acter and the virtues which he possessed, I would use the words, "nobility of character," for in my opinion he was the embodiment of this characteristic, and this Association can do nothing that can give it more pleasure than putting these memorials upon its records and in its archives.

MR. LOCKE CRAIG, of Asheville. The Committee has a memorial of one of the other members of the Bar, that of Mr. W. A. Dunn, and, as Chairman of the Committee, I will ask that the memorial be presented by Judge MacRae.

Mr. J. C. MacRae, of Chapel Hill, here read the memorial of William A. Dunn.

(See the Memorial at the end of the Minutes.)

THE PRESIDENT. The memorial will be filed with the Secretary.

MR. F. D. WINSTON, of Windsor. As I am about the only member from the immediate part of the State in which he lived, I wish to say that I doubt that North Carolina ever produced a more careful, painstaking man than Capt. Warren. It took him longer to write a deed that it ever took any other lawyer who ever lived in this State, but when he wrote the deed there was nothing about it that was wanting. It was not the labor of indecision, it was not the labor of a want of preparation, but it was careful, painstaking, thoughtful, accurate work. In all the contests for twenty years that marked our watered section of the State, no man added more to our citizenship than did he. He was not what was known as a public man, but no man ever doubted his integrity of purpose and his interest.

But my intention was not to add anything to what has been said about him, but to add a word of testimony to Mr. Dunn, whose memorial has just been read. In 1871, I went as a student to the Horner School. In the town of Weldon, I first made the acquaintance of Mr. Dunn, and in half a year after that our relations in life were firmly set. We were roommates and bedfellows for more than two years, and friends for more than a generation. At school he gave evi

dence of those traits which he exhibited in life more clearly than any man I was in school with. He was attentive to every duty, he was a truthful man, he wanted to do what was right, and even then he was more devoted to his father, his mother and brothers than anybody I was ever in school with. It is not singular that he should have been called upon to take the place of his father and stand in such a relation to his mother and sisters. His father died about the time he came to the Bar, and to the mother and several brothers and sisters, I think numbering 10 or 11, he has been the truest, most devoted, tender and loving guardian. Mr. Dunn was not a great lawyer, but a good lawyer. He was as persistent in his duty along the lines that he conceived to be right as any man I ever knew. He was as near uncompromising in his opinion as any man I ever knew. I must say I never knew him to be persistent in doing wrong. If he was persistent it was in the cause of education, in the cause of temperance, in the cause of the oppressed, and no man thought for a moment that he was ever actuated by anything but high motives. Small of stature, apparently not strong, he worked steadily on in his desire to live and defend his dear ones, to dignify the citizenship of the State and to add to the uplifting of the people. He was my friend, and I say these few words in memory of him, and state that no lawyer in North Carolina better deserved the good opinion of his brethren.

MR. JOHN E. WOODARD, of Wilson. I cannot allow this occasion to pass without adding a few words in behalf of my departed friend, William A. Dunn. He was my classmate. We obtained license to practice law at the same time, we were elected to the Senate from the same district, we attended the Bar in the district for years. I knew him well and I appreciate the noble qualities mentioned in the tribute paid to him by this Association. If I had to name any distinguishing trait of our departed brother it would be his earnestness and the zeal wtih which he espoused any cause which he undertook. In manner he was earnest and sincere. In politics he was a partisan, but amid the perils of life,

W. A. Dunn wore the white flower of a spotless life. I love his memory, not only for the memory which he has left with me, but for the interest he took in every young man who has come to the Bar of North Carolina.

THE PRESIDENT. The Secretary will now submit his report.

(See the Report at the end of the Minutes.)

THE PRESIDENT. The report will be received and recorded.

MR. F. D. WINSTON, of Windsor. I see, Mr. President, some members of the Bar from the great State of Pennsylvania, and I move that the courtesy of this body be extended to them.

A MEMBER. I make the same motion in regard to the gentleman from Richmond.

