The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-03
ANNUAL MEETING.
LOCAL LAWYERS.
important Session Held Satur-
day Morning by StoCkhoId-
erS of Association.
OFFICIALS REELECTED

The largest attended and one OF
the most important meetings ever
held by the stockholders of the Chat
tanQoga Bar association was theone
held Saturday morning in the law
library in the Hamilton National
bank building.
The same board OF trustees was
selected for the year and the same
officers OF the association will serve
for another year. The officers who
were reelected We're d. J.. Grayson,
president; S. Barlow Strang, vice
president. and Benton White, secre-
tary. Besides the officers, who COM
prise the board, there were also re-
elected for another year as members
Conn Milligan One OF the most in
teresting features of the meeting was
the report of President ID. l.. Gray
son.
The stockholders discussed the adj
visibility of moving the law library
to the courthouse, but this was re-
ferred to later meeting il. order
that thorough Investigation might
be made. The question of using the
books of the West Publishing COM
pany was also discussed, but this
was referred to the same meeting
which will pass on the removal of
the law library Besides the matters
mentioned the stockholders listened
to the reports of the various COM
mittees of the association, which
showed the association to be in a
splendid condition. In addition to
the above business the dues of the
association were raised to $50 a year.
The report of President d. l.. Gray
son. which stated that Miss Juliette
McClatchey, librarian, would resign,
Is as follows:
Gentlemen--ln accordance with the
established custom. and in conformity
with the bylaws of the association,
submit herewith, my report of its ac
tivties during the past year. together
with certain recommendations for your
consideration. touching its work IN the
future, and looking to the development
of those purposes, and the attainment
of those objects for which IT was
founded,
Progress during Year.
The progress of the association dur
ing the past year-the aftermath year
of the great war-has been most note
worthy and gratifying, nothwithstand-
ing the general apathy and demorallza
ton which has seemed to characterize
all lines of endeavor in their effort to
recover their normal functions, since
the surecase of the greatest cataclysm
which the world has yet experienced.
The respective reports OF the secre
tary and treasurer. and of the librarian,
which will be submitted 10 you by
them, will give you in detail, the exact
status of our finances. and of our re-
ports and text books. which constitute
not only our capital (the basis Of value
of our stock, but our working equip
ment also--sufiice it TO say however.
that during the current year just
closed, we have closed our books with
every obligation of the association. that
is due, and with a substantial cash bal
ance left in our treasury; while the un-
paid dues to April aggregate the sum
of $2l0.25, which is believed TO be
the smallest sum owing Mt a like period
for many years.
During the year we have increased
our capital investment by the purchase
of textbooks and official reports and
digests to the value of S670--we have
also added as a valuable adjunct TO
the service OF the library the Income
Tax Manual. published by the Corpora
ton Trust company. BY a very de-
sirahle contract negotiated on behalf
of the board of directors by your vice.
president. Mr. Strang. last August. with
Mr.. Alexander Maddox of Atlanta, Ga.
all books in the library needing IL were
both repaired and oiled at the expense