Evening star., 1885-06-06
CITY AND DISTRICT.
READY NOW FOR FEES.
Nearly Half n Hundred Young Lawyers
Graduate from the National University
The COmme encement Exercises at
FOrtl,S Opera House Last Evening.

The commencement Exercises az
FOrd's Opera House Last Evening
Ford's Opera House presented a gala appear
Ance last evening, the occasion being the COM
mencement exercises of the law department of
the National University. The stage was liter
ally covered with flowers Of every kind and ar
ranged in innumerable fantastic designs. Be-
hino the floral bank sat the members of the
faculty, the graduates, and a few distinguished
guests. The handsome decorations OF the audi
tOrium were set Of to advantage by the inn
men~e audience composed largely of ladies,
which filed every seat in the theater.
Banners, one for each President, with the
hame in gold letters. hung from the walls and
gallery Long streamers reached from the
WALL to the center of the auditorium and from
the boxes to the front of the stage, where they
met and were held in the beak of mammoth
Eiided eagle. below which was the simple word
fkjudcial' in golden letters. The gallery was
literally covered with bunting, the graceful
folds of which were pinned with large golden
btars. From the gallery hanging baskets were
entrances were draped with the stars and
stripes Excellent music by the marine band
was interspersed through the evenings pro-
gram. Rev. Byron Sunderland made the OPEN
Ing prayer and Judge Arthur Macarthur, the
president of the faculty, delivered the address
In his most happy manner. 1t was tull of good
interest. Hon. f. John Ellis, OF Louisiana, was
on the program To- deliver the address TO the
graduating class. but Judge Macarthur an
bounced that although Mr.. Ellis was under
promise TO deliver the address at the time his
unavoidably prevented from fulfilling it. At
the last moment, however. one had bravely
come forward To relieve them from their diff
Guilty, and he took pleasure in introducing Hon.
Samuel Shellabarger. His address to the grad
yates was replete with good advice, and he held
the undivided attention of both graduates and
auditors. Fidelity the key note of his
marks and he assured his hearers that with that
a. their watchword they could not fail. Presi-
the degrees but Judge Macarthur announced
that the continued demands OF more important
pearing and Justice Bradley acted as his sub
sttute. After the diplomas were presented,
JudgeMacArthur announced the award OF prizes
as follows:-The university gold medal, for the
best postgraduate examination. to Walter NJ.
Wilson, of Pennsy lvania Mr.. Wilson Is private
secretary of the Attorney General. The Mac
Arthur gold medal, for best senior examination,
was awarded To- Il. o. Leech. of the District of
Columbia. VINO Is a well known clerk in the
Treasury department. The silver medal for the
best junior examination, was awarded to T.. o.
Weller. After the presentation, Hon. John
Goode, OF Virginia, the new solicitor gen
eral, delivered an eloquent address to the
medalists. and the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. j. G. Butler, d. ID.
The graduates were: Masters Of law-Walter
II. AcSer. d. c.; Chas. A. Burnett, Ind; Camp
bell W. Bushnell, D. c.; Samuel M.Cutler, Kan;
Horace W. Eaton, n. Y; James Gillin, n. j.;
d. C.; Patrick O'Farrell, Conn.,; Edgar j. Pull
man, Penn; Thomas g. Steward, ILL.,; Watson
r. Neb
OF laws-Chas f. Bacon. Mich; Henry s. Berlin,
ID. c.; Oliphant b. Brown, Iowa; Edmund III.
Brown. Md; Samuel II. Chase, D. c.; Albert 7.
Coumbe. d C.; Geo. P. Davis, Ohio; Henry, P.
EarnhaIn. y. Y: Thos. NJ. Fields, Penn; Walter
H. FosS, y. H.; Jas. Y. Hazlett Iowa; Aionzo E.
Helm, Ind; James ID. Holman, Miss; Melen
c. Hooker. VT; George V. Jennings, NY; Thos.
7. Knox, Tenn; George W. Koonce, \. c.;
Edward Q: Leech, DC; Lawson Lindsey, DC;
Gustavus Z: Maynadier, DC: Perry 6. Niche
nes, , Ind; VIM Myers Ohio; Geo; F. Q'Hair.
Penn: AIesander II. semmes. DC b. G.: Frank E A.
warner, N. T.; Chas. b. " illiams, Ohio.
Transfers Of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: c. c.
r. sas Et Pleasant as a 1 Anna BonSnks l1Sn
to ]. E. Prout, sub. lot II, so. 494: 50, 800.
]: N. Johnston to John Miller, part :, So.
Darlington and /. Williamson, lots 90 to %,
50. 753; S1,616.s4. w. B. Hartley to ]. 5.
sT9Tmseds part ar So s1S Jamie a
13, block so, H & E.s sub. Mt. Pleasant; $3.50.
H. McGoines to Ida May Pierce, part Aaron"
c. S. shreSe. part T II, sd So 47s: s70o. " E. Knox *
to Charles F. Reed, lot 32. Gnnneiis sub so.
3O5; 81 600 Edmund Cammack to John Cam
Anna Bohnke to John B. Prout, lot II, McGuires
sub Of 50. 4e4; $500. James NJ. Johnson,
Bank OF Washington to Campbell Carrington
and Irving Williamson, lots 20, u, % and %,
So 55s s1Sls -, Kegipald FendaIl Ind to J.
sub of So 153; 81 800 Thomas j. Fisher itrus-
tee for Thomas Sunderland) to-J.c DaveAf6rt
Wheeler, lot 7o, Fisher and Sharon's sub OF So.
153; S3,5OO- Thomas j. Fisher trustee for
Thomas Sunderiandl to Kate Fellows Wheeler,
lot 80, T. ]. Fishers sub of SO. 1o5; 81, 400.
dian Hill lot Il, block 8. Hall and Elvan's sub;
1915. Jennie NJ. Crummell to Albert Crutch-
Held, Meridian Hill, part of lots IL and 13,
MeGoines to Ida May Pierce, part of tract called
"Aaron," on Marlborough road; 5000. Nichols
Ami To Nfar Nprif ffian LOT A
block II, Hall and Elvans sub; $4,000. = a
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