The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-17
LAST DAYS SESSION
The V.rsiA Bar Association Completes All
Buslaesand Adjourns Subject 10 Call.
A GRAM BANQUET HELD LAST EIGHT
Numerts Toasts Proposed and
GIVE EIOque:,t Responses - jus.
ticeIarian. of the Supreme COIra.
nuG5 utigc Rose. at Arkansas.
We Among the Speakers.

Old pint, Va. July 16.-(SpeciaD-
The lid and last days session of the
Virgin Bar Association was called 10
Orderly President Hughes promptly IL
II o'cfk this morning in tbs ball room
at tn Hygeia, where all the sessions
hayeken held. The number of lawyers
IN asndance was larger than on any
prewas day of this meeting OF the asso-
ciata.
TSpresident read number of'letters
of rret from distinguished members OF
the fr- of other States who had been In
yiteto attend. but who for various rea-
sonsould not do so. Among these were
| ,omlunications from Judg'.i Roger A.
PrT and Justice Fenner. of Louisiana,
botiof whom have IN former years de-
lived the annual address before the
asSiation.
It's office was this year performed by
Juse U. NJ. Rose. of L:ttlc Rock. Ark.
Ati1:3O o'clock this morning this dis
,inu!shed jurist began the reading OF
hipaper, and though 1t consumed owe:
arhour's time, 1t was listened to with
| inr, st that never in the slightest flag
"a. His subject was The Present
ste of the Law" and was so clear,
fceful. exhaustive. eloquent. and often
| hmorous. that his au6isnce was en-
called. Judge Roses delivery was eX'
olenI and his full, round tones added
IT little 10 the charm of his paper. AL
.ough his subject was the Visiting stat.
| the law in different Sta;es of the UiE
In. he discussed incidentally the lives
ind work OF Blackstone. Coke and la
lon. not omitting to allude to Shaksp a!t
Ind the celebrated controversy regarding
he authorship of his plays.
The applause that marked the close oil
Judge Roses address was prolonged and
hearty. and he was the recipient O..
many thanks from members of the asso-
,iation for waat was pronounced the
equal. If not the superior. of any address
ever delivered before the body.
Col. E. E. Stickley one-armed Con.
'ede-ate from Woodstock. Va. introduc-
d resolution establishing a standing
committee cf five. taken from the five
districts of the State. whose
1uty 1t shall be to represent the assoc.a-
ion in n:att,rs of international contro.
;eIsy, and render all aid possible in hav-
ng such disputes adjusted by arbitra.
ion. The resolution was signed by Col
stickley. T. D. Ransom. Staun:on: r. G
H. Kane, Lynchburg: NJ P Burks. Bed.
'ord City: +. T. w. Duke, Charlottes
vile; W. w. Old. Norfolk, and Others. Ii
vas adopted without dlssension.
The following committee was appoint
2: Hon. D. G. Tyler. Hon. w. G.. Dab
ney. university of Virginia; r. G. H.
Kaine. Lynchburg: Alexander Hamil.
ION. Petersburg and L. E. Stickley
The Committee on Admissions reported
three more applicants for membership.
and upon motion they wer- chosen MEM
oers OF the association. making the total
number of additions this year twenty.
one.
Upon motion the association adjourned
to meet at the call Of the Executive Com
mittee. which Will also Ak the place Of
meeting. Following The custom Of meet
ing on alternate years at the seashore
and in the mountains, the next session
will be held at the White Sulphur, dur.
ing July or August, 1897.
This afternoon thci following standing
were made public:
Committee on Admisslon-E. z. Stick
ley. Woodstock: George Mason. Peters
ourg: George Finch, Mecklenburg; L. G.
Berkeley. Jr.. Danville: Randolph Har-
.'ison. Lynchburg: r. T. w. Duke. Char
'ottesville: John Rutherford. Richmond:
W. j. Nelms. Newport News; Isaac
Diggs. West Point: Hill Carter, Ash
and: J.. c. Bailey. Alexandria; A. F.
Robertson. Staunton: ]. r. Johnson
r. r. Henry, Tazewell;
s. V. Faulkerson. Bristol: r. T. Irvine.
Big Stone Gap; Lucien Fl. Cooke. Roa-
noke.
On Judiciary-J. c. Parker. Franklin;
c. H. Davis, Petersburg; r. G. South
all. Amelia; C. a. Swanson. Chatham;
A. r. Long. Lynchburg: P. p. Barbour.
Gordonsville: l.. l.. Lewis, Richmond;
J. H. Fletcher. Accomac: w. w. Wood
ward, Saluda: w. A. Jones, Warsaw;
r. Walton Moore. Fairfax; Marshal
Mccormick. Berryville; VIM. A. Ander-
'on. Lexington; w. X. Staples. Chris-
.iansburg; A. A. Campbell. Wytheville.
Fl. G.. Peters. Bristol: II. c. Mcdowell
IT.. Big Stone Gap; John Goode. Bed
ford City.