ANNUAL DINNER The annual dinner was held on Friday evening September 2, 1921, at the Hotel Gibson, Cincinnati, Ohio. William H. Taft, Chief Justice of the United States, presided. The speakers were: Sir John A. Simon, K. C., of London, England. Among the guests were Prof. Jean Appleton, University of Lyon, France, President of the French Bar Association; Dr. Rokuichiro Masujima of Tokyo; and Toshimaro Yamamato of Yokohama. There were 850 members and guests in attendance at the dinner. LIST OF PRESIDENTS 2 1. 1878-79-*JAMES O. BROADHEAD1. 15. 1892-93-*JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER. 27. 1904-1905- HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER.. * Deceased. 5 St. Louis, Missouri. New Orleans, Louisiana. New Haven, Connecticut. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. .St. Paul, Minnesota. 1 At the Conference for organizing the Association in 1878, John H. B. Latrobe, of Maryland, was elected Temporary Chairman, and when the organization was completed, Benjamin H. Bristow, of Kentucky, was elected President of the Conference. "In consequence of the death of Clarkson N. Potter, Francis Kernan, of New York, presided and prepared and delivered the President's Address in 1882. In consequence of the illness of Thomas M. Cooley, Samuel F. Hunt, of Ohio, presided and read the President's Address prepared by Judge Cooley in 1894. In consequence of the absence of Joseph H. Choate, as Ambassador to Great Britain, Charles F. Manderson, of Nebraska, presided and prepared and delivered the President's Address in 1899. In consequence of the death on June 15, 1921, of William A. Blount the Executive Committee elected the last retiring President, Hampton L. Carson, as Acting President James M. Beck, of New York, prepared and read the until the next annual meeting. President's Address in 1921. LIST OF SECRETARIES 1. 1873-93-*EDWARD OTIS HINKLEY1. 3 LIST OF ASSISTANT 1. 1909-1910- ALBERT C. RITCHIE'. . Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland. :. Baltimore, Maryland. SECRETARIES Baltimore, Maryland. LIST OF TREASURERS 1. 1878-1902- FRANCIS RAWLE ...... FREDERICK E. WADHAMS..... 2. 1902 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. • Deceased. 1 In 1878, Francis Rawle, of Pennsylvania, and Isaac Grant Thompson, of New York, acted as temporary Secretaries and as Secretaries of the Conference. In 1886, Edward Otis Hinkley being absent, Walter George Smith, of Pennsylvania, acted as Secretary pro tempore. 2 In 1898, John Hinkley being absent, George P. Wanty, of Michigan, acted as Secretary pro tempore. In January, 1920, George Whitelock having died, the Executive Committee appointed W. Thomas Kemp to fill the vacancy until the Annual Meeting when the Association elected him Secretary. In 1909 by virtue of amendment to Constitution, the Executive Committee elected an Assistant Secretary. In 1913 the Constitution was further amended so as to provide for one or more Assistant Secretaries. LIST OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE · 1. 1878-87-*LUKE P. POLAND.... 2. 1878-88- SIMEON E. BALDWIN 1. 3. 1878-80-*WILLIAM A. FISHER.. 4. 1880-85-*WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER. 5. 1885-90-*CHARLES C. BONNEY1. 6. 1887-96-*GEORGE A. MERCER. 7. 1888-90-*JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER.. 8. 1890-91-*WILLIAM P. WELLS.. 9. 1890-99- ALFRED HEMENWAY 10. 1891-95-*BRADLEY G. SCHLEY. 11. 1895-99- CHARLES CLAFLIN ALLEN 12. 1896-97-*WILLIAM WIRT HOWE.. 13. 1897-1900- CHARLES NOBLE GREGORY. 14. 1899-1900-*EDMUND WETMORE 15. 1899-1901-*U. M. ROSE.. 16. 1899-1902- WILLIAM A. KETCHAM. 17. 1899-1902- HENRY ST. GEORGE TUCKER.. 18. 1900-1903- RODNEY A. MERCUR... 19. 1900-1903-*CHARLES F. LIBBY.. 20. 1901-1903-*JAMES HAGERMAN 21. 1902-1905- P. W. MELDRIM. 24. 1903-1906- THEODORE S. GARNETT 32. 1908-1911- CHARLES HENRY BUTLER. 36. 1911-1914- HOLLIS R. BAILEY. * Deceased. . St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. St. Louis, Missouri. Greensboro, North Carolina. Cheyenne, Wyoming. 1 In 1888, at the first meeting of the Executive Committee after the adjournment of the Association, Simeon E. Baldwin resigned, and Charles C. Bonney was chosen to fill the vacancy under By-Law X. 2 In 1913, by virtue of amendment to Constitution, the number of elective members of Executive Committee was increased from five to seven. |