Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-17
THE RICHMOND BAR.
Annual Business Meeting Of the ASsocla-
lion Held Yesterday Afternoon.
BANQUET AT The COMMONWEALTH.
A brilliant Entertainment and Distin'
guished Coinpsny-Hemin'scenc by
Judges Marshall and staples.

judges Marshall and staples.
The annual meeting OF the Par Asso-
cation Of Richmond was held In the
rooms Of that organization in the Mer-
.tauts' National Bank Building yester-
lrv afternoon. and its annual banquet
took place at the Commonwealth Club
last night.
Tho latter affair was brilliant and com
ulete. II was attended by many distn-
.,3Ishol persons. and able addresses were
made hy judges Hunter II. Marshall
and waller r. Staples.
president Guy called the business ses-
sion 20 order at 4 L. ~. and there was
fl r,od attendance. Mr.. J. Han Tucker ex-
p.incd the arrangements for the banquet
l..t night and submitted the report OF the
Exccutlvc Committee In which 1t was
stated that more suitable rooms would
soon be secured for the association.
NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. lanes l.. Anderson presented the
f.uort Of the Committee on Admissions
r,.,mmcnding the election Of the follow
Ind, gentlemen as members: Messfs. SOl.
,..tetins ~. Brydon Tenant NJ NJ
,t.,tin Kir<wood Mitchell. and 5. j..
Elv All these gentlemen were duly
elected. A.. .o.or.
~ tl. suecial committee on the new
co.rt Of Law and Equity for the city o'
scb,uond. reporting the passage 10y the
r.eislature OF the bin presented by inc
,..oc!ation and the recommendation oi
uou T. c. Minor for election as Ju's'
of That court. -, tho
AIR Eugene c. Massic. treasurer OF tne
80. ,an5,J In his annual report which
,,.,e audited by "a special committee WIZ
,.r.s.utcd the following report
,.v,uy committee appointed TO examine
.t ousu tho books and accounts "i
-r. Treasurer OF the association tespSN'
u.. mort that wc have discharged tha'
5.,- ana find that the books have becn
r..t with ncatness and accuracy anu
mat the treasurer has proper Nouc"Vi'
for I'D Expenditures. 49,. 10
..,rDo balance in the treasury az 'n'
Ginning Of the term was $loosi uo'", ",
lotions during the teiIh' Fo''D,' '.,',,o,,ore
s-l1.. disbursements. "a per Noucnei''
gisN 70. balance I'm treasury >l'i''''
THE NEW OFFICERS.
'rhn election Of officers TOT '"t
,..ar resulted as follows $. II's,','',' II,s,,'.,',
Charles Y. Meredith FIRST Nlc' I,.,,l,.,
~ y. Daniel: Second Nicc-Presidei,'
tt.,, etcrp. Third Vice President. VII
u.,,l rcake. Secretary. W. .. Sh@I'o"'
,r,D,,,rer. Edgar W. Carringion-
,f.,,b.rs of the Executive Commlt'ec-
Inn, a.. Nassie and Roosevelt Page.
N,r,tars of the Committee on Adnls-
,,-rs ~ Ervdon Tenant, ID. G. Fdcharu-
,, "a G. Preston 4. y. Guigon, Daihti
t:rinnan. and B. o. James.
PRESIDENT MEREDITH INSTALLED
Tho retiring president Mr.. Jackson Guy
80, L.,,in~ Tho chair and prescntinS 10
tle association its newly elected Ircslu'hs
officer made Il very Interesting sth'ch'"'
Of the growth and prosperity OF the asso
cintion. and Of the valuable WORK WIN"
lad t.en accomplished In maintaining the
birh position of the bar and IN promouiiS
the due administration Of justice. lle
tb,ui,ed the association for the honor
which ne had enjoyed In being their presi-
dent. and expressed the assured confidence
trat the association. which now had i"'
acffve members deeply interested IN lts
si,ec.se would continue to carry out thc
work for which IL was organized anu ac-
,.,uplish th.a ends so earnestly 10 De ue-
sirel IN. every member OF the profession.
thanked the body for the honor conferred
anon him. and expressed his determination
10 devote mis- best energies 10 the duues
NJ his position.
