SECRETARY'S REPORT ST. LOUIS, MO., August 25, 1920. To the American Bar Association: The Report of the Proceedings of the last annual meeting of the Association has been printed and distributed to all members, to all state bar associations and to legal journals and libraries, both in the United States and abroad. There were 11,243 active and 14 honorary members at the date of publication of the 1919 Report. There have since been 277 deaths and resignations, and the proposal of 778 new active members and one honorary member, all of whom have been elected by the Executive Committee. The membership includes representatives of all the states, of the District of Columbia, and of the insular possessions of Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines. There are now in existence 47 state bar associations, and also the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the Bar Association of Hawaii. In addition there are more than 900 local bar associations of which we have record. The Secretary has endeavored to keep in close touch with the state organizations during the year. In lieu of invitations as formerly issued to state bar associations for appointment of three delegates to the annual meeting, invitations are now issued by the Committee on Co-operation among state and local bar associations to each state association to send three delegates and to each local association to send two delegates to the Conference of Delegates from bar associations, the delegates also to represent their respective associations at the meeting of the Association. The Secretary has continued to supply, upon request, copies of the Canons of Professional Ethics; 1315 copies have been distributed since the last annual meeting. Notices were duly sent by the Secretary to all standing and special committees, requesting attention to matters particularly referred to them. The order of exercises for the meeting and the reports of certain committees for the year 1919-1920 were printed in the July number of the JOURNAL of the Association, which issued to members more than thirty days in advance of the meeting. The reports are as follows: Standing Committees.-Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commerce, Trade and Commercial Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Jurisprudence and Law Reform, and Publicity. Special Committees.-Change of Date of Presidential Inauguration, Classification and Restatement of the Law, Finance, Legislative Drafting, and Uniform Judicial Procedure. Sections, Allied Bodies, etc.-Section of Patent, Trade-Mark and Copyright Law, and Uniform State Laws. In addition to the foregoing the report of the Committee on Professional Ethics and Grievances has been filed since the issuance of the JOURNAL; this report has been printed and copies may be had at the office of the Secretary, Statler Hotel. The report of the Committee on Jurisprudence and Law Reform has been revised since its publication in the JOURNAL, and copies of the revised report may also be had at the Secretary's office. The quarterly JOURNAL has now issued three numbers in its sixth year. The Secretary's office has had charge of the details of the printing and issuance of the JOURNAL, and has co-operated with the Chairman of the Committee on Publications. The JOURNAL exchange list is growing, and more than 60 libraries now subscribe through the Association, a number of others receiving the JOURNAL through the Section of Comparative Law. In response to a growing demand, and by direction of the Executive Committee, the Secretary has re-arranged the geographical list of members by cities and counties, instead of merely by states as formerly, and has inserted opposite the name of each member the date of his election. Proofs of the new list may be seen at the Secretary's office. The new list will appear in the next annual volume of the Association Reports. The Secretary has received during the year reports of the various state bar associations, and a number of other books, all of which have been acknowledged through the JOURNAL. The Secretary's office at the Hotel Statler will use the system of registration cards as in recent years. These cards may be obtained at the office or in this meeting room. Cards should be signed legibly, and after all blanks are filled should be returned promptly. Members and delegates are requested to register as soon as convenient after arrival. Daily lists of those in attendance will be printed for distribution at the meeting, and the last revision thereof will be included in the Report of the Proceedings. A separate register of the members of the Judicial Section will be kept in the Secretary's office, Hotel Statler, and members of that Section are requested to register their names and addresses immediately upon arrival. Copies of the Constitution and By-Laws, program of 1920 meeting, lists of officers and committees, copies of committee reports, Canons of Ethics, July 1920 JOURNAL, new September 1920 JOURNAL and other literature of the Association can be had at the Secretary's office, Hotel Statler. Upon request at Secretary's office stenographic service will be supplied. Pigeonhole furniture has been provided in the Secretary's office for mail addressed to members in care of the American Bar Association; members will please inquire periodically for mail, messages and telegrams. Application blanks and information concerning the status of applicants, as well as all information concerning membership may be obtained at the desk of the Membership Committee in the Secretary's office. The Secretary endeavors to keep the street address of each member, and prompt notification of changes is requested. Respectfully submitted, W. THOMAS KEMP, Secretary. TREASURER'S REPORT 1919-1920. .... Correction of 1919 total Deaths Resignations Dropped Membership August 14, 1920 10,825 725 391 64 1,180 12,005 3 218 131 322 674 11,331 To cash on hand at date of last report... ..... To cash received from advertisements in the For July, 1919, issue.... For October, 1919, issue. . $144.17 144.17 For January, 1920, issue. 163.33 451.67 647.22 |