The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-03
". 5. THOR|NGTON
 IS NEW PRESIDE NJ Troy Is Reelected Secretary Treasurer Bar Association OLD SOLDIERS DO WELL commandant J. M. Simpson Makes Re- port on Soldiers Home at Noun
 tain Creek-Brandon Speaks
 at Buh Tomorrow.
OLD SOLDIERS DO WELL

Montgomery, July 2.-(Special)-After a session abounding in interest and good fellowship the Alabama Bar association today adjourned, having held it's final meeting at Jackson's lake, after electing W. s. Thorington, dean of the University law school, president with full corps of associates. Alex Troy was elected secre- tary-treasurer for the fifteenth time.
 The list other than these two follows:
 Vice presidents, Emmett A. O'Neal, Florence; J. H Nathan, Sheffield; w. B. Echols, Gadsden; D. P. Bester Mobile; William Lacllay, Dadeville; central coun- cil, S. D. Weakley former chief justice, chairman; H. U. Sims and James Weath- erly, Birmingham; 8. H. Dent and R. E. Steiner Montgomery; executive commit tee, P. H. Stern, chairman; Gaston Gun ter, O. P. Mcintyre, J. Manley Foster, all of Montgomery.
 The morning session was taken up with reports and the reading of two papers, one by H. M. Somerville, on Witch Law and Witch Tribunals of the Seventeenth Century" read by Phares Coleman, and the other read by Emmett O'Neal, on "Election of United States Senators by the People"
 Old Soldiers Do We'll.
 J. M. Simpson, cormandant of the Old Soldiers home at Mountain creek, says that the home is in good condition and the 65 inmates doing well in every way. Bids are now being secured on new water tank and some improvements about the grounds are needed. However, there is no appropriation for this work, and the friends of the home could find here good place for aid There is plenty of money for the keep of the inmates, and this is being carefully expended. Sev- eral new servant houses have recently been erected. A new fish pond is also being built.
 Brandon To Speak.
 From a flood of invitations to speak on July f. Gen w. w. Brandon has accept ed one in his own county, at Buhl, where he will be with the citizens in a picnic and barbecue.
 S. P Kennedy, secretary to the railroad commission, is back from visit to Knox ville Tenn, and other points
 Phil Memoli, the well known band master of Birmingham, is here figuring on music for the military encampments.
 Soldier Encammpments.
 Gen. Bibb Graves of the Alabama pa- tional guard, says that everything will be finished up Friday for the encamp- ments The infantry will be sent to Chickamauga and the cavalry here, the latter coming July IA to P, and the for mer from July 23 for eight days. Every thing looks good for great encamp- ment.
 Supreme Court Finishes.
 The supreme court has finished its la bors for the term, in fact for the term and two days of special term, and the justices are getting away to l.ieir homes. Chief Justice Tyson is much pleased with the work that has been turned out, a large number of cases being decided.
 The members of the court will get away about as follows Chief Justice Tyson to Asbury Park after stay here for some private matters; Justice Simpson to Flor enee; Justices Dowdell and Denson to IaFayette; Justice Anderson here for a while at least; the same thing so of Justice Haralson, who lives here; Jus tice Mcclellan to Denver with his fam ily. and Clerk Robert F. Ligon to Chick amauga with the state troops.