The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-07

competent attorney at Law a guaroian
All item for an infant defendant in
suit. The statute also provides that .he
court may pay the attorney out OF the IN
fant's estate, II the court thinks he mas
rendered substantial services as guardian
ad Item. Mr.. Crump humorously re-
marked that he had not known OF any
difficulty in getting lawyers 10 act as
guardian ad ntem-in fact. as a rule dis
Greet and competent attorneys were easy
TO find when reasonable compensation TOT
their services was in sight
The address was concluded by an earn
est admonitlon TO the bar TO he faithtui
In protecting the interests OF minors COM
mitted 70 the care OF lawyers who might
be called upon by the courts 20 act as
guardians al Item.
Mr.. John Stewart Bryan. OF Richmond
read the report Of the Committee ON ID
brary and Legal Literature. His paper
dealt. chiefly with the statutes passed
i'm Virginia in the seventeenth and eign-
teenth centuries and was carefully pre-
pared resume OF the legislation OF that
period.
THE OFFICERS.
The committee appointed for the pur-
pose on Yesterday recommended the FOL
lowing officers for the ensuing year, ana
on motion the secretary castrthe ballot
I'm their favor:
President-Iion. John Goode, Of Bed
ford.
Vice Presidents b. +. Buchanan.
Southwest: w. p. Homes. Souihside, ,
John Pickren. Tidewater, John IL. Lewis
Piedmont: Armistead G. Gordon, valley
Secretary and TroasUer-Eugene Z.
Massle. OF Richmond.
To III vacancies on Executive COM
mittee Caused by regular expiration OF
term OF two members)-R. > Ahohas'
Isle OF Wight. Eppa Hunton' Jr.' OF + au-
quier.
Delegates to American Bar Association
william J. Leake. OF Richmond, James
L. Campbell. OK Bedford, WiliamA A. An
derson, OF Lexington.
To WEAR ROBES.
A lively debate was raised by resoiu-
ton by lLr. Massle. TO the effect that the
association recommend that the supreme
Court. and the Circuit. Chancery ana
Corporation Courts adopt suitable rooes
10 be worn by tho judges Thereon wheh
on the bench. one member jocuarly
moved that the association declare IN
favor of a king, saying he believed IN
"going back the whole way
Mr. willis b. Smith moved to amend
bv limiting the recommendation 70 the
Supreme Court OF Appeals.
Mr. A. $. Segar. OF Hampton IN a
strong speech. advocated extending the
resolution 10 embrace the County Courts
as well. making the point that these were
the very courts which needed somethlng
Of the kind to command proper respect
Mr. Smiths amendment was finally
adopted
M, ....-.,t., ff<,, cvtanFcd IN the Ancrf-
can Bar Association an invitation 20 hold
MS next years znnual meeting in this
state. and directed its delegates 10 pre-
sent the resolution on this subject 10 the
coming meeting OF that body.
Judge William j. Leake. Of Richmond.
moved that the sum of 500 be appro-
priated each year 10 meet the expenses
of the Committee on Legislation and Law
Reform when I'm attendance upon the
sessions Of the Legislature, which was
carried.
A recess was then taken to o'clock
this evening
ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS.
The following gentlemen have register
od with the secretary since the list was
published I'm yesterdays Times. ID. Gardi-
ner Tyler. Charles city. !. r. v. Daniel,
James G.. Lamb. Richmond. y. B. Wes-
colt. Mappsburg: Otha II. Mears. East
Vile. r. W. Sims. Louisa; A. }. Monta-
que. Richmond. hin Carter Ashland
Edmund Randolph Williams. Richmond;
Arthur S Scgar. Hampton: -. II. How
ard. Lynchburg x. W. Winborne, Buena
Vista: W T.. Barrett Newport News;
Hugh Antrim. Richmond. j. l.. Hubbard.
Norfolk: r. J. Barham. Newport News,
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