The banquet az the Commonwealth Club
iast uirht was one of the handsomest
entertainments ever given In that iash-
iorahlo clubhouse. Before the large COM
pany went In to dinner 1t assembled III
the large and handsOmely-furnishcd as
semhly-room on the second moor Where
the Bar was addressed 10y Judges Hunter
n. Marshall and Waller Il. staples.
Among those present were Governor
O'F.rr.,U and Lieutenant Governor Kent.
.n,de,s George L. Christian, /" l. Lewis.
E & Minor T.. Il. Wexford James {.
Lamb. w Josiah Lcakc. John "a. ingram
Waller X. Staples, and Hunter II. Mar
shall and Messrs H. II. Nash, Il. o.
Nash. John Randolph Tucker. Jr. jack
son Guy. W. .. Skclton. i. ". McGuire'
George WAYNE Anderson, Colonel Jo Lame
storm j n. Y Daniel. II. y. Irvine. w.
\. Fcntrcss, B. r. Crump, W. +. WICK
ham. John Pickrcll. $. $. T. Patteson,
g. W Patterson, Sol. Cutchns. Harvey
t. Wilson: Nj. T. Cooke, Of Roanoke Eu-
gene G. Massic. James Lewis Anderson
Edgar w Carringion, W. \. Townes'
Samuel Parish John Jackson. John Hun
ter. Jr. John II. Moon, w. +. De Saus-
a r. Courtney. j. Samuel Parrish, y.
l.. Boulwarc Frank W Christian, Il.
Tavlor Scott Il. Garter Scott, James
LYONS. Jr. s l.. Kelly. John Dunlop
T. f.. Davidson Edmond Waddill, hin
Montague John r. Ryan. Miles NJ. Mar
tin. Isaac Digs, Of West Point; John
Rutherford. Thomas y. Carter W. X.
Meredith Ashton Starke. John Harwood,
H. ST. John Coalter. l.. o. Wendenburg,
Wflourhby Newton. Marion l.. Dawson.
Edmond Pcndleton. \. II. Guigon, ID. Y.
Richardson. John G.. Winston J. Spots
wood Crcushaw. Howard Hathaway,
Eppa Hunton. Jr.: Judge Henry +. Blair,
~ Roanoke. Il. q. Munford, Hugh An
trim. Kirkward Mitchell. Edwin Z. Cooke.
and \. E Chalmers
The utWly-choscn president Mr. Charles
Y. Meredith called the body TO order.
aud in an appropriate remarks presented
Judge Marshall FIRST.
JUDE MARSHALL'S ADDRESS.
Judge Marshall was loudly appauded
ag hs stepped forward. Judge Staples ana
himself had been requested. ne said. 10
address the bar OF Richmond in an in
formal manner and this they had agreed
q DO. lie proposed 10 give "reminiscences
OF hie experience as a member of the legal
prng, sslon. lie started with his experience
ln The county Of Charlotte, Whefe, ne sdlu
Dec was bred and born and spent a great
portion Of his life The speaker turned
his attention first TO John Randolph, of
Roanoke lie knew John Randolph when
De MarshaiD was a hoy OF ). and ne
knew him untli he was lS. when Randolph
died lie saw him buried He remembered
when Randolphs remains were disinterred
ana brought 10 Richmond. lie saw those
remains relnterred In Hollywood cemetery
judge Marshall then gave few personal
"reminiscences of the life and character OF
John Randolph. lie told of the differences
between John and his brother Richard
with regard to a lot of slaves.
A REMARKABLE MAN,
John Randolph, Judge Marshall said. was
one Of the most remarkable men he ever
knew In olcen times he and Judge Lee
were the only two men in the section or
thc country in which they resided VINO h'va
not quarrsled. He had heard John Ran,
dolph speak upon the hustings twice anu
would never forget these occasions. NO
one who ever saw John Randolph ever
f.,...f lt.. Yfha anaaLer said he heard