Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
American Bar Association
Convention to Begin Here
Tuesday Morning.
BANQUET is EXPECTED
TO PROVE SPECTACLE
Many Chief Justices, as Well as
Taft and Wilson, to Speak
During Sessions.

bers of the bench as well as the bar
from all over the United States. are ar
irving in Washington today and will
continue to flock to the capital tomor-
row, to add to the number already here
attending the convention of commits
sioners on uniform state laws in SEES
sion at the New Willard Hotel.
The interest of the great number OF
additional arrivals lies in the coming
convention of the American Bar Asso-
citation, which will begin Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock in Memorial Con-
tinental Hall, loaned for the occasion
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution. because of the necessity OF
large auditorium to house the bar
association convention All the mem
are members of the bar association
and they will remain in Washington
for the latter convention. which VIII
end Thursday night with a great BAN
quet.
Will Be Great Spectacle.
This banquet will be one of the
greatest spectacles of it's kind ever
seen in Washington. 1t is to be held
at the New Willard Hotel and for the
first time at a banquet both bathrooms
diners will be seated, and it is stated
that there have already been appuca.
lions for 1900 tickets. about half OF
which it has been found impossible to
furnish for lack of seating capacity.
The banquet will be as large in point
of numbers as the National Geographic
Society banquet to Col Goethais. or
the last University Club dinner. These
two organizations hold the record IN
Washington for attendance at BAN
h.If never
bathrooms of the Willard simulta-
neously. That has only been done once
before, in the case of luncheon by
women several years ago.
Former President William Howard
Taft, who has been elected president of
the American Bar Association WITHIN
the year. will preside at the CONVENTION
the opening day ard at the banquet: the
latter will be given in honor OF the
Chief Justice and associate justices OF
the Supreme Court of the United States,
and a distinguished guest and speaker
will be Sir Charles F.tzpa trick: chief
justice of the Dominion of Canada.
President Wilson will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome to the opening session
first time from the same platform as
and with former President Taft The
latter is to discuss the subjects or In
ternational neutrality and the provisions
of the Clayton bill recently passed by
Congress to amend the antitrust laws.
Law ana N1EuC 00SS1OuSs
Both day and night sessions of the
convention will be held. The first days
proceedings will be of a business ma
ture, including reports of officers and
committees. The headquarters of the
Bar Association during the convention
will be in a suite of rooms at the New
Willard Hotel. not far from former
President Taft, who has the prestden-
rAfa YsYr
and treasurer of the organization will
be located in the red room of the hotel.
While all business sessions OF the con-
vention will be held at Memorial Con-
tinentaI Hall, the executive committee
of the Bar Association will hold its
meetings in the Gridiron Club room OF
the hotel, and the general council OF
the association has been loaned quar-
tiers at the Pan-American Union build
ing for it's sessions. which will begin an
hour before the convention is to open.
Tuesday night the principal address
will be delivered by Senator Elihu Root
of New York. He will speak on The
Layman's Criticism of the Lawyer"
Wednesday mornings session of the
convention will be presided over by
Frederick W. Lehman of Missouri.
former president of the Bar Associa-
ton. and former solicitor general of
the United States.
Reports of standing committees will
be received and discussed Wednesday.
TneS lncl0Qe jurisprudence ana Law
Reform Judicial Administration and
Remedial Procedure" Legal Education
and Admissions to the Bar" Conner
cial Law. international Law" "Griev-
ances." Law Reporting and Digest
ing" Patent, Trade Mark and Copy
right Law" Insurance Law" Taxa
ton" Uniform State Laws" Public
ity,' Membership professional
Ethics" and Obituaries
Reports of Special Committees.
The following reports of special COM
mittees will also be received and dis
cussed:
Uniform Judicial Procedure" ITO
Suggest Remedies and Formulate Pro-
posed Laws to Prevent Delay and I'm
necessary Cost in Litigation. ITO OPP
pose the Judicial RECALL ITO Present
to Congress Bills Relating to Courts
of Admiralty" Government Liens on
Real Estate" Compensation to Fedora,
Judiciary" Drafting of Legislation u
Comparative Law Bureau" ''Interna-
tional Committee on Client Celebration
and On REORGANIZATION.
Wednesday evening at o'clock Sir
Charles Fitzpatrick, chief justice of the
convention on The Constitution OF
Canada"
Thursday morning Romulo S. Naon
ambassador from the Argentine repub-
convention on THE Argentine Constitu-
tional Ideas"
Thursday afternoon Alton B. Parker
of New York, former member of that
judiciary, former president of the bal
association, and former candidate fol-
President of the United States, will
preside at the convention.
Question of Colored Race.
Thursday afternoon a resolution will
be debated which has been offered by
Moorfield Story of Massachusetts, II
is as follows:
Resolved. that the preamble ant
resolution adopted by this association
at the thirty-fifth annual meeting
(1912) which were as follows:
Whereas. three persons of the fol
ored race were elected to membership
in this association without knowledge
upon the part of those eIecting then
that they were of that race, and ar,
now members of this association
Resolved, that, as it has neve
been contemplated that members o
the colored race should become mem
bers of this association, the severa
local councils are directed that If a
any time any of them shall recommen,
bership, they shall accompany tn,
Recommendation with a statement o
the fact that he is of such race
be and the same are hereby rescinded
Subsidiary and Allied Bodies.
Bodies subsidiary and allied to tn