general counsel of the Chicago Defender; general counsel and director of the Liberty Life Insurance Company; Binga State Bank; Douglass National Bank; and general counsel of various fraternal organizations and insurance companies. Burroughs completed the furnishing of the permanent headquarters at 4500 S. Michigan and held the annual banquet at the facility. Burroughs presided over the dedication of the law library on September 29, 1928. Burroughs organized a ladies auxiliary to the association, made up of wives of members who assisted in arranging the entertainment for delegates to the National Bar Convention. After the convention, the auxiliary continued to plan receptions and social events at the headquarters. The auxiliary hosted a reception lawn party to honor Cong. Oscar De Priest and his wife. Burroughs increased the number of dues paying members from 108 to 143; and created annual picnics to give the lawyers an opportunity to fraternize. A fellow member hosted the association at his country home in Michigan. 1938339: Earl B. Dickerson. 100th anniversary During 2014, the Cook County Bar Association celebrated its 100th anniversary under the theme "Destiny in Time". During the event the organization inducted as President Celestia L. Mays. References Arkansas Gazette, notes of telephone conversation with Lloyd B. Wheeler, III, Chicago, November 19, 2001 e-mail from Blake Wintory, October 7, 2008 External links Cook County Bar Association Non-profit organizations based in Chicago African-American professional organizations American bar associations 1914 establishments in Illinois African-American history in Chicago