The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
GEoRa1A's BAR ASSOCIATION.
Arrangements for Its Annual Meeting
in Savannah Next Week.


in Savannah Next Week.
Arrangements are being perfected for
the annual meeting of the Georgia Bar As
ISOLATION which will be held in Savannah
next wednesday. Hon. P. w Meldrim
chairman of the executive committee Of the
association said. yesterday that the attend
ance Will be large, as the rates of fare will
De low next week from all points in Georgia
to Savannah. Mr.. Meldrim received let
Ter yesterday morning from Macon inform
ing him that Judge Gustin has adjourned
court to enable membe of the Macon bar
to complete their preparations for attending
the meeting Of the association.
Az meeting of the bar of Savannah,
the following committee of arrangements
was appointed to look after the visitors:
A. X. Lawton, Jr., A. Minis, Jr., J. r. An
derson, Esq, Hon. f. G. duBiguon and
hon. 7. w: Meldrim. This committee will
meet later in the week for consultation.
The meetings of the association will be
helo IN the hall of the Georgia HussarS
Hon. Mashall j. Clarke, presiding, and will
last two or three days
Inc executive committee of the associa-
ton has been called to meet at the law
office of Garrard & Meldrim Tuesday Nav
{, at III O'Clock a. IN. to fix upon the
programme Of exercises for the sessions of
the association. This committee will also
act upon the applications of those who de-
sire to become members of the association.
ms committee is composed of Hon. P. ".
Meldrim, chairman, and Messrs. A. f.
Erwin, Washington Dessau and w. II.
Fleming. The executive committee has
tull power to admit applicants to become
members of the association, when the latter
is not in session, and any member of the
bar In Georgia in good standing is eligible
to membership.
A parlor has been rendered the bar asso-
citation at the Screven house, which will be
the headquarters Of the association. and the
Southern Travellers Association has invited
the members to accept a special train for a
ride to Tybee next Wednesday afternoon,
as the travellers guests.
Inc visiting lawyers will expect to meet
with an open welcome at the hands of the
Savannah bar In fact they VIII expect.
and are not likely to be disappointed, such
hospitality as Savannah is justly noted for.
AT the last meeting of the association, held
IN Atlanta last August, Hon. John w.
Akin of Cartersyille said that I'VE all
know how glad the Atlanta bar was to
have us here when we first came-they took
us TO ride in carriages. We came the next
year but we did not get the carriages, and
we have never had them since" The
speaker said he had no doubt that tae mem
berS OF the Savannah bar will be delighted
to have the association with them and give
them carriages, land perhaps something
else il they could get us The speaker
said he could imagine nothing more de-
hghtful than visit TO Savannah in MAY.
The members of the bar here say that
Mr. Akin will not be disappointed in his
carriage drive, but that he will be driven
to all the beautiful suburban resorts, and
have no cause to regret his speech in his
resolution to hold the annual meetings of
the ASSOCIATION SUCCESSFULLY at the several
larger cities of the state Mr. Akin in
clu ed Augusta, Macon, Gainesville and
Rome in his complimentary remarks
abiding to Savannah.
Maj. c. II. Smith Dill Arp will read 4
paper on Lawyers: AS Seen by Re
formed Lawyer" Chief Justice Fuller has
been invited to deliver the annual address.
Other papers will be read by distinguished
members of the bar of the state.