Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-09
COMPLETING PLANS.
COMMITTEES NAMED TO AR
RANGE FOR IOWA STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION MEETING.
First Meeting Ever Held In This Sec.
tlon of the State-Expeoted to
Increase Membership Luther Laf-
lin Mills to Deliver Annual Address.

Luther Latin Mills the noted Chica-
go attorney, will deliver the annual adj
dress and prominent attorneys of the
state will speak upon timely topics at
the meeting of the Iowa State Bar as
ISOLATION which is to be held in Of
tumwa July 14-15. Committees were
appointed and final arrangements for
this meeting were made yesterday aft
ernoon by the Wapello County Bar as
ISOLATION at a meeting held at o'clock
in the Office of McNett & Tisdale.
The coming meeting of the State
Bar association will be the first ever
held in this section of the state and
the local association is making every
effort to have the arrangements perfect
and to insure that the meeting shall
be one Of the best ever held by the
state association. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all citizens to at
tend these sessions.
Will Arouse Interest.
The membership in the state asso-
citation from this section of the state
is small and it is hoped and confident
ly expected that this meeting will
arouse a general interest and enthus-
iasm and result In a greatly increas-
ed membership. This desire to in
crease both interest and membership
was one Of the factors which lead to
the selection of Ottumwa as the meet
ing place for this year.
Address of Welcome.
The meeting is to open Thursday
morning at II o'clock with an address
of welcome by Attorney William Nc
Nett. The response will be made by
session will be taken up in business
session. The presidents address,
George w. Wakefield of Sioux City,
will open the afternoon session at 2
o'clock.
He will be followed by M. L. Temple
of Osceola, with paper entitled" How
Far are Labor Unions Liable for the
Acts of Their Members?" There will
be reports of committees and general
discussion and an adjournment will be
taken until $50 o'clock.
The Banquet.
At this hour a banquet will be ten
dered all visiting members of the state
association in the hall below the Mar
i z.
will be the POSTMASTER and E. H.Stiles
of Kansas City. Jerry B. Sullivan of
Creston, A. R. Dewey of Washington,
D. D. Murphy of Elkador, T. M. Stuart
of Charlton and N. E. Kendall of AL.
bia will respond to appropriate and en-
livening toasts.
Annual Address.
Luther Latin Mills of Chicago, will
deliver the annual address at 10
o'clock Friday morning and this will
be followed by the election of officers,
1.-THE Control of Public Utilities y
will be timely paper read at the
morning session by w. H.Bailey Of Des
Moines. Should Moneys and Credits
Be Exempted From Taxation?" will be
the topic for discussion at the Friday
afternoon meeting which will follow
the business session This session will
close the meeting.
\ The Committees.
At the meeting of the local associa
ton yesterday afternoon w. H. c.
Jaques president of the association
presided and M. G. Gilmore acted as
secretary. The various committees
appointed were as follows:
Committee on banquet j. W. Lew
is, c. D. Fullen, NJ G. Gilmore.
Committee on entertainment - J. j
Smith, 10 R. Jaques, w. w. Epps, S
E. Adler, A. B. Williams.
. Reception committee Judge NJ. A
: Roberts, William McNett, J. J. Smith
w. A. Work. w. W. Corey, Seneca
Cornell, A. W. Enoch, E. E. McElroy
B. w. Scott, D. H. Emery.
Committee to select place of meet
ing E. E. McElroy, G. w. Whitmore
W. w. Rankin.
Committee on invitations and an
nouncements = M. G. Gilmore, G. w
Whitmore.
Financial committee = Seneca Cor
= nell, F. G.. Orlup. j. F. Weber.