Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-10-10
The LAWYERS get Together.

| LIus 1GS0tStEf--DuFlQg laSC week :
had the pleasure to attend the mint
annual meeting of the Missouri Ba
Association, which occurred in Circui
Court room No. 5. in the City Of 81
Louis, where / had the pleasure t
meet several old friends, and to max
acquaintance with Lew ones. AS III
proceedings of the meeting have beer
published in the City papers, W il
not tire your readers 10y repetition
thereof, further than to state that Hon
George A. Madill was selected a
President; G. Claf1in Allen, Vice-Pres
ident; and w. G. Marshal, Treasurer
all of which selections are consideret
as most able men, and friends of th'
| Association. Many interesting ant
able reports were read by several gen
tlemen, and several discussions had OIL
questions of public and private inter
est, showing that those who took par
therein were well Informed on theil
subjects. Among the gentlemen pres
ent were such representative lawyers
as Col. J. G. Broadhead, Henry Hitch
cock, Judges Ports, Valiant, Dillon
Luebke, Withrow, j. G. Carr, G. G.
Burton, Stratton, and a very large
number of other lawyers who have
fairly and honorably attained high
reputation and standing in the COM
munity and at the Bar. Amongst
those l also had the pleasure to meet
Hon. James J. Russell of Charleston,
Mississippi county, Speaker of the last
Legislature. This gentleman was hon
ored by the executive committee as
one of the respondents to "toasts" at
the banquet, Mr.. Russell responding
to the toast, The legal rights of wom-
en-" and it has been generally re-
marked that the gentlemen did full
justice to the intricate subject in the
stances, His response was rep lete
with humor, strong points, and inter-
esting statements, and was loudly ap-
plauded by those present. Amongst
those well known to some of our peo-
pie, l also noticed Hon. Geo. D. Rey-
nOlds, former Southeast Missouri
member Of the Bar, and at present u.
s. Attorney for the Eastern District of
Missouri, who had been appointed by
the committee to the negative side, in
the discussion ofthe question, whether
the constitutional amendment relating
to the Supreme Court should be adopt
Ell, and who also treated the question
with a good deal of vim, in which he
had already been ably preceded by
Mr., G.. Clafin Allen on the same side,
the affirmative having been ably sus-
tanned by Mr.. H. T. Kent OF the st.
Louis Bar. AS further consideration
of the subject was considered advis-
able, the discussion was renewed on
the last day of the Session, and the
vote resulted in all affirmance of the
Col. Broadhead brought before the
meeting the draft of a bankrupt law
by Jay. L. Torris of st. Louis,
nd this also received the Associations
Mr.. H. w. Bond, read very able
paper on the functions of equity under
our Code and suggested many inn
so also the article read by
John M. Holmes, Esq, on the change
in tie law of coverture, was an able pa
per.
Wednesday evening took place the
annual banquet, which began at the
Lindell Hotel at p. NJ. and closed at
l A. NJ, and to which I have already
referred. 1t was very enjoyable af-
fair, as may be judged from the time
to bring it to an end. Many
humorous and happy responses were
made to the toasts; that of Mr.. Henry
Hitchcock in response to- 1.-The
Bar Association" was very
instructive response, and made one
feel the better for having the honor
of belonging to the Missouri Bar Asso-
citation, whereby one is brought in con-
tact with the best legal minds of the
country, and is enabled to increase
ones store of knowledge on many
subjects which, not being of every
days occurrence in the country Cir
cults, are frequently lost sight OF.
During the whole proceedings there
was but one matter that affected me
disagreeably, and that was the thought
that Notwithstanding our own little
city in 1867 was the first to start
legal Association in Sou utheast Missou-
ri, still that but few of our attorneys
took sufficient interest in the matter
to avail themselves of the benefit of
the Missouri Bar Association by be-
coming members and attending Its
annual meetings. / am satisfied that
if they only would give the matter
little thought, they would not rest un-
til admitted as members. Having
been one of the Associations officers
for many years, will gladly assist
by advice all members of the bar who
may have desire to join the Associa-
ton. Respectfuliy,
BERNARD ZwART.