Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-28
THE FIRST SESSION
OF TEE sfATs BLR ASSOCIATION HELD IN
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TIE second ANIMAL sessicn Of The State
Bar Association. and The fourth se-saon II
AZ. was convened IN ST. Georges Hall, In
the Reilly b1ildipg. at hAltpast tEo
O'Clock yesterday sfsrnooa- Ihsre was
fair ssteadzncs Of The local attorneys, but
few Ct the legal gsntlsnen from the inie-
rio- counties arrived In time 70 take part N
the initial session Qlite . number were
expected IN last night sn5 o. The early
trains this nnrninz. however, among them
Hon D. B. L7ezs, who Has kept away
yesterday BY the commencement exercises
at Georgetown COllegs- Among the
strangers pEesent in the hall when Presi-
dent Jacob called the sesicn to order,
were Col Ben Martin, Of Grafton 2. NJ
Rsynsl6s, Of Ksyser, General Jas- SPrag,
Of Moorsse,d, J. z Do1ohOe, Of HaacOck,
and Secretary ". P. Wiley, Of the State
University q; AOrgantOwD-
In calling the sesziOn to order yesterday,
President Jacob said the bylaws prescribed
that the address Of the President should
come first, and Be WAS prepared TO execute
tie duty imposed upon hin Bat the at
tendance Was lot large. If il wss eninently
respectable, and Re awaited The pleasure OF
the Association.
EEADISG OF The address POSTPONED.
Col White said that e. q great many
Members Of the Association were expected
On the evening train, be moved the address
b postponed until the opening session this
moEnIDg.
Mr.. Ewing thought the address might
come II appropriately ST the banquet, OF
~ sumo other time durirg ths sessions OF
the Association
Mr.. Russell tbOught the address ought
70 be set for some definite tine
ItEss suggested that the public be In
yit4d, through the papers, 20 be present n
the delivery Of the address, AID thi. Wa
furthsr amended by inviting the public to
Be present. 5: al tines during the session
G5iny hack 20 the address, Mr.. Martin
s1gzzted the sddress Be read at the after
1ooa's session TO-DAY, bat o. being informed
that the Onio County Bar Association bsd
nsde prsparatio-s 70 entertain the mem
b=rs Ct the S.sts Association At that time,
Mr.. Martin withdrew his amendment
CO. Whites notion 10 postpone the
resiinz q TIE address until this mornings
sesE;5o, 49, than pat and carried unani-
nyos!!.
NEW MEMBERS
The Committee reports were then taken
N
The Committee Oh Admission OF New
Members reported in favor Of the sdmis-
ion @: Mezsers. William Erskine, Louis T.
SufeI, J. z. Paull, A I. Clarke, G. r C.
Allen, Thsyer Melvin, ". II. Hesrne,
Dennis O'Ketffe. Alfred Caldwell, T. II.
GzrTiD, J. II. Atkinson, OF Hancock, and
T. c. Green, OF Jefferson.
The candidates were al admitted upon
a formal vote.
T. NJ Garyin was chosen a. the official
stenogrspher Of the session.
~DCREIARE REPORT.
Secretary ". P. wllsy's report was
then Rad, a. follows:
To ts< B'es' TIIrgjaia Bar ASSOCIATION:
GESTLENES:-Afterth the adjournment of
the last annual meeting Of The Association,
held a. Berkely SpEings, IN July, ISL, the
Executive Council net, and, As will appear
By their minutes, ordered the Secretary TO
have printed i've bundled copies OF the
said meeting for distribution, which order
the Secretary executed, and distributed
copies 70 ali the members Of the Associa-
uOn, and 10 members Of the Bar, more o.
Les, IN every county IN the State. There
remains N the hands OF the Secretary
about one hundred copies Of said publics-
tico, subjert 70 the order Of the Associa-
ton. In tnis connection, the Secretary
desires to say tina, he has endeavored 10
reserve about one hundred copies Of each Of
the publications heretofore made By the
Association, on the superstition that the
Association would 4: some time desire -
have these bound together, 50 as to have
preserved complete history OF its proceed
ipgs Ii this he the viii Of the AssOciA-
ton, il might be well 20 take some definite
q -tion at this meeting in regard to the
matter.
The Secretary has also had printed FIVE
hundred copies Of the programme Of this
meeting. which were duly mailed to all
the members, aud there remains a supply
sufficient for the use Of the visitors al this
meeting. The cost of printing and dis
tribusing the proceedings was paid By the
Treasurer, and the account will appear in
his report The cost Of printing and dis
the programme was paid BY the
Secretary as follows: Printing, 800;
81 So; total, SlO.56.
In regard TO the matter Of the pro-
gramne ;or this meeting, the Secretary
desires TO report that the assignments Of
papers and addresses were made BY the |
Executive Council, and the work OF AZ
ranging the programme was devolved upon |
the Secretary. Bat the Secretary put no
name upon the programme without frst |
obtaining The assent Of the person named !
to perform his part, and when anyone de-
clineJ, he took the responsibility |
Of securing substitute, and there is
DO one named on The programme |
NnO = not picukcu % luEuicu paper "
a address, a. the case may Be. Bat lest
the Association may infer that the S=cre-
tsry is in some measure responsible for the
appearance Of the name Of Senator John
w. Daniel on the programme, and the
disappointment, or perhaps deception.
involved IN his failure to be present snd
deliver the annual address, tie Secretary
desires TO say that shortly after he was
.hosen By the Executive Council, the
Secretary notified him Of the fact and re-
,ues;ed definite reply 50 that it might
e Published in the prOcsedings- Senator
Daniel did reply aud accepted the invita-
iou, and his letter OF acceptance IL in the
lands Of the Secretary. After the date Of
be meeting was fixed, the Secretary no
ified him Of the fact, asking him that In
ase anything had interviewed to prevent
lis delivering the address, that he would
o write before the programmes were
printed. Two or three letters were
ddressed to him TO the same effect, but he
reated them, if not with silent contempt,
{ least with silent indifference. When
be printing Of the programme could be nc