OF THE ORGANIZATION AND FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION AT DENVER, COLORADO FIRST ANNUAL MEETING AT COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO DENVER, COLORADO THE SMITH-BROOKS PRINTING COMPANY 1898 TRANSACTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION MEETING HELD AT DENVER, COLORADO. Denver, Colo., September 9, 1898. At a meeting of the signers of the call, held at the Brown Palace hotel, Denver, on Thursday, September 9, 1897, at 2 p. m., Caldwell Yeaman presiding temporarily, the following proceedings were had: On motion of John D. Fleming, Lucius W. Hoyt was elected temporary secretary. On the suggestion of Mr. Phelps, the call for this meeting was read by the secretary, which is as follows: The undersigned, members of the bar of Colorado, believing that the organized action and influence of our profession, properly exerted, would lead to the creation of more intimate relations between its members than now exist, and would, at the same time, sustain the profession in its proper position in the community, and thereby enable it, in many ways, to promote the interests of the public, do hereby agree to unite in forming a state association for such purposes. And we do hereby appoint Hugh Butler, Edward L. Johnson and Lucius W. Hoyt a committee to call a meeting of the subscribers, at such time and place as may be designated by 76699 said committee, at which meeting measures will be taken for the organization of the proposed association. Morton S. Bailey. G. C. Bartels. James H. Blood. D. V. Burns. O. F. A. Greene. A. T. Gunnell. G. K. Hartenstein. Charles J. Hughes, Jr. Orland S. Isbell. John L. Jerome. Edward L. Johnson. A. C. Phelps. John T. Shumate. Ralph Talbot. Ed. T. Taylor. Charles H. Toll. J. F. Vaile. E. T. Wells. C. A. Wilkin. Sylvester G. Williams. The roll of members was called by the secretary, and all responded as being present, with the following exceptions: Morton S. Bailey, Chas. Cavender, Samuel P. Dale, A. H. DeFrance, Thos. H. Devine, John A. Ewing, W. H. Gabbert, Chas. E. Gast, S. A. Giffin, A. T. Gunnell, G. K. Hartenstein, Harry N. Haynes, J. C. Helm, Henry W. Hobson, Chas. J. Hughes, Jr., Orland S. |