The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
GREAT NEE TING
At HOT SPRINGS.
Bar Association to Hold rwcn'
ticth Annual Session, Begin
ming This Week.
JUDGE LINDSAY THE ORATOR
Brilliant Kentucky Lawyer to De.
liver Annual Addrcss-Speech
by Judge Taft.

Perhaps the most largely attended
and successful meeting OF tho state ,ar
Association ever held in the twenty
ycars' history OF the organization VIII
be that scheduled to take place at
the Homestead Hotel. Hot Springs. on
Tuesday. "Wednesday and Thursday NJ
this week Elaborate preparations for
the meeting have been made by the
officers OF the nssociatlon and most
attractive program has been arranged.
The annual address will bn delivered
by Judge William Lindsay. distin-
guished lawyer and former United
States Senator from Kentucky who
was born In Rockbridge county.
The subject assigned Judge Lindsay
is '"rhe Man and the Corporation
Judge William III. Taft. the RepublI-
can nominee for President. will dc
liver a speech on Thursday. but hiJ
subject has not get been made public.
Mr.. Wyndham r. Meredith, of this
city. Is president and his address win
be looked forward 70 with much In
terest by the members.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
has decided to run a special train
from Covington to the Hot Springs
on the evening prior to opening nj
the convention. in order to prevent
delay at the former point
The Program.
The fun program of the meeting
follows:
The sessions will be held at 10
o'clock A. NJ. and sac o'clock p. 81.
each day.
All standing committees Will meet
at $50 p. NJ on Monday. August 3.
1903.
For registration OF members an office
will be opened by the secretary in the
hotel. and all members are particn-
larly requested to register their names
promptly after arrival in the register
OF the association. which will he kept
in this room.
Note.-No charge is made for ban
quot tickets for members. but NO ticket
can be obtained without registrations.
The attention of members Of the sew
eral standing committees is called TO
the provision In the bylaws tarticle
XII. section y by which such commit
tees are required to meet annually on
the day preceding the annual meeting
of the association. All such commit
tees will meet at the Homestead Hotel
on Monday. August Sd. at $40 o'clock
p. NJ.
Monday, August I'd. $50 p. M.-The
committee on admissions will meet at
the Homestead Hotel at $3.50 p. NJ.
Applications for membership may be
forwarded to f. T.. Stickley. chairman
of committee on admissions. Wood
stock. Va: or may be presented 10 .he
committee at the annual meeting. All
other standing committees should meet
at the same hour and place.
Tuesday morning. August 4th. 10
o.clock-Cal to order by John Garland
Pollard. of Richmond, chairman of the
executive committee: prayer by Key
John c. Scott. of Hot Springs: the
presidents address. by Mr.. Wyndham
r. Meredith. of Richmond: subject.
Federal Control of Intrastatc Com
merce"; order of business--Appointr
ment of committee on publications. APP
pointment OF committee to recommend
oflcers: appointment of committee on
obituarIes: reports of secretary and
treasurer; reports of standing commit
tees. VIZ, l. Executive committee,
on admissions; q. on Legislature and
law reform; 4. judiciary committee
< on legal education and admission
to the bar: 6. on library and iesai NJ
eraturc: Z. on presentments: .. on
grievances: g. on international aFni
tration: reports OF special committees.
rrasday evening. $40 o'clock-A paper
hv Hon. Armistcad c. Gordon. OF Staun-
ton entitled "The Legal Foundatlons
of Socialism: discussion on the SUD
ject OF the paper read. ~, IN
Wednesday morning. August 9th, 10
o'clock--Annual address by Hon. WIN.
Lindsay, former United States senator
from Kentucky. entitled The Man ana
the Corporations: report OF committee 10
recommend officers; election OF ofhcers'
election of members of executive com
mittee unfinished. business; new pus-
iness.
Wednesday evening, $3.50 oclockE,A
paper BY Hon. Holmes Conrad. OF WIN.
chester. entitled. The Old County
Court: It's Place in History, discussion
on tho subject of the paper read; re-
mort OF committee on obituaries; IN
finished business: new and miscel-
= thursday In morning. August sth. 10
o'clock-A paper by Judge "a. =; NJ
Dowell of Lynchburg. entitled some
Misconceptions as to Federal FRO.
cedurer: discussion OH the subject, OF
the paper read; address by Hon. VII
liam III. Taft. unfinished business; AT.
nouncement by the president,elect OF
the standing committees for the ehsu'
ing year: adjournment.
Thursday evaning--Annual banquet
beginning promptly at $50.
Personals and Briefs.
NJ. Norman r Short accompanied