The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-16
STATE BAR PROGRAMME
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION TO
BE HELD HERE THIS MONTH.
General Harrison to Preside and
inent Lawyers-Committees

At a recent meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the State Bar Association final
arrangements for it's annual meeting on the
23d inst. were completed. General Harri-
son, the chairman of the executive commit
tee, was present and presided over it's DELHI
erations. A series of bylaws was pre-
scented, and, after being thoroughly dis
cussed by all of the members of the COM
mittee, was adopted Each one Of them was
considered separately, and all of them as
adopted will be reported by the committee
at the meeting of the association. It's an
nual meeting will be held in the Supreme
Court room. An address will be made by
General Harrison the president of the asso-
citation, at 10 O'clock in the morning, and
he will be followed by Lawrence Maxwell
of Cincinnati, formerly solicitor general of
the United States, who will address the as
sciation on Law as Science" After the
conclusion of his address reports from COM
mittees and other business of the associa-
ton will be transacted before the adjourn
ment for luncheon.
At o'clock in the afternoon John G.
Williams, formerly of Terre Haute, will de-
liver an address on THE Life and Profess
sional Services of the Daniel w. VOORHEES,. -
Mr.. Williams is the vice president of the
association, and was an intimate personal
cided at the time of the funeral of Senator
VOORHEES, that some action should be taken
by the State Bar Association with reference
to him, and address by Mr.. Williams
was considered the most appropriate action
that could be taken.
The address of Mr. Williams will be fol-
lowed by a paper bv Robert S. Taylor
of Fort Wayne, on the Inherent Function
of Growth in the Common Law, which
ali i' the eoei members Of the association atom
who wish to participate in it, Mr.
Taylor is a member of the American Bar
Association and has made valuable contri-
buttons to its discussion of professional sub
jects. AT the conclusion of the discussion
of Mr.. Taylor's paper reports of commit
tees and other business will receive atten-
tion and there will be an election of Off
GERS for the following year
The Grand Hotel has been selected as the
place for the dinner of the association
which will be served at s o'clock in the
evening. Advices have been received from
about 80 members of the association indi-
meeting and dinner. The expenses of the
dinner will be betrayed from the funds of
the association. Since the meeting of the
associate last June about sixty new men,
bers have been admitted by the committee
on admission of members. and about that
many more have presented applications
which are in the hands OF the secretary for
presentation to the committee at its next
meeting on the evening of June p. All of
these applications are from lawyers who
stand high in the profession and it is ex-
pected that they will also be present and
ner. General Harrison, as president of the
association, will preside at the dinner as
POSTMASTER. Speeche.ss, , viii be made by
John s. Duncan on How to Explain the
Loss of a Case to Your Client; Hon.
Charles l.. Jewett on. The Thirteenth Jur-
or" William p. Fishback, on The Good
Natured Lawyer Against the PugnaciOus
Lawyer Francis E. Baker. on The Com
mon and Uncommon Law" and John A.
Finch, on "Obiter Dicta.
The present standing committees OF the
association are as follows;
Jurisprudence and Law Reform-John II.
Baker chairman; Edwin Taylor M T.,
Theodore P. Davis. Oliver II. Bogue, John
S. Bays Robert H. Colt, Kendall M. Hord,
J. w Stansberry, Charles C. Spencer T. E.
Judicial Administration and Remedial
Observation-Disclosures ]: Monks chairman;
Beasley, John S. Duncan. William Darroch,
Ephraim X. Strong, j, FL. Louden, Ralph
Applewhite Charles E. Shiyely William c..
Legal Education and Admission to the
Bar-Alexander Gilchrist, chairman; In
man H. Fowler. David A Myers, Ephralm
Allen Zollers. George H. Voigt, James H.
Jordan William L. Taylor, James w. Nor
rison. George f. Ross Samuel Parker arr err,
f. P. Richardson, Charles Il. Jewett, Sgd
ney B. Davis, John w. Headinston, l. G.
champ Oliver H Bogue. Rufus Magee.
Grievances.-Ad g Harris, chalr-
man; H. NJ. Logsdon, Frank B. Burke,
T,noch G. Hogate ]. A. Hindman, Frank A.
Comparet, Robert Lowry, George L. Rein
hard, John X. THOMPSON. William r.
Hough, w. S. Dven, Quincy A. Myers, w.
NJ. Cummings.
Admission of Members.-Charles B.
Stuart chairman; John r. Brill, Joseph H.
Shea, F. E. Gavin, ]. II. Louden, Silas A.
Hays, W. S. Shirley, Charles E; ShiXely,
John A Finch, Leander j. Monks, Oliver
II Bogue, Quincy A. Myers, l. G. Ibach,
Fnhrairn K Strong F. A. Powers, James
II. Power, Samuel Parker Jacob d, Early,
Orlando ]. Lotz; F p Foster ste M = T. Stan.
%. p Richardson, John S. Bays. E. K.
Adams; w r Hough' The9do Ifn +; Dav3T +
b. Cunningham, T. E. Howard, Otis L.
Ballou, r. b. Beauchamp' L F. Palmer
Ralph Applewhite, James w. Morrison,
Daniel w Simms, Charles l.. Jewett, G. w.
Brill.
Their terms win expire on the 23d inst,
and it will be the duty of the next presl-
dent to make other appointments.