Evening star., 1914-10-06
153 NEW LAWYERS
ADMITTED TO THE BAR
Passed Examinations at Law School
Of Georgetown College
Last June.
Two Women Among Number Eligi
BILE, But Ono Barred Because
She Is an Alien.

One hundred and ffty-three new law
yers were admitted to practice today
before the bar of the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia. The appli-
cants for leave to practice passed the
examination for admission held last
June at the law school of Georgetown
University.
A general term Of the court was held
for the purpose. Chief Justice Coving-
ton presided. and with him on the
bench were Associate Justices Ander.
son, Gold. Wright, Stafford and Nc
Coy. The candidates were presented by
Attorney William Henry Dennis. on be-
half Of the examining committee.
Before the new members of the bar
took the oath Chief Justice Covington
addressed them on the responsibility OF
the law.
when you entered upon the study of
the law" he said, you considered 1t a
means Of livelihood. and it is to be the
means of supporting yourselves and your
families. But If you enter upon the pro-
fession Of the law with no other idea
than making money and do not consider
miss the real purpose of the high pro-
fession on the practice Of which you
enter.
Duties Of Lawyers.
Lawyers in a country which has its
being by statutes and lives by the law
are to be looked up to by their fellow
citizens for guidance and counsel. They
are officers Of the court as well, and the
future Of each lawyer is in the custody
Of the court. which is empowered to re-
move him from practice"
The chief justice urged on the new
only their duty to clients and the per-
formance of their life work. but they
should be governed by the highest
ideals OF the profession and be true to
its traditions, which have made the
law the greatest of secular profess
sions."
Miss Adele M. Stewart was the only
woman admitted to the bar. Miss
Stewart came from Chippewa Falls.
Wis, and holds the position Of assist
Office of the controller of the currency.
Alien Miss Barred.
Miss Lydia Hendrickson Of Sweden
was a successful candidate making the
required percentage in the examination.
Because she is an allen" and had
not even declared her intention to be-
come an American citizen she could not
be admitted. The form of oath re-
quires an allegiance to the Constitu-
ton. Miss Hendrickson is in the en-
ploy of the Swedish legation.
Edward Stafford, son of Associate
didates admitted to practice. Young
Stafford is his fathers secretary. C. K.
Mount Of Tennessee, a member Of the
bar Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States. was admitted on motion.
Those Admitted.
The successful candidates were:
Harold M. Armstrong, Harold K.
Acker, James Edwin Atkinson, Martin
e. Anderson, Horace M. Albright, Gro
yer G. Aderholt, Horace e. Alexander,
Leon E. Albert. William c. Ashford.
Harry M. Bralove. Ralph J. Burton.
Arthur G. Banks, Henry G. A. Black.
Paul r. Borland, Edgar F. Baumga1t-
ner, George H. Braddock, Hugh Brew
ster. Russell Abbot Baxter. Walter L.
Browne. Ollie M. Butler, Charles 8.
Baker, c. R. Bradford, Frank A. Bower.
Max W. Ball, John St Clair Brookes.
jr.: NJ. NJ. Blackburn.
William ]. Connor. William Irving Con-
nelly. Charles r. Clason. Arthur Newell
Chamberlin, Frank ]. Crawford. Her.
bert B. Collins. a J: Crane, Bernard
Campbell, jeremiah A. Costello. Edward
H. Cumpston, jr. c. T. Clayton.
James E. Dodge, Paul R. Daley. Rob
ert H. Dodson. George M. Dove, William
H Delaney, John Francis Deeds.
Howard Ewart. H. L. Elias.
Charles Fahy, Frank B. Freyer, c. C.
Frazier, Edward Fischer. Jacob ]. Fried
man, Albert F. Fessenden.
James Patrick Greeley. Warren w.
Grimes. Clarence K. Glover, Henry o.
Gartner, John S. G. Gallagher, Louis
Greenberg and Frederick r. Gibbs.
Wilbur F. Hartley, Frank Atherton
Howard, Joseph A. Herbert, jr.; Will
liam H. Hutcherson. Christian F.
Himmler, Walter B. Hill. Francis De
Grotle Hardesty, Frank N. Holford,
I0aanh Hanr,1 IIinWoad ir Willio-.