The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETS HERE FRIDAY IN ANNUAL SESSION
Alexander Troy Announces Full Program With Many Interesting and Profes-
 SionaI Law Subjects

Francis c. Caffey of New York, formerly of Alabama. will be the principal speaker before the Alabama Bar association. which meets for a two-day session at the Tutwiler. be- ginning April 2s. according to an- nouncement made by Alexander Troy of Montgomery, secretary of the as soc:ation, in publishing the complete program
 MT. Caffeys address will be on 'The Federal Powers," a subject of his own selection He has been in the center of activities in the nation s capital for many yeaB and bar as- soeiation officials declare the address is to be one of the most interesting yet delivered to the association.
 MuIlSey to Preside
 Sessions of the association will be hel6 at the Tutwiler hotel ballroom. beginning at 1o:30 o'clock the naorn- ing of April 2s. ". O. Muikey of Geneva, president of the association, will deliver the annual address of the president at the opening of the first session. It will be followed by re- ports of the treasurer. the executive committee, ], T. Stokely of Birming- ham, chairman, and the central coun- cil. B. F. Crum of Montgomery chair man.
 Abuse In Case TrinI
 Some of the Abuses In the Trial of Cases is the subject of a paper by A. Leo ,Oberdorfer of Birmingham. which will be read immediately after the reports.
 This paper will be followed by re- ports of the committee on iurispru- denee and law reform. Virgil Bouldin of Scottsboro. chairman and oommit- tee on judicial administration and remedial procedure, Judge c. P. Me- IntFyre of Montgomery, chairman.
 Municipal Credit Defects
 Mel P. Sterne of Anniston will fol- low with a paper on Some Defects in Alabama Laws Affecting Municipal Credits" a subject which has receiv- ed the attention of many attorneys.
 Report of the committee on legal education and admission to the bar will be made by Gessner T. McCorvey of Mobile. chairman, while the re- port of the committee on corresponds ence will be submitted by chambliss Keith of Selma.
 The annual address by MT. Caffey will be delivered following the re- ports of the committees. The busi- ness of the first day will be concluded with the report of the committee on legislation, which will be made by William II, Mitchell of Florence
 Judicial Report
 One of the important subjects for consideration during the second days session will result from the report of a special committee created for the purpose of studying and making rec concentrations regarding the best methods of selecting judges and solic- itors and the means of selecting tho terms of such officers. The special through William H. Mitchell of Florence.
 Discuss Convention Plan
 The subject of selecting judges by convention instead of direct primary has been in the forefront for several years and came before the state dem- ocratfc executive committee in Janu- yary when it provided for the demo- cratic primary, which will be held August 8. The proposal to change the present plan of making nomina- tions by direct primary was defeated.
 The first business at the second session will be the report of the com mittee op local bar associations which will be made by A. NJ Garber of Birmingham. It will be followed by a paper by S. NJ. Johnston on a subject which will be selected by him.
 Jones to Re Present
 The committee on publication will make it's report through its chair man, F. c. Boswell of Hartford. The special committee on violations of ethics and law by attorneys will sub init report through Chauncey Sparks of Eufaula, chairman, while George w. Jones of Montgomery, chairman, will make the report for the special committee on legislative enactment
 The annual convention will be clos ed with the election of officers on the second day.
 Local Bar Entertnins
 Plans for the entertainment of the visitors are being made by the Birmingham Bar association ana civic organizations. A banquet or luncheon will be given by the Ala bama Bar association in honor of all delegates and visitors on the first day of the sessions.
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