Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-12
BAR MEETING.
Twelfth Annual Session Took
Place Here, Yesterday.
Hon. Jos. c. Holman, Pennington,
Was Chosen President.
Elaborate Banquet at cony House,
Last Evening.

IHe lzln annual IleetlilS Oh the Maine
State Bar Association took place in the
Senate chamber at the State House
yesterday afternoon. There was a good
attendance of members.
Hon. J. w. Symonds of Portland, pre-
sided and Hon. Leslie c. Cornish oc-
cupied the position of secretary. which
place he has so ably filled for dozen
| years.
| The presidents address treated of the
| enjoyment of the legal right of holding
property, handling this important sub
iect in manner that won the COM
lmendation of his hearers. AT the close
he was vigorously applauded.
| The report of the secretary and that
| of the treasurer, who is one and the
same person, Mr. Cornish, was accept
! ed, after Hon. F. e. Undertake, the
auditor, certified to the accuracy of the
| financial statement.
| The following attorneys We're admit
| ted to membership: Frank c. Earring
ton, Augusta; Nathan Clifford, Freder-
| lex Hale, w. III. Ingraham, George FL
| Allan, Portland; J. H. Rhodes, Rock
land and Edwin Stone, Biddeford.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as IOllOWS.
President, Jos. c. Holman, Farming
| ton; vice presidents, l.. B. Deasy, Bar
| Harbor, Geo. d. Bisbee, Rumford Falls,
Harry r. Virgin, Portland: secretary
and treasurer, Leslie C. Cornish, Au-
gusta; executive, VIM. F. Haines, Wa
! terville, F. e. Timberlake, Phillips. Geo.
NJ. Seiders, Portland, A. S. Kimball,
| Norway, Geo. c. Wing, Auburn. The
members of the various committees are
| the same as last year.
| Hon. S. J. Elder of Boston, addressed
| the association at some length upon the
| copyright laws of the United States.
| Mr.. Elder believed that these laws need
lsimplification and amendment to make
| them more effective and complete. The
address was thoroughly enjoyed, as it
covered a branch of the profession not
generally understood.
The association rendered banquet at
| the Cony house, in the evening, to Hon.
Samuel J. Elder of Boston, and Judge
| William Penn Whitehouse of Augusta,
associate justice of the Maine supreme
court. The association members at
| tending We're: J. w. Manson, Pittsfield;
Arthur S. Littlefeld, Rockland; Alfred
S. Kimball, Norway; Joseph W. Sym
onds, Henry w. Swasey, Charles +.
Libby, Joseph A. Locke, Portland ;
William Il. Haines, Charles F. Johnson,
| George Boutele, Fl. D. Eaton, Water
vile: F. J. c. Little, Herbert M. Heath,
| Leslie c. Cornish, Thomas Leigh Nor
man l.. Bassett, NJ. S. Holway Benedict
F. Maher, Samuel w. Lane, Augusta
Jesse M. Libby, Mechanic Falls; Fl. w.
Cakes, Auburn; w. ]. Shelton, Harry
Manser, Lewiston: Daniel Lewis, Show
hogan: H. III. Patten, Bangor; C. o.
Small, Madison; Franklin p. Sprague
Bath: Edwin Stone, Biddeford; Cyrus
N. Blanchard, Wilton; C. f. Sawyer
Brunswick: w. H. Richie, Belfast:
George w. Field, Oakland; F. /. Camp
bell, Cherryfield.
Mine Host Tibbetts furnished a din
ner that was of the quality which
everybody expects when they patronize
his house and makes them always want
to come again.
| President Symonds of Portland, was
POSTMASTER, and presided with the
easy grace that makes him a favorite
speaker at gatherings of every kind
The principal speakers We're the guests
| of the evening, Mr.. Elder and Judge
| Whitehouse ard the eX-presidents of
, the association, Messrs. Heath of Au-
gusta, and Libby of Portland. Follow
ling them were remarks and merriment
contributed to by men from all the cor
ners of the State