Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
READY FOR PRACTICE
Commencement Exercises Of the George
town Law School
Long List of Graduates and the Prizes
Given - An Address by
Judge McCOmas.

i
ciulli. leader Of the band OF the United
States Marine Corps, waved his baton In
| the opening overture. and hundreds were
| forced to stand during the very interesting
| exercises. Palms and flowers flags and
| Dunting and innumerable electric lights
| gave the house an unusually handsome ap-
pearance, above the stage being hung an
| immense floral scales of justice, beneath
| winch was suspended huge scroll bearing
| the legend, Georgetown University Law
| School, 1896" About the president Of the
| university, the Rev. J. Ravens Richards,
We're seated Mr.. Justice Harlan of the
chitei states Supreme Court, justices Nor
RS and Shepard of the District Court Of
Appeals Judge Louis E. McComas of the
District supreme Court, the orator of the
evening: Bishop Keana of the Catholic
University, and Messrs. Jere NJ Wilson,
| H. Ross Perry. George Z. Hamilton, Tai
madge A. Lambert, Michael j. Colbert,
Charles A. Douglass and others of the fac
uiaty. besides many prominent members of
the local bar and Of the faculties of the
two universities.
After the overture the 139 graduates
marched upon the stage TO the strains Of
fanciullis Georgetown Law School March
they being greeted with warm applause
Then. after another selection by the band
President Richards conferred the degrees.
1irst telling the graduates that the occasion
meant the attainment of their majority in
intellectual and professional life. The pop
uiarity of the legal profession is always
shown by the laudation showered upon
It's graduates. 1t is right that the profes-
sion should be SO highly regarded by the
public, for without law all would be chaos
President Richards spoke of the privileges
enjoyed by the graduates, saying that the
university is as proud of them as they un-
doubleday are of the school
List of Gradmatcs.
Secretary Yeatman then read the names
ntas nd 60
ward TO receive their diplomas they were
Individually greeted with applause The
following received the degree of bachelor
of laws: Joseph Abel. Pennsylvania: Will
lam T. Akin. Georgia: Thomas V. Ballard
Alabama; William +. Barry A NJ, Ne
braska; Richard r. Black. South Carolina
Nathan f. Boone. A. B., Tennessee; Jo-
seph F. Brady. Virginia.; Augustus A
Brahtiey, South Carolina; William c.
6raW!cy, Wisconsin; FeneIon Il. Brock
District of Columbia: John c. Burke, Iowa;
oharies A. Calhoun. Georgia: Stephen ]
casey, Rhode Island; James II. Collins,
a: B.. Kentucky; James a. Comedian.
Maine; Samuel Cottrell, jr., PENNSYLVANIA
Frank Is. Cox. New York; Thomas AntiselI
Cfulkshank. District OF Columbia; George
r.. Cruise, Maryland: Charles S DAVIS.
Wisconsin; Jean +. Z. des Garennes, A b..
District of Columbia: Charles Donnelly.
Minnesota John j. Douglass A. B. Nassa
chusetts; William H. Emery, New York :
Clarence Z. Ergood, District of Columbia
| Artsmus :! Erwin, jr. mississippi James
Indiana: Thomas j. Fitzgerald, New YorI, .
horace Ford. Virginia: William F. Ford
ttah; Robert ]. CAN'T. b. E., South Caro-
ma: Bennett r. Gardner, District OF Co
iumpia' Charles j. Govern, New York. Ed
WIN X. Cow. Ohio: Thomas Grant Distr;c,
OF Columbia; William W. Grayson. DIstric;
OF Columbia; Patrick j. GrOEan. Maryland:
Thomas J. Grogan, Maryland; Thomas !,
of al f..i
Hardy, Tennessee; Dudley T. Hasson.
pennsylvania; Charles r. Hendler New
| loIk; Waiter B. Hindmarsh. Virginia
Howard b. Hodge District of Columbia
Frank \. Jones. District of Columbia; Ed
ward l.. Jordan, District of Columbia
Charles j. Happier, Nevada; Charles b,
heny' Indiana; John S. Leahy. A. M Mis-
souri,; Patrick II. Loughran, New York;
Richard l.. Mabrey. Missouri: Francis p
Madeira. West Virginia. William +. Ma
nohy. District of Columbia: Joseph +.
