The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-30
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ENDS
CONVENTION; DELEGATES LEAVE
COMMITTEES APPOINTED AND ODDS
AND ENDS OF BUSINESS ARE
CLEARED AWAY.
pitality and Guegts Well Sat-
ished With Visit.

! The second and final day Of the Thir'
ty-sixth annual meeting of the West
Virginia Bar association came TO a close
! at the Carroll club on Chapline street
, last evening at o'clock. and late last
! evening distinguished attorneys from al
; parts Of the state were at the dcpotS
! WQth thcif grips. awaiting trains to take
them homeward.'
The visiting members. before they
| left. all enthusiastically endorsed Wheel
4 exchanged the last hand clasp with
their local brethren, all voiced the wish
! that at som" future day the convention
will again be held in this city.
| The meeting Of yesterday was. in
reality. merely cleaning up of the real
| business Of the previous day. The Coun'
/ try club banquet and. the speech del!v.
cred on that occasion by United States
: Judge Charles \. Woods were matters
OF general discussion. and II was tho
/ opinion of all that the Wheeling meet
ing had been one grand success.
The paper that to have been read by
Hon. Thomas II. Cornctt WAS postponed
until the afternoon session. The paper
was,on Probate and tho Administrator
Of Estoles." The subject was handled
by master nN6nd. and was hearkencd t
! intentiy by all OF those who were pres
I cnt with the greatest OF interest.
The General Discussion" on the De
STABILITY OF Adoption Of Additiona
State Laws" was delivered by H. (
Jones.
After the procedures. a number OF
standing committees were appointed fol
the ensuing year.
They were:
Standing Committees.
Committee on Admission-M. H. vii.
| lis, chairman; Fred o. Blue. II. S. Gates
+. w. Brown, Z. B. Templen. E. l.. Hag-
sett. 4. +. Morgan. Robert Bland. Ed
ward A. Rraunen. W. q. Matthews. and
b. S, Stathers.
Committee on Judicial Administra'
ton and Legal Reform-J. ". Ewing
! chairman; p \. Meredith. Charles T.
Carrigan. ]. II. Brennan. George L. Prize
Committee on Criminal LAVE. L.
! Nichols, chairman; George :. Wallace
J. J. Graham. Wade II. Bronson. J.
Committee on Legal Education-Ira
F. Robinson. chairman; Austin v
Woods. Geo. ". McCluter, Uriel Barnes
Frank Hoyman.
Committee on Legal Biography-An'
rick.C. W. Dillon. J. .. Henson. w. q,
Stathcr. Frank Beaworth, J. W. Blair.
Committee on Leg!siation-W. G..
, Matthews. chairman: Benjamin J. Ros-
enbloom. V. r. Chiffon. Tusca Morris
Clyde r. Johnson. C. NJ Alexander.
The entire list of new members that
weres taken into the organization at the
present meeting were:
w. S. WillIin. Brooke county.
Stuart r. King. Nicholas county.
T. W. Ayers. Nicholas county.
J. w. Martin. Wood county.
c. W. Matthews, Wood county.
, d. f. Turner, Wood county.
J. S. Mcclure Wood county.
w. J. Bremen. Wood county.
II. n. Matthews, Wood county.
Robt. T. McDough, Wood county.
J. Q. zimmerman, Hampshire county
r q Kittlc barbara county
Lloyd EneiX. Ohio county.
George c. Beneke. Ohio county.
II. +. Dunlap, Ohio county.
Pierce B. LAM, Ohio county.
clinton r. Campbell. Ohio county.
q. Allen Garden. Ohio county.
r. J. $omerville. Mason county.
Geo. G. Somcrville. Mason county.
H. s. Mcldehle. Kanawha county.
! l.. a. Edwards. Kanawha county.
L. L. McWhite, kanawha county.
Herbert l.. Carney. Kanawha county
u. {. Howard, Kanawha county.
Benz Z. Brown, kanawha county.
John 4. Parson, Kanawha county.
h. G. Howard. Kanawha county.
Arthur -. stone. kanwha county.
j. F. BouChclle. Kanawha county.
T. Brooke Price, kanawha county.
f. l.. Thomas, kaHawha county.
r. F. Mont. Kanawha county.
Edw NJ. Surbcr, Kanawha county.
u. F. Robinson, Kanawha county.
j ~.
P. II. Murphy Kanawha county.
Beverly Brown, kanawha county.
F. Il. Morgan. kanawha county.
NJ. G. Gilchrist. Kanawha county.
E. NJ. Keatley. Kanawha county
II. 4. Downs. Berkeley county.
F. L. Sinner, Harrison county.
l. T.. J. Mccoy. Tyler, county.
Austin v. Wood. Ohio county.
S. 3. Wilson. Ohio county.
Wright Hugus. Ohio county.
Russell r. Goodwin. Ohio county.
Tom b. Foulk, Ohio county.
". W. Smith. Cabell county.
]. F. Grecvcr. Logan county.
G. Brooke Devery. Marion county.
A. II. Toothman. Marion county.
L. ~ Knapp. Marion. county.
Frank A. O'Bricn. Ohio county.
Committee TO study and report on Con-
stituAonal Provisions and Laws. Great
ing O system of CourtS-Jas. A. Mere
dith. Jas r. Curl, J. Howard Holt
Road bond Amendment
The morning session was devoted
largely to a discussion Of the paper pre-
pared by Attorney b. Randolph Bias OF
Williamson on proposed amendment to
the constitution. His paper advocated
the $50. 900 200 road bond Issue for I'M
Mr.. Bias yesterday morning offered the
following resolution:
Resolved That the West Virginia
Bar Association does hereby announce
its approval Of the amendment proposed
TO tho state constitution by the state
legislature at its regular session In
1919, designated (the road amendment,
the same being a constitutional pro-
vision requiring the adoption OF a state
wide system therefore. and the con
structiOn Of permanent state roads IN
every county. and authorizing Issuance
and sale Of state bonds therefore: and
that we do hereby advocate the ratifl-
Of Tho said Amendment by Ina