Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-29
GEORGIA BAR Will
HOLD ANNUAL MEET
ON TYBEE JUNE 1-3

| ~ '+iO NAiiiiA1l meeting VI TIE GeOrSla
Bar Association at Tybee Island on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June
l, 2 and 8. The meeting is expected
to be one of the most interesting and
enjoyable ever held by the Associa-
ticn.
One of the features fthe meeting
will be the Annual Address by Mr..
Hampton L. Carson, of PHILADELPHIA.
The Association is to be congratulated
Oh securing him as the principal
speaker of the meeting. Mr.. Carson
is one of the most distinguished mem
bers of the American Bar. In his
more than forty years at the bar he
has achieved an enyiable position in
law, politics, and literature. He was
for some time a professor in the law
school of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, was attorney general of Penn,
sylvania from 1903-19O7, and in 1887
was Secretary of the Constitutional
Centennial Commission. He is also a
writer of note. He is the author OF
Law of Criminal Conspiracies as
Found in American Cases." History
of the One Hundredth Anniversary of
the PRONUNCIATION of the Constitution
of the United States" and of a His
tory of the Supreme Court of the
United States" He has written also
many scholarly papers which have
appeared in law journals throughout
the country, and has delivered a num-
Der of notable addresses before var
ious bar associations of the United
States. His address will be well worth
tie hearing.
The other features of the program
are of extraordinary interest. The
presidents address will be delivered
b. Mr.. George w. Owens, of Savan-
nah. Hon. VIM. NJ. Howard of Au-
gusta, will read paper on The Gen
eva Award and it's Present Applica-
ton. A feature which alone will be
worth the trip is the Symposium on
Interesting and Humorous EXper-
fences at the Bar which will be par
ticipated in by Judge Joel Branham,
of Rome, Judge A. w. Cowart, of Co.
lambus, Mr.. E. r. Black, of Atlanta,
Mr.. Roland Ellis, of Macon, Judge
Henry c. Hammond, of Augusta, and
Mr.. Irwin MacIntyre, of ThomasvilIe
Mr.. Luther e. Rosser, of Atlanta,
| VIII SpSdh VI NnSI6 InS neal DSLSCt
in Getting Results in Our Judicial
System Lies, and Judge Samuel B
Adams, of Savannah, and Mr.. Robert
C. Aston, of Atlanta, will discuss
ILynching and the Remedy. A partic-
ularly timely and important discus
sion will be the Symposium on Sug-
gestions for the Relief of the SUI
preme Court and Court of Appeals by
Mr.. Alexander c. King, of Atlanta
Mr.. Warren Grice, of Macon, Mr.. A
A Lawrence, of Savannah, and Judge
J. R. Pottle, of Albany Judge joe
Branham will read a paper entitled
ECualizing Everybody.
Of more than usual interest at this
time will be the discussion of the re-
port of the Legislative Commission or
JHG duOpIIOu vi tH6 III lCuS Oy
for the registration of land titles. This
commission is composed of Judge
Arthur G. Powell, of Atlanta, Mr. S
NJ Turner, of Quitman, and Mr.. R. N
Holtzclaw, of Perry The discussion
will be led by Judge Powell.
The social features of the meeting
will be emphasized. Large numbers
Of ladies are expected to be present
The last afternoon of the session will
be given over to steamboat excurs.
ion similar to the one enjoyed by the
Association at it's meeting last year al
ST. Simons. This is expected to be
one of the most delightful features OF
the meeting.
Regular summer excursion tickets
to Tybee will be on sale over all
roads running into Savannah. Law
yers from middle Georgia who have