French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-08-24

tern North Carolina Bar Association
and today enjoys a large and enthasi-
astic membership. The prime NOV
ers in its organizationt besides Colonel
Piekens, were J. J. Osborne, w. NJ
Davies, w. A. Smith, T. J. Rickman
and D. Stradley. Colonel Pickens in
Of the above named lawyers which led
to the organization Of the Western
North Carolina Bar Association.
The following telling a complete
story Of the organization is taken from
the minutes Of the 1904 session of the
North Carolina Bar Association, held
at Wrightsville Beach June 20, 80 and
July 1, 1904:
At meeting Of the members of the
Bar Of Henderson county held at the
court house in HendersOnViIe on the
! 7th day OF April, 1888, present S. V.
Pickens. J. J. Osborne, W. D. Davies,
w. A. Smith, T. J. Hickman, D. Strad-
ley. T. J. Rickman was called to the
chair, and the following preamble and
resolutions were introduced by S. V.
Pickens. to wit:
Whereas, All other of the learned
professions held annually Or oftener.
their meetings. conferences, ETC., and
whereas we believe that district con-
vention in which the lawyers of the
9Th judicial district could meet, would
be both pleasant and profitable, and
might result in great good to the pro-
fession and country, be it therefore
+ Resolved That the members~of Our
profession in each county in the 9th
district are hereby requested and
urged to give most hearty co-opera-
ton to the above specified end, and
that we very respectfully suggest that
the Hon. J. c.. L. Gudger, resident
judge of said district designate the
time for the first convention during
the ensuing summer months, when
most convenient for the attorneys of
the district, at such place within the
district as he may designate, we pray
ing that the place may be Henderson
vile.
Resolved. That we further suggest
that the local members of the bar in
each county in the district designate
one of the members to act with like
committees from cher counties in sug-
gesting business. for the convention.
In compliance with the above reso-
luton, Judge Gudger, on the 1st of
june 1888, issued his call of con-
vention of the legal profession to con-
vene at Hendersonville On the 28th
day of July, 1883.
On the 7th day of June meeting
of the local bar of Hendersonville was
called. at which S. V. Pickens and J.
T. Riekman were instituted a commit
tee on invitation. w. A. Smi,h, D.
Stradly, w. E.. Erwin, Mrs. D. M.
Hodges and Mrs. S., " PickeDs were
requested to act as a committee to
make all necessary arrangements for
the comfort and entertainment OF the
convention, and S. V. Pickens wag
chosen to represent Henderson county
on the general business committee at
the convention in. July.
Local meetings looking to the inter-
est of the coming convention were
held on the 14th and 21st of July. At
the latter w. A. Smith was requested
to formulate the minutes of all the
proceeding meetings. The reports of
the committee being satisfactory as to
the arrangements for the general
meeting in July. the meeting adjourn
ed.
On July the 28th, 1888, in pursuance
of the call by Judge Gudger, the con-
vention met in the court House in
Hendersonville at II a. m. and was
called to- order by T. J. Hickman
chairman of the local meetings in
Hendersonvil1e, who called Capt G. M.
McLoud. of AsheVille. to the chair as
temporary president and G. A. Shu-
ford was requested to act as secre-
tary, pro tenn.
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