The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-23
I,AWYERSH0MEAGAN
Back From the Bar Association
at Spokane.
STATE WELL REPRESENTED.
The Meeting One OF the Brightest Ever
Held-At Tacoma Next Year
The Officers.

The seventh annual session OF he State
Bar Association just closed az Spokane
Vas one OF the largest and mos. oarmo-
Nous ever held in Washington. The Ia
psrs were numerous and showed deep
thought and much ability. Although
there were some lively passages AZ arms
good humor prevailed. and as the session
progressed and topics presented them
selves for discussion by the eminent mem
bers OF the bar present, the constant flow
OF wit and reason caused alternate shouts
Of laughter and applause from the listen
ers. The association contains among its
members some Of the brightest and wit
test men in the state. and from reports
they evidently went TO the seventh annual
session with the fun intention OF inter-
HIngling a large amount OF pleasure with
the business 10 be transacted.
Seattle was ably represented. and the
papers contributed by her sons were en-
Enthusiastically received. Judge 5anfords
paper on THE State and Federal Courts"
being especially fine. The delegation is
loud-i In its praise Of the cordiaiity and
good fellowship extended TO its members
and visitors generally by the members OF
the bar and citizens generally OF Spokane.
Papers were read on the following sub
5ects: ''Prs ctice and Procedure in Wash
ington," by Hon. George Turner, OF Spo-
kane: state and Federal Jurisdiction"
"Juries and Juiy Trials" by Hon. Charles
o. Bates, of Tacoma; Stare Decisis.' by
Ron. David E. Baily. of Olympia; Cor
porations," By Hon. Judson Apologize, of
Tacoma: Pioneer Judges and Lawyers
of Washington" by Hon. John ]. Nc
Gilvra, OF Seattle.
Several of the papers caused a spirited.
but good-natured debate. and the univer-
sal opinion OF ali the members present
was that reform Is needed along many
lines, not merely TO help lawyers. but Tor
the public good.
The after-dinner orators were extremely
happy in their selections and were enthu-
siastically received.
The following toasts were responded TO:
Toast Rooster" VIII II. Thompson;
THE Profession" T. C. Grifnsts: "Our
Court OF Last Resott." Hon. .Eohn p.
Hoyt; Circuit Riding IN the Olden
Days" p. II. Winston; THE Case Law
yer" Charles S. Fogg: judicial Cour-
tesy," Richard K. Bonney; THE Junior"
E. c. Hughes: "A BIZ OF Particulars"
Cyrus Happy: 'Iawning in the Territory"
n. F. Cation; The Trial Table" Harold
Preston; The Lawyer in Boomers" S.
J. Chadwick.
The menu cards were very appropriate
and handsome, and will in years to come
prove a gentle reminder to those who
were fortunate enough to be present OF
INC AAdPFy StSAt a. tAo SSfChsA
session.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows:
President. Charles S. Fogg. of Tacoma:
first vice president, Harold Preston. OF
Seattle: second vice president, George
Turner, of Spokane: third vice president.
r. X. Bonney, OF South Bend: secretary,
Nathan S. Porter, of Olympia, reelected;
treasurer, j. B. Howe, OF Seattle. re-
elected.
The committees for the ensuing year
are as follows:
Jurisprudence and law reform-Georgs
Turner, Spokane; ]. A. Shackleford, Ia
coma; Ira Meuat, Sprague; r. A. Bal
lenger, Colfax; John B. Allen. Walla
Walla.
Judicial administration and remedial
procedure-E. c. Hughes. Seattle: P. c.
sullivan. Tacoma: r. r. Milroy, North
Yakima ". Fl. Hoyt, Seattle.
Legal education and admission to the
har-F. T. Post. Spokane: John F. Hoyt.
Seattle: j. B. Howe. Seattle; c. II. Aver.
Olympia.
Commercial laws. r. Stern, Spokane:
Thomas Carroll, Tacoma: J. B. Reavis,
North Yakima; J. G.. McClinton. Port
Angeles.
Uniformity OF state LAVE. W. Taylor.
Tacoma: John Arthur. Seattle: s. J. Chad
wick, Colfax: ". J. c. Wakefield, spo-
kane.
Publications-Nathan $. Porter. Olyrn-
MA. r. ". Coiner, Tacoma; r. S. Jones,
Seattle; F. A. Browne, Tacoma: W. c.
Jones. Spokane.
Grievances-C. q. Bates. Tacoma; Har-
old Preston. SeaTe; II. ~. Allen. Olym-
pla: ]. u. Moore. Spokane.
Ohituaries-N s. Porter. Olympia: X.
x. Bonney. South Bend: r. ". Nuzum'
Spokane.
Thomas r. Shepard. OF Seattle. George
NJ. Forster. OF Spokane. and Judge Par
ker were elected as delegates 10 the next
meeting OF the American Bar Associa-
ton. - .
Judge Parker, OF Tacoma, on hehalf o.
the Tacoma bar and the citizens OF ,hat
CITY invited the association 10 meet there
IN 1875 which Irritation was unanimously
accented