The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-26

was inaugurated. Boston, Detroit, Mil
waukec and other cities have welcomed
the lawyers, and now Cleveland is to
be visited. The membership is not large,
only about 1000 names appearing on
the roll, but these members are the fore
most legal lights in the land, the lesser
lumiuariCs being connected with state
bar associations. The attendance usual
ly averages ahout 500 members, but the
sessions are open to all lawyers.
The chief feature Of the convention is
always the address Of the president.
This takes the form of an exhaustive
review Of the legislation Of the year Just
past in congress and in the state legis-
latures. 1t is usually a most instructive
and valuable article to the preparation
of which each succeeding official must
give a great deal Of hard work. This
makes the Office of president no sinecure,
and according to the constitution of the
association new president must be
elected each year.
The address this year will be made
by President James NJ Noolworth of
Omaha, who has practiced law there for
over 40 years, and who is regarded as
one of the leading lawyers of the west.
He is native of New York state, where
his father before him was an eminent
lawyer and well known educator as
well. President Woolworth was gradu-
ated from Hamilton college at the age
of 20 and began practicing law at the
age of 20. He had every promise Of sue
cess in the east, but preferred to 90
west He settled in Omaha in 1866. He
became city attorney, was elected men,
ber of the legislature and for time
was actively interested in politics, but
he did not allow this to interfere with
his law practice. He aided in framing
the state constitution. Like his father
he took an interest in public education
and served as regent of the high schools
Of Omaha
As an author and writer on legal sub
jects Mr.. WoOlworth has become widely
known in his profession. He has pub
lished several addresses on education
and social science, and his work along
these lines has won him recognition
from various colleges From Racine
college he holds the degree of LII. D.,
from the University of Nebraska L. H.
D., and from Trinity college, Toronto,
ID. c. l..
The American Bar association has
been in existence since 1878, when, in
August of that year, body of delegates
representing the state bar associations
met in the courtroom Of the town hall
at Saratoga and took the first steps to-
ward perfectlng a national organization.
Benjamin II. Bristow Of Kentucky was
the first president. A constitution was
adopted at the first convention, the
opening article of which stated that
1.-THE object of the association shall be
to advance the science Of jurisprudence,
promote the administration Of justice
and uniformity of legislation through
out the Union and encourage cordial
intercourse among the members of the
-snerican bar"
The organization has president, one
yice-president from each state, a secre-
tary, treasurer, a council composed of
one member from each state and an ex-
ecutive committee. Besides this the
president annually appoints the follow
ing committees, each composed Of five
members: On jurisprudence, judicial
administration and remedial procedure,
legal education and admissions 10 the
bar, commercial law, international law,
and grievances
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