Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-08
MANY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
NEARLY NINETY QUALIFIED BY
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
BENJAMIN F. Barnes, City Postmas-
ter, Among the Successful
Candidates.

Benjamin F. Barnes, postmaster of
Washington, was admitted to practice
today before the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. Mr.. Barnes passed
the examination for applicants held last
June. He says he has no present inten-
ton of resigning the postmastership to
take up the practice Of law.
C. Edward Wright of New Hampshire,
assistant attorney to Secretary Ballinser.
was also given permission to practice
in the local courts.
Four young women, Rebecca L. Blaine
Of Iowa Laura B. Cooper of Maryland
Ida May DAILY of Washington, D. c., and
Sophie Bishop Kent of Rhode Island, who
have pursued a course of law studies and
successfully answered the inquiries of the
examining committee, were also admitted
to practice law.
Eiehty-seven young men in addition to
the applicants named above were suggest
ed by Attorney William Henry Dennis
Of the examining committee to the court
as qualified to enter upon the practice OF
the law The admission Of all was or
dered by the Court in General Term.
Chief Justice Clabaush and Associate
Justices Anderson. Barnard, Gould and
Wright presiding.
Admitted to Practice.
Besides the young women. those admit
Nd; Joseph Anton Albrecht, n. Y; Wal
ter s. r. Brown, Md; Charles w. Berry.
Okla; John ]. Byrne, Mass: William c.
Black. Pa: Benjamin F. Barnes. N. j.;
Norman Stringfellow Bowles, D. c.; John
Edward Briscoe, D. c.: William Bohleber,
ILL.,; Henry Hobart Benjamin, D. c.; Chat
tin Broadway. d. c.; John S. Burchmore,
H.; William Bradfield. d. c.; George Pat
terson Boyle Ala; Burton Hack Barn.
Do Oin II e.
Nils Chalmars, Cal; Harold H. Clarke. D.
c.; Maniey James Clark, N. Y; Chester
Morrow Clark. D. c.; Robert Duff Dalze!l.
Pa; Horace James Donnelly. D. C.; Frank
Fsxsns E'sS f. " Ralph Gn B. Fe
c.: Pleasant Fowler Graves, Tex;
Benjamin Hugh Gibbs. Md; Henry
Claude Gibbs. N. Y, William H. Grggs,
Gallagher. N. Y: Herman T. Gammons,
Mass; Burton Richard Green, ID. c.; Solo
mon David Henkel, D. c.: Roswell j.
Hallenbeck. n. Y; Victor p. Hammer, N.
c.; Edmund Roy Hill, Md: Enrol Osman
Utah; David Stewart Hendrick. D. c.
Charles Popham Hidden. N. Y; Alexan-
der Jameson. Pa; Charles G: Jarboe, Mo-;
George Ernest Jackson. Cal: John j.
Charles A. Lethert, Mimi: Fred r; Mar
tin. Ala; Frank c. Merritt, Me-: Sylves-
ter L. McLaurin. Miss: Burgess w. Mar
shall, n. c.: Chester Morrill, d. c.;
John G. Mcmahon, D.. c.; George
Amory Maddox. Md; Joseph w. Milburn.
D. c.; Charles Carroll Nixon, Pa;
Edwin Blodgett Nye, D. c.: George War
rem Offutt, jr.. D. c.. Philip De Witt
Phair. Me-; Harry Hamlin Pearce, Mich.
Claude Irwin Parker. La: Frank l..
Peckham Pa; Samuel l.. Rakusin D. c.;
Harry Holstead S;yll Pa; Fred j.
Schlotfeldt. Neb: Thomas K. Scheller.
jr.. Pa George B. Sanderlin. Md; Philip
Lee ScantIing, Md; William D. Shoemak-
err, n Y; Harold Elmo Smith, n. H
Michael E. Slindee. Iowa; Joseph B. Stein.
D. c.: Henli William Shields. n. Y;
Robert II. Steiner. Wis: Harold Angus
Jus Swenarton, n. j.; Clarence Edwin
Speiden. D. c.: John Arthur McTarna-
CHAN, n. Y: Hero Louis Taylor. D. c.:
Walter Werden Thprne, Mass: Edward
Thomas, Mass: Edward Wheelock Thonl-
as, D. c.; Malcolm Kenneth Varnell,
d. c.: Roscoe Everett Whiting, d. c.:
David Wolf, D. c.; Walter Thomas VIM
sat1, Mo-; Henry r, Wasser Pa.