The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-07
PARLIAMENTARY LAW.
Mr.. HOBERT HTGHES LECTURES
10 THE UOMIs's CLUE.
He Was Greeted bya Brilliant Assembiace
and His Address Was Amusing
and Instructive.

The rooms OF the Woman's Club. on
west Franklin street, were filled with
the mem.--- -- -,~ club and their es-
cort5 last evening to hear Mr.. Robert
Hughes Of Norfolk. a prominent attorney
az law OF That city, and president Of the
Bar Association Of Virginia. lecture on
Parliamentary Law"
Mr.. Hughes was gracefully and apDro-
priateiy introduced to the company by
Mrs l.. j.. Lewis. president Of the club.
and for an hour he was closely followed
/ hy the audience, who applaudeu MS ~
ceilent address. and laughed AT the hu-
morous side ol the subject, as cieVefly
presented by him.
MIR. HUGHES ADDRESS.
Nlr. Hughes said he was appearing lor
the first time ON an invitation OF lan-tS
before an audience of any size, ana, there
fore. in that respect at least IL was H''
maiden speech.
lie thought am ATTEMPT TO enlighten me
club on inc intricacies OF paiilaihen'ats
law I'm an evening was Ike tne S,eue ~ ~.
the comedy of nigh Lie beloW SiA'lS
when the subject oi literature was htIo-
duced. one OF the lady domt7hts 4.-
marks that she has just hceh led"l-, 81
del. ghtful author called Shdh 5.tti..
Indeed says another. hrlhb IL aloln"
some evening and read ~ over 10 m 90
Declaring thar suihcltnu4
definition Of parliamentary law ls ~ ~
scribe 3D. as the rules ana plNc.lc'7 -
regulate procedure DO dolineraii'e nou.'5
Mr.. Hughes reviewed the history % '"~"
systems rom the earliest times. 90
lie quoted the "liiad' OF tioihcl 10
atOundnr in accounts OF sush 81
b.ages. especially the scene I'D iu"H =; ~
"1hc Had, where The plague ii , ~" -
out i'm ihe Grcciau camp. ana mas ."s'"
for nine days. un Achilles I'm despair,
calls council, and the proceedings, "'-
cOrding 20 parliamentary rule, were ue-
scriDld.
THE SPARTAN SENATE.
Then The spagtans end their senate and
their popular assembly were referred 90,
and more perfect Illustration was
quoted in The Afhcnian GoNcrnme NJ
Roman history was then quoted, ana
the Senate which Caesar ana cicero Hc-
Com.ng down 10 America. the adoption of
the practice of fnc buDan lafililAehl'
with changes necessary Tor altered con-
0tiOus, was referred TO- MT. hu"Hto
said our first and hcst-knOWu treali1c OF
parliamentary .aw is the mahdas complied
by Thomas Jefferson. and b. processes 10
d. merely "a compilation OF the ru'es oil
Inc rules of the United states Congress,
states lcgislafures. and conventions were
briefly touched upon. and much Hood ana
Simple advice was given the clAn as 10 -t7
selection OF n good trealfe az IT'S stdir-
ard. Roberts Rules of Order Deins
recommended fol its small compass ana
usefulness.
MOTIONS DESCRIBED.
Then the speaker described every sort oi
motion that might arise before the No-
mans CLUB BOO suppositu0us eAaMple'
and evoked great laughter Will certain
supposed debates and personal ahnslona
between members while discussing the
questions OF bicycle-rlding ana the me-"
woman problem.
would suffice as au idea of the scope ana
aim OF pariam. Utary rules OF pro e,iuit'
and hoped. in co-cluuing that the dei-cra-
lions of the club would ue $50 HARMONIOUS
that no rules of parliamentary procedure
would Doe needed.
MIR. HUGHES CONGRATULATED.
After his address Mr.. Hughes received
tho CONGRATULATIONS Oi bis hearers ana
retrcshmeue were served tO the whole
Ar hour al delightful socs,Dillty fol.
lowed. and the Moman's 'ln3 h1-Nen
rarv friends and admirers among lno.e
~ the sterner sex who were privileged I'D
boz there.