Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-28
OLD POINT.
Annual Meeting Of the Virginia
State Bar Association
Scheduled to Convene July 1910 Inclusive,
at tho acknowledgements and Pa
pers by Noted Men Arranged For
Death of Mrs. Barker.


ing of the Virginia State Bar Associa-
ton, to be held at the Hotel Chamber
lin. Old Point Comfort, July 17th-19th,
inclusive. has just been completed.
The meeting promises to be one of
unusual interest, and the attendance
will apparently be large. All the
standing committees will meet at the
Chamberlin on Monday night, the 18th.
at $3.50 o'clock.
The programme is as follows:
tuesday morning, 10 n. m.-Call to
order. by John ~. Coke, of Richmond,
chairman of the executive committees;
the presidents address by Hon. Will
liam n. Anderson, Lexington, entitled
virginia Constitutions" appointment
or committee on publications; APP
pointment of committee to recommend
officers; reports of secretary and treas
urer; reports of standing committees,
VIZ: j, executive committee; 2, on ad-
missions; 3, on legislation and law re-
form; 4, judiciary committee; 8, on
legal education and admission to the
bar; 6. on library and legal literature;
Z, on grievances; s, on international ar
bitration.
Tuesday evening, $50 D. ma pa
per, by Hon. ]. Allen Watts, entitled
The Burden of Government Upon the
Citizen" discussion on the subject of
the paper read; report of special COM
mittee on John Marshall Day." UNI
finished business.
Wednesday morning, 10 a. ma pa
per, by Captain Chas. NJ. Blackford,
entitled The Trials and Trial of JEFF
ferson Davis" discussion on the SUBJ
Ject of the paper read; report of conf
mittee to recommend officers; election
report of special committee on the
"Torrens SYSTEM" unfinished bust
ness.
Wednesday evening, $3.50 p. ma
paper, by II. II. Irvine, entitled THE
Lawyer of the Future;' discussion of
the subject of the paper read; unfin-
ished business; presentation of memo
rails to deceased members; new and
miscellaneous business
Thursday morning, 10 a. m.-The an
nual address by Prof. Charles Noble
Gregory, of Madison, Wisconsin, enti-
tied "Bentham and the Confiders;"
unfinished business; announcement by
the president ELECT of the standing
committees for the ensuing year; ad-
journment; the standing committees
Tor the ensuing year should meet and
organize Thursday afternoon.
Thursday evening-Annual banquet,
beginning at $50 p. m.
MRS. BooKER'S DEATH.
Intelligence was received in this city
yesterday announcing the very sad
death of Mrs. George Booker, which
occurred in Johns Hopkins Hospital
yesterday evening. Though Mrs.
Booker has been In very feeble health
for some time her death came as a
severe shock to the great number of
friends and relatives throughout the
Peninsula. Several weeks ago, feeling
that she was becoming more feeble.
she decided to spend several weeks
in hospital, and accompanied by her
niece. Mrs. Blair p. Wilson,, she went
to Baltimore and placed herself under
the treatment of specialists at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, in that city. Last
Thursday telegram was received an
nouncing her critical illness and her
son, Mr.. George Booker, and Mrs. VIII
son at once went to her bedside. She
sank rapidly from Thursday and the
end of her suffering came in death
yesterday as stated.
Mrs. Booker was born in 1853 at O.
typical Southern plantation. Mari
banks" one of the finest estates in
York county AS the youngest daugh-
ter of the late Hon. Richard r. and
Laura y. Garrett she was the descend
ant of distinguished Virginia family.
Her father for number of years was
in the Senate from York and Elizabeth
City districts. At the age of 20 she
became the wife of Mr.. George Booker,
and lived on the old Back River plan
fifteen years ago Mr.. Booker realizing
that there was an opening for an addi-
tional hosiery at Old Point Comfort,
perfected the popular and magnifi~
cent hotel, THE Sherwood" 1t was
here that Mrs. Booker became closer
identified with the hosts of dear friends
whose hearts are crushed to-day over
the sad bereavement that they bear
I'm her death. Possessed of all the en-
during charms of womanhood, she was
universally popular and beloved by all
that knew her.
The remains arrived to-day from
Baltimore. Arrangements for the
funeral had not been completed when
this report closed.
ARRIVAL OF ARTILLERY.
Three batteries of United States ar
tilcry arrived at Fortress Monroe
yesterday and to-day en- route from
the West. They were ordered here in
connection with the reorganized artil-
lcry school for West Point graduates