The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-31
VOL. XXYI
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OFFICERS VAS NAIaED

J.dse Alton 3. Parker Was the An
nual Orator and Delivered Notable
:sddress-Cmes J:sstice Gary Gave
Fine Address, Which Every Law
yer Should Read.
The annual address to the mem
bsrs OF the South Carolina Ear AS
saciat!cn was delivered H,hCrsday
n:ebt in the hall OF the house OF rep
rJsentatives By Judge Alton > Park
e., former chief justice OF the court
c. appeals Of New York, and one
time candidate for the presidency Of
the United States on the Democratic
ticket. Following the address the
annual banquet Of the association
was held at the Colonia hotsl, when
uUAocI " lO1SSS WIS ISSt-S--N~N
tc by a number.
Several addresses were delivered
al the session Of the Bar Association
Thursday afternoon. The feature OF
the session was the election Of Off
GERS and the discussion OF Il number
c.! matters Of Importance to the mem
ters.
An able address vas delivered by
Chief Justice Eugene 5. Gary Of the
South Carolina supreme court. He
discussed in a most clear and con-
vincing manner Legal Ethics He
vas received with applause. An able
paper on Reforms in Taxation" was
read by T. P. Cotaran Of Gceenville.
a paper by Knox Livingston Oh the
organization and composition Of the
court of last resott was not read at
the session but Will be published IN
the minutes. Mr.. Livingsto asked
that ne be excused from reading his
paper because Of the length OF It.
Following the address Of Chief
Justice Gary. Judge Parker was
asked to give his views on "Lega!
Ethics" He paid high compliment
to the speech Of Chief Justice Gary
and as q supplement- 70 the address
said he would tell Of an experiment
that was being made il the STATE OF
New York. Judge Parker said that
he was president Of the New York
County Association oe Attorneys,
which has 2 membership Of over g.
900. The association, he said, had
appointed a committee OF able attor-
neys to investigate all questions as to
legal ethics presented.
The committee n turn presents the
questions to the board Of directors OF
the association. Opinions are thus
officially given by competent board
as to whether an sction by an at
torney is within the bounds Of legal
ethics. These opinions are printed
and, he said, are Of vast benefit to the
memb bers OF the association. He said
that the association employed COM
petent attorneys TO- prosecute and IL
vestigate all violations.
He declared the system was mere
experiment 10 the United States, as
:. had been in vogue in England for
many years where results have been
secured. Speaking OF professional
ethics, Judge Parker said that he
was q member Of the committee OF
TIE American Bar Association that
framed the code Of ethics He theE
called attention 10 the fact that one
code is not sufficient to meet the de-
nands made by constant changes
from year to year. He said that the
American people had overdone stat
ute making because OF tie Inability
tc foresee the future.
The COMMITTEES on nonlnatlons
made the following report, which was
adopted by the association.
President, Knox Livingston Of Ben
netts7ille.
Vice presidents-First circuit, B.
Il. Moss OF Orangehurg; Second cir
cult, D. s. Henderson. Aiken, Third
circuit, r. o. Purdy, Sumter; Fourth
circuit, E. C. Dennis, Darlington;
Fifth circuit, D. c. Ray, Columbia;
Sixth circuit, C. W. T. Spencer. Rock
Hill; Seventh circuit, H. K. Os-
borne, Spartancurg, Eighth circuit
.. A. G. QUITS, Greenwood; Ninth
Circuit, II. W. Bacot, Charleston;
Tenth circuit. B. Il Morgan, Green
vile: Eleventh circuit, George Ev-
ans, Edgefeld. and Twelfth circuit,
II. C. Woods, Marion.
The members OF the executive com
nittee are: ". G. Shrine OF Green
Vile. Alfred Fuger o. Charleston ano
J P. McGill OF Florence.
z. L. Craig OF Columbia was elect
ed secretary, and T. E. CaTwile OF
Columbia treasurer.
The general coursels named are
es follows. with the circuits IN order:
A W. Summers, Orange5urg r. 4.
Ellis. Barnwe!l: I. c. Strauss. Sum
ter; ". F. Stevenson, Chera";; w.
N. Shannon, Camden: S. E. NcFad-
din. Chester: J. Y. Boyd, Spartan
burg: r. A. Cooper, Laureas; Ruser
s;nkler. Charleston: T. J. Maridla,
Pickens: 3. E. Nicholson. Edge1eld,
and J. P. s:cGiII. Greenwood.
Memorials wee read by seTeca!
members on tire de~ths OF members