Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-18
ANNUAL MEETING
OF tho Maine State Bn Asso.
citation 1 Grand Success.
Lbls Addresses by President Libby md
Hon. 0fYtlIe D. Baker,
Taking Up Matters Of Great Importance.
-Banauet at Hotel North.

aver, for Al Unexpectedly large number c
the ls.d.ng members Of the bsr In thi
Gate we're prs.eht. listened sstentively /:
,lA,e.se, ss,tlrg forth the needs Of re
.,.m, most appropriate for the new sssocl
.ion TO grapple 81 h, we're Interested al
delighted that f,em nov forth the success
ofths .ssociaiion IL s.surec. sni the vofl
ready a. h,f j for i 70 take up and demon
.,,.,e he worth Of tire assoc sti7ls exist
sace.
The meeting vas called in the S.nst,
chamber At 30 P. NJ. but 1t WAS abou
o'clock before IL was called to order b.
Pfs,.ien. Caar!e. r. Libby of Portland
About % Of the msmbers # the bar were
then 0 attendance Others corning later.
The record. Of the secretary AID treat.
,rer L. C. Cornish Esq., were then read
IIsrsport showed the large task he had
performed ia interesting the members oil
the bar 10 Inc association. sniistirg their
services aad the pleasing results that be had
obtained during the past rear. The annual
Assessment, on each member Is si0o. and
277 members bad responded. Everything
pertaining to the Organization was shown
to be In the beat Of condition, and the re
por, vas approved BY the meeting.
Hon. A. r Wisveli Of the executive
committee said that this CON mittee had COZ
,dsred the large amount Of work devolv-
ips on the secretary and treasurer and
thought it proper he should be paid annual
IL 500, the ssme to be paid him fer the
lac, year. He 30 moved and the sum stAt-
ed vas voted.
Hor. !. B. RsdmAn moved that . com
mlttee Of three be appointed to select, sub
jsct to the approval Of the meeting, . list
Of tiIlesrs for lhe ensuing year. This me
ton prevailed acd list Of officers similar
TO tbss Of las. year vas reported. The
president. vice president and executive
committee are the same as last year. Geo.
c. Wing E.q, Of Auburn. offered an
amendment to The bylaws. Art. IL. to tie
fleet ths, the annual meetings be held in
Augusta legislative yers and alternate
years where the executive committee may
decide This motion prevailed.
President Libby then addressed the mee:-
ing Parts Of his 8 Iress are given below,
from which it will be seen that the matters
he presenled are Of the gre atest Interest to |
sil members Of The bar in this State and
iOfe.hsdow reforms that are likely 10 be
undertaken by the association At an early
date:
Gsnii,mca Of 'hs Nam, STATE Bar .lssoc,a-
non.
| cnd.lisr il 8 matter of c1ngratuistion |
that tn bar Of ths SAte has assumed a
isAalis form Of organization AID that It's
Afa saGuAl pss.ins has brought Together |
~ msby Of It's members. OF the benefits |
that may be derived from su3h sn associs |
non DO one can Geuat ~Eo appreciates The |
important par. which the legal profession |
p,fsorms %. n Y In mat ers which concern |
pti'Gs ard d.sIiuai iotsrssts. but
.bI IA .u larger fulcli)ns pertain
ing to legislation and the admit
iGr,don Of justice in the courtr.
