Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-04

A BRILLIANT GATHERING AT THE NATIONAL THEATER-
NEARLY FoUR-sCoKE NEW BARRIsTERs READY FER
PRACTICE
The National theater was flledlast evening with
large and brilliant audience, the occasion being
the commencement Of the Jaw department OF the
Columbian university. The stage was deliberately
ana prOfuseiy decorated with flowers, whose rich
perfume rendered the air fragrant. Suspended
above the stage In large letters wrought In flowers
were the words, "Class 81" Baskets of flowers
depended from the ceiling. and the balconies and
pillars were draped with bunting and gauze. On
the platform were seated besides the faculty and
members OF the graduating class, number Of
| General Maury, Senator voorhees,, Repre-
ex-Justice Strong, Judge Cox.Rev Dr. Paret and
Rev. Dr. Childs. The exercises were varied with
musical selections by the Marine band. Rev. DR..
Childs offered an invocation. Senator voorhees, de-
1vered the address to the graduates speaking at
some length In an eloquent strain. DIR. James C..
yelling, president OF the university, then con-
Ierred the degrees upon the graduates and post
graduates, follows:
Ma Master of Laws.Wm Fl; Appleton, \. H.; Clar-
G. Du Bots, Pa; Duane f. Fox, Mich; Vim. Bart
lett Greene, Mass; Otto Gresham, Ind E. P. Hanna,
dian, Pa; Geo. r. Israel, Md; Jourdan Maury
Israei, d. e.; Thomas Willard johnson. Kan; VIM.
g. Johnson, d. C.; VIM. H. Landvoight, d. c.: w.
NJ Lyle, Ohio; Julius A. Maedel, d. C.; E. A. Main.
Wis; Maurice l. MuhlemaD, Mo-; Hancock Neagle,
Sc; b. F. Peters, Pa; John c. RathbOne, D. G.;
H. IL. T., NJ
X sullivan, Ohio; Edward f. Waite, n. Y; A. W.
Williams, Pa.
Bachelor Of Laws-Walter V. r. Berr. d. c.; K.
$; Foreman, jr., W. Va; Robt. s. brown, Ill;
Charles r. Cleaves, Me-; Frederick G. Coldren,
Mich; Harry Palmer Coolidge, Mass; Charles s.
CrOssman, Mass; Thomas Fletcher Dennis, ILL.,; j.
u. Downs, Md; j. ID. Dunwiddfe Wis; Edmund s.
Durment, Ind: j. Morgan EaSterling, KY; JAS H.
Ellsworth, Ind; G. A Eversole, Ky. j. II. Foster,
Ind; Walter b. Grant, Wis; Otto Gresham, Ind;
Charles Camac Halpine, N. Y; Vim. D. Henry, Va;
Thomas Berry Higgins, ID. c.; ii. Clay How
ard, KY; Jacobus Seneca Jones, Tenn; Samuel
H. Kelley, Mo-; j. A. Kemp, Md; j. Mclean
LfpScOmb Va; Frederick William Matter
SON, ILL.,; II. NJ. Musgrave, Mich; NJ. II. Phelps, ILL.,.
James H. Pierce, Mss; George n. Pollard. Vt; q.
A. Provost, n. j.; James Quackenbush Rice, Conn;
Mason Noble Richardson, d. c.; Thornton w. Sar-
gent Ohio; C. j. Sawyer. Mass; Joseph ShillingtOn,
Jr., d. c.; Joseph Stewart, Kan VIM M. Steuart,
Md; Geo. NJ Smith, w. Va; George F. Stone, n. Y;
Edward Trabue, Tenn: John A. Vail, Ind; F. c.
Van Vliet, Tex; Richard wainwright, ID. c.; Robert
c. Walton, Ind; Martin Welles, Conn; f. L. White,
Robert E. l. White, ID. c.; Vernon II. Whitman,
Mass; S. LANG Williams, Mich; VIM. w. Wiltshire,
1r., Ark; Court +. Wood, Mich
In the absence OF Hon. DOrman B. Eaton, who
was TO have presented the prizes, President yelling
awarded them as follows: 1.-THE ID. b. Eaton first
prize on the 'Public Duties OF Lawyer" $50 in
gold to Joseph Shlllington, Jr second prize double
$. Dorment first prize for best general essay to r.
F. Dennis; second prize for same to S. l. Williams
third prize for same, to g. A. Provost. The bene-
dictiOn was pronounced by Rev. Dr. Childs.
THE JACKSON DEMOCRATS FOR