The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-04
THE Bar ASSOCIATION.

Tho Lawyers OF the State in Session at
Grafton-A WcI Attended and Profit
able nIeeting-Splendid Banqnet-The
Toasts.
specta1 Dispatch 10 Ne Hrteutqencer.
GRAFTON, WA, an. 3.-The eighth
regular meeting of the. West Virginia
Bar Association convened here to-day
in annual session, and will continue its
deliberations over tomorrow. The oc-
casion brought together a goodly repre-
sentation OF the legal luminaries of the
state, and makes Grafton the proud
Mecca of pilgrims of the law. The as
sociation formally opened it's proceed
ings in the court house this afternoon,
with Hon. J.. d. Ewing, OF Wheeling.
the president of the association, occ.l:
pying the chair, and Hon. D.. @. Vest
enhaver, of NlartiDsburg, seated at the
secretary's desk. The reports of the
secretary, treasurer and standing COM
mittees, and other reports, were read
and adopted. Then followed an inter
esting discussion OF the various topics
of interest to the fraternity
Hon. Henry NJ. Russell, of Wheeling,
had been assigned to treat the topic,
Compensation of the Judiciary" and
in his enforced absence the paper pre-
pared by him on this subject was read
y =
position of the topic in question was re-
ceived as an able and valuable argu-
mont in favor OF an increase IN the sal
aries of judges of the circuit courts and
the supreme court Of the state.
An animated discussion followed,
which was participated in by Hons.
John L. McGraw. John W. Mason,
Judge Samuel Woods and others, which
elected general concensus of opinion
i,,f NTo h ho
sation as would be commensurate with
tho dignity and responsibilities of such
Offices. After further interesting dis
cussions on other topics the meeting ad
journed till tomorrow.
& delightful and magnificent social
feature of the occasion tonight was an
elegant banquet rendered the members
and visiting lawyers by the local bar of
this town. Covers were set for sixty
guests i'll the Baltimore & Ohio hotel
dining room, under the direction Of
manager CIV. Hoover. The festal hall
was beautifully decorated, and before a
bountiful banquet board, with an or
chestra in attendance, the assembled
guests revelled in the delights of the
happy occasion. and were profuse in
their complimentary expressions of the
hospitality of the members OF the
Grafton bar. Hon. John T. McGraw
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grace and wit proposed the following
toasts, which were responded to by the
gentlemen named:
"West Virginia Bar Association"
Hon. ]. D. Ewing. ''The Virginia
Lawyer" Judge Samuel Woods. THE
Bar Association and the Legislature"
Prof. W. P. Wiley. THE Supreme
Court" Judge NJ. Fl. Dent "The Law
yer in Politics." Hon. John W. Mason.
.The Circuit Judge as a Circuit Rider"
Judge TIP Jacobs. ''The Practising
Lawyer" D. G. Westenhave-. Our
Absent Members" J. w. Vandervort.
Among the prominent lawyers pres
ent wore J. D. Ewing. D. G. Weston
haver, Judge Samuel V. Woods, W.P.
Wiley, John w. Mason, J. ". Wander
wort, j. t. Harris, q. @. Higginbotham,
L. P. Jacobs, Jundge NJ. II. Dent. w. 6.
Morley, A. NJ. Poundstone, John T.
McGraw, L. NJ. Lafollette, John Holt
and others.