The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-20
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
The Nineteenth Annual Meeting at Sara
loga, In August.

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The American Bar Association which
holds its 10th annual meeting at Sarato-
ga this year on Aug. 10, 20 and p was
organized in 1s7s,"to advance tho science
of Jurisprudence, promote the admin.
istration OF justice and uniformity OF
legislation throughout the Union, uphold
the honor of the. profession OF the law,
and encourage cordial intercourse
among tho members of the American
Bar" For. many years it's meetings were
always held in Saratoga, but In 1881 0dt u
met in Chicago, III 1881 in Boston, In 1898
in Milwaukee,, In 1896 in Detroit and
in the alternate years at Saratoga.
The meeting this year will be particu-
larly interesting on account OF the pres
ence of Lord Russell of killowen, the
Lord Chief Justice of England. consider
ed one of the ablest judges that England
has produced OF late years, whuse annual
address before the association VIII be
on the subject of International Arbitra'
ton." Lord Russell WAS known to the
bar, of which he was great leader, as
Sir Charles Russell. He was the leading
counsel for the British Government before
the Paris Tribunal in the Behring Sea
Seal Fisheries case.
Montague CrocKanthorpe, Esq, an emf
nent Queens Counsel, will also read
paper on "The Uses of Legal History"
Mr.. Crackanthorpe Is an accomplished
legal scholar, and is an honorary fellow
OF st. Johns College, Oxford.
Lord nussell is expected to arrive in
this country on the 10Th Of August ac-
companIed by Lady Russell and his
daughter, Sir Francis Lockwood, q. z.
NJ p, who was formerly solicitor gene
raj, and his wife and daughter, Mr..
Crackanthorpe and Mr. James Fox OF the
English bar. Sir Francis Lockwood Is
aIa " IA wit nf "a
and as an accomplished caricaturist. The
party will be met at the steamer by
committee of the Bar Association and
members of the bar, ON the yacnt or Mr..
Henry Willard, and will spend Sunday at
Mr.. Wizards place on the Hudson at
Dobbs Ferry, going up the Hudson river
on Tuesday and arriving at Saratoga on
Tuesday afternoon IN special car. IL Is
understood that Lord Russell will 60
North to Montreal Immediately after the
adjournment of the association, on Aug.
%. and that he will spend about
month in America.
In the eighteen years OF the associa-
tions existence it has done much to carry
out its principles. Through its efforts,
commissions have been appointed In
majority of the States and Territories TO
secure uniform State laws on various Inn
portant subjects. These commissions
hold an annual meeting at the same time
tion for the purpose OF carrying on their
work. Through their efforts mum ber
Of States have passed important acts
tending to make uniform laws of the
various States.
Prior to the.act of Congress in 1901 con-
stituting Circuit Courts of Appeal, the
subject of the relief of the Supreme Court
from the excessive burden OF litigation
was largely discussed by the association
and the act providing for the new courts
was passed chiefly through its efforts,
with satisfactory results, in the admins
tration of justice in the United States.
The subject of legal education has
been discussed by the association during
the last five years, in the fullest manner.
AS a result, The standard of education for
the bar has been very much raised and
three years law course has been estab-
lisked in large number of law schools.
1t is partly this work of the association
which led the lord chief justice of Eng
land. in his address to the Inns of Court
in 1896 to speak in terms Of commenda-
iton of the high efficiency of legal etucs-
tion In the Law schools Of the United
States.
A section Of patent lew, consisting of
eminent patent lawyers, has charge of
the amendn onts of patent legislation in
Congress.
The association has a membership OF
over 1900 lawyers, representative men
from all the States and Territories.
The present officers of The association
are Moortield Storey, of Boston, presi-
dent; John Hinkley of Baltimore, secre-
tary, and Francis Rawle .of Philadelphia
treasurer. It's first president was James
q. Broadhend of st. Louis Other presi-
dents, elected annually, have.hoen: Ben
iamin H.. Gristow, New YORK; Edward
j. Phelps. Burlington, VT. Clarkson n.
Potter, New York; Alexander ". Law
ton, Savannah, Ga; Courtlandt arker,
Newark, n. j.; John W. Stevenson, Cow
ington. Ky.; William Alien putler. New
York; Thomas j. semmes, New Orleans;
George q. Wright. Des Moines, Iowa ;
David Dudley Field. New York: Henry
Hitchcock, st. Louis, No.; Simeon 4.
Baldwin, New Haven, Conn. John Il.
Dillon, New York; j. Randolph Tucker,
Lexington. Val, Thomas NJ. Cooley,
Ann Arbor, Mich, and James &. Carter,