A MEMBER. And also in regard to the gentleman from South Carolina. And we are informed that there are probably others whose names we do not know.

THE PRESIDENT. It has been moved and seconded that the courtesy of this body be extended to the visiting attorneys, and I now extend to them that courtesy and assure them a hearty welcome on behalf of the members of the North Carolina Bar Association.

A MEMBER. I would like to inquire as to the resolution in regard to the laws concerning married women, if it was not postponed as a matter to come up at this meeting.

THE SECRETARY. The matter was postponed indefinitely. ¿ The Secretary was in favor of the proposition and made a speech to that effect, and I believe we did get together, four or five of us, and reconsidered and postponed it until this meeting, but since that time the Legislature has taken the matter up and refused to do anything with it.

MR. A. A. HICKS, of Oxford. Mr. President, there are so many pretty things for us to see here that I move that the matter be postponed indefinitely.

THE PRESIDENT. Those in favor of the motion will say aye, those opposed, no. The noes have it.

MR. E. J. JUSTICE, of Greensboro. Mr. President, one or two matters have occurred to me that I want to submit to the Association. I prefer to do it through a committee, for the reason that I have not deliberated about them sufficiently to form a conclusion in my own mind as to what is best to be done. I want, if it is in order, to call a special committee to take the matters under consideration. I would like to

inquire of the President if a resolution providing for a special committee would be in order at this point. I have drafted the resolution roughly and will read it and submit it to the Secretary later.

Resolved, That a Committee of three members of the North Carolina Bar Association be appointed by the President to report at the present meeting of the Association whether in their opinion some steps cannot be taken to render more efficient the Association, and among other things to consider the question of paying a salary to the Chairmen of some of the important Committees.

I offer that resolution, Mr. Chairman, because I feel that the Bar Association is not measuring up to its full opportunities for usefulness. There have been suggestions made by several Presidents of the Association, in their annual addresses, that it seems to me ought to have received more serious attention and consideration than has been given to them, and there are duties imposed by the Constitution and By-Laws upon certain committees which have not been performed as efficiently as I think they should have been, and in saying that, I do not mean to be understood as criticizing any of the gentlemen who have been on those committees. It is quite likely that I have been on some of them myself and have neglected my duties, as I think others have done. Some of those duties are disagreeable; some require labor and investigation. Those that have been disagreeable have not been performed because we dislike to do anything that affects a brother lawyer. Many have not been performed be

cause they are laborious. This Association does not need to go out in search of something to do. There are many things which are required to be done, and if we do not die, Mr. President, of the dry rot, and die early, notwithstanding we have done many good things, some of which our efficient Secretary has called to our attention, it seems to me that we must come more nearly to measuring up to our opportunities for work. I do not know whether it is practicable or not, but I should like for the President to impress upon the Chairman of the Committee on Grievances the importance and the responsibility of this matter, that that responsibility is with him, and to make him feel the same duty to this Bar Association as he feels to a client who has entrusted his suit to him. Unless that can be done, unless the Chairman of those Committees can be made to manage these things, they will forget, perhaps, that they are Chairmen, or, the Chairman, perhaps, is not here, but, if here, he prepares his report after he arrives and it amounts practically to nothing. Having these views, and having an interest in the Association and in the opportunity for doing good that is presented to us, I think that we ought not to come here and enjoy the beauties of this place and perform our duties with regard to the memorials of our departed brothers and go away. If we come here seeking merely pleasure, why the members will understand that it is for pleasure and will seek it elsewhere throughout the State.

THE PRESIDENT. Those in favor of that resolution will say aye; those opposed, no. The ayes have it.

MR. PICKENS, of Henderson. I wish to inquire if there will be a session this afternoon?

THE PRESIDENT. That will be determined later during the present sitting.

MR. E. J. JUSTICE, of Guilford. I move that the Committee on Legislation and Law Reform be required to take some action looking to the early publication of the public and private laws of the Legislature of North Carolina, and