The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-11
ORGANIZE FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT
Clerks and Registers of State
Courts Get Together.
THE PROBATE JUDGES ALSO
Two Associations Formed With Almost
Every County Representative
form Methods Desired-Meet-
ing Held at Court House

Two state organizations of public officials
were effected in Birmingham yesterday.
One is composed of the court clerks and
registers in chaneery and probate judges.
The object of each is to simplify the work
of Its members, to procure uniformity Of
records and to adopt a plan of mutual aid
and cooperation.
The clerks and registers of the different
state courts met in this city yesterday and
formed themselves into an association. The
meeting was held in the criminal court
room at the county court house and was
well attended, a large per cent. of the eoun-
ties being represented.
Several matters of interest to the MEM
bers were discussed, and the chairman was
authorized to appoint a committee of
eighteen, two from each congressional dis
trict to frame constitution and bylaws
for the association.
Permanent organization was effected by
the election of Judge j. H Parks, of Mont
gomery, as chairman, II. II. Matthews OF
Montgomery, as secretary, and Dr. j. S.
Gillespy, of Birmingham, as treasurer.
The object of the association is to bring
the several clerks and registers throughout
the state into closer touch with one an
other to adopt d uniform system of records
and to bring about mutual aid and cooper
alton among its membership.
Those Present.
Those present at the meeting were:
c. ]. Coate, clerk of the circuit court of
Washington; S. Lacey, register of chancery
court at Jasper; ID. b. Cooper, clerk of cir
cult court of Tuscaloosa; MIR. Pearson,
clerk of the circuit court of Shelby; D. Hop
kins, register of chancery court in Sum ter;
w. A. c. Jones, clerk of the circuit court in
Sumter; w. *. McAdory, clerk of the cir
cult court at Birmingham; IL. c. Miller,
deputy clerk OF the city court at Birming-
ham; IL. i'll. Matthews clerk of the city
court at Montgomery; j. S. Gillespy, clerk
and register of the city court at Birming-
ham; N. A. Hood, clerk of the city court
in Shelby; w. N. Burgin, clerk of the
criminal court at Birmingham; w. A. Cor
don, clerk of the circuit court of Greene
w. c. Garrett, clerk and register
of the chancery court at Birmingham;
Judge w. II. Parks, register of the chan
Gerry court at Montgomery; John c. Brad
ley, deputy clerk of the criminal court at
city court at Admission; j. S. Brooks, clerk
of the circuit court of Etowah; W. L. How
ard. deputy clerk of the circuit court at
Birmingham D. o. Mcconnell, clerk of the
circuit court of Fayette; W. w. Daffin,
clerk of the circuit court of Clarke; S. Por-
ter, register of the chancery court of
Clarke; David Johnston, clerk of the circuit
court of Montgomery. and Lucien Gardner,
register of the chancery court of Pike
The Probate Judges
Quite number of the probate judges of
the state assembled in the circuit court
room at o'clock yesterday afternoon for
the purpose Of organizing state assocla-
ton.
Judge ZeI CASTOR, of Butler county, was
selected as president, and Judge j. p. Sites,
OF Birmingham, as secretary.
There is a great dissimilarity OF records
in the different counties in the state and
also in the methods of procedure. This
lack of uniformity has caused dae probate
judges a great deal of trouble and annoy
aree and mas put.1them to considerable UNI
necessary expense One of the objects of
she organization formed yesterday is to
bring about such uniformity in records and
practice as will o5viate this additional
trouble and expense.
The association will seek to bring its
members into closer touch with each other
and also ito adopt a plan of mutual help.
After discussing several questions of in
terest to the members The association adj
jorrned to meet in Montgomery, the date
to be fixed.
RUSSELL'S ADDRESS