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February 14, 1913
The Ocala Banner
Ocala, Marion County, Florida
What is this article about?
The editor of the Gainesville Sun celebrates the election of his longtime friend, Hon. W. A. MacWilliams of St. Augustine, as president of the State Bar Association, recalling their friendship from the 1880s and MacWilliams' advancements in law and politics.
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W. A. MacWILLIAMS
The editor of the Sun is always pleased to note the conferring of honor upon personal friends, but we cannot remember another instance of the kind which gave us more genuine pleasure than when we read of the election of Hon. W. A. MacWilliams of St. Augustine as president of the State Bar Association. His father was our friend in the eighties, and we were among the first acquaintances young MacWilliams formed when he joined his father in Florida, coming here from Maryland.
The attachment then formed between us has lasted to the present day, and as the editor has noted the advancement of his friend in the legal profession as well as political honors conferred upon him by the people of St. Johns county, every such instance has caused his heart to thrill with joy. W. A. MacWilliams is a man it is safe to tie to, something that cannot be truthfully said of every man these days.
Gainesville Sun
The editor of the Sun is always pleased to note the conferring of honor upon personal friends, but we cannot remember another instance of the kind which gave us more genuine pleasure than when we read of the election of Hon. W. A. MacWilliams of St. Augustine as president of the State Bar Association. His father was our friend in the eighties, and we were among the first acquaintances young MacWilliams formed when he joined his father in Florida, coming here from Maryland.
The attachment then formed between us has lasted to the present day, and as the editor has noted the advancement of his friend in the legal profession as well as political honors conferred upon him by the people of St. Johns county, every such instance has caused his heart to thrill with joy. W. A. MacWilliams is a man it is safe to tie to, something that cannot be truthfully said of every man these days.
Gainesville Sun
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Bar Association Election
Legal Advancement
Longtime Friendship
St Augustine Lawyer
Political Honors
What entities or persons were involved?
W. A. Macwilliams
Hon. W. A. Macwilliams
Where did it happen?
St. Augustine, Florida; St. Johns County
Story Details
Key Persons
W. A. Macwilliams
Hon. W. A. Macwilliams
Location
St. Augustine, Florida; St. Johns County
Event Date
Eighties
Story Details
Editor expresses joy at friend's election as State Bar Association president, recalls long friendship from when MacWilliams moved from Maryland to Florida in the 1880s, notes his legal and political advancements, and praises his reliability.