Mississippi State Bar Association. North Dakota State Bar Association. Rhode Island Bar Association. Virginia State Bar Association. Washington State Bar Association. The official notices issued by the Secretary have been sent by him to the Dauphin County Reporter, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. sylvania. Northampton County Reporter, Easton, Pennsylvania. The legal journals of our Commonwealth have been so generous in courteously publishing any matters sent to them by the Secretary, such as the preliminary notices of our annual and of the Executive Committee meetings, that the Secretary is very desirous of having a correct list of all of such journals published in our Commonwealth. If there are others not included in the list named in this report, the Secretary will greatly appreciate the action of the membership in advising him of such additional law journals with the name of each and the place of publication. The preliminary announcement of the time and place of the Annual Meeting was, as is usual, sent by the Secretary to the various law journals of the Commonwealth, and the circular and program of the Seventeenth Annual Meeting was also sent to the journals as well as to each member of the Association. Following these notices, reply postal cards were sent to each member of the Association, then numbering 1083, now 1099, to which about 650 replies have been received, including those who stated their intention of being present, those who could not attend, and those who were doubtful as to their ability to attend the Annual Meeting. An invitation was extended to his Excellency, Governor John Kinley Tener and Mrs. Tener to attend the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Association as its guests. The Secretary received a reply that they would be only too glad to join the members of the Association at Bedford if it would be at all possible, and stating that upon the receipt of a more formal invitation promised by the Secretary, he would be advised positively. Senator Penrose, who is a member of the Association, regretted that it would be impossible for him to attend the Annual Meeting, as it was essential for him to be in Washington in attendance upon the sessions of the Senate as he had charge of the tariff legislation pending in that body at this time. He further stated: "Were it not for engagements incident to the extra session of Congress, I would be very glad to attend the meeting." As a member of the Committee of Arrangements, appointed at the instance of the Executive Committee at its Mid-winter Meeting held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 29, 1910, the Secretary has had frequent personal conferences and an extended correspondence with Mr. H. M. Wing, assistant manager of the Bedford Springs Hotel and with the officials of the railroad, with the view of completing the arrangements for this Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Association. All of these gentlemen have been most active and energetic in their efforts to assist the officers and Committees in making the meeting successful and one of pleasure and profit to all privileged to be present at its sessions as members or guests of the members of the Association. Very respectfully submitted by WILLIAM H. STAAKE, Secretary. THE PRESIDENT: What action shall be taken on the Secretary's Report? WILLIAM M. HAYES, Chester: I move that the Report of the Secretary be received and filed; and I further move that the thanks of the Association be extended to the various legal periodicals of the State for their continued courtesies. Duly seconded, and agreed to. THE PRESIDENT: The Report of the Executive Committee. JOHN B. COLAHAN, JR., Chairman, Philadelphia, then read the REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE To the Pennsylvania Bar Association: Your Executive Committee respectfully reports: That on June 30, 1910, at Cape May, immediately after the adjournment of the Association, your Executive Committee met, the following being present: Edwin W. Smith, President of the Association; Wm. H. Staake, Secretary; R. T. Cornwell, Vice-President; Wm. Penn Lloyd, Treasurer, and the following members: Charles D. Gillespie, C. H. Ruhl, Frederick Bertolette, E. L. Whittelsey, T. C. Hipple, Russell C. Stewart, J. B. Colahan, Jr., Edmund E. Kiernan, Andrew E. Leiser and Jas. I. Brownson. The meeting was called to order by the Secretary, and on motion of Mr. Bertolette, Mr. Colahan was unanimously elected Chairman. On motion, the place of the mid-winter meeting was left to the selection of the Chairman and President of the Association, and the time of said meeting was fixed for Thursday, December 29, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m. Subsequently, the President and Chairman fixed the place of said meeting at the rooms of the Allegheny Bar Association in the City of Pittsburgh. At the time and place so fixed your Executive Committee met, the following being present: EDWIN W. SMITH, President CHARLES D. GILLESPIE, Allegheny N. H. LARZELERE, Montgomery ANDREW A. LEISNER, Union JAMES I. BROWNSON, Washington Excuses were received from William Harrison Allen, of Warren, Charles F. Hager, of Lancaster, and Edward E. Robbins, of Westmoreland. Among other members of the Association who were present during the session of the Committee were: WILLIAM U. HENSEL, Lancaster THOMAS S. BROWN, Allegheny ALEXANDER SIMPSON, JR., Philadelphia NATHANIEL EWING, Fayette Members of the Committee on Law Reform JAMES M. LAMBERTON, Dauphin Chairman of the Committee on Legal Education WILLIAM H. KELLER, Lancaster Secretary of the Committee on Legal Education T. ELLIOTT PATTERSON, Philadelphia Secretary of the Committee on Legal Biography EDWIN Z. SMITH, Allegheny Of Special Committee on Legal Ethics F. C. MCGIRR, Allegheny Of Special Committee on Constitution of Courts in Pennsylvania CHARLES WETHERILL, Philadelphia Chairman of Special Committee on Revision and A. MITCHELL PALMER, Monroe The Minutes of June 28 and 30, 1910, having been read and approved, the Treasurer submitted for our in formation a statement showing: Made up of Special deposit as reserve fund..$4000 00 1217 18 $5217 18 and stated that all bills submitted to him, and all other expenses so far as he could ascertain, had been paid. That 163 members had not remitted their dues for the current year and that a second notice had been mailed to each of them. He further reported that of $750 appropriated to the Committee on Legal Biography, $300 had been paid. It was unanimously agreed that the Annual Meeting of the Association should be held at Bedford Springs on. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 27, 28 and 29, 1911. The President of the Association was authorized to select the honorary speaker for that occasion. The Chairman of the Executive Committee was authorized to select a Committee of Arrangements to consist of five members, including the said Chairman and the Secretary of the Association. |