The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-24
STATE BAR CLOSES
! IT'S Sessions HERE
Banquet at Country Club
Was eliminating Event
of Meeting.

Commuters for the ensuing year
were announced by r. s. Spilman,
president elect at the closing bust
ness session OF the West Virginia Bar
f Association held yesterday afternoon.
A motion was introduced by II. o.
f Hiteshew, OF Parkersburg, thanking the
T Marion County Bar association for ex-
ccllent Entertainment of the visitors
while IN the city.
R. S. Spilman entered motion
which was carried unanimously call
4 ing for q revision of the West Virginia
code az the earliest convenience.
The following committees were ap-
pointed BY. the president ELECT and ap-
proved by the newly elected executive
council
Committee on Judicial Administra-
ton and Legal Reform - Nelson c.
| Hubbard, chairman; E. l.. Nuckalls.
3. Randolph Bias, Kemple White.
George y. Price.
Committee on Legal Education-IrA
o. Robinson. chairman; Henry =.
Jones. Uriah Barnes, Judge John L.
| Graham. Joseph r Curl.
Committee on Legal Biography
William b. Matthews, chairman; Geo.
] W. Atkinson, Andrew Price, J. b.
4 Bonneville, Nell j. Fortney.
Committee on Legislation-Charles
4 G. Coifman, chairman; w. 8. Matthews,
/ Ii. o. HitshGw, Edgar B. Stewart L.
/ o. Anderson, r. H Cornell.
Committee on Grievances-George >.
! Wallace. chairman; Clarence E. Mar
+ I'm, Judge Raymond Maxwell, Wells
. Coodyltoontz, Judge s. II. Sharp.
Committee on Banquet-Gen. I. S.
/ Riley, chairman; H Q. Richards, Carl
. o. schmidt, j. r. Curl. ]. H. Brennan,
. Kent b. Hall, A. L. Saulenns.
Additional Members.
Additional members elected to the
Association following the supplement
/ fnry report OF the committee on nom
innllpns, OF which Kemble White is
chairman, Included the following: w.
. NJ Kennedy, NJ. w. Ogden, E. Fay
4 Hartley, q. Carl Frame, Ira L. Smith.
. All are members of the Marion Coun-
. ty Bar association.
New registrants who affixed their
/ namos to the registration list before
the meeting adjourned yesterday aft
hrnoon ware the following: +. j. Beck
with. Charles Town; b. N. Anderson,
. Redwood; 3. w. Craddock. Chenille;
I w. p. Samples, Grafton; T. Ray Ollie,
/ nforgantown; NJ. w. Ogden, Fairmont'
The Banquet.
The closing event OF the meeting OF
4 West Virginia attorneys was the an
nual banquet ut the Fairmont Country
club yesterday evening, beginning at
6:30 o'clock. James A. Meredith. OF
. this city. was chairman Of the ban
nuet committee and had charge OF the
/ big feast.
Tho Hon. E. M. showalter, of this
/ city. presided as toastmaster and IN
. troduced the speakers in turn, each re-
spending with a toast.
! The program OF speeches was as fol-
"often do the spirits
( OF great events stride on before,
4 And in today already walks tomorrow"
Schiller
/ Toastmaster. ......E e. NJ. Showalter
rSpeak softly, but carry big stick,
4 And yeu will go far"
fThe Constitution. ...............
Wells Goodykoontz
|nA thousand years scarce serve TO
form a state;
- Byron
"The Kingdom of Hedjas" .....:..:
..........G George s. Wallace
"Something Is rotten in tho State OF
Denmark" Shakespeare
"The 18th Amendment" ..........
Randolph Bias
la weapon that comes down as still
/ As snow flakes fall upon the sod
/ But executes a. freeman's will,
/ A. lightning does the will OF God;
And from its force nor doors nor locks
Can shield you-'Tis the ballot-box."
-Pierpont.
pFhe irredenta". :. Louis A. johnson
II stood
Among them, but not OF them; In a
stroud
OF thoughts which wore not their
thoughts" Byron
rDiyorce or Bankruptcy" $1,000.
.....4...........E Edwin F. Garrett
rlfaidens, like moths, are ever caught
by glare,
And Mammon wins his way where
e0raphs might despair"
-Chfd's Herald.
rgeie Dissemination" Tho Irish
Republic. ........J. B. sommervllle
snut what good caIno OF II ut last7"
nuesh little Pgterkin.
aWhy, that ] cannot tell" said he,
91s -" -sOuthey.
The menu follows:
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