The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-05
LAWYERS OF VIRGINIA
IN ANNUAL SESSION
btatc Bar Association Gathers at Hot
Springs and Opens lis Twenty
Sixth Meeting.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Major Samuel Griffin Delivers Presi-
dents Address, Urging That Full
Strength of Body BE Put Behind
It's Legislative Measures.

HOT SPRINGS. VA. August 3.-The
wcnty sixth annual meeting of the
Virginia state Bar Association began
| is sessions here to-day. Lawyers from
|ill sections OF the state arc in attend
|incc. Afier tho opening prayer 10y
pr. Davidson. OF Hot Springs, George
Bryan. of Richmond. chairman OF the
Executive committee, presented the
president OF the association. Major
lianucl Griffin, OF Bedford city. who
delivered tho address. Major Griffin
! aid that he would take az his sub
bect what tho association had done.
Ind what I, could do. He spoke OF
| he formation OF the association at
4 Virginia Beach in 1855. called attcn-
ion TO the fact that tile address OF
he second president mentioned the de-
| eat In tho Legislature OF bills recon-
1nendcd by the association, and SAID
hat tho same fate had ovcrtaken biils
afterwards recommended by the BODY
He urged that the full influence Of
| hc body be put behind measures
recommended by 1t. particularly In the
fnhttor of reform az the syst"in OF
loyal procedure. lie showed that
England. where every innovation ia at
Iirst looked upon as deterioration. Is
how far ahead OF this country in the
lnattcr OF tho simplihcation Of court
pleading and in the enactment OF leg
2slation.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the president at the morning
essiou
on publcation-Georse Bryan. J..
Kent Rawlny, J. Gordon Buchanan
ON memorials-Judge :. w. Wallace.
IS II. Lands and Judge l. K. Watts.
TO recommend onicers-.Iudgc l.. L.
evils. r. r. Barton. Judge &. e. era
on. Jr.
rho report OF John IL Minor. OF
Richmond. tary-trcaaurer, showed
he association 10 be in Il loursh!ng
onditiou.
colonel T. T.. sucklcy. OF Woodstock.
chairman OF tho committee on admis-
|ions. reported the election BY that
|omin,ttoo OF twcnty-six nc~ members
whose election was confirmed by the
|,ssociation.
Notice ~ a proposed amendment TO
|hc constitution was given whereby
h. executive committee viii be given
bower 10 TX the time for holding the
l,nnuai meeting of the association
| ithcr during tho FRA, week in Au-
bust or =, such other time as n"y he
onsidcrcd more suitable.
At the cvcrtnr session Lewis g
Williams. OF Richmond. read a paper
ntttlcd. "EmplOyors Liability and
|Norkmcu's Compensation Law Mr..
Williams showed that tho present Sys
lem Is uusNtlsfactory TO employer and
|mplcyc. uuproiitablc to the Insurance
ompunics and results in about one
FIN OF tho time OF the courts OF the
|ountry. Germany was the first coun-
~ 10 adopt a worknen'a compensation
AK. and such a system ~ now In force
III forty foreign countries. The
lpoaker in very interesting manner
iscussed the various compensation
avs OF the State that have so far
dopted them
ON motion o. u. Hilton Jackson, the
resident Was directed 10 appoint u
omInittcc Of five 10 assist in extend
|ng Il welcome 10 members of the
D., mcrican Bar Association on tho oc-
s:lou Of the excursion given them by
he District OF Columbia Bar Associa-
ion on October Il.
ON motion OF Secretary Minor. a
|csolution was adopted requesting each
|,cmber OF the association TO bring TO
Inc attention OF the Legislative com
|littec on revision OF the Code such
l,atutes As in his Judgment should be
|cpealcd a. amended. together with his
lessons therefor, accompanied by a
raft Of the proposed amending act
Nttcr the report OF the committee
In morals. tn. association adjourned
mill Tomorrow.