GENERAL MINUTES. FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. WARM SPRINGS, July 3, 1901. The Eighteenth Annual Session of the Georgia Bar Association convened in the Auditorium at Warm Springs at 10 o'clock a. m., and was called to order by the President, H. Warner Hill, of Greenville, the following members being present: W. C. Adamson, Carrollton; P. F. Akin, Cartersville; A. L. Alexander, Savannah; Irvin Alexander, Augusta; R. C. Alston, Atlanta; Reuben R. Arnold, Atlanta; S. R. Atkinson, Atlanta; T. A. Atkinson, LaGrange; A. O. Bacon, Macon; W. W. Bacon, Jr., Albany; Jas. Bishop, Jr., Eastman; J. C. C. Black, Augusta; L. E. Bleckley, Clarkesville; O. H. B. Bloodworth, Forsyth; Joseph D. Boyd, Griffin; J. Branham, Rome; Shepard Bryan, Atlanta; W. C. Bunn, Cedartown; W. B. Butt, Colum bus; A. A. Carson, Columbus; Thos. J. Chappell, Columbus; W. G. Charlton, Savannah; W. M. Clark, Forsyth; Lloyd Cleveland, Griffin; S. A. Crump, Macon; H. C. Cunningham Savannah; A. F. Daley, Wrightsville; Washington Dessau, Macon; Roland Ellis, Macon; A. W. Evans, Sandersville; J. J. Flint, Griffin; F. U. Garrard, Columbus; L. F. Garrard, Colum bus; H. R. Goetchius, Columbus; Arthur Greer, West Point; C. R. Gwyn, Zebulon; T. A. Hammond, Atlanta; W. M. Hammond, Thomasville; W. R. Hammond, Atlanta; T. W. Hardwick, Sandersville; M. W. Harris, Macon; Z. D. Harrison, Atlanta; J. C. Hart, Union Point; Frank Harwell, LaGrange; S. B. Hatcher, Columbus; H. W. Hill, Greenville; F. A. Hooper, Americus; W. S. Howell, Greenville; W. R. Jones. Greenville; J. R. Lamar, Augusta; A. R. Lawton, Savannah; John D. Little Columbus; W. A. Little, Columbus; F. M. Longley, LaGrange; F. P. Longley, LaGrange; Samuel Lumpkin, Atlanta; F. B. McLaughlin, Greenville; A. S. McLendon, Cuthbert, H. McWhorter, Lexington; P. W. Meldrim, Savannah; J. H. Merrill, Thomasville; B. S. Miller, Columbus; E. T. Moon, LaGrange; Sylvanus Morris, Athens; J. W. Park, Greenville; O. A. Park, Macon; F. D. Peabody, Columbus; A. P. Persons, Talbotton; A. G. Powell, Blakely; H. H. Revill, Greenville; D. W. Rountree, Atlanta; A. H. Russell, Bainbridge; L. C. Russell, Winder; R. B. Russell, Winder; Samuel Rutherford, Forsyth; J. H. Sanders, Cedartown; W. L. Scruggs, Atlanta; W. E. H. Searcy, Jr., Griffin; R. L. Shipp, Moultrie; T. J. Simmons, Atlanta; J. L. Sweat, Waycross; Burton Smith, Atlanta; C. C. Smith, Hawkinsville; John R. L. Smith, Macon; Jack J. Spalding, Atlanta; C. P. Steed, Macon; W. E. Steed, Butler; J. J. Strickland, Athens; J. M. Strickland, Griffin; J. M. Terrell, Greenville; J. R. Terrell, Greenville; A. H. Thompson, LaGrange; J. H. Tipton, Sylvester; J. L. Travis, Atlanta; C. A. Turner, Macon; F. E. Twitty, Brunswick; Howard Van Epps, Atlanta; Chas. R. Williams, Columbus; J. L. Willis, Columbus; Minter Wimberly, Macon; W. A. Wimbish, Columbus; M. J. Yoemans, Dawson. The President: It becomes my pleasing duty to call to order the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Georgia Bar Association. The first business is the report of the Executive Committee, through its chairman, Mr. Burton Smith. Mr. Smith: The Executive Committee has no formal written report to submit. Our work has largely been taken up with the preparation of the program for this meeting, which will be submitted in a few minutes. We have elected to membership during the recess of the Association in accordance with the authority conferred upon us by the by-laws, the following new members: D. W. Rountree, Atlanta; W. C. Bunn, Cedartown; Joe H. Sanders, Cedartown; Robert C. Alston, Atlanta; George W. Owens, Savannah; A. L. Alexander, Savannah; S. A. Crump, Macon; M. B. Gerry, Macon; Robert Hodges, Macon; Samuel Rutherford, Forsyth. We also recommend for membership the following gentlemen; the names having been presented to us during this session of the Association we have no authority to elect under the bylaws, but recommend their election to the Association: J. L. Travis, Atlanta; Minter Wimberly, Macon; Arthur Greer, West Point; J. D. Boyd, Griffin; Arthur G. Powell, Blakely; A. M. Raines, Dawson; T. L. Bowden, Columbus; I. T. Irvin, Washington; J. J. Flint, Griffin; J. C. Cook, Columbus, and W. E. Steed, Butler. I am glad to report that the financial condition of the Association is good, better, I believe, than it has ever been. This is doubtless due to the very efficient work of our Treasurer. Our attendance was good last year; it will be good this year. We find the interest of the Bar and the people of the State in the Association and its work is greater than it has ever been. The Executive Committee desire to propose an amendment to the Constitution. As the Constitution now stands the Executive Committee is composed of the Secretary and Treasurer ex officio, together with four elected members. Our amendment which we request the Association to pass provides that Article Three of the Constitution be amended by inserting in the third line thereof after the word "the" the word "president," the effect of which is to make the president an ex officio meinber of the committee. It would require a three-fourths vote to pass this amendment. The program has been made up for to-day. The intention is to hold three days, as we have much interesting matter, and enough to last us three days. On the third day there will be held during the afternoon a barbecue given by Mr. Davis, our host. The barbecue will be completed in time for most of us, I hope, to catch the afternoon trains, should we desire to do So. The program will be announced this afternoon for to-mor row. The program for this morning is as follows: (Mr. Smith read the program.) I may remark here that we have always found the discussion of these reports particularly interesting and instructive. The hours fixed by the committee for holding sessions are ten to one during the forenoon, and no afternoon session. There will be a session this evening at 8:30, the program for which will be announced this afternoon. It is the intention of the committee to make the night sessions particularly interesting, to have less dry and technical law, and more matter of |