Hon. A. D. Follett on taking the chair, spoke as follows: I take it as unnecessary to say, especially to those who knew of my condition last winter, that there is no bar association that I have attended with as great pleasure as the present one. First, because it is my honor to preside over its deliberations, and secondly, because four months last winter, it was my expectation, instead of being among those present here today, that I would be included in the report of the Biographical Committee, and I assure you it is much more pleasure to be here instead of being a dead one. The Chairman has already stated that there are a large number of the members of the Association that have been detained at Sandusky, and at the request of the Executive Committee, I would lay before the Association for its first consideration, the question, whether instead of having our afternoon session, that we now adjourn until eight o'clock this evening, to take up then the program set for this afternoon. MR. C. O. HUNTER: Mr. President, I make that motion, that the proceedings be adjourned until eight o'clock this evening. Motion adopted. THE PRESIDENT: We will now stand adjourned until eight o'clock this evening. FIRST DAY-Evening Session THE PRESIDENT: The Association will come to order, and as the new President, I was properly introduced this afternoon, I will proceed with the regular order by delivering the annual address. The subject of my address is, "A Progressive Judiciary." (For President's Address, see Appendix.) THE PRESIDENT: We will now proceed with the program as laid down by the Executive Committee, and the next in order is the report of the Secretary, Mr. Edward B. McCarter, of Columbus. MR. MCCARTER: The report of the Secretary is as follows: Secretary's Report To the Ohio State Bar Association: PUT-IN-BAY, July 6, 1909. GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution, I herewith submit my annual report as Secretary for the year ending July 8, 1909: The proceedings of the last annual meeting were published under the direction of the Executive Committee and a copy sent to each member of the Association last October. Most of the State Bar Associations, of which there are forty-three, and many universities and libraries also received the 1908 report. As applications for our annual reports are increasing each year, the Executive Committee had 1200 copies of the 1908 report printed. In seeking to increase the membership of the Association, I enclosed several blank applications for membership to each member of the Association, and by a little effort on the part of the members in this direction, a good showing can be made. The Committee on Admissions in the past, prior to the 1908 meeting, has been a committee for the most part in name only, never making any effort to increase the membership during the year; but the report of the Chairman of this Committee last year (who is still Chairman this year, but whose absence in the west prevents him from being present at this meeting) showed that he, individually, added fifty new members. In accordance with his request, I have notified each member of this committee to take up this work in his judicial district and the Association should be increased by several hundred through the efforts of this Committee. Several years ago a Special Committee was appointed in this direction and did good work, but if the Committee on Admissions held meetings through the year, as the Executive Committee does, the Association would in the near future be greatly increased in membership from the six thousand lawyers in the state. "The Canons of Professional Ethics," as adopted by the American Bar Association last year and recommended for adoption by our own Committee on Code of Legal Ethics, by this Association, was enclosed with the program of this year's meeting to each member. The Secretary of the American Bar Association sent me 1500 copies of the Canons for distribution to the lawyers of Ohio, and would have sent several times that many if he had been requested to, as the American Bar Association wish the Canons to be sent to every lawyer in every state. I wish to call the attention of the members to the meetings of the several Judicial Districts at the time set on the program for the election of members of the standing committees and the Committee on Nominations of Officers and the organization of the committees so they will be able to report to the Association before adjournment. My thanks are due the officers of the Association, the Executive Committee and the members for their co-operation during the past year. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD B. MCCARTER, Secretary. THE PRESIDENT: If there is no objection, the report of the Secretary will be filed, and we will now hear the report of the Treasurer, Mr. Clement R. Gilmore, of Dayton. MR. GILMORE: The Treasurer's report is as follows: Treasurer's Report To The Ohio State Bar Association: GENTLEMEN : Report of C. R. Gilmore, Treasurer, for the year 1908 to 1909. The Treasurer charges himself as follows: July 9. Monument Total... Credits are due on orders paid as follows: 9. Benton S. Oppenheimer, expense meeting $53 30 C. B. Heiserman, expense meeting.. 14. C. R. Gilmore, salary, 1907-08. E. B. McCarter, expense meeting. 31. C. R. Gilmore, postage... Groneweg Ptg. Co., printing and postage Aug. 17. W. H. Mullins Co., subscription to Victory 11 05 21 80 100 00 20 00 11 00 100 00 $1715 35 Nov. 7. E. B. McCarter, on acct. salary, 1908-09, clerk hire and expense. Spahr & Glenn, postage, printing and sta. ports S. M. Dunlap, A. D. T., delivery 1908 re- Armstrong & Okey, reporting 1908 meeting Dec. 8. E. B. McCarter, express and miscell.. 1909 Feb. 13. Mch. 20. C. R. Gilmore, clerk, postage and miscell.. June 4. 152 40 135 00 47 40 27 40 75 00 5 50 11 30 300 00 26 45 24 60 200 00 57 10 20 00 62 25 29 10 223 70 $1715 35 The following is a summary of the foregoing expenditures: The deaths of four members have been reported to the Treasurer since the last annual meeting; and the names of these members will be included in the report of the Chairman of the Committee on Legal Biography. The resignations of eleven members have been received as follows: A. T. Brewer, Cleveland. S. H. Bright, Logan. W. F. Carr, Cleveland. Albert Douglas, Chillicothe. Frank V. Whitney, Cleveland. Thirty-seven members were dropped for non-payment of dues. Thirty-four members are in default for dues of 1908, and will be dropped unless payment is made by the close of this annual meeting. The following is a statement of the membership of the Association for the past year: I am not a candidate for re-election and take this opportunity to express my appreciation of the uniform courtesy I have received from the officers and members of the Association during the six years I have been honored by acting as Treasurer. Respectfully submitted, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, July 6, 1909. C. R. GILMORE, Treasurer. MR. GILMORE: I also read the report of the Auditing Committee, which is as follows: To the Ohio State Bar Association: PUT-IN-BAY, July 6, 1909. Gentlemen-Your committee appointed to audit the books of the Treasurer of the Association beg leave to report that we have carefully gone over the receipts and vouchers of expendi |