Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-22
WOMEN AS LAWYERS
THEME OF ADDRESSES AT AN AN
NUAL BANQUET.
Washington College of Law Alumni
Association at Social Function
List Of Toasts.

The seventh annual banquet Of the
alumnae students and friends of the Wash
ington College of Law was held Saturday
evening at Rauscher's on Connecticut ave-
nue.. Although a co-educational institution,
the majority of the students are of the fair
sex, and for that reason the function was
a notable event from a woman's standpoint.
The banquet was made the occasion for
many striking and interesting comparisons
of the two sexes. 1t was publicly pro-
claimed that the time has arrived for wo-
man to come to the front and maintain
equality with man in the business world
and in other circles from which she is dis
barred.
The toasts of the evening took wide
range. Many topics from the advantages
of co-educational institutions to woman's
suffrage and politics were discussed.
Changes in the program were made nee
eSSary by the absence from the city and
illness of several invited guests Justice
Thomas III. Anderson of the District SUI
preme Court who was to have responded to
the toast The Judiciary was unable to
attend. Rev Edward Everett Hale and
Mr.. w. ]. Newton were also absent owing
to Illness.
The banqueters were seated about the
banquet board promptly at S:15 o'clock.
Mrs. Mussey, dean of the institution intro
duced the toastmistress, Miss Florence Eth
ertdge of Massachusetts of the class of 05,
who delivered the address of welcome. At
the conclusion of her remarks Miss Ether
idge called upon Mrs Mussey to respond to
the toast THE Point of View" Mrs. Mus
sey enumerated several points of view on
several topics and made analytic eX-
PLANTATION of each. She made mention of
the fact that many Institutions disbar wo-
men from membership. In closing her adj
dress Mrs Mussey paid a high tribute to
President Roosevelt, chara cterizing him as
fearless, upright, Christian gentleman.
Other Responses to Toasts.
Miss Edna Spofford of New York respond
ed to the toast Glass of 1906" of which
she is a member. In the course of her re-
marks she declared that the class was con-
ceded to be the finest, largest and best that
ever entered the college. She made humor-
Gus illusions to each member of the class.
students Have Met was the toast to
which Miss Emma Gillett of the faculty
responded. She said her acquaintance in
that line extended to practically every
state in the Union Iowa and Ohio, she
continued, have contributed the greatest
number OF students to the college.
In responding to the toast Our Alma
Mater Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe president
OF the Alumni Association, read paper
on the history of the institution, and recit-
ed scenes of former banquets of the school,
She said the Washington College of Law
was the only one established primarily for
women. and that it was an established fac
lol III euucatlOn at the capital.
All Kinds of Lawyers.
Mr.. j. Holdsworth Gordon, president of
the Bar Association of the District of Co.
lun bia, spoke of THE Lawyer" He said
there were all kinds of lawyers, and gave a
definition of the regular lawyer After
ccmplimenting the school for the showing
1t has made, he made brief reference to
the volunteers of the profession. The
Ia
rlty and honor, he said, otherwise he can
rever attain success command respect.
NO man." continued Mr.. Gordon "can
ever succeed unless ne has willingness to
succeed. They must watch little things
Zeal, carefulness and earnestness of pur-
pose are three requisites of lawyer"
controller Persons of the Treasury De-
partment spoke on the advantages that
come to women possessed of legal edu-
cation There is, he said, a need for wom-
en- as well as men lawyers in the govern.
ment service and in the Industrial ard
commercial world
Miss Margaret Kennedy of the senior
class of 1904 spoke on the subject of ''The
Portals of the Twentieth Century," declar-
ing them TO be In respect to mentality the
equal or The men, while still retaining the
graces and beauties of their sex The
speechmaking was brought to close with
the response of Mrs. Ellen Foster to the
toast The Ashes of the Law"
The Guests.
The list of guests included Mrs. s. W.
North of Colorado, James D. Veeder of
New Mexico, Capt. Portman, DIR. Portman
Miss Colby of Quebec, Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
saul. Miss Ida May Meyers, DR.. Batty, Mr..
Ferry. Mr.. Runyan, Mrs. Kennedy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Houghton, Miss Helen Boswell, Mr..
and Mrs. Fits Mrs. Sarah Bradley, Miss
Sargent. Mr.; Wilmoth. Miss Jamison, Miss
Wood Mr.. Brown Miss Hill, Mrs Chase,
Mrs. Paul, Mr.. Dutton, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Donald, Mrs. North, Mrs. Lohr, Mr.. Helm
sen, Miss Noyes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr.. Ull-
ardson. Miss Irwin, Miss Brock, Miss Ohm
stead, Mr.. Persons, Miss Post, Miss
O'Bryon, Mr.. Peyton, Mrs. Lacey, Miss F.
Clark, Miss A. Clark, Miss E. Colford, Miss
F. Colford. Mrs. Gates, Miss Lewis. Mr..
Tralles, Mrs Churchill Mr.. ]. w. Clarke
Mrs. Colford, Mr.. NJ. Q. Mcdonald, Miss
Gardner and Miss McNelly