The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-25
year, made ~ Alexander fian,ilttot ftfo
Incoming president; ~ .F Il a

Sn1ltnVlllett AuDt0ylef
Petit, DanvIliei ID. d. st!ctley. Wood q
stock; j.. Garland Pollard. Tichtno,n n
George N. Wise, Newport News Loyo
+. Smith, I1cntiisvllci j. Boyd sears
Mathews.
i Legislation and Law Rcfort1,--J os 81
Bnt ns sten? d as9 ria sfe&
i Portsmouth; William A.. Jones, Warsaw:
Geo. S. shackelford, Orange.
1udicinry-Iohn A. Coke, Richmond u.
1 n. Cooke, Roanoke IN, 3. Woscott,
4 Hfappsburg; WI. 3. Mcllwaine. Peters
burg.
ing,on; w. NJ. Lie. University. OF Vir-
/ ginia John III. T,,lton,s, Nvythovillo; Joff
B. Minor Jr., Richmond; x. 4 Long
| Lynchbnrg S.E
. On Library and legal Literature :, Geo
I Bryan. Richmond: Charles ~ Graves :,
University Of vtrgin,; r. u, pn N, i,
covlngton; s. y, r ,,',r.t 1'seo''
on Grievnnces-R. y. Davis. Peters :
burg; Fl. G. RELY, Richmond; r r.
1Ijcks. Norfolk: w. s. Hopkins, Lexlng-
| ton; John r. Harris, Hnrrsonb,irE.
on international Arbitrntton--H. st.
| George Tucker. Lexlngton: james ~
chester: Eppa Ifnnton. Jr.. Richmond;
Marshall Mccormick Rerryvile;, Clnuds
4. Swanson. Chatham; Jnmes Hay. Mad
ison; Robert q. Southnl, Amelia; John
r. Rixey, Ciilpeper.
On Presentments-Fra /. NJ Croker,
Portsmouth; James IT. Corbctt, Suffolk;
Ro, T,lrnbull, Lawrencevile; u. II. Wells,
Manchester. D. @. Eggleston, smlthvllla.
d. c. Goole, Boydton; John w. Carter.
Martinsvilla; r. c. Minor. University of
Virginia; r. w. Sims. Louisa: 70. p. Cox
Richmond; Stewart *. Powell. Onancock;
stewart a.. Newbill. Irvington; ]. W:
Fleet. Biscoe: w. p. Barrett, Newport
News; a. W. Wallace Frederi g. 2,
!. A. G.. Keith wnrrenton: W.4B. Rich
ards. Front Royal; John 3. Ransom. Of
staunton: John W. Stephenson. Warm
Springs; John r. johnson. Christians
burg; j. c. Wysor, Pulaski; j. W..
Chapman. 'razewcll; Joseph +. Kelly OF
Bristol C. B. slemp. Big Stone Gap
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Tho secretary announced the following
committee Of twenty-five. which VIII en-
tend n welcome to the American Bar AS
ISOLATION when It assemblies here Wed
w. b. Petit, r. s. Thomas, a. W wal
lace Joseph d. Willard. George Grafton
j, G. Williams, w. r. Smith. WI.
tKilby, II. D. Flood. Eppa Hunton. Jr',
Craggett r. Jones, A. G. Braxton, w. A.
Gleason, s. W.. Fulkerson, John S. Bar
hol,r. John T. Harris, w A.5Jones, 10 %.
Montague George S. shackclford. John
II. Lewis, a. A. Phlegar' J. r. Gator,
A telegram was read from David f.
Francis. president Of the Louisiana Pllr-
chase Exposition. inviting the association
to met at st. Louis next yenr during the
fair. and whilo the universal congress OF
lawyers Is in session there.
The secretary was directed to make q
suitable reply. The place Of meeting VIII
Iva mi ttnn
The convention adjourned at few min
|,utes after o'clock 1t was tho last
business session Tho banquet tonight
was tho next thing on the programme
and closed the convention.
A POPULAR FEATURE.
There have not been so many lawyers
at any business meeting Of the assocla-
ton as were Mt tho banquet. ~
This Is always looked forward to as
the most enjoyable feature OF the law
| yers convention. and In some respects
| the one tonight was more en1oyanle tnan
| any In the fifteen years Of life OF the
body. Judge s. G. Graham. OF Tazewell,
the president, who has made an excellent
presiding officer, OBLIGATED as POSTMASTER,
! and was superb.
The dining room, brilliantly lighted and
I deliberately decorated. presented beau-
tlful scene. When the responses to the
toasts began many ladies' came INTO the
hall and were given seats near the wall
where they could hear the oratory.
THE TOAST LIST.
| rrhe +oa at LIST was unusually short, hut
| the responses were exceptionally elo-
| oucnt. THE speakers and sentiments
| were as follows
Our Distinguished Guest whose pres
cnce SUGGESTS the ties that nlna vr !Is,tn'
| and North Carolina--Chief Justice Waiter
f,io of North On rOlinn. vi
Virginia Rcjuvcneta-Rabbi Edward N
Calisch. Richmond.
The Medical Expcrt-The lawyers friend
In time Of need-Dr ]. Allison Hodges
Richmond.
4 Woman-Gods mobiles and gen tlest crea
ton. and whose caro- and proteetlon WI WI
/ ever command American manhood hno
chivalry--Don r. Halscy, I.ynchburg
The Legal Professon-J. Crawford
Biggs. Durham. N. G. /.
{ Judge Clark made q most eloquent
though brief, response to the toas
proposed by Judge Graham.
4 DIR. CALlSCH.
There was great applause when DR.,
Callsch arose. There was silence for but
i few minutes at time Ms he proceeded
& After an Introduction OF legal techni
cal terms humorously but aptly applied
the speaker referred TO the high STANDARD
. which has characterized the legal pro
| fession In Virginia II Wc exempt w
solitary and magnificent figure OF WASH
ington, the men who made history III IN
early days Of the nation. those who WOW
tho rich and strong thread Of Virginia
SPLENDID contribution into tho fabric
our national life. were almost all OF then
lawyers or educated In the law IN
speaker mentioned many of them, lsut
he continued 1t has been more thai
limited TINT the day OF Virginias great
ness is done; that, like Troy. Virginit
has been, but Is no more.
Turning for n moment TO national MS
tory, we see how the United States mas
as ut a bound, stepped out OF the narrow
confines Of Its centuried isolation TO ne
come not only the Industrial power or M
Garth and the grnnary OF the nations
but higher than all. the champion
!, Justice among the children Of men 1t u
beginning It's world destiny rs powe
for Righteousness and truth, and In TN
movement Virginia Is taking her plae
/ with her sister States. There IS neN
life throbbing through the Old dominion
Q One OF It's signs Is the ne" constitution
o It's political rejuvenation
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