Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-28
THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Twelfth Annual Meeting Good at
tendance-New 9nicers.

The Twelfth annual meeting of the New
Mexico BGr association was held on
yesterday afternoon in the county court
house. There were present. g. d. Bantz,
H. B. Hamilton, N. G. Collier, N. B. Laugh
lin, A. B. Fall, N. B. Field, A. A. Jones, b.
M. Read, s. B. Neweomb, e. L. Bartlett,
R. Il. Twitchell, w. B. Childers, j. G. Fitch,
A. l.. Morrison, T. N. Wilkerson, R. W. d.
Bryan, H. l.. Warren, Max. Frost, R. @
Gortner, Geo. w, Knaebel, G. A. Spiess, Ii.
B. Fergnsson, F. Springer.
The following new members were elect
ed: A. @. Campbell of Eddy, W. Fl. Pope
of Santa Fe, Charles Springer of Ration,
and Redmond McDonough of Las Vegas.
The following officers for the coming
year we're then unanimously elected:
President, A. B. Fall of Las Cruces;
secretary, Edward l.. Bartlett of Santa
Fe; treasurer, Geo. W. Kneebel of Santa
Fe.
Vice presidents: First district, Geo. p.
Money; Second district, E. V. Ohaves;
Third district, W. A. Hawkins; Fourth
district, Redmond McDonough; Fifth DIS
trict, A. O. Campbell.
motion for the appointment of q
committee of five members to consult
with the Justices of the Supreme court in
the matter of new rules to govern the
practice before the court was adopted.
The president was given leave to ap-
point delegates to the meetings of the
American Bar association and the Nation
al Bar association, and the several COM
mittees provided by the laws during the
recess of the association.
On motion a committee of three, con
sisting of Messrs. Twitchell, Morrison
and Bryan, was named by the chair to
prepare and report resolutions of re-
spect to the memory of two deceased
members of the association, Larkin G.
Read and Miguel Salazar, with leave to
report at any time.
The committee on the history of the
Twitchell chairman, was given leave to
file its report during the recess of the
association.
The following resolutions of respect,
submitted by the committee for the pur-
pose, we're submitted and adopted
Whereas, We, the members of the Bar
Association of New Mexico, have heard,
with sentiments of profound grief, of the
untimely death of our dear friend and as
sociate, the Hon. Larkln G. Read, there
fore be it
Resolved, That we recognize the sor-
rowful facts, that the people from whom
ba opr1no xubop, he 1ova6 opd whom he
served so untiringly have lost brave
and devoted defender, and that as cbiv-
elrous gentleman, good Christian, mode
husband and father, an honest and able
lawyer, q pure, unsefsh friend, careful
and intelligent legislator, and q patriotic
citizen, he endeared himself to all who
enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance
| Resolved, That while we bow, witt
humble submission to the awful decree o.
the ALI Wise God, which has removed oul
brother from our midst in the vigor O.
his young and useful manhood, we will
cherish the memory of his many virtues
and endeavor to initiate his noble ex
ample.
Resolved, That we tender to the be
reaved wife and children and his othel
Borrowing relatives the expression of ou
most sincere coincidence In their irrepar
able loss, and be il further
Resolved, That these resolutions b,
spread upon the records of thes associa
tion, and that copy of the same be sen
by the secretary to the wife and children
of the deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
r. E. TwIToHELL,
r. W. ID. BRYAN,
| A. l.. MORRISON,
| Committee.
The association then adjourned until
O'Clock this afternoon.