Historical Sketch The State Bar Association of Indiana was organized on June 23, 1896, at a meeting held in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in the State House at Indianapolis, pursuant to a call issued by the Marion County Bar Association. The meeting was called to order by Samuel O. Pickens, President of the Marion County Bar Association. Judge John H. Baker was elected Chairman of the meeting and John T. Beasley, Secretary. At this meeting Articles of Association were adopted, and signed by one hundred and ten charter members. The following officers were elected for the first year: President-Gen. Benjamin Harrison. Vice-President-John G. Williams. Secretary-John R. Wilson. Treasurer-Noble C. Butler. The first regular meeting of the Association was held at Indianapolis on June 23, 1897, at which By-Laws were adopted and the same officers were re-elected for the ensuing year. 1898. 1899. The President of the Association, Benjamin Harrison, being absent, the Vice-President, John G. Williams, presided and talked on "Our Association." ...... JOHN R. WILSON... "The Origin of the Power of 1900. ROBERT S. TAYLOR....."Judges." 1901. E. P. HAMMOND. 1902. "Evidence." THEODORE P. DAVIS...."Upholding the Honor of the Profession." 1903. TRUMAN F. PALMER...."Circuit Courts of Indiana." 1904. WILLIAM P. BREEN...."Divorce." ..... “Procedure Abroad and at 1905. ADDISON C. HARRIS.. 1906. Home." CHARLES L. JEWETT...."Our Code of Criminal Pro 1907. DANIEL FRASER.. 1908. MERRILL MOORES.. 1909. DAN W. SIMMS. 1910. JOHN T. DYE.... cedure." .."The Courts and the Legisla- "The Enforcement of the Law." 1911. WILLIAM A. KETCHAM.. "Organic Law." 1912. SAMUEL PARKER.. "The Courts of Indiana and Progressive Legislation." Year. 1897. LAWRENCE MAXWELL, JR. "The Law as a Science.” 1898. WM. B. HORNBLOWER.. "Fifty Years of Reform Procedure." 1899. WILLIAM WIRT HOWE.. "Legal Ethics." 1900. WILLIAM LINDSAY... "The Pacification of Cuba in Its Legal and Constitutional Aspects." WILLIAM A. KETCHAM.."The Chief Justice (John Mar 1901. 1902. BURTON SMITH. shall)." "Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead.” 1903. WALTER S. LOGAN......"Legal or Legislative Reme dies for Trust Evils." 1904. HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER.. "Civil Liberty." 1905. JOHN F. SIMMONS.. "The Territorial Expansion of The Common Law Ideal." 1906. HORACE H. LURTON....."The Evolution of the Right of Trial." 1907. MERRITT STARR... ."Legislative and Judicial De velopment of the Law Con cerning Competition Cou trasted." 1908. WILLIAM L. PUTNAM... "The Reform of the Law." 1909. ALEXANDER P. HUMPHREYS.."The Last Year With the 1910. FREDERIC J. STIMSON..."The Law of Combined Action and Possession." 1911. PETER W. MELDRIM.... "Master and Servant." 1912. STEPHEN S. GREGORY..."A Historic Judicial Contro versy and Some Reflections Suggested by It." Papers Read Year. Name. Subject. 1897. JOHN G. WILLIAMS.....“Life and Character of Daniel 1898. LEONARD J. HACKNEY... "A Case on Appeal." 1898. W. P. ROGERS... ."Government by Injunction." 1898. ADDISON C. HARRIS....."The Pending Amendments." 1899. WILLIAM A. KETCHAM.."Bench and Bar." 1899. JOHN T. DYE. "Legislative Control Over Free dom of Contract." 1899. TIMOTHY E. HOWARD..."According to Law." 1899. DANIEL W. COMSTOCK.. "Evidence in Criminal Cases on Appeal." 1900. FRANK S. ROBY........"The Legal Right of the Next 1900. EVANS WOOLLEN.. Generation." "The Law and the Striker." 1900. WILLIAMS HOYNES..... "The Law as an Educational Factor." 1901 Observed as John Marshall Day, and an oration on "The Chief Justice," delivered by Hon. Wm. A. Ketcham, listed as an Annual Address. 1902. WILLIAM P. PENFIELD..“Some Difficulties of Pan American Arbitration." 1902. GEORGE L. REINHARD... "The Right to Practice Law." 1902. WILLIAM W. THORNTON, "The Constitutional Conven tion of 1850." |