Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-11
THE RICHMOND BAR.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS s"o"
onowTH IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
HON. B. B. MUHFORD NEW PRESIDENT
Other Officers EIectcd-Neview OF
the Work of the Executive '""-
uittcc ARRANGEMENTS for the
"smoIser.v
"snioker."

The annual meeting OF the Bar Asso-
citation was held yesterday evening at
o'clock in Room l6. city Han. Ihere
was a very large representation oil 'ne
Richmond Bar Mr.. Roosevelt Page was
called TO the chair.
The Executive Committee, through us
chairman, Mr. Roosevelt Page, submitted
the following report, which was ap-
proved:
your Executive Committee reports that
the association has at present ~ mem
hers and that there are six members OF
the bar who have asked for admission
which will be granted as soon as the time
required for them to have been at the odi
shall render them eligible.
FINANCES.
There has been collected during the
year by the treasurer, Mr.. Dosweil, III
Guiding the sum of S1.S2 received from ,i.,
the former treasurer, the sum OF SoI '.o
There has been paid out during the St a.
the sum of S53739, leaving In mana tno
sum of 1855 to be turned over 10 tuc
next treasurer. There Is stlil que 10 tno
treasurer by fifteen members VINO are ue,
linquent the sum of $50. The sums pau
out are shown by the duly-approNeu
vouchers of the treasurer, and include tn In,
payment of the expenses OF the iioi a. a. -
librarian, &C.; the purchase OF DOORS, 10
tionerv. &c; the cost of the entertain
ments given throughout the year. anu
other necessary incidental expenses.
LIBRARY.
In its new quarters the library is pc
ginning to be of great value 10 tne pa r
and consequently 10 the pupllc VINO ~
Interested in the proper execution OF JUS
tice The convenience OF the library 10
the courts renders it doubly valuable
We think that lnasmuch as tnS luilu ~
which can be applied 10 me puICnddSS vi
books are necessarily limited, II Will be a
wise policy. in addition TO buying the
State and United States Reports, ana pr
viding the magazines, law ItslslclS =, ~
deXes and encyclopedias OF the ldtes'
date. to provide the best and latest TEX
books, rather than outside reports Wnl.n
can generally be obtained from the SIa'e
Law Library. 80
Within the last year the following have
been the additions 10 the HpIaIy' W.
volumes BartOu's Law Practice, tNo
volumes BartOn's Chancery Practice, IOui
volumes Minor Institutes, 81 ana " "
ginia. the Virginia Law Register. tne
Acts Of Assembly since the Code or 1901
Martins New Index. HoWards llueA
Pollards Amendments 10 the Code. odiils
on Attachments Eby's Citations, Ihonp-
sons Encyclopedia Of Pleading ana rIaC-
tice twenty-five volumes or the Soush-
eastern Reporter and Index. ana nine
volumes of the United States Reports.
These additions 10 the library nave
been made upon che approval OF the
Library Committee whose chairman, th1
late Richard c. Pegram, has been taken
from us. having left Us the priceless
heritage Of high character, honoraDle con-
duct. and answering hdelity III ms r RED,
tionship to this association as ne sho"eu
i'm every relationship Of life.
We commend the fidelity OF our llDIa-
rian. whose salary is now $3.50 month.
Though iris is a small amount, we nope
that the librarian may be able 10 suppie-
ment the same by work done In the IL
brary. and commend her TO the members
of the bar who may need clerical or type
writing work done
OFFICERS WHO RETIRE.
The following officers and members OF
standing committees retire now, tnelr
terms having expired by constitutional
limitations leaving their places TO De
filled bv the association: 10 Lane stern
president; Roosevelt Page, member OF
Executive Committee; r. b. Marye, sec
rotary: s. j. boswell. treasurer; DiIlel
Grinnan. w b. Tenant, and w. Z: Pres
ton. members OF Committee on Admis-
The following standing committees re-
tire now. and their places are hlled by the
incoming president:
Committee on Amendment OF the Law.
The judiciary Committee.
The Committee on Grievances.
The following standing committee re-
tires now and its place Is nlled by the
Executive Committee: The Library Com
The Executive Committee has made ar
rangements for a supper 10 be given TO-
morrow night at the Commonwealth CluD,
TO which the city. State and teuerdl
Judges. and visiting members of the bar
have been invited.
Respectfully submitted.
ROOSEVELT PAGE,
j. L. ANDERSON.
w. O. SHELTON,
Executive Committee.
The Committee on Library through
Chairman E. Cox, submitted its report.
which showed that the total number Of
books added by the committee during the
past year was siXty-seven. The total
number of volumes now in the library is
623
The treasurer's report was highly salts
factory.
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR.
The following were elected officers of
the association for the ensuing year:
Hon. b. B. Munford, president; Mr.. Rose
well Page, vice-president; Mr.. James l..
Anderson, second vcepresdent: Mr.. G..
Carlton Jackson, third vice-president;
Messrs. Henry Taylor, Jr., and r. Car
ter Scott were elected to fill the two va
cancies on the Executive Committee:
Messrs. L. b. Thomson, Kirkwood
Mitchell and Daniel Grinnan, were elect
ed as members of the Committee on Ad-
mission; Mr. James w. Gordon was
elected secretary Of the association, and
Mr.. A. E. Chalmers was chosen trea-
surer.
There was some discussion as to the
advisability of publishing an annual
pamphlet to contain the reports Of all
committees and a roster of the associa-
ton. after which the matter was referred
10 the Executive Committee.
THE ANNUAL SMOKER TONIGHT.
Arrangements for the annual smoker
of the association, which takes place
at the Commonwealth club tonight were
discussed. There was considerable ar
eument over the invitation of members
Of the Richmond Bar who are not MEM
hers of the association. and a resolution
was adopted restricting invitations in
this direction.
The feature of the evening will be an
address by Judge Golf, Of the United
States Circuit Court.
MIR. Hawkins IL Acting Secretary.
Governor O'Ferrall has appointed Mr.
7 G. Hankins Assistant Secretary Of the
commonwealth during the absence or
Hon. Joseph T. Lawess,
The latter gentleman is kept busy du-
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