The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-02-01
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
ELECTION, ANNUAL ADDRESS
AND BANQUET FEATURE
LAST DAY.
Reports From COmmittceS-NOmi
ton Of Executive Staff Most I'M
pOrtant Mattcr-P. IL. Nelson is
Made President

Columbia, Jan. 29.-The 18th an
nual meeting Of the South Carolina
Bar association closed yesterday with
three very successful meetings. The
afternoon session and the election OF
officers were held in the hall Of the
house of representatives at 4 o'clock
and at o'clock Judge E. w. Saun-
ders of Virginia addressed a large
crowd in the hall on 1.-The Relation
Of Liquor to Interstate Commerce and
the Power Of Congress to Control It"
Following Judge Saunders address
the annual banquet was served at
the Colonia hotel.
The report Of the committee on
nominations for officers for the pres
ent year was the most important re-
port received. p. II. Nelson Of Co.
lumbia will be president, +. L. Craig
of Columbia secretary, and r. Z.
Carwile Of Columbia treasurer. w. c.
Miller, Charleston; c. E.. Spencer,
Yorkville; c. G. Featherstone. Lau-
rens, form the new executive COM
mittee.
One vice president from each cir
cult was nominated and elected. The
vice presidents are: First circuit 7. =
M. Raysor; Second circuit, T. G.
Croft; Third - T. B. Fraser.
Fourth circuit, L. Il. Lawson; Fifth
circuit, L. T. Mills; Sixth circuit. J.
Harry Foster; Seventh circuit. RaIph
K. Carson; Eighth circuit, ]. B. Park: 4
Ninth circuit, A. c. Tobias, Jr.; Tenth
circuit, ]. P. Carey; Eleventh circuit.
w. L. Daniel; Twelfth circuit, Henry
Buck
The local councils from each cir
cult nominated and elected were:
First circuit, st. Clair Muckenfuss. W.
s. Utsey; Second circuit, Charles ca
Simms, J. w. Moore; Third circuit.
IL. c. Haynsworth, r. f. Dennis:
Fourth circuit n. B. Hargrove, ]. ].
Evans; Fifth circuit. W. b. DeLoach.
w. II. Cobb; Sixth circuit, ]. E. Nc
Donald, Jr, j. K. Henry; Seventh
circuit w. S. Hall, Jr, H. B. Carlisle:
Eighth circuit, w. n Graydon, f. p.
McGowan; Ninth circuit, w. Huger
Fitzsimmons, ]. H. Peurifoy; Tenth
circuit. A. H. Dagnall F. F. Beattie:
Eleventh circuit, A. S. Tompkins, c.
NJ. Efrd; Twelfth circuit, L. q. Sim.
gleton, L. NJ. Gasque =
The general council is made up of:
First circuit Lagare Walker; Second
circuit j. E. Davis; Third circuit, l..
w. Gilland; Fourth circuit, f. b. Pes
CUES; Fifth circuit, Christie Be<1et:
Sixth circuit, J. H. Marion; Seventh.
circuit, Ben Hill Brown; Eighth cird
cult, G. B. Cromer; NINTH circuit.
Huger Sinkler; Tenth circuit> T. F.
Watkins; Eleventh circuit, B. FL Mich
olson; Twelfth circuit, T. E. Wilcox.
The reports of the committees on
legislation and of judicial admins
tration and remedial reform both 4
made special orders for yesterday
afternoon, were discussed, and after
some discussion both reports were
laid on the table. The report of the
committee on Jurisprudence and law
reform was adopted. The committee
on grievances reported and the re-<
port was adopted. The report of the
committee on commercial Interstate
and international laws was made and
adopted.
7. f. Watkins made a verbal re-
port from the delegates to the Amer
lean Bar association and J. Nelson's
trierson spoke for a few moments on
the American Bar association. Mr..
Fricrson urged the members Of the
South Carolina Bar association 10 be-
come members of the national asso-
citation as well.
L. y. Wilcox Of Florence intro
duced resolution of much interest.
Mr.. Wilcox would have the Judges of
South Carolina receive higher salaries.
The resolution reads:
That it is the opinion of the bar
association Of South Carolina that.
the supreme court and circuit judgeF
~ orr State should he paid a salary
Of $4,000 per annum with the addition
Of the sum of $500 travelling expenses
and that a committee be appointed
from this association 80 urge upon
the general assembly its opinion tlFA
Jhe best interest Of the State wouldN
he suhscrvcd by the enactment Of
law to provide adequate pay for the
Judiciary of the State"