In[ira T., Minnesota Allen c. Mcdonald,
indiana; Philip j. McHenry, a. NJ, Distr:c;
OF Columbia: Irwin c. McRae, Alabama
Claude Mercer. Kentucky: Richard t, Mer
rick. Maryland; Charles A. Miller, Vir-
s,hia; Z. Piquette Mitchell, A. b., District OF
Soiunbia: Barry Mohun. Virginia; Denny
montgomery, Kansas; John b. Moon. hi
nois; ID. Oswald Morgan Georgia. Daniel
murphy. California: John l.. Nichols Dis
crlct OF Columbia; p Bishop Parrot. South
Carolina; George =. PelI, North Carolina
Jesse r Potbury. District of Columbia
Harry G. Rask, New York: ]. Enos RAY
Jr A; B., Maryland; John Robert Richard
son, Louisiana; Ebert E. Richmond, New
YORK; Harry s. Ridgely, District of Column
bla: Maurice D. Rosenberg District of Co
lumbia; Thomas Ruffin, North Carolina
James A Ryan, Tennessee; w Franklin
sands District of Columbia: Thomas W.
scout District of Columbia; Fulton H.
Sears. North Carolina: Edwin Seton. Dis
trict of Columbia: Harold c. SNYDER VIr
ginia; Milton Strasburger, District Of Co
i EnnaI Benjamin r.. Stuart, jr.. South
carolina: Simon F. Sullivan. Msssachu-
sets: smith Thompson, jr., District of Co
iumbia: Walter j. Vaughan, Georgia. Will
lam II. Wahly, District of Columbia:
Iharles NJ Werle. District Of Columbia :
James a. Wetmore. New York. Hugh "A
Williams, Kansas -
The degree of master of laws was con-
ferred upon the following: Henry l., Beck
P1al r., District Of Columbia; John Powell
lSl3ckmon,, LIB. Georgia; Samuel Black
well, Lib, Alabama; Howard Boyd. III. r.
Maryland; Ebert F. Burdine, LIB. Dis,
trIct OF Columbia; f. Gerry Cabaniss, A. B.,
LIB, Georgia. Guida C. Callan, Lib
Texas: Robert p. Carleton, Lib Florida: :
Philip II. Cass LIB. Nebraska. Robert NJ
COOK, LIB. Kansas; Charles A. Corey
Lib, District of Columbia; Addison B.
Desges LIB, District Of Columbia; Hamp-
ton Y. Denman, B.. District of Columbia: .
Charles Earl, LIB. Maryland; Samuel p
FISHER LIB. Virginia; John J. FITZGERALD
A.B.' LIB, Rhode Island; Daniel J. Can't
X.
LIB. District Of Columbia; John T. Hart
IL. B., Texas: William A Jackson, II,
Alabama: Hayden Johnson, LIB, District
OF Columbia: Edwin g. Jones. LIB. Kan
sas; James P. LAWN. LIB, Georgia, John
J. Jordan, LIB, Texas; Michael !. Lylan,
B:S.. LIB. Massachusetts; Perc;val ri
Marshall. LIB. District of Columbia: Jo-
seph c. Mattingly, ABB, LIB. Maryland:
Battle McCardle, LIB Mississippi: Fred
Mckee, LIB, Maryland: Alvin n McNish
LIB, Georgia; Henry F. Mooney, LIB
Connecticut; Charles G. Mortimer, LIB
District Of Columbia: James p O'I.aughlIn
LIB, Pennsylvania: Charles w Osenton
LIB, West Virginia. Polk K. Pennington
LIB, Alabama; Chas. Daniel Rooney A
NJ, LII b, Massachusetts: Francis P Shee-
by, ABB. LIB. District of Columbia:
Vincent A. Sheehy ABB, LIB, District of
Columbia; E. Richard Ship, LIB Ill.,
rois: Robert E. L. Smith, LIB, MARYLAND
John F. Stewart, kentucky; Ralph w.
Stone. Alb. LIB, Pennsylvania Howe
Totten. ABB, LIB, District OF Columbia;
Daniel c. Vaughan, LIB. Georgia; George
G. Wedderburn, LIB, District of Column
ba; Oliver D. Wilkerson, LIB, Kansas
The Grafton.
Another selection by the band followed,
and then the dean of the faculty, Mr. Jere
NJ. Wilson, proceeded to introduce Judge Nc
Comas. Both received an ovation from the
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