Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-27
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
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", Will llot sSiNC S'N s'iS
Gaughter) Under the administration
of our distinguished Governor. assist
ed by the high sheriff of this ounty OF
Cumberland our liquid hospitality VIII
be extra dry. Qaughter), but. IL the
words Of Shapespearc be true that
small cheer and great hospitality
make a merry feast YOU will have the
time of your lives.
"But am sure you do not come mere
for festivities; you come here Tor scrl-
Gus work, and the pleasure of associa-
ton will be merely incidental. 1 be-
lieve it is as true today as in the days
of the Roman juriscOnsults that after
all it is the bar that gives the law To
the court: the court is more like a MR.
rOr which simply reflects back what
the bar gives to it in the way oil ar
gument. reason and authority.
"We have many associations, We
have those of our physicians who un-
dertake to help the body. we have
those even of the undertakers who un-
dertake to dispose of our body after
death, and we have now in meeting
across the water at The Hague that
preat conference in the interests of
peace. But there is one thlnS 10 my
mind of greater Importance than any
or ell of these. and that is the cause
of Justice. There is nothinS Ill TINS
world better than Jusuce-there Is
nothing in this world worse than in
Justice (ApplauSe) | am not one of
those who believe that even i'll this
state of Maine cur laws are perfect,
ar that orr procedure cannot be i'm
nrnved Won have assembled here
hone in an earnest effort to improve
both the substance of law and proceed
ure and | feel and | think you feel
that he who can remove one source OF
error from the law. who can straight
en- or smooth out and make more easy
the road to Justice does the world more
good even than he who makes two
blades of grass to grow where but
one grew before. But. in the words of
the fair and wise Portia. Mr.. President
and gentlemen, sirS, you are very well
ON to our house; it must appear IN
other ways than words
"Now. assuring you again Of our
hearty welcome we, the lawyers anu
Judges of Maine will sit with yru and
even at your feet be willing learners of
the school Of Jurisprudence. tApplauSe)
President Parker then arose to de-
liver his address as president. lie again
was loudly applauded. His address was
rrcf;tced as follows:
I'm behalf of the members or the
American Bar Association gathered TO-
gether as they are here today from eV-
cry state in the union. | desire to eN-
Dress our most sincere thanks for your
cordial greeting.
You have chosen to extend y0ur
welcome in most graceful phrase, in a
manner that has sunk deep into our
hearts, and we shall remember 1t; we
shall remember it when "" go away
and we shall cherish it all the more
because YOU have chosen to speak 1t as
the representative If the political pow
erS of this great State of Maine. which
has sent into the service of this country
n Hamlin. n Blaine, Reed, not to
speak of the living statesmen who arc
in the same class. Sir, we thank you,
(ApplauscD And to you. Mr.. Chief Jus
tee, n most worthy successor of that
long line Of chief justices, from Chief
Justice Mellcn down, you. who have
given 50 many years of your life to
development Of the law. we thank you,
sir, for your cordial greeting, and in
return to the State of Maine for the
rourte s;c4 which we are receiving W.
beg leave to express the hope for it that
it may have the benefit Of your broad
learning. your large experience and
your keen love of justice for many
wears to come" Judge Parker read his
address.
Preliminary business was taken up.
Eichtv-five new members were elected
and the general council was chosen,
nearly all the members being reelected.
TIL. new members of the general coun-
Gil are George &. Manley, Colorado,
Charles \. Gregory, iowa. Edward n.
Tsbeaux. Kentucky. Frank NJ. Higgins,
Maine, james Barr -Ames. MasSachu-
sttts. Eugene q. Hay, Minnesota.
Charles Hawloy. Mississippi. Chari' $
Il. An.,s. Oklahoma Territory. s Griffin.
Virginia, Frank G. Post. Washington,
w. w. Van Wrinkle. West Virginia, J..
W. Frost. Wisconsin.
Treasurer Frederick f.. Wadhams q!
Albany. n. V, reported tn" total re-
ceipts for the year as 81 ,692 and the
total disbursements, sl5,691.
Secretary John llinkley OF Raltlmor"
reported the membership at present as
3nS9, including representatives from all
of the states and the territories OF
Alaska. Arizona. Hawaii. Indian Terri
tory. New Mexico and oklahoma.
1t was voted that Il committee of five
be appointed to consider the establish
mont Of a home for INDECENT lawyers
who have been thrown upon their
friends for the necessities of life.
The executives committee reported
that since the last meeting ABB new
mclnhcrs wore elected. The committee
authorized the president to appoint ID
delegates to the meetings of the Ma
tional civic Federation at Chicago,
Sept % to &c; also that Platt Rogers
of Denver, Col, be accredited as dele
gate from the American Bar AsSocia-
ticn to the Irrigation Congress to be
held at Sacramento. Calf, on Sept. :
to
At this point adjournment was taken