Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-01
BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Touching Eulogies Pronounced Upon
the Lives Of the Deceased
Members
ADDRESS Of HON. HERBERT S HADlEY WELL RECEIVED
Reception at Renehan Home Last Night and Grand Ball
at Palace Hotel Tonight Growing Social Events
Of Annual Meeting.

syHtDalnellc Geographic and character
sketch, which the New Mexican will
print in full in future issue.
Hon. jeremiah Leahy, spoke briefly
put eloquently upon the life of the
late W. G.. Wrigley, former presi.
dent OF the Association. The New
Mexican will print this biographical
sketch tomorrow.
The life of the late Hon. William
Burr Childers formed the topic of
succint and apprecitative address of
Colonel +. w. Dobson, who spoke as
follows:
"Mr. President:
In complying with the request of
the committee of the Territorial Bar
Association to pay tribute to the mem.
DRY OF William Burr Childers, I find
1t moment of deep feeling on my part
fraught with the duties of this occas.
ION, on account of my associations
which were of peculiar intimacy. In a
business way. socially and politically,
covering a period of over twenty.
three years.
| A Self.Made Man.
| AZ Is not my purpose to point out
IN detail the life of our departed
brother. We all knew him as a man
who had carved out his own fortune,
one who had succeeded in life by
hard work and his own exertions re-
sponsible to no man for his science.
he fought many legal battle, and
never knew what failure meant until
he had reached the court of last re-
sort. He encountered difficulties, but
by his indomnitable persistence and en-
ergy would overcome them and
tight on to victory and success
Whether he was right at all times or
whether he was wrong on some oc-
caslon, no man could question his sim
cerity or the honesty of his purpose.
There was sorrow in many hearts
when William Burr Childers passed
from the scenes of earthly activity. 1t
1seems almost impossible to realize
that he is no longer among the living
sons of men. No tribute that | can nay
in words to his memory would be ade-
quate to his merit as man.. his worth
as citizen, or the record he made as
a lawyer, and the position he occupied
at the bar Of this territory. Every one
has the making of and makes his own
history. How that life's history is writ
item, is usually left to others.
William Burr Childers was born in
Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, on
the 10th day of March, 1854, and died
lat the City of albuquerque on the 3rd
|day of March, 1908. He was educated
in the local and private schools Of his
birthplace, until he prepared for col
lege. He matriculated at what was
then known as the Washington Col
lege, in 1870, and took the degree of
Bachelor Of Arts and Bachelor of Law,
graduating from the law class in June,
'l1S74.
! "Mr. Childers practiced his profes-
sion in st. Louis until 1880, when he
came to New Mexico, and located at
Albuquerque, where he continued to
live up to the time of his death, de.
voting himself to his profession,
An Able Lawyer.
"As lawyer he gained the standing
as one Of the ablest advocates in the
territory, and his high reputation was
not confined to the territory, but was
recognized in every court where he
, lappeared to champion the cause of a
client.
! He possessed a natural legal mind
This capacity for work was marvellous
\ and his honesty, integrity and unswer
wing loyalty and devotion to the inter
ests Of his clients who sought his pro
lfessional services, was an inspiration
to the members of the Bar who knew
him. He had an iron will, he had lots
lof nerve and courage, he hated intri
que, dispised all shams, he was open
. frank and honest and manly to his op
pOnents. He wore no mask. He had
| jconvictions and he was always loya1
, Ito his convictions.
: "As debator there were nren who
.lprObably were more gifted as orators
: but none surpassed him in making his
points clear He never INDUCED III
flowery language or rhetoric, but hi
! came down with sledge hammer blows
t (which his adversary could neither re
. ''sist nor ward off.
He was kind hearted and generous
to degree, and well do recall m,
4 early experience and acquaintanc,
-,lwith him when | began the practic,
of the law, and he was always read!
!. and willing, no matter how busy h,
! might be. to advise, aid and assist til,
! beginner, as number Of the younge