1T sere Necessary to OF n ct this ls1,
day sly Isites alton for the existence u |
the legal profess N 90 might well point TO
the history OF GU eva republic, whose ii
situ'ions and laws owe whstever there is
ia Them of pecu Jar mefi. and value, more
to the m 'mbsis u the legal profession who |
eo's 80 large part in the shaping snd |
moulding OF them thsn 70 any o:ber Class
10 the cJmmnai:y, bat my OH ici is not to
'esk the reasons Why he lawyer has AWAY.
bsen Al indispensable factor ia the lie sn1 |
growth Of nations s:d communities bd
rather TO ilquife in wis. way this
ASSOCIATION representing IA, whole bar OF |
the Ss'e can test promote and accomplish
the obi els for which is was established and
which are it clared by the charter to be, t.
promote the Interests of the legal profes-
''oa and 10 institute legal reforms; and In
conslderng these matters think il will BE-
baod that he reforms winch may be sue
sss'ei DO not conctrl the legal profes ion
alone, but eff, directly the larger inter
s's OF the pubic and yet they are mat
sf' wish which our profession is bes
able to desl and in which We
&" lawyers Should take the lead for
hold that the lssyer stsnds for much more
than hl, iadlvidua interests in the com
mnn'y sud never sttslns a large measure
OF success unless be keeps In touch with
ihe 'pirt Of his own generation and voices
irn requirements II there is anything vi b |
'alch ~e LAWYERS c, reprosch ourselves,
II splti: OF due Conservatism viii h /
10 The natural outcome Of our legal MAI
las We are 50 much bound down to pre- |
esdtns sri authority that We often forget |
The principal that u.derliss them and re-
vel for institutions somsGmes leads Us o |
isa1re the Interests they represent.
Inc st9wsb OF AIRY system Of laws is so |
sfsdusl, the personal element in them is IS.
sight The irterest that clusters around them |
80 strong and unyieIding that they seem to |
ehar Ii Tie opportunity 70, renovation soc
charge
The legal mi1l is slmo,t the last to yielj |
10 The demand for change in whstever ei-
'sa' the forms and sdmiois ration OF III
Avs and then only when the cumulative
tsfee OF pne,iJ opini1n has nj de iIseif .elt
10 ,ome irresistible way. b. toe nature o.
'hsi' Ives and stu tss. lawyers are less
susceptible 'hsn others 10 the il Il ieuce tf
changed conditions which eject the com
munuy A. lsrse.
Inc histofcsl father than the ph los
epatch element IL with Them uppsrmts,
And even the me'h}es Of procedure. usi
forms OF tc.Ions and the machinery Of the
ceatis take on IN their minds . risidlty
-hca 10 almost tncouce!vsbie to the lay
MAE vh) ages The usefulness Of lusii.u-
uaes from prsc;icsl rs;ner than . senti-
meoti standpoint. Tnere is no sancnty
Shich hedges in legal more than other
ia'l atious, and il ,he.e es,ord less
readily to nss clnciuon., the le-
sh Profession S tn i. recognized
saHaisn' suffer 10 the popular sentiment
IRON thsi fsc., as il 10 As.untd that the
.ia'a e'n'iterAsoas Of cur pfofes ii. n
'Aad u the way Of rsfsrm; II the mach
s'! Of the law is too cumbersome, compli-
sA'ea or expensive TO meet the wants Of the
.usy ~o!ii Of to-day, other means will be
ioaaa TO take its place, which If less accu
Hae And sashori Ativs will give at least
prompt, and fer that reason, more SAT-
factory results. NJ lasysr If many
year, experience in practice can have
"aei TO noucs the sradull deciiar
~ me fumosrs Of actions entered in court,
.na Tue disposition shown by tie busioe $
.''ia 10 seek saue other me,hod Of set
n'as soaiToversies tasa By apt cal to legal
WV ais. lhe res OIL in patti for this
"ens TO me plain, Tne nlethots OF The
~ 1A'e not kept pace With the wso;s Of
niSd'fn tines. TIE, are 10 ma respect.
W. su'' U cer'sia aid 3el s.ve. aud tse
.'Ha'e os cur p'oi.sslon Prompt, Zee.
Ma fac, hss r, salt<d il q lo.s Of
w" e's LAT has been diverted 20 olher
ehsaGsls
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80 ea. g. he Eost iscfanvs b-anch
0, prscice Sotsy is rot cours trscti = 3, g.
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