Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
Portals BANQUET H0STESSES
J. T. Du BOIS AND CONTROLLER
TRACEWELL SPEAK.
Function Given by Junior Glass at
Rauscher's-Welco by Ellen
Spencer Mussey.

Evidence or the forensic power Ol tHe
gentler sex was presented with the feast
of reason at the twelfth annual banquet
last night Of the Washington College OF
Law, held at Rauscher's, Connecticut ave-
nue. and l. street.
Although the college was founded pri-
marily for the education Of women for the
practice of law, somehow man has become
co-students in the courses. This opposed
the sexes in the speechmaking last night
with witty and humorous results.
After the menu had been discussed, Bur
ton w. Cary, of the class of 1910. VINO
acted as POSTMASTER. introduced Mrs. Ell
len Spencer Mussey, dean Of the school.
She brought brief word Of welcome to
the alumni. students and guests.
Responding to the toast THE I'm
Common Law and speaking for the
freshmen class of the university, Miss
Erna Carpenter commented on the DIFF
ferences Of present day law and older
common law and made humorous ap-
plication to woman and her sterner
companions in domestic life.
Miss Helen Z. Jamison. 'O4, spoke for
the alumni, the subject of her address
being Coins" Producing a number of
coins. some of ancient Rome, some Of
the early coinage of this country and
others of modern days, she made clever
application in each case to some part
or branch of the college. She gained
applause by advising young ladies, II
you cannot get married, study law"
For the class of 1903. the seniors.J Run
pert Venning delivered a prophecy of
what all will have achieved by 1921. Mrs.
Jessica P. Hunter spoke on Women in
the Law"
James T. Dubois of the State Depart
ment and former consul general to
Switzerland, when called upon, spoke ex-
temporaneously in tribute to woman in
every branch Of life work. Controller of
the Treasury Robert Tracewell, guest of
honor, made a brief address.
Following the college custom, the BAN
quet was given by the junior class. The
committees in charge had the following
chairman: Mrs John NJ G!tterman. COM
mittee ON speakers; Benjamin F. Smith,
committee on hall; Joseph Harris com
mittee on music, and Jesse III. Evans,
committee on program.
The program and menu had been clev-
erly gotten up after the form of a law
court of the Washington College of Law"
The hall was decorated with the college
colors and an orchestra played the &C
compartment for the songs.
The following were present:
Miss Anna NJ. Anderson, Mrs. Lillian
AveilIe. Miss Annie L. Bargar. Miss
Baldwin, Miss Sallie " Bean, Miss Re-
becca L. Blaine Miss Adeline NJ. Brad
burn, Arthur G. Brown. Mrs. L. White
Busbey, Miss Olive Conger, Father P.
E. Conroy. Bernhard Conroy, Miss Annie
NJ. Conroy. Miss Laura B. Cooper.
Charles J. Grouse Mrs Emma J. Grouse.
Mr.. Coughlin. Miss Ida M. Daily. Miss
Gertrude Darwin. Mrs. Helen Malcolm
Drysdale. Edwin c. Dutton. Jesse Harris
Evans Miss Harriet S. Freely, Miss Emma
NJ. Gillette. Mrs. John Milton Gitterman,
John Milton Gitterman. James German.
Miss Gertrude Han1ey. Joseph Harris.
Miss Grace D. Hayes, Harry A. Hegarty.
Mr.. Herdman. Miss Birdie Bell Hill,
James D. Hughes. Miss Clara A. kubel.
Edwin l.. Lacrosse. Mrs. Margaret c..
Lohr. Mr.. Lohr. William r. Lowell Miss
son, Jesse w. Myer, Miss Helen X. My
ers, Mrs Myers. P. J. Nee. W.
j. Newton. Mrs. Catherine L. North.
Mr. Paudert, Mrs. Nanette B. Paul.
Capt Portman. Mrs. Portman. Mrs.
Pullman. Miss Nellie Pullman.
Miss Marie X Saunders Mr.. Arnold
Scott Saunders, Mrs. William D. Shoe
maker, William d. Shoemaker. J. E.
Smith, Benjamin F. Smith, Miss Susan
Ethel Smith, A. d. Smith. Mrs. A. D.
Smith. Irwin Sondheimer. Miss Edna ].
Spofford, Miss Mary E. Sweeney. Miss
Tabor. Thomas j. Taylor, Mrs. Tindai1,
Miss Nina l. Thomas. Miss Grace Thorn
as, Mrs Grace d. Thomas, Mrs. Albert
NJ Walker, Albert NJ. Walker, S. NJ.
Weber, Mr.. White, Mr.. A. L.. Whit
marsh, Ellis F. Wilson. I. Woodruff Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Fits. DIR. and Mrs.
William Tindall, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Laskey. Miss Helen E. Jamison. Miss
Erna Carpenter. Controller of the Cur
rency Robert Tracewell and Mrs Trace
we'll and James T. Dubois of the State
Depa rtment.