The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-21
THE BAR ASSOCIATION
THE NORTH CAROLINA LAWYERS TO
MEET AT WRlGHTSVILLE BEACH
The Association VIII Meet at the Sea-
shore Hotel June 26th to 2Sth.-Dfs-
tinguished Men to Discuss Various
Topics-Reduced Rates for h Law
yers of tile State.

The North Carolina Ear Association
will hold its annual meeting at the
Seashore hotel. on wrightsville beach,
on the 2eth. 9th and 28th of June. Dis
tinguished lawyers from all over the
state and visiting members Of the legal
fraternity of other states will be here,
and the meeting will be the largest in
the history of the association.
A hotel rate of $3.50 per day has
been allowed for members of the asso-
citation and their families, and the rail-
roads throughout the state have mad
reduced rates of fare on account of the
meeting Of the association. The tickets
viii be on sale June 24th, 25th and 26th
with July 1st as the final limit for the
return.
THE PROGRAMME.
The Messenger acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the official programme for the
meeting, over the signatures of the
Hon. Clement Manly, of New Bern,
chairman of the executive committee,
and ]. Crawford Biggs, Esq, of Green's
boro. secretary of the association. The
programme will be as follows:
Wednesday, June 26th-9:00 2. m.-
Call to order by chairman Of executive
committee. Clement manly, Esq; an
nual address of the president of the
association. Cbas. NJ. Stedman, Esq;
appointment of committees; notice OF
amendments to constitution or by
laws; introduction of resolutions; new
business.
Thursday, June 27th.-10:oO a. Nam
nual address by Hon Chas. NJ. Black
ford. of L~ynchburg, Va; reports of
secretary and treasurer; reports Of
standing committees; reports of special
committees: discussions; ge~neral<busi-
ness.
900 D, m.-"Traditions and Recollec-
tions of the Bench n Bar of North
Carolina" by Hamilton c.. Jones, Esq;
discussion general business.
Friday. June 2Sth.-10:N a. m.-"The
Law of Negligence" by Judge George
H. Brown; discussion; general bust
ness: report of committee to recon-
mend officers; election of officers and
members of executive committee.
The Bar of the city of Wilmington
met in the court JUS yesterday morn
ing at II o'clock, pursuant to the call
of Junius Davis, Esq, vice president
of this district of the State Bar Asso-
citation.
The object of the meeting was to
formulate plans for the entertainment
of the State Bar Association, which
meets at Wrightsville Beach, June
18th. 9th and 2Sth.
Junius Davis, Esq, was elected
chairman of the meeting and Marsden
Bellamy, Jr., Esq, was elected secre-
tary.
John D. Bellamy, Esq, was appointed
to obtain the use of the United States
steamer Algonquin to take the mem
bers of the association and their friends
on a trip to sea-
Messrs. William j. Bellamy, T. w.
Davis and George L. PeSchau were
appointed a committee to provide for
the entertainment of the association
and Messrs. George Rountree John H.
Gore and Robert Ruark were appoint
ed a committee to solicit subscriptions
to defray the expense OF the same.
Junius Davis. Esq, was elected chair
man ex officio of both of these COM
mittees.
Marsden Bellamy, Esq, was appoint
ed to deliver the address of welcome
to the association and the power to Up
point someone in the place if he should
not accept, was given to n chairman,
Junius Davis. ESQ.
If the Seashore Hotel annot be used
as a place OF meeting for the ~associa-
ton, the Carolina Yacht Club will be
asked for by the bar of the city.