Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-26
THE ANNUAL ORATOR
SENATOR noAR TO ADDRESS TnG
STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONS. a
Hs ACCEPTS THE HYITlIIoE
says He Regards the Honor ~ One
Of the Highest That Has Eves
Come to Him-Meeting to Ne Held
at Old Point or Virginia Beach

Hon. George f. Hoar. the distinguished
member OF the United States Senate from
Massachusetts. will deliver the annual
address before the Virginia State Bar
Association this year.
He has just accepted the invitation and
his subject will be announced later. Tho
meeting, which will be the tenth annual
one. will be held at either Old Point or
Virginia Beach, some time between the
5th and 18th Of July.
The state Bar Association has been for
tunate in having distinguished scholars
and lawyers TO deliver the special adj
dresses before 1t from year TO year.
Those who are invited to perform this
service are chosen more with reference
to their literary and professional dis
tlnction than for political reasons Among
those who have spoken before the asso"
citation are Hon. James c. Carter. OF New
York; Judge Fenner. Of New Orieanss
Judge U. NJ. Rose, OF Arkansas, and Dr.
Woodrow Wilson. of Princeton.
INVITATION TO MR.. HoAR.
The invitation TO Mr. Hoar was extends
ed In the following letter;
Virginia state Bar Association,
Richmond, Va, January ID, 1888.
Hon. George f. Hoar, United states SEN
ate, Washington, ID. c.:
Dear Sir,-The Executive COMMITTEES. or
the virginia Stsfe Bar Association, al N
meeting held on the 18th instant, to make
preparation for the next annual meetiht'
authorized me to extend TO you an NV
tation to address the association ON that
occasion, as IT'S annua! orator
axf
nual meeting OF the association. and VIII
be held at either Old Point, Va, or az
Virginia Beach, at date IN the montn
of July hereafter 70 be nxea, sh Du, w
tween the 5th and 18th OF the month-
/ have requested our secretary 10 sehd
you by this post a copy OF the report OF
the proceedings OF the last annual met
ing, held at the Hot Springs OF virginia.
I'm August last year. from a casual peru
sal of which you may form an IDEA OF
the objects and purposes the procedure
and personnel Of our association-
The Executive COMMITTEES Is cnafSeh
| by the bylaws with inviting some lawyer
| OF prominence, not resident OF tnls
| State. to make an address before the as
sociation on some subject 10 De seltetsss -
| by the person so invited, and u Is uhner
| this bylaw that TINS lnViealioh ~ W
/ need not assure you that the friendly
| interest which l understand that you. III
| your official position In the government.
l
| the literary institutions OF our stare, VII
| especially entitle you to. and that you
| will receive a warm welcome In virginia:
| and that IL will be .gratihcation 10 mo
| TO receive your acceptance.
| have the honor to be
Respectfully and truly yours.
| (Signed) JAChSON poi,
| Chairman Executive Committee
THE SENATOR'S GRACEFUL REPLY
| r1>t,t. rortu hoe haQu rQCQiyad.
Committee on the Judiciary,
United States Senate.
| Washington. ID. c., January a. 1879
| NV Dear Sir: / have retained your let
| ter a few days that might consider MORE
| carefully the demands upon my time. py
reason OF engagements already under-
| taken. j regard the invitation which you
| convey to me as among the nignest
| honors which ever have. or possibly ever
| can, come TO me- Ii will give me very
| great pleasure to undertake the duty
which you propose. and TO meet the gem
tlemen OF your famous bar at their an
nual meeting. I am, with highest respect
asrned9 aaT' '' GEORGE F. HOAR.
jackson Guy, Esq.
SKETCH OF THE SENATOR.
George Frsble Hoar was born In Con
cord. Mass, August 20, 1876, and was
educated at Concord Academy and al
Harvard, where he was graduated In 1870
He studied law. was graduated at the
Harvard Law School, and began practice
i'm Worcester Mass. He served In the
Massachusetts House OF Representatives.
and afterwards I'm the State Senate, ano
was then elected TO four successive con-
crosses. He declined a denomination ol
Congress, and was elected United States
Senator in 1871 He was one or the
managers of the Belknap impeachment
trial In 1876 and was subsequently an
overseer OF Hartford. regent OF the smith
sonion Institution, president of the Ameri
can Antiquarian Society. trustee OF M
| Peabody Museum OF Archaeology, ana
member of the Massachusetts, Histor'ca
Society. The degree OF LA ID. was con
/ ferred on him by William and Mary. Am
herst, Yale. and Harvard.