Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-06
Named By the American Bar
- Association to Observe John
Marshall Day.
THE CELEBRATION NEXT YEAR
ELABORATE CEREMONIES WILL
BE PLANNED TO HONOR THE
MEMORY OF THE EMINENT
STATESMAN AND JURIsT-MEM-
BERs OF THE COMMITTEE.

Former Senator Anthony Higgins, Of
this city, has been named by the Ameri-
can Bar Association to represent Della
ware on the committee to take charge
Of the general celebration Of John
Marshall Day" on February A, 1901.
Mr.. Higgins colleagues, forty-eight
in number, who have been announced
by Hon. Charles +. Henderson, presi-
dent Of the American Bar Association,
are:
William Writ Howe, Louisiana
(chairman); Thomas n. Mcclellan.
Alabama; e. e. Ellinwood, Arizona;
M. NJ. Cohn, Arkansas; ID. l.. Withing-
ton; California; Hugh Butler, Colo
rado; Simeon e. Baldwin, Connecticut
Henry +. Davis, Washington, d. c.; r.
w. Williams, Florida; Burton Smith,
Georgia; William W. Woods, Idaho,
Adolph Moses, Illinois; William A.
Ketcham, Indiana; J. w. McLoud, In
dian Territory; A. J. McCrary. Iowa;
John d. Milliken. Kansas; William
Lindsay, Kentucky;C. r. Libby, Maine;
John S. Writ. Maryland; NJ Y. Dick
inson, Massachusetts; w. L. January
Michigan Hiram f. Stevens, Mime
sofa; r. II. Thompson, Mississippi; s.
p. Spencer, Missouri; j. u. Sanders,
Montana; Carroll S. Montgomery. Ne
braska Joseph W. Fellows. New
Hampshire; r. w. Parker, New Jersey;
Henry L. Warren, New Mexico; John
S. Wise, New York; John L. Bridgers
North Carolina; J. II. Bosard North
Dakota: II. c. Ranney, Ohio; Henry r
Asp, Oklahoma; Charles II. Carey
Oregon; S. p. Wolverton. Pennsylva-
mia; Amasa NJ. Eaton, Rhode Island
George Lamb Buist. South Carolina;
Bartlett Trip, South Dakota; Edward
Baxter, Tennessee; +. c. billiard
Texas; Richard B. Shepard, Utah;
Jackson Guy, Virginia; Elihu B. Taft
Vermont; c. H. Hanford. Washington;
| w W. Van Winkle, West Virginia; r
NJ. Bashford, Wisconsin,; Nellis =. Cor.
thell. Wyoming.
The committee is charged with thl
duty OF publishing an address to thI
legal profession of the United State
setting forth the purpose Of the OBJ
lservance Of John Marshall Day" to
gether with proper suggestions for tn
observance Of the day on the part o
the state. city and county bar assOcia
tions and other public bodies of tn
4 United States.
The chairman Of the committed
Hon. William Writ Howe, Of NeV
Orleans. has already requested tn
good offices Of the president of tn
l United States in recommending tn
lpropriety of observing the day on tn
part Of Congress and other depart
ments of the government of the Unite
States.
The committee is authorized to re
lquest colleges, law schools and othe
educational bodies to observe publ
ceremonies on the day and to tax
> such other measures as in their bes
, discretion may be deemed apprOpriat
for the carrying out Of the project.
While no general meeting OF III
committee has yet been had, there
lalready an assurance that there will
national meeting in the House {
Representatives at Washington, wit
an address by some eminent member {
!. the profession.
John Marshall. lawyer and soldie
: was born in FauQuier county, Virgins
= on September "a, 1855. He served
the revolutionary armv as lieutenal
and captain from 1775 to 1850. In 17'
he began the practice of law, and
various times served as a member
, the Virginia Legislature. In 1897
: was envoy extraordinary to Franc
6 and in 1899 was elected to Congress
Il He was made secretary of state in $50
n and on January 81. 1901. was aDpoin
y ed to the chief justiceship. which pos
e tlon he held to the time Of his dea
y on July 6, 1885.
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