Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-27
DISTINGUISHED MEN
AS HONORED GUESTS
Bar Association Extends Invitation to
Justice Brewer and Others to At.
tend Annual Meeting.

Associate Justice Brewer of the
United States Supreme Court, Solicit
or General Hoyt of Washington, d. C.
and Senor Prado, an eminent legal
authority Of Mexico, will be invited to
address the annual meeting of the
New Mexico Bar association which will
meet at Santa Fe on August 31st and
September l. Judge John r. McFie
and Hon. Thomas B. Catron were ap-
pointed subcommittee yesterday on
speakers by the committee of arrange
ments which met in the Office of A.
B. Renehan in the Catron Block and
which consists of Paul A. F. Walter,
chairman; Judge John r. McFie, Hon.
7. B. Catron, Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince, District Attorney Robert G..
Gortner, A. B. Renenan ana Hon. b.
M. Read Other eminent members of
the Bar in other commonwealths, it is
expected will attend the meeting
among them, Secretary Of the Interior
James R. Garfield, who, together with
Solicitor General Hoyt will be in San
ia Fe about those dates on other busi-
ness. Attorney General Hadley, of
Missouri ma yalso attend.
On the first evening of the session
a reception will be rendered the visit
ors at the home of A. B. Renehan. On
the second evening ball will be Civ.
en- at the Palace hotel. District Attor-
ney Gortner was appointed to take
charge of the arrangements for the
latter event.
A. B. Renehan was appointed chair
man of the committee on finance and
also Of the committee on reception.
3. NJ. Read was appointed chairman
|of committee on invitations and on
program.
Mr.. Catron was selected to make
the address of welcome. A. B. Nc
Millen of Albuquerque, will make his
annual address on the afternoon of
the first days session and Hon. w. H.
H. L,ewellyn will make an address on
"The Department of Justice"
While the association will be in ses-
sion only two days, yet most of the
visiting attorneys will remain over
for the opening of the supreme court
on September and for them, it is
probable that an outing and barbecue
at Tesuque will be arranged.
Efforts will be made to secure re
duced rates over all of the railroads
in New Mexico for 1t is confidently eX
lpected that besides the New Mexico
judges and more than a hundred at
torneys and their families, there will
be many visitors who will come tt
hear the brilliant array of speakers
who it is planned, will address the as
sociation.
Fourteen lawyers in Santa Fe are
members of the Bar association ant
efforts will be made to have the othel
local attorneys apply for membership
While only two days have been Sc
for the sessions Of the association. thu
meetings in the past year have gener
ally run over to the third day, this
having been the case at Roswell las
year and at Cloudcroft two years ago
In fact, the invitations which will b.
sent to every attorney in the territor!
will read: "Come prepared to stay
week." There is so much of interes
in and about Santa Fe that visitors
will be glad to avail themselves of tn
opportunity for visit of that lengtl
and arrangements will be made t
have the low rate tickets to be sold b
1.-THE railroads for the meeting, goo
until Saturday, September S. Th
week will be one of social gaiety, an
dinners, luncheons, teas and receT
tions are already being planned i
honor of the visitors