The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-01
Ramage Named by
Bar Association
Officers Elected at Closing
Session of Lawyers Of
State

' OlulllDld. JAN. ~. >. I.stii'-
age of Saluda. was this afternoon
elected president of the South M
olina Bar Association for the en-
suing year. The election of OFF,
GERS was tho feature OF the af.cI'-
noon session Of the association
Mr. Ramagc is n well 'lnowr nj
torney of Saluda His reputation
/ is more than local he having Ser
cd IS special Judge at terms Of c"I;l;
throughout the state He is "lso
We'll known as a compiler of srv-
eral volumes Of the South Carolina
! Supreme Court.
Vice presidents Of the assoc ~
ton were named rs follows: E,l
c. Mann. First circuit: T. y: Ellis.
Second circuit: Il. +. Dennis Third
circuit; Woods Dargan. Fourth cir
cult: Francis II Weston. Fifth ci:'
cult; G.. W Rassdalc. Sixth cir
cult: w. S. Hall, Seventh circait.
w. H. Nicholson. Eighth cir"uit:
". H. Grimball. Ninth circuit: ).
! L. Prince. Tenth circuit: james -.
Sheppard Eleventh circuit: J. p
Mcneil, Twelfth cii di;: J. Eoh-
ert Martin. Thirteenth circuit: r :l'-
dolph Murdaugh, Fourta nth cir
cult.
O. c. Blacllman and Williams =.
D.cllcy. both Of Columbia ae"c
named. respectively. secretary and
treasurer of the association.
Oothcr officers named 1T the scs-
sion follows: General Counsel-B.
II. Moss. First circuit: Claude Saw
Yer. Second circuit: Carlton Du-
Rant. Third circuit p. c. Cork,
Fourth circuit: p. a. Cooper. Fifth
Circuit: John A. Marion, Sixth cir
cult: II. z. Carlisle. Seventh cir
cult; I. II. Hunt. Eighth circuit:
Julian Mitchell. Ninth circuit; y.
G.. Smiley. Tenth circuit: w. X.
Carroll. Eleventh circuit; O. H. Nc
MILAN. Twelfth circuit; J. p. Carey,
Jr.. Thirteenth circuit: w. d. Con-
nor. Fourteenth circuit
Local counsel: r. l.. Weeks. NJ.
+. Zeigler. First circuit: Sol Blatt,
w. NJ. Smoak. Second circuit; II. l..
Ellerbee. J. G. O'Brien, Third cir
cult; j. w. LcGrand, r: Tt CASTOR.
! Fourth circuit: JOS. l.. Nettles. r..
w Mullins, Fifth circuit: w. j..
Cherry \. L: CASTOR. Sixth circuit;
John. X. Hamlin. S. IT. Lanham,
Seventh circuit: J W. Nichols, AL
bert a. Todd. Eighth circuit; j. D.
Cogsdell. Octavus Cohen. Ninth
circuit: J. NJ Padgess. G.. c. Snili-
van, Tenth circuit: a. S. Tompkins,
John D. Carroll, Eleventh circuit:
a. F. Woods. Walter Hazard.
i Twelfth circuit; Miss j. NJ. Perry,
E. a. Morgan. Thirteenth circuit:
n. X. Purdy. J. NJ. Moorer. Four
teenth circuit.
Executive committee: Douglas
Mckay. William S. Nelson and j.
3. S. L4yles.
A paper by Judge Fl. H. Watkins,
Judge of the Western Federal Dis
trict for South Carolina WAS read.
He discussed the place and func-
ton Of the lawyer in the modern
world. Judge Watkins characterlz-
ed the bar as a stabiliZing force IN
the present-day civilization and
pointed. out that the lawyers held
i in their hands the power to stem
modern forces CT radica!isrl and
lawlessncSs.
The report Of the committee ON
legal education through its chair
man. j. +. Garter. Of Bambers.
gave cause for qualification.
! Mr.. Carter, W. D. Melton and 7.
A. Wilcox. of Florence. were
elected as committee 10 repre-
sent the association ut conference
of legal education TO be held IN
/! Washington in February, r. Bever-
lv Herbert, Of Columbia, is an al
ternatc
Memorials to deceased members
Of the association We're then pre-
sented as follows:
D. S. Henderson. of Aiken. by c.
J. Ramasc. OF Saluda: Ben l.. Alb
ner. OF Columbia, by John l..
Thomas. il. Of Columbia: William
T. Shannon. OF Camden, by l.. /.
Mills. OF Camden: George John-
stone. of Newberry. by DR.. George
e. Cromcr. OF Newbcrry:: George ).
Mower. of Newberry. by EnSene ;.
! Blease. OF Newberry: Earret Jones.
OF Eatesburg. by f. W. Able. OF
Saluda.
memorial to Richard d. Lee.