The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
SUCCEED THE LATE
GENERAL SYKES.
is OLDEST MEMBER
A Lawyer OF Ability And A
Citizen Above ReprOach.-
Will Preside With Dig
nifty Over Body.

The Dispatch is indebted to Hon. w
c. Meek, for thirty years the able and
faithful secretary of the Columbus
Bar Association, for the following ac-
count of the meeting of the associa-
tion that was called last Friday after
noon to fill the vacancy in the office of
president caused by the passing of the
lamented General E. IT Sykes:
Called Meeting.
The Columbus Bar Association of
Columbus, Miss, met in the circuit
clerks office in the court house on
Friday afternoon, February "a, 1922,
on the call of Hon. w. c. Meek, the
secretary, the late distinguished pres
ident, General E. T. Sykes, having
suddenly died on the 18th of Feb
ruary, 1922.
At four o'clock the meeting was
called to order by Hon. w. C. Meek,
secretary. Mr.. Meek, after stating
the purpose of the meeting, namely:
First-To officially announce the
demise of the distinguished and la
mented president, General Edward
Turner Sykes;
Second-To read a communication
of thanks of this association for the
beautiful floral offering sent to it by
the family of General Sykes;
Third-To proceed to the election of
a president of the association to sue
ceed General Sykes.
Mr.. Meek then stated his desire to
vacate tn echair for the purpose of
making a motion or submitting a NOM
ination. He asked Colonel William
Baldwin to take the chair. On motion
of Colonel Baldwin, duly seconded and |
unanimously carried, Mr.. Meek was
elected temporary chairman. The
body then pfsceeded-t to the election of I
temporary secretary, and Hon. F. /
c. Owen was nominated and elected
by acclamation.
The chairman then declared nomina-
tions for president in order. In few
appropriate and well-chosen words,
Hon. Jennings |. Sturdivant placed in
nomination, seconded by Hon. w. c. !,
Meek, Colonel C. l.. Lincoln, nestor of
the Columbus bar, and one of its old
est and most distinguished members. ,
were closed, and Colonel I
Lincoln was thereupon unanimously :
elected president of the Columbus Bar I
Association. Colonel Lincoln was not h
present, and the chairman appointed t
Colonel William Baldwin and Hon. c.
l.. Garnette, a committee, to formally {
notify Colonel Lincoln of his election $
The committee performed the duty a
assigned it, and presently presented r
Colonel Lincoln to the assembly, who, a
in his happy and felicitous style, ac p
cepted the honor and trust. d
On motion, duly seconded and 7
carried, it was ordered d
hat a committee be appointed to o
lraft suitable resolutions on the death n
If the late president, General Edward b
Turner Sykes. The following COM "
nittee was appointed: Hon. Beverly e,
Matthews, Colonel William Baldwin; m
md the president, Colonel c. L. Lin
oln, was added to the committee by W
direction of the association. The in
was directed to prepare Ia
uitable resolutions and to furnish Ia
opies thereof to the newspapers of wi
Columbus and to the bereaved family al
f General Sykes. re
Several interesting and eulogistic We
peeches were made by members on bs
he life and work of General Sykes. eli
Thereupon, no further business be- vi
lg before the association, a motion
-as made to adjourn, and, being duly ev
econded, was carried. The meeting co
djourned, subject to the call Of the nj
resident. tn
F. c. OWEN, ST,
Secretary Pro TEN. hi
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