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Communications in regard to the contents of the Magazine should be addressed to the Editor, S. R. WRIGHTINGTON, 31 State Street, Boston, Mass. The Editor will be glad to receive contributions of articles of moderate length upon subjects of in terest to the profession; also anything in the way of legal antiquities or curiosities, facetiae, anecdotes, etc. To elevate the ideals of the profession and to formulate its opinion on legislative prob lems of national importance, is the mission of the American Bar Association. As a national representative, affording the most effective means for the application of the public spirit and capacity of those who devote their energy to the practice of their profession rather than to the pursuit of political honors, its proceedings are of interest to every American lawyer who loves his calling, and deserve his more active support. Those who were unable to attend its meetings and feel the inspiration of contact with leaders of the Bar from all parts of our country, may welcome an opportunity to read of the most important proceedings of the re cent session at Narragansett Pier. The informal debates which resulted in a policy of inaction on the resolution to ex pressly confer equity jurisdiction on the federal courts to en join violations of the Sherman Act. and on that advocating fed eral control of insur ance companies aroused much inter est among those present as curious examples of parlia mentary practice, but owing largely to EDGAK A. BANCROFT. the neglect of com mittees to report in accordance with the by-laws and the failure of those present to inform themselves accur ately in advance as to the law upon which their opinions were to be expressed, these promising discussions did not furnish anything which require* attention.

As introductory to this number, we have thought it appropriate to present a brief sketch of the new president of the Association. Mr. Bancroft, who kindly took time from his vacation to prepare this for us, is peculiarly qualified for his task from long association with Mr. Peck. He was born in Galesburg, Ill., is a graduate of Knox College and Co lumbia Law School. He practised in Galesburg from 1884 to 1892 when he moved to Chicago. From 1895 to 1904 he was general solicitor of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. He is the President of the Chicago Bar Association and is a member of the firm of Scott, Bancroft, Lord, and Stevens. The annual address delivered by Mr. Hemenway, which we print in full, was received by his audi ence with the enthu siasm it deserved. His selection to de liver the most im portant address at a gathering in Xew England was particularly appropriate, ALFRED HEMENWAY. for Mr. Hemenway is justly regarded as one of New England's leading lawyers. He is a native of Hopkinton, Mass., a graduate of Yale College and the Harvard Law School and has always practised in Boston. In 1897, he was appointed by the governor sole commissioner to draft the act embodying the Torrens system of land registration, which is now law in Massachusetts. He is a mem ber of the firm of Long and Hemenway. The problem of the president of the Associ ation in preparing the address required by the constitution, was especially hard this year, since the legislatures of nearly all the states had been in session. The address in full would have filled over thirty of our pages and we