judge Poland said he did not believe the
legal profession in Vermont is deteriorat-
ing, as some have thought; but, on the con-
trary, our bar is as able to-day as 1t ever was
before. He also claimed that all that is
substantial in law reform in this country
had been brought about by the concen-
trated efforts of the legal profession. About
fifteen minutes past twelve A. NJ. the assem-
bly, dispersed, after singing Aud Lang
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