State Bar Associations called by the American Bar Association, to be held in St. Louis in August of this year: Retiring President Walter H. Bacon. As alternates: The three Vice-Presidents of the Association: Harvey F. Carr. Chauncey G. Parker. Maximilian T. Rosenberg. Judge Skinner also announced that appointments to the other committees would be announced when there had been an opportunity on his part to make a selection. There being no further business, the meeting, on motion duly made, seconded and carried, adjourned. LEROY W. LODER, Secretary. APPENDIX A BAR ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR. WALTER H. BACON, BEFORE THE NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, AT ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., ON JUNE 12, 1920. While there seems to be nothing in the by-laws of the Association requiring such action, the custom has been that the President should, at the morning session, deliver an address. Many of my predecessors in office have added greatly to the sum of human knowledge by the reading of carefully prepared papers which are printed in the "Year Book." Perhaps an equally useful purpose will be served if the President departs somewhat from that custom and pursues the course usual in corporate management, making a brief report of the work done, with some suggestions for future improvement. AN ORGANIC TROUBLE. The experiences of the past year lead to the conclusion that the Association is not accomplishing the full measure of its capacity for usefulness. The defect is constitutional. Our executive organization is not sufficiently permanent. Under our by-laws, the Board of Trustees consists of 15 members, viz., a President, three Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer and nine Directors, being one from each Judicial District. The President is ineligible to re-election. The VicePresidents are in line for succession. The Secretary and Treasurer are permanent officers while the practice has been to change the Directors each year. Of the Board of Trustees, therefore, only four out of 15 are familiar with the work of the previous year. No business organization could long survive that sort of casual and fluctuating management. |