The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-05
VA. LAWYERS 4. !
AT !. BANQUET
Delegates Elected to the Inter-
national Congress at
&. st. Louis.
The ANNUAL GRAFTON
Judge Francis p. Baker Speaks
on. the State Corporation asa
Party III the Federal Court.
Especial TO The Times. Dispatch,

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\ HOT sPRINGs, VA. August 4.-The
convention OF the State Bar Association
closed with an elegant banquet tonight.
Some OF the leaders left for their homes
this afternoon, but the most OF them re-
maiiied for the annual feast, which Is
one OF the great features Of the conven-
tion every yeSr. A very few will Z re-
main at the Hot for q few days charmed
with the beautiful surroundings and the
comfort and elegance OF the surround
'ings. "
1t is regarded as settled that the next
session OF the association will be held
at Old Point. 1t was clearly demon
strated In the course OF the discussion
of the proposed amendment to the con-
sstitution changing the time Of meeting
that majority OF the convention would
likely thats there will be a return to the
former custom Of having alternate ses-
,slons in the mountains and at the sea-
side. I Il ~ .ss55s s535
(! The session Of this morning was de-
voted chiefly to hearing q paper by
Judge Francis q. Baker. OF Indiana on
the state Corporation and the Federal
Court. It was pronounced by the law
yers to be "a very BILE paper.
At Judge Baker presidesa over the Seventh
Federal Circuit. and is said to be y the
this country. His father is a Federal
district Judge IN Ind lana. There Is said
to be mo; record Of an instance Of a. SON
presiding over a court from which APP
Speals are received from the decision Of
his father. Judge Baker Is an alumius
sof the University OF " rginia. X
3s.t ssDELEGATEsN APPoINTED.
n Upon calling the convention to order
at ITO 8 clock, President Hamilton al-&
Snounced the following delegates 10 repre-
sent the Virginia Bar Association at tile
International Con gress of Lawyers and I
sJurists at ST. ouis. September 2Sth-30tl,.S
The delegates named are as folloWs: At
storney-G General Nv a. Anderson. S. c..
sTunstall, Thee s. Garrett r. B. Davis
Samuel Griffl in, J. X NJ. Norton, J. "
Kelly C.. E.. Moore. Alterna tes-M. NJ lea.
SjahB Woods d. Horsley S. W. Fulkerson.9
j BIT. Thornton, wv. r.. Vance, G.. e.
:Sipe. w. e. Barrett, Jacksoh Guy. Roger
Gregory. E. E. Stickley. Mr.. Hamilton
then Introduced Judge Francis F. Baker,
OF Indiana, Judge OF the Seventh Judicial
Circuit, as the annual E@ orator. Judge
Baker In a few preparatory remarks urged
the lawyers before him to labor to keep
up Interest lin t heir State organization.5
He said that when at 4 his home his had
selected a purely technical SUI bject upon;
which to address the Virginia bar, but
since coming to these beautiful oun-l
Stains he had been almost forced to regret
that he had gotten out the Tyre OF y his
earlier days and attempted to sweep its
strings. J Ice Baker announces as his
subject, The State Corporation as ~ q.
Party In the Federal Court It wa T a
lawyers address sto lawyers. The law
syers said It was very fine. The dozen
or. more ladies in the audience did not
express an opinion. but they lis tened with
close attention to the end:
LIBERAL JUDGE. Ill
Although "a Federal jud ge. Judge Baker
appears to favor granting liberal juris-
bdiction to- the State courts as against
United States courts. which is probably
explained blythe fact that he was a
State Judge before being elevated to the
Federal bench. The reading of Judge
bakers Spapcr$consumed about an hour
and a quarter. and upon the sustained
applause at its conclusion had subsided,
Attorney General Anderson presented a
resolution thanking the speaker for his
instructive and interesting address. The
resolution was adopted. g Colonel Stick
ley chairman of the Committee on Adj
missions. reported that two members Of
the association had been Il elected sat a
meeting Of the commt tee ,yesterda ~
George +. II N lson, Coving tom, and J
Powell Royal. Tazewcll.i4. The report was
adopted. 81 H s, J
III MIR. Tuckc r. chairman Of the committee
OF ton, ii which was referred the reso-5
luton, offered by a. W. Patterson Tues
day declaring that steps should be taken;
by the association to acquire the Ohm
Marshall home, reported. The report, in
Tile form Of a resolution declaring the
home should be acquired, ided means
to furnish It and maintain IT., can be Sc
fcl,1ed The resolution recommends that.
a committee, consisting OF ono member
from each con slonal district siook into
tile matter and i deemed ad visa Die, SEE
Eure an option on the property. is
The chair appointed BIZ the committee,
headed fby Mr.. Tucker. to inyestiga the
proposition, and to report ut The next
session.. % .. * n ~
The secretary read tho list Of members
Of standing committees ID appointed for
file ensuing year by Mr.. Thorn. the In
coming president: Admissions Frank y.
.Cyocker Portsmoutll: TheodoresiS Car
nett.sJr, Norfolk; e. r. sTu ll, Law
srencevllle; Alexander Ilamilton Peters
burg .. 4 g. sEggleston.a Charlotte county;
81. Chambers Goode. Boydton; W, w,
.Glayeley, Martinsyllle; G. e. Caskie, Low
fingston; II ". Morton. Orange; r. 2 \
Mllnford, Jr, Richmond; o tho # !. Mears,
/ IIastyille: I.lyod 4. Smith, n thsville;s
j. Boyd sears. Mathews; Noryill lie n Hem
sley, williamsburg G. II. Cardwell, Han
over; u, S, Turner, Wa ir 4. - 9.
sst!ckley, Woodstock: g, p. Latcher, Lex
sirgton: J.. w. Stephenson, Warm Springs;
Everett Perkins, Roanoke /; l.s III j, Il Fulton.
sSvYtheville;S e. ". Sinclair. Tazewell;H +, I
~. Campbell, Abingdonig S. =, Built,
library and Legal Literature-R. NJ,
Hug hes, Norfolk; ] ohm Garland Pollard,
sT;ichmond; 4 i. II, Cooke, Roanoke; G. q II y,
Lars.ttcr, Petersburg;; p NJ rs Braxton,
Stanton. isilA ~
!, Legal Education and Admission to the
Bar Charles "A. Graves, Of unlyersity OF
Virginia Frank T. GLASGOW, Of Licking nj
hy. c,1, T,,o nnoFT TJnNv