Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-16
BAR ASSOCIATION.
SECOND DAYS SESSION AT OLD
POINT.
A Memorial to Professor John Il.
Minor-Paper on Constitutional
Chosen Their Poef-Personai.

Special from a STAFF Correspondent
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA. July 10
The second days session of the Virginia
Bar Association was better attended
than the initial session, and in the gath
ering were many ladies. The first
order OF business was a memorial to the
late John b. Minor, tribute to his
worth being read by Judge l.. l..
Lewis. one of a committee appointed TO
prepare such memorial. The memorial
concluded with the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Virginia Bar AS
ISOLATION recognizes in the death Of Pro-
fessor John II. Minor loss. not only to
the State and to the profession, but 10
the nation. That we bear most willing
tribute TO the greatness OF the teacher,
the ability of the lawyer. and the purity
and nobility of the man, Truth, Right,
and Justice he taught, but first followed
II himself"
Judge X. II. w. Duke, OF Charlottes-
Vile, thought It inappropriate that the
resolution should pass without some
word from one who had lived in his
old home. He therefore. took the moor,
and in an ornate address paid glowing
tribute 10 the memory Of his noble tutor.
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES.
Mr.. A. II. Long. of Lynchburg, read
very interesting paper on constitutional
Changes in Virginia" The paper was ex-
ceedingly instructive. After outlining the
Constitution, as drawn in no by George
Mason, it traced the changes therein by
the four subsequent conventions, giving
the causes and effect thereof, down TO
the last constitutional convention, in 1869.
Upon the conclusion OF the paper Mr..
Long received much applause, and was
the recipient Of many congratulations.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Judge r. T. w. Duke, Jr.. chairman of
the Committee on Nominations, made
the following recommendations. and the
gentlemen named were duly elected:
President Of the association William
Writ Henry, of Richmond; Vice-Presi-
dents, Alien Watts, George j. Hundley,
r. S. Thomas, Eppa Hunton, Jr., George
Z. Sipe.
Secretary and Treasurer, Eugene c.
Massia.
To fill vacancies on the Executive Com
mittee, Jackson Guy and W. Il. Neil
waine.
Delegates to American Bar Association,
William Josiah Leake, W. L. McRae,
and Thomas u. Ransom.
A most humorous letter from Judge
Blackford, written In verse was read,
and he was chosen as poet laureate OF the
association, with a life tenure Of Office
NEW MEMBERS.
The Committee on Admissions reported
the following, who were elected members:
w. Thomas Edwards, West Point; Ed
ward S. Turner, Warrenton; II. X. VIII
liams. Richmond; Il. NJ. Pitcher, Rich
mond; H. a. Minor, Jr., Lynchburg;
William Eubank Bedford City; Il. II.
Wells, Manchester; VI. ID. CardweD and
q p. Cardwell. Hanover; W. S. Poage,
Wythevine; Carter BraXton, stanton;
James w. Gordon. Richmond, and
Samuel Register. of Richmond.
The association adjourned At l O'CLOCK
until II O'Clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Justice Harlan, Of the United
States Supreme Court, and Judge l. NJ.
Rose, of Arkansas, guests Of the asso-
citation, were present at to-day's ses-
sion. c. T. BOYKlN.