Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-11

lowing officers were elected, president,
Leroy T. Carleton, Winthrop: secre-
tary and treasurer. W. c. Atkins,
Gardiner: vice president o. B. Clason,
Gardiner.
The following were elected mem
bers Of the executive committee;
John E. Nelson Of Augusta: Sanford
L. Fogg Of Augusta; Carroll n. Per-
kins Of Waterville and W. H. Fisher
Of Augusta. An interesting address
was delivered to the members of the
association by President L. T. Carle-
ton. The matter Of having a printed
docket for the use of the attorneys
was taken up at the meeting and a
committee consisting Of William r.
Pattangall and Ernest L. Mclean Of
Augusta and Carroll Perkins of Wa
terville, was appointed to take up the
matter with the county commission
erS.
Three new members were also ad-
mitted to the Kennebec Bar Associa-
ton. They were F. Harold Dubord
and Albert r. Rogers, both of Wa
terville and Lewis A. Burleigh, Jr,
Of Augusta.
Addressing the Association, Presi-
dent Carleton in opening said:
"Brethren-Thisi is the 23rd annual
meeting of the Association, this as
sociation was organized in 1899.
Hon. H. II. Heah was its first presi-
dent and c. L. Andrews its secretary.
[ am unable to say whether there
was an organization of the members
of the bar Of this county before that
or not. | believe it is generally con-
ceded that the Kennebec bar has new
or been second to any in the State.
Time does not permit a history Of
it at this time. The long, long list
Of the departed is written in the his
tory Of our State and the Reports of
our Law Court. We recall with pride
the names Of Fuller, late Chief JUS
tice of the L. S. Supreme Court; Hon.
VIM. p. Whitehouse, late Chief JUS
tice of our Supreme Judicial Court;
Mr.. Justices Danforth and Libby OF
the members of our bar who have
passed over the divide; Mr.. Justices
Spear and Philbrook Of our bar we
have with US yet; and our present
Chief Justice, Leslie c. Cornish, il
lustrious and countrywide renowned
tine list would be long one Of
illustrious men, true patriots. and
great lawyers, members Of this bar
The bar of this county has filled
and is filing a luminous page in the
history of our State and Nation. The
past is secure. There is no concern
for the future--not the future of our
bar. The bench and the bat has been.
is, and will be the safety of our Re
public.
Signs multiply of unrest. At the
meeting of the Suffolk Bar Associa-
ton in Boston the other day the
committee reported that the bar of
the county consisting of thousand
members had evidently lost the re
spect OF the community. But forty
were present at the meeting. When
the time comes, if it ever does. that
the bar of this country loses the re-
spcct of the community that day
sounds the death kncll of our free
institutions. Contcmpt of courts and
the decisions of our courts is shown
in various quarters. The Red Peril
is real menace.
Our association and all kindred as
sociations ought to be live wires. We
must exert our influence in our
every-d day and professional lives, in
legislation and in resisting legisla-
ton of a type calculated to under
mine our institutions. We ought not
to be content to meet once year
and elect officers in rcrfunctory
way. The bar should meet often.
No one eXerts so much influence in
a community IS honorable, right
living. active attorneys at-law.
1t is claimed by q certain class OF
writers-how true it is l do not pre-
tend to say-that the clergy has
largely lost its influence upon the
masses. Let the time never come
when it can be said generally as 1t
was said H the Boston bar, that 1t
has lost its influence with the COM
It will not be denied that we live
in somewhat perilous times. If our
institutions as founded by our faith
ors are to survive it will be largely
through the bench and bar of the
country; through the conservative,
strengthening influence of the judi
ciary and the lawyers such as Ken
nebec County has and is supplying.
| am not attempting the role OF
prophet or historian. What l wish
to emphasize is this: Our history s
creditable; our traditions glorious:
let us keep step with the fathers and
realize that with us, members OF TINS
bar. members of the great legal pro-
fession. rests a heavy responsibility
TO help as only lawyers can help
steer the good ship of state through
the stormy seas to safe harbor."
Attorneys present at the opening
Of court Tuesday We're f. c. Rider of
Iangor. Arthur S. Iittlefield of
Rockland, Edward S. Woodman Of
Portland Cyrus r.. Tunper of Booth
BAY Harbor. Harvey j.. Eaton. Car
roll NJ. Perkins, Mark ]. bartlett. f.
Harold Dubord. Albert r. Rogers
ana +. F. Peacock, all Of Watervile;
H. l.. Hunton OF Oakland, w. G. At
lIins. O. Il. Clason. l.. II. MaXcy and
George w. Heselton Of Gardiner;
John +. Nelson. w. T. Gardiner. W.
H. Fisher, Frank G. Harrington. +.
l.. Mclean. Sanford l.. Fogg, Frank
E. Southard, w. r. Pattangall b. f.
NIaher, Burleigh Martin, Walter NJ.