The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-03

I OF $500 has been paid, and their use
fulness thereby materially enhanced.
/ their depreciation very much re-
tarded. You now have your working
tools In the best possible condition for
ready use
In addition to this duplicate text
books and out of date editions have
been disposed OF. either for cash or in
exchange where possible, and their pro-
ceeds used in the purchase of new text
hooks--still others wholly useless--have
been sent TO our former member
Charles w Rankin, for use in his law
school In China and much needed space
has thereby been obtained, In short
your textbook committee. with the linz
tied funds at their disposal have made
the best possible use thereof and the
result of their efficient lahors is readily
apparent by an inspection OF the text
books section,
Membershlp--Reslgn ations--Deaths
We have also progressed in our mem
bership-in 1919, we had seventy-seVen
paying members-we now have eighty
two, and while we have added eight new
names TO our roll, we have lost three,
by resignation, j, G. Trimble Messrs,
Sam Whitaker. who resigned ito accept
"A responsible position with the depart
ment of Justice in Washington, and
Allen Hitzfcld, who left our ranks on
account Of Ill health, but whom ] rejoice
to say. has recently returned TO the
city, fully restored. as ] am informed,
and whom we sincerely trustrwill again
reunite with us.
| wish this feature of this report
could conclude here. and nothing but
record of progress and achievement
laid before you, but IL becomes my
mournful duty to recall to your minds
ut this time, the great and irreparahle
loss Ahis association has sustained by
the hand of death In the removal from
nj mid ~ Ia Of nf Dtip -
brother and friend. Samuel NJ. Cham
bliss. and the departure only few days
ago from which double shock we have
not recovered Of our former honored
president. Col. Ed Watkins, and our
former beloved secretary. Marion c.
Hope Each OF them labored worthily
and well by our side. and both en-
couraged and inspired MS TO higher eff
fort alike by their endeavor and their
example They have fought the good
fight: they have run their course, and
our testimony to their worth. and our
esteem for their virtues, is not only
preserved iDschershed memorials among
our archives. but is indelibly engraved
upon our memories We shall long
miss. but we shall not soon forget them.
We deem 1t also fitting and proper TO
recorded here the deaths OF Nal. w. G.
Payne, the dean of our bar, Of the
venerated Col Charles N Gibbs. and
OF our former member, Norris Head
rick. They were not al the time OF their
departure, members OF this association,
but they were our associates for awhile
in the practice OF our profession. or az
some time connected with It. for whom
we cherished the highest regard, and we
could not Ignore the impress they have
made upon our lives The Sheriff OF
the most high has also entered the
homes OF four of our number and re
moved therefrom withHis Anal
summons, the beloved companion, the
partner OF their Joys and sorrows.-Mrs,
Edmund Watkins-Mrs. Oscar Ynrnell,
Mrs. II. A. Chambers. and Mrs. T. w
Stanileld. Al passed TO their reward in
the last twelve months o.,
We have expressed our sympathy and
our esteem upon these sad occasions
through the medium OF fiowers-those
salient reminders of immortality
whose freshness and beauty have
spoken for us the words our tongues
could not tHter. and the thoughts our
hearts could not reveal but we should
not wait until those we honor, our breth-
rem and co-workers in our profession,
have taken their departure for the
silent halls OF death, and then scatter
blossoms upon their last resting place
we should both. in time of illness and
OF sorrow, brighten their hours of pain
and grief by like reminder, and strew
their pathway while yet with us, with
these eloquent tributes OF our affection
and regard, and to this end, your pres
ont board of directors have adopted this
as n custom, which we trust viii be
emulated by succeeding boards.
To fulnll our desire in this regard il
has become necessary to call upon the
members of the bar from time to time
for contributions for this putpose, the
present income OF the association being
much too meagre TO meet these ueccs-
sary needs and any surplus funds thus
contributed have by order OF the di-
rectors been kept separate and apart
by the treasurer as memorial and
flower fund. TO lye devoted exclusively,
4 it meets with your approval, to
these ends.
l urgently recommend that a bylaw
be adopted creating permanent fund
o fthis character, and for these pur-
poses, and to save frequent calls upon