Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-13

Second, Giving the Law Court the
power to order final judgment instead
Of new trial if in the opinion of the
Court on the whole case the party in
whose favor Judgment is rendered is
entitled to it. This was rejected,
Third. Permitting the fling of pc
tition fer reargument, with reasons
for same. within thirty days. after
the decision of the Law Court in any
case has been filed and notice given,
before the decision should go into
effect This was adopted by Il mar
row margin.
Fourth, Providing for reporting evi-
dence. in narrative form. This was
rejected
The establishment of separate
times considered but has never been
approved by the Association.
III 1917 the Association approved Of
changing the law so that clerks of
courts and the reporter of decisions
should be appointed by the Justices
OF the Supreme Court. or majority
of them. for terms OF four years.
Addresses have been delivered by
distinguished guests Of the Association
in 1909 by Hon. Albert e. PilIsbury, OF
Boston. upon the Fifteenth Amend
ment TO the Constitution of the United
States" in 1911 by Hon. Frank S.
Streeter. of Concord. y. IL. on THE
World Moves" in 1915 by Chief Justice
Frank N. Parsons of the New Hamp-
shire Supreme Court upon the I'm
provement in several Customary meth
DDS on administering justice" in 1919
by Professor Daniel &. StanWood Of
Bowdoin College. on international
Law and III 1911 by Ex-President Taft
on Edward Livingston and at the
banquet on The League TO Enforce
Peace" Some of those present today
may recall those words from the beau
tifully phrased resolution which Judge
Symonds. III his always gracious man
ner and wonderfully appealing voice,
presented to the Association for its
adoption.
Resolved. That the Maine State
Ba" Association hereby extends upon
its records its sense of deep obligation
to the Honorable William Howard
Taft for his presence at this meeting
That while we do not fail to
appreciate the holiness of the Presi-
dcncy of the Republic and the dignity
, of his administration of that high Of
fee. to our minds his own eminent
career at the Bar and upon the Keno II
is not lost in it or forgotten; and as
lawyers we recognize with great deal
of pleasure the professional impulse
which prompted him to come"
In the Tanning of the Shrew"
Shakespeare by the lips Of Tranio, OBJ
viously an observing servant, says
DO as adversares do in laN-strive
nightly but eat and drink as friends !"
Our Association has ever been mind
full of this admirable trait of our fra
ternity and has prepared many tables
ings since organization there have been
banquets at sixteen. Since 1909 this de-
lightful custom has been broken once
, in 1919, when as stated in my
/ report members generally were of
the opinion that it would be bet
ter to leave this part of our usual
program to the return of normal times
and conditions" Whether or not we
nave found as yet these normal times
and conditions We take up today the
custom once more and fervently hope
that the kinding glow of the festal
board may never be broken by unhap-
by wars on either side of the great
seas.
AT the first meeting in 1892 Secretary
Cornish reported a membership of $50
but we have today a membership of
40. The Association has had the u.s.
, uai experience Of organizations, first a
larger number interested in a new ven-
ture then gradual reduction to those
VINO feel the Importance to our profess
sion of such useful and helpful Or
ganization, and finally the normal and
gradual upward growth. At our last
meeting l could report go members and
II new members were then elected, a
total of 504 Since then two have left
the State, IL have been suspended for
non payment of dues and death has
entered our ranks to claim 16 from the
bars of these counties:
Androscoggin-D. j. Callahan. Lewis
ton. died June q. 1913; Wallace H.
Aroostook-S. s. Thornton, Houlton,
died July II, 1920.
Cumberland-W. G. Chapman, Port
land, died September 8, 1890; Richard
Webb. Portland. died October IS, 1919.
Franklin--F. f. Undertake, Phillips.
died February y, 1920.
Hancock-L. A. Emery. Ellsworth,
died August 26. 1920.
kennebec-Frank e. Brown. Water
vile. died August 8, 1920 George w.
! Field, Oakland, died December 80 1920;
VIM. r. Haines, Watcrvi!le, died June
D. 1919
knox--Joseph +. Moore. Tho,naston,
died April G. 1919
Oxford--James S. Wright, South Par
! is, died March 26. 1920.
Pcnohscot-Hugo Clark. Bangor died
September 80 1920.
Observation-Disclosures l.. Newell, Rich
, mond, died September l6, 1920.
Somcrset--E. n. Merrill, Skowht gan,
died May .. 1919.
Waldo-George Z. Johnson, Belfast,
died August u, 1919.
On that practical side, finance. the
record is satisfactory. The balance for
ward at the end of the first year, 1899,
was $l0S.94. On January /, 1921 il was
S50133. In the light of these figures
will this suggestion seem sound. A
bright secretary of Il bar association
, of one of the Southern States in his
report said that the only exception he
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