The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-04
HAD
GOOD MEETING
Annual Meeting at Mont
pelier Was Concluded
with a Banquet
EXCELLENT TOASTS
WERE DELIVERED
Robert Healey Of Benning-
ton Was Elected
President

The final session of the annua! meeting
of the Vermont Bar association tool
place at the Pavilion in Montpelier OF
Thursday evening when the annual din.
ner was served, The menu was composed
of oyster cocktail, mock turtle aux quen-
Giles, celery, olives, sailed almonds, tilet
OF English sole, sauce tartare, pomma
duchesse, supreme Of sweet breads en-
csisse, banquet rolls, roast young Yer
mont turkey, stuffed, cranberry sauce,
potatoes a la marie, peas, shrimp salad
en- mayonnaise, vanilla ice cream, coffee.
Several addresses were made upon APP
propriate subjects, with George &. Young,
TIE retiring president, as the POSTMASTER
of the evening. The toasts included THE
Bar, Liberty's Line of Defense" Lieut..
Gov. Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde Park /;
THE Bar of Vermont in the Present
War Harry W. Writer'S st. JoImsburv:
Law Courts in China Warren r. Aus.
tin, st. Adams; War Cries" s. HOLSTER
jackson, Barre. Gov. Graham was to
have spoken upon Vermont Carries On, +"
but was called away. America was
sung during the evening Appropriate
music was furnished by the Montpelier
Military band orchestra.
During the afternoon session the fol.
lowing officers were elected: President.
Robert Healey, Bennington: first vice
president. NJ c. Weber Rutland; second
vice president, J. w. Redmond, Newport:
third vice president, r. A. Rowland,
Montpelier; secretary, John H. Mimms,
BurlngtoHi treasurer, T.. VI. Harvey
Montpelier; board OF managers. Mr.
Heaey, Mr.. Young, Mr.. Mmms, Mr.. Har.
vey, A. H. Grout of Newport. r. c. Ba
con of Brattleboro, G. VI. Page of Bur.
lington; librarian, Mr.. Mimms.
Mr.. Minns states this is the best meet
ing the association has held in score
of years, that the most interest has been
shown, better papers read and he looks
for an improved condition of the associa-
ton as result of this enthusiasm. The
attendance at the banquet last evening
was smaller than hoped for due prob |
ably to the cold weather and several of
The attorneys being called on, on ques-
Lionnaire matters.
The association. before adjournment /
| thursday afternoon, adopted resohu- |
non for assistance to the attorneys who /
have gone into the military service of I
he country, which was: Resolved. THAT +
he members of the Vermont Bar asso- 7
ration desiring TO cooperate in the pa
riotie service of lawyers who are, or {
nay be absent on war duty ,-tender their !
line and effort to minimize so far as
,ractca bic the injury to the professional
citations of each lawyer to their clients.
aused by such absence" Signed by NJ. I
VI. Wilson, G. J.. Hunt and w. X. Austin.
The papers which were read during the
essions have been lengthy, but treated
heir various subjects very clearly and
ONE of these should be printed in fun
or the benefit OF the laymen of the state,
which would 90 a long way in explaining
he ethics connected with the legal pro-
esson and the why's as to the court pro.
edures.
Among these were those delivered bv
:. w. Redmond upon efficiency in Trial
'ourts"; Framing Issues" by Sherman
ioulton; appeals and Appellate Pro
edure," by NJ. G. Webber, while that of
ohm G. Sargent, read by the secretary.
pom What System Courts, Best for
'ermont,' explained why Vermont needs
ut one system instead Of various mu
icipal courts He would have the coun-
Y courts in session at all times and do |
way with the expense OF municipal !
ourts.