E. N. PARKER - Mr. President, on the selection of three members to constitute the delegates to the American Bar Association, I desire to say that some years ago I was chosen by this Association as one of the delegates to the American Bar Association, having made some arrangements previously to go East about that time, and I suppose that is one of the reasons why I happened to have been chosen at that particular time. However, that is a reason that has influenced us in choosing our delegates to the National Bar Association. The time has now come when the Pacific coast, as his Honor, Judge Hanford, has suggested, must take a stand that will have some influence. Now, there will be no difficulty in selecting men here who will be more than able to represent us, and with credit; but we must select men, it occurs to me, who will go, or can go. There are probably very few of us who can or will go if selected. Therefore, I would like to see some means devised by which we can vote intelligently upon that particular phase of the question. I would like to be advised in some way, and I am not able to tell just how it can be accomplished, of who would likely go, and whether that could be better accomplished by a committee to investigate and recommend a set of candidates, I do not know, but it seems to me that such a step should be taken rather than vote here in the dark. I simply throw out these sugges

tions.

MR. HUDSON - Mr. President, I move that we proceed to elect three delegates, and that the President be empowered to substitute any one that he may see proper as a representative in the place of any delegate who shall fail to go, and that the Secretary be instructed to correspond with the parties to ascertain whether or not they will go, so that the President may make the substitution. Motion seconded and carried.

Judge Hanford, Hon. Geo. Turner and Galusha Parsons were nominated and elected as delegates to the next National Bar Association.

THE PRESIDENT-The next order of business, gentlemen, is the selection of a place and time of meeting for next year.

John P. Hoyt, on behalf of the Bar of Seattle, invited the Association to hold its next annual session in that city.

On motion, the invitation was accepted.

On motion of Mr. Donworth, the time fixed for the commencement of the session was Tuesday, July 18, 1900.

Election of officers being the next order of business, an election was had with the following result: George Donworth, of Seattle, was elected President; R. B. Blake, of Spokane, was elected First Vice-President; Austin Mires, of Ellensburg, was elected Second Vice-President; W. C. Sharpstein, of Tacoma, was elected Third Vice-President; Nathan S. Porter, of Olympia, was elected Secretary; Wm. A. Peters, of Seattle, was elected Treasurer.

A resolution of thanks was then unanimously voted to the Bar of Pierce county and the citizens of Tacoma for the splendid manner in which the Association had been entertained during its sessions.

The President announced that the Pierce County Bar desired the presence of all of the members of the Association at Point Defiance park to discuss the merits of a feast and enjoy the results of a clam bake.

On motion, Association adjourned.

N. S. PORTER,
Secretary.

NOTE. At Point Defiance park, which is a beautiful place, a naphtha launch and numerous row boats were ready at the boat landing to convey all who chose to go upon the bay for a ride. The shady walks and bathing places furnished amusement to others. The museum was also a source of attraction to many. There were two baby deer in the park, a male and female, and the keeper said they had not been named and asked the Secretary to name them. Accordingly, the male was named for the President, "Stiles," and the female for the first lady member of the Association, "Bertha." One of the pleasant features of the entertainment was the excellent music discoursed by the band, which seemed to echo through the groves, rendering it almost enchanting. The great center of interest was the table laden with roast chicken, turkeys, baked and steamed clams, baked salmon, cold boiled ham, tongue, etc., in fact, almost everything tempting to the appetite. The best evidence of appreciation was the rapidity with which the good things disappeared. Everybody was pleased and tendered thanks to the Pierce County Bar.

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