IX. Special meetings of any committee shall be held at such times and places as the chairmen thereof may appoint. Reasonable notice shall be given by him to each member by mail.

X. The Treasurer's report shall be examined and audited annually, before its presentation to the Association, by two members to be appointed by the Chairman of the Executive Committee.

MEMORANDA.

All judges and ex-judges of the Supreme Court of Ohio are ex-officio members of this Association. I. Rep., 17.

All judges and ex-judges of the United States Courts, who are members of the Ohio Bar, are ex-officio members of this Asscoiation. V1. Rep., 157.

At each annual meeting of the Association a committee consisting of three members, to be styled the Committee on Railroads and Transportation, shall be appointed by the President of the Association, whose duty it shall be, at least six weeks prior to the next ensuing annual meeting, to negotiate and complete all practicable arrangements for reduced rates of travel to those attending, and through its Chairman, at least four weeks before the annual meeting, advise the Chairman of the Executive Committee and Secretary of the Association of arrangements made, so that the same may be printed in the notices and programmes sent out to members in advance of the meeting. [Adopted from Secretary's Report, July 18, 1889, 10 Rep., 121.]

Resolved, That all applications for membership shall be accompanied with the membership fee, and upon default so to do, such application shall be returned without delay to such applicant by the Secretary of the Association or Committee on Admissions. [Adopted by the Association, July 18, 1890, 11 Rep., 124.]

The Nineteenth Annual Session

OF

The Ohio State Bar Association,

HELD AT THE

Hotel Victory, Put-in-Bay, Ohio.

Put-in-Bay, Ohio, July 12, 1898.

The Nineteenth Annual Session of the Ohio State Bar Association was called to order at the Hotel Victory, on this Island, at 2:30 P. M., by the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Hon. R. D. Marshall, of Dayton.

Mr. Marshall: Gentlemen of the Ohio State Bar Association: The time has arrived at which it is proper to call this convention to order. As Chairman of the Executive Committee, that is my duty; and allow me to congratulate you that so many of you have seen fit and have been permitted to come together on this occasion, on such an excellent day, and under such circumstances as we meet today.

The Executive Committee, in their attempt to get up a program, after no little exertion, felt rather proud of the program, and felt assured that it would be carried out in the order in which it is printed. But things have occurred which could not be foreseen or prevented. As you are all probably aware, ex-Secretary Carlisle had consented to come here and address us, and as the Association had been disappointed on two or more occasions, the Executive Committee, and the President also,

was very anxious that there should be no disappointment this time; and, while we had to do it diplomatically, we had each man understand that, in accepting the invitation to address the Association, it would be expected that he would be here; and, had all the ordinary expectations been fulfilled, no doubt they would all have been here. We have to regret that ex-Secretary Carlisle's only surviving child died a week ago today. This prevents him from being with us, as he was very anxious to do, and had so expressed himself in writing and personally to the President of the Association. Judge Owen was also expected to be here, and would be here except for that which he cannot avoid. We received a letter from his wife a few days ago stating his condition, and that he is unable to give any attention to anything, or consider anything; that he was weak and depressed. I know you will all be sorry to learn this fact, and we all hope that at a very early day he may rally from his illness and be fully restored to health.

Yet, we are not without hope. In fact, I am in favor of being an optimist instead of being a pessimist, for "the darkest day will pass away, and the sun will shine tomorrow." We expect to have a meeting here that will be agreeable, instructive and also entertaining. That is what we are after. The people of this world like to be amused and entertained, and it is right that they should be; and we have endeavored to arrange that matter, and I have no doubt that at the close of this convention, while we feel that we have been disappointed in some particulars, yet, in others, we will have reason to rejoice in what we have seen and heard. There is one thing to which I wish to call your attention. We had arranged to have a banquet. We had appointed a committee and correspondence had been had with the proprietor of this hotel, and all things, we

thought, agreed upon. We proposed to make it practicable. We didn't propose to go into the banquet hall at a time when we are all accustomed to go to bed. We wanted to commence in time, and wanted to get through in time. An old bishop of the Methodist Church said there were three things required of the preacher. He was to have something to say; the other was, to say it; and last, but not least, was to stop when he got through. We wanted to do something, do it, and to stop when we got through. There are some persons who, owing to the smell of the coffee and the taste of the water on the lakes, tends to make them dizzy, and they want to go to bed early. The manager of the hotel seems to differ from the proprietor. He wants us to go in at half-past nine. He wants to make terms with us that we shall fix the number, then pay for that number whether they are there or not, and if any more come, they shall be shut out. While we recognize the old idea of those who keep their lamps trimmed and are ready when the bridegroom comes, and that that is all proper, yet we feel like Noah, when he built the ark, he did not shut the door until all had an opportunity to come in; and we do not feel like shutting the door against any brother, or any sister either, and especially not against the sister, for they are all to come in; and therefore we are not willing to accept his terms, and we shall want an expression of opinion from you on the subject, as to whether we shall have the banquet, and accept the terms indicated by the manager or not.

Now, I feel that there ought to have been some arrangement made, and the proprietor and manager should have understood it alike, so that the Association should have understood it; but the Executive Committee feel this way about it: That while we want to do what is just and right in reference to the matter, and

that which is equitable, we do not want to be too much. dictated to. We are willing that the man should know in reference to the number, or about the number, and then we will give, say ten or twelve hours' notice as to others who want to come in; and if they want to come in, we want them, because we are not going to shut out any of our brethren. We like them all too well.

I speak of this so that you may give an expression of your views in reference to it sometime during the day, that we may inform the manager of the hotel.

The first thing in order on the program will be the Annual Address of the President, and I now have the pleasure and honor of introducing to you Hon. Judson Harmon, your President, who will address you. (Applause.)

The President assumed the chair, and delivered an address, for which see Appendix I.

Mr. J. A. Kohler, Akron: I am sure the admirable and instructive address to which we have just listened has largely lightened the disappointment we felt in the announcement made by Mr. Marshall concerning the illness of Judge Owen, and the sad bereavement of exSecretary John G. Carlisle. One of the great inducements I had, and I presume others had in attending this meeting was to hear that great statesman, and eminent lawyer, and our own excellent Justice, Selwyn N. Owen. If it is in order, I would move that the officers of this Association send a telegram to Judge Owen, expressing our regret at his inability to be present, and the hope that he may soon be restored to health, and our profound sympathy with John G. Carlisle in his sad bereavement.

Seconded and carried.

The President: If you will kindly prepare the dispatch, the officers will have it sent.