New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1915-05-08
LAWYERS CONVENTION,

4 q lew or the Delegates 10 the Con
| vention Of the Louisiana Bar As
0 sociation began to arrive and OF
: Friday, despite the inclemen
1 weather there was present at tn
= opening meeting about fifty dele
2 gates. The meeting was caiIe(
to order at ten o'clock yesterday
: morning at the Elk Theatre by the
) President Of the Association, Hon
= Benjamin w. Herman of New Or
} leans. Judge l.. q. Hacker or
behalf Of the City Of New Iberia
made the welcome address and he
was followed by Hon. Ventress J
Smith in behalf Of the Iberia Bar
Associa ton, the response being
delivered 10y Mr.. John Armstrong
of New Orleans, after which rou-
tine business Of the Association
was conducted. There were pres
ent IN the audience besides the
local members Of the Bar Associa-
ton the following delegs tes !:
New Orleans. st. Clair Adams,
Ernest Florance. w. C. Lejeune,
B. w. Herman. S. R. Westfeld,
Jr., Judge O'Neil, l.. II. White,
W. j. Carmuche, John Dymond,
Jr., NJ. B. Spencer, E. Phelps.
Robt. O'Conner, w. E. Gorham,
A. A. Moreno, w. Hart, w. Rog-
ers, S. A. Mascero. p. n. Miner,
W. U. Young, II. Mabry, II. W.
Robinson, Jos. w. Carroll, Jas.
o. Duchamp, G. L. Rice, Henry
T. Dart, Jr., Hen Henry, Z. Spear
ing, Judge Alvin Provosty, Carl
Maistal, II. Garland Dupre, j.
Porter Parker, A. Harley, U. L.
Gleason. J. c. Davey, Henry Gas
sic, George Janvier, Bland Logan,
). "A. Porter, J. B. Gersner, f. f.
Hansell, Howard Roman, Thos.
b. Burlow, Miss f. d. Furlow,
). A. Woodville, D. B. H. Chabe, !
Mr.. and Mrs. Stubbs, Felix Drey
fus and wife. Lake Charles-F.
{. Plaunche, F. f. Porter, c. A.
Mccoy, J. D. Cline, l.. II. Moss,
3. d. Dubuisson, Opelousas, Geo.
W. Jack, Shreveport; J. H. Pugh,
Donaldsonville; Gilbert l.. Dupre,
Opelousas.
AS we closed our forms prep
aratory to going to press several
dozen more delegates arrived from
along the Southern Pacific rail
road which will swell the at
tendance to at least one hundred
and fifty. We have been unable
to secure their names of all of the
deleQates.
The visitors were taken to the
Salt Mines yesterday afternoon.
Last night dance was gwen at
Hotel Frederic complimentary to
the members Of the Association
which was one of the social events
Of the season. Several business
sessions were again held today.
At eight o'clock tonight ban
luet will be given in the spacious
lining room Of the Frederic.
The State probe commission
1eld sessions here also to COM
9lete the investigation of the ju-
iiciary, begun several months ago
n the City Of New Orleans. !
The program and addresses !
we're delivered as follows:
System of Taxation. H. H. |
White, Alexandria; Judicial Sys-
em for the Country Parishes, s. I
NcC.Lawrason, st. Francisville:
teform in Legislation, Walter j. :
'urke, New iberia, La; Reform l
n Criminal Procedure, St. Clair .
ldams, New Orleans; Reform IN !
judicial System, Ernest T. Flor 7
nee, New Orleans; Discussion of :,
'aperS. y
Saturday, May sth, 10 A. M : :
lnnual Address, Administration y
+ Justice, Herbert Harley; Sec u
etary American Judicature So a a
iety, Chicago, ILL.,; Presidents . !,
.ddress. Benjamin w. Herman, Ii
ew Orleans; Reports of Stand . .
lg and Special Committees Lib u =
ary, Wynne G. Rogers, New Or II II
ans; Jurisprudence and Law II
eform. Ed. Rightor. New Or II !,
ans; Legal Education and Ad- u
ission to the Bar, Robert II. o.
arr, New Orleans; Publications, ..
hill. Genler, Jr., New Orleans ; IL
inform State Laws, w. O. Hart, al
ew Orleans; Local Bar Associa- &C e,
on, j. G. Medlenka, Crowley. u u