out of the way, so that the rest of the session will not be filled with reports of committees.

We want to hear from Mr. Hammond on the "Purposes of the Conference of American Bar Association Delegates". Judge Powell's report we want to get behind us, and the Report of the Committee on Memorials, and the Treasurer's Report.

This afternoon we will meet at this place at 3:45 o'clock, Eastern time. The President's address will be the first paper. Then we will have the report of Mr. Lansing Lee's Committee on Federal Legislation. Senator Harris has requested the Georgia Bar Association to give him the benefit of its advice as to the wisdom of another United States District Court; that is, whether a new court in a new district is needed, or whether a new judge should be appointed and allow the two districts to remain as they are. That will come up this afternoon in Mr. Lee's report and will be discussed. We will also have a paper by Mr. Arnold of Columbus, and the report of Mr. Fowler's Committee on Legislation; and if we get to it this morning, we will have a short paper by Mr. A. L. Henson, of Calhoun.

The President: In the absence of objection the chair will presume that the postponement of the President's Address until this afternoon meets with the approval of the Association. There appears to be no objection.

The next item on the program will be a paper by Mr. T. A. Hammond, of Atlanta, which will be in the nature of a report with reference to the Conference of Delegates to the American Bar Association.

(For the paper by Mr. Hammond, see page 380.)

The President: The Chair announces in this connection that the delegates to the Conference of Representatives from State and Local Bar Associations have been appointed for the year. The delegates are:

Mr. T. A. Hammond, of Atlanta, Chairman.
Judge J. H. Merrill, of Thomasville.
Mr. O. A. Park, of Macon.

They will be the delegates for this year.

The State

Mr. W. Carroll Latimer, of Atlanta: Bar Assocations of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Michigan are in session today, to-morrow, and Saturday. Last year we had a message of greeting from the Illinois State Bar Association during our session. I move that the Secretary of this Association be instructed to send telegrams of greeting to these other State Bar Associations which are now in session.

This motion was seconded and carried.

The President: The chair would be pleased to hear more of the members voting on these resolutions.

Mr. Millard Reese, of Brunswick: I am sure that it is a matter of regret to every member of this Association who has been accustomed to attending these meetings that Judge J. H. Merrill, of Thomasville, is not present with us to-day. He is a former President of this body and is providentially detained from beng present at this session. I move that the Secretary send to Judge Merrill at Asheville, where he now is, a telegram, expressing our regret at his absence.

The President: The chair is sure that that will meet with a hearty response. The Association has not a better member or a more regular attendant than Judge Merrill.

The motion was carried unanimously.

The President: The chair thanks the membership for responding so readily to the call of the chair to vote.

We will now hear from Judge Arthur G. Powell with reference to the work of the Special Committee to bring to the attention of the Appellate Courts certain changes in their rules, which the Association desired to suggest to them. (Applause.)

Judge A. G. Powell, of Atlanta: Mr. President and Members of the Georgia Bar Association: The Special Committee appointed under a resolution of the Association for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the Supreme

Court and the Court of Appeals certain changes in the rules of Court which the Association desired to urge upon them begs leave to report:

Feeling that action by the Court of Appeals should be preceded by action by the Supreme Court, the Committee made request of the Chief Justice for an engagement to present the matter. During the summer months the exigencies of the Court were such as that it was deemed inexpedient to bring the matter up for discussion at that time; so an engagement was arranged soon after the opening of the October Term.

The members of the Committee, at the time arranged for, appeared at the consultation room of the Supreme Court and were received by the Justices with the utmost courtesy, and were given opportunity to express the views of the Association at length. The Justices announced that they would take the matter under advisement and that they might call upon the members of the Committee for a further interview, if the Court found it needful.

The Committee urged upon the Court the advisability of the promulgation of the new rules early in the year 1921, in order that they might become operative with the beginning of the March Term.

The Committee regrets to report that so far as it is advised no further action has been taken by the Court.

Notwithstanding the need for the reform in the court rules seems to be imperative, the Committee knows of nothing further it can do in the matter; hence reports it back to the Association for such suggestions, if any, as this body may see fit to make.

Judge A. W. Cozart, of Columbus: I move that the report be received.

This motion was seconded and carried.

The President: Next is the Report of the Treasurer, Mr. Z. D. Harrison, of Atlanta. (Applause.)

(For the report of the Treasurer, see page 408.) Judge A. W. Cozart, of Columbus: As a member

of the Executive Committee, I wish to suggest that members who are in arrears should pay their dues. If they will do that, they will oblige us. If they do not do that, we ought to adopt some means to oblige them. (Laughter.) There are three things a member of this Association ought to pay with unvarying regularity. He should pay attention, pay his respects, and pay his dues. Our report of proceedings, as you will notice, is only half the size that it used to be, simply because we have not money enough to print it. A remark to the wise is sufficient. You are all wise. If you are not wise, it is not necessary to say any

more.

The President:

The chair may remark in connection with the Treasurer's report that he presumes there will be no objection to Judge Cozart's suggestion that those in arrears should pay their dues. The chair will assume that the Association endorses that request. The chair is also struck with the fact that in these "dry" days, we can always find at least one cool and refreshing oasis; and here we find it in that which in every other place I know is as dry as dry can be, and that is the Treasurer's Report. We always get pleasure from the report of our Treasurer, Col. Harrison, whom we all so delight to honor. (Applause.)

Under the by-laws it is the duty of the chair on the opening day to appoint a Committee on Nominations. The chair announces this Committee as follows:

Mr. O. A. Park, of Macon, Chairman.

Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon.

Mr. T. A. Hammond, of Atlanta.

Mr. T. M. Cunningham, Jr., of Savannah.
Mr. S. S. Bennett, of Albany.

All of these are ex-presidents of the Association. They will be prepared to make nominations of officers to

morrow.

The next business in order is the Report of the Committee on Memorials, Judge A. W. Cozart, of Columbus, Chairman.

Judge A. W. Cozart, of Columbus: The Committee on Memorials begs leave to report that since the last annual meeting of this Association six members thereof have departed this life to-wit: J. L. Sweat, of Waycross; Spencer Roane Atkinson, of Atlanta; E. S. Elliott, of Savannah; L. B. Norton, of Lithonia; and Dupont Guerry and Richard Curd, of Macon.

Memorials of these deceased members have been prepared and filed with the Secretary, as required by the by-laws.

(For the memorials, see page 392.)

Mr. H. F. Lawson, of Hawkinsville: I move that all resolutions presented to this Association be referred to the Executive Committee, and that the Executive Committee be authorized to appoint a sub-Committee to report back to them all such resolutions as should be reported back to the Association by the Executive Committee.

The motion was seconded and carried.

The President: The next item on the program is an address upon the subject: "The Frontiersman in the Field of Early Legislation," by Mr. A. L. Henson, of Calhoun. I should like to say that the Association will extend a cordial welcome to Mr. Henson, not only because he is a member of the Bar Association, but also because he is State Commander of the American Legion and all that that indicates. (Applause.)

Mr. A. L. Henson, Calhoun: In that splendid work of Judge Powell's on land litigation you will find that he states in the preface that the greatest condemnation he can invoke upon his enemy is that he write a book. Now, should I want to get even with any of my enemies, I would get this Executive Committee to ask them to prepare papers. I feel as Judge Powell did, when he wrote the preface to his book.

The subject of this paper is, as has been indicated, "The Frontiersman in the Field of Early Legislation." (For Mr. Henson's paper, see page 297.)