Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08
STATE BAR HAS
ANNUAL MEETING
M. c. Weber President-E. C..
Mower of Burlington Vice.
President

Montpelier, Jan. 6.-Thc attendance ct
the annual meeting of the Bar associa-
ton, held this afternoon in the Washing
ton county court house, was about The
same as usual. Melville C. Weber OF
Rutland was elected president while the
other officers elected wore Vice-pres-
dents. r.. c. Mower Of Burlington. D. A.
Porter of st. Johnsbury and John G.
Sherburne of Randolph secretary, @. w.
liill Of ST. Iohnsbury; treasurer f.. M.
Harvey of Montpelier; board of managers,
Messrs. Wcbbcr. Hin and Harvey and
i. G. Sargent. past president ex-officio;
A. H. Grout of Newport for one year;
Elmer Johnson of St Adams, two years,
and NJ. p. Maurice OF Brattleboro three
years. The president delivered an excel
lent address during the afternoon session.
while in the evening Gov. +. w. Clement
spoke at the ost-prandial exercises.
The meeting was called to order by
President Sargent, who gave his address
upon "a Plea for Preserving the Purity
Of Our Representative Government" He
gave one Of the best papers of recent
years
He referred to the different votes on
prohibition and the referendums which
have been attached to these, telling why
the constitution does not provide for
them and how in recent years the legis-
lative body has sought to avoid it's re-
sponsibilty by asking for popular vote
on the subject. He also referred to the
different form in which these may he
placed before the people and cited the
State building referendum as an example.
He explained how under this method n
person with an object In view can accom-
plish 1t by night before advertisement,
which cannot be met and counteracted. -
| His address was followed by three
papers These were on THE Life OF F. S.
Platt." by B. L. Stafford of Rutland;
| "M f.. Smile" by Judge II. s. Stanton
of Roxbury. and wv r. Smith" by
Alexander Dunnett ot st. Johnsbury.
+. II. Lawrence offered a resolution ask
Ing for more pay for the judges and show
ing that Vermont pays her judges about
as low as any State excepting Arkansas
which pays the same amount as South
Carolina, $1,000, with $500 expense money.
which is really salary: South Dakota,
which pays 5000 with $500 expense money;
but in the last two, provisions are under
way for increases in the salaries of the
Judges In the New England States. Yer
mont pays $4,000; New Hampshire and
Maine, 5000: Connecticut 5000 and 81 600;
the larger sum to the chief justice; Rhode
Island 5000 and $1,000 like Connecticut;
Massachusetts s10,5Oo and $4,000 with $500
travelling expenses This was referred to
the legislative committee.
The secretary reported that he had
found there are 405 lawyers in the State.
of which 252 are members of the organiza-
ton Orange county is the banner coun-
ty with IL lawyers being members and
two who are not members. There is an
increase of % members in the last year.
The treasurer's report showed total re-
cepts Of ss6s.56, while the expenditures
hand of s146.1O.
G. B. Young of the American Bar as
ISOLATION moved that the matter of selec-
ting representatives from Vermont in the
American organization be left to the
board of managers. These include vice.
president. four members of the local
) council and one member of the general
| council.
! The banquet was served at the Pavilion
| at eight o'clock with fairly good attend
ance of members. Following this, Gov
| ernor Clement spoke on THE State OF
| Vermont and Some Of Its Problems;
Justice L. P. Slack on "The Supreme
Court; Judge Stanley C. Wilson on
Trial Courts; John S. Buttles on "The
Department of Industries; E. C. Duff
| fey Of Springfield on THE Glass of 1918,
! May They Have Much Work and Grow
| Wise; f. L. Waterman of Brattleboro
on How 1t Seems to Be One of the
Boys"