Avsociation on First Appearance in Court In the presence of a large gathering which included the entire membership of the Amer-can Bar Association, Mr, Edwiw Cunninghim, U.' 8.
J.P. Davi Court rans friends, Judge Milton Dwight Purdy formally assumed office at the American Court last Friday.
Mr. St as President of t tort
also as one of the senior iambers Ameri and Of the Bar, extended to the new Fudge the heartiest welcome of the Bar and their congratulations to him on taking his seat for the first time on the bench of that Court, Some of those present hnd practised there for many years and they all realized the existence of difieulties surrounding the Administration of the taw in an ties which were not encountered at Home, Nevertheless he fel8} ure, and he could assure Honour to that effect, that. he would find in the Bur a erty'
it of ce-operation and. that its members would loyally uphold the Court and its Judge.
DIFFERENCES 18 LOCAL, HANKS, There was one thing he would like to refer to. There had been for some time past more or less Friction-within the Bay itself, but ho felt, and he was sure all the: other members of the Bax felt, that, the occasion of his Honour taking his seat upon the Bench of the Court was, an opportune time for these difficulties to be forgotten and for the Bar to go fon otice more as a united and' Iviendly Bar, loyal to the Court, loyal to its traditions and with desire to uphold ang! maintain host degree—possible traditions of their country which they all prized. so highly.
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