And thereupon the meeting proceeded to the election of officers to serve until the annual meeting to be held on the second Monday of January, 1880, as provided in the constitution, to wit:

R. T. LYON, THOMAS JONES, S. S. COE, W. J. WARNER, AND DAVID L. WIGHTMAN.

Whereupon the meeting adjourned to the first regular meeting, January 12th, 1880, at the same place.

At a regular meeting of the association held January 12th, 1880, at the Probate Court Rooms pursuant to adjournment, nearly one hundred members being present, Hon. Harvey Rice, President, called the meeting to order, and after a few preliminary remarks from him and Vice President Andrews, the meeting proceeded to business.

On motion of George C. Dodge, Esq., Secretary, the Constitution was slightly amended in its phraseology so as to read as herein recorded.

On further motion the following officers were appointed to serve for the ensuing year, Judge Andrews declining a re-election, to wit:

GEORGE F. MARSHALL, R. T. LYON, M. M. SPANGLER, DARIUS

On motion of S. E. Adams, Esq., the following resolution

was adopted:

RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee be authorized to employ at their discretion H. M. Addison, or other suitable person to visit the several wards of the city and townships of the county for the purpose of diffusing information and collecting facts pertaining to the objects of the association and increasing the number of memberships.

On motion the meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the executive committee.

GEO. C. DODGE,

Secretary.

HARVEY RICE,

President.

The officers of the association and executive committee, on receiving the sad intelligence of the death of Hon. S. J. Andrews, one of the vice presidents of the association, convened at the office of Geo. C. Dodge, Esq., on the 13th of February, 1880. Present-Hon. Harvey Rice, president, Hon. John W. Allen, vice president; Geo. C. Dodge, treasurer; Thomas Jones, jr., secretary, and Geo. F. Marshall, Darius Adams and John H. Sargent of the executive committee, and adopted the following resolutions:

RESOLVED, that we offer our most heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of our deceased brother Sherlock J. Andrews; that in his decease we have lost one of our most

worthy members; the legal profession one of its most brilliant lights; and the city of Cleveland one of its most trusted and trustworthy citizens.

RESOLVED, that the members of the association are re

quested to attend his funeral, and that these proceedings be communicated to his family.

THOMAS JONES, JR.,
Secretary.