Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04
introduced the Speakers.

After the banquet had been enjoyed MISS
Sophie Bishop Kent, a member of the Jun
for class assumed the role of toast mis-
tress. and with well chosen end well de-
Iiyered remarks introduced the speakers.
The first address was delivered by Dean
Mussey. who took for her subject "A Legal
Problem"
Mrs. Mussey traced the history of the
school in the following remarks: Here IN
this capital city one bright day in Febru-
ary Just ten years ago, three young,
earnest women determined to study law.
The first one came into my Office so de-
mureiy with a letter of Introduction from
Gen John Eaton, my husbands classmate
at Dartmouth. / had no presentiment OF
what was to follow. But | knew that this
was no ordinary occasion. ana When Two
others Joined her / knew that 1t was a
serious question. Here were three young
women who wished TO be in touch with
that which is live and vital in human lie
and human interest and they had been
drawn TO the law as the one study that
would do that.
And so it came about that ten years ago
I said to Miss Emma Gillett. then. as now,
a quiet but successful woman lawyer, If
you will teach these girls Blackstone, the
common law, ] will try to teach them some
thing about the greatest of all constitu-
tions the Constitution on which rests the
foundation of the government OF the United
States
..And before the end of two years we had
another member of the faculty and twelve
women students, enough to incorporate a
college primarily for women, but also for
men. Today we have in the college fifteen
women and eighteen men students. we
knew that the best, the most thorough in
struction was done too good for such ear
nest, brilliant young women. Our professors
Were not teaching for pay, but for the very
love of influencing young lives; and so we
builded a reputation for thorough prepara-
ton, which has brought to US these eighteen
earnest men students. And to them these
young women owe much, for these men
help to support a college for women too.
Some of the Orators.
Other toasts were responded to as fol-
lows: The Glass of 1908, Women in the
Law Miss Mary o'Toole: '"rhe Faculty
of 1885, Prof. Emma Nj. Gilett; The
Faculty of 1906 Prof e. c. Foster; The
Glass of 1897. Equal Opportunities Mr..
c. r. Colvin: 1.-The Alumni" Miss Della
Jackson: The Glass of 1896. Not Guilty,
Mrs. Gertrude Ballard Fowler; The Re-
wards of the Law Mr.. Robert Person.
Mrs. Mclean was not on the program for
a speech, but the assemblage called upon
her and would take denial. Her re-
marks were heartily applauded.
The following members of the faculty,
students and guests were present:
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. dean of col
lege: Mrs Donald Mclean. president gem
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Person,
Judge Van Arsdale. Miss Sophie Bishop
Kent, Judge f. c. Foster. Miss E. NJ. Gill
lett, Mr.. w. J. Newton, Miss Della S.
Jackson. Mrs, Nanette b. Paul. Mr.. E. c..
Brandenburg, Mr.. Chaplin Brown, Miss
Mary Wood. Prof. and Mrs. H. J.. Hodg-
kins, Justice and Mrs. Staunton Peelle, Mr..
c. w. Fits. Mr.. e. C. Dutton, Miss Lillian
Brock. Mr.. and Mrs. Tralles, Miss Flora
Raymond. Miss Ida Case, Mrs. Catherine
North, Miss Ethel Colford, Miss Florence
Colford, Miss Rice, Mr.. De Main Mr. Thomas
Mrs. Ida Coford. Miss Hester McNelIy.
Miss Lottie Richardson, Mr. John E. Las
key, Miss Strothers, Miss Ida May Meyers,
Mrs. Charles Consaul, Miss Gertrude Leon
ard, Capt. and Mrs. Harry Coope, Mrs. Ida
Gilbert Myers. Mr.. and Mrs. Lohr, Miss
Helen e. Janlison, Miss Sarah p. Grogan,
Miss Graecen, Miss Freba, Miss Janet Nc
Williams, Miss Elizabeth F. Pierce, Miss
Field. Mrs Gertrude Ballard Fowler Mr..
Jones, Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Col
win, Mrs. Ella D. Gates, Mr.. Alley, Miss
Morrison, Mrs. Edith X. Kern Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Walker. Miss Vurhoist Mr..
Walter Hendricks, Mr.. Earnest Root, Miss
Fannie l. Peter, Mr. Thomas B. Smith,
Miss Anna Grace Burke, Mr.. Wallace Hill,
Miss Helen Hill, MIR. Roy Hill! Miss Bra
shears. Miss Mary O'Toole, Mr.. James Dill
lard Miss Elizabeth Tyler, Mrs Tyler Miss
Grace Hays, Mr.. Harry Heggarty, Miss
Anna d. Draper, Mr.. George Phillips, Miss
Perciva Brown and Miss Anna Anderson.