Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-30

woman for many years to receive law
degree from George Washington Uni
versfty. She came to Washington about
nine years ago to accept position as
She is now teaching at the Manual
Training School. Miss Clark expects to
continue in pedagogy. and does not an
ticipate the early hanging out OF
shingle" as a practicing attorney.
Recipient of First Hohors.
The recipient of first honors in the
1916 class of the Washington College Of
Law was Miss Laura NJ. Berrien of
waynesboro. Ca Miss Berrien hopes
some day to practice law in her native
state. where now exists barrier
against woman lawyers. Efforts are
being made to have the Georgia legisla-
ture PASS a law admitting women to
practice Miss Berrien was graduated
at the Georgia Normal and Industrial
School before coming to washington TO
accept a position in the census once.
Here she became interested In the STUDY
of law. She is now employed in the in
come tax division of the Treasury De-
partment.
Miss s. Evelyn White ranked second
in her class at the Washington College
Va. but has lived fourteen years in
Washington. graduating from Business
High School in 1912. She is employed
in the real estate department of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Miss Anna Speich also was among
the honor bearers of her class. She
was born at Sutton. Neb.. and educated
in the west She came to washington
six years ago and is clerk in the office
of the auditor for the Post Office De-
partment.
Miss Lucille Compton is a graduate
of Central High School in the class of
1909 and is employed in legal atmo-
sphere with firm of patent lawyers
and undertook the task of preparing
for the bar examination. She Is a
native of Manchester Ohio, but has
lived here practically all her life.
Will Practice Profession Here.
Miss Dora Palkin expects to practice
law in Washington. She was born in
Stamford, Conn. and educated there.
About four years ago she removed to
the National Capital and later entered
the Washington College of Law.
Miss Alice B. Preuss came from San
Francisco, Cal. to Washington several
years ago to accept a position in the
civil war division of the United States
pension bureau. She entered the Wash
ington College of Law and by diligent
application completed the three-year
course at that institution in two years.
The citizenship of NJ. Garcia de
Queveda of San Juan. Porto Rico. was
the subject of much speculation among
the lawyers on the committee before
his admission to practice was submit
ted to the court. The Porto Rican.
however has been in government en-
ploy for six years. and the taking of
the oath in the civil service was con-
sidered by the court as qualifying him
also to take the attorneys oath. NJ.
Garcia de Quevedo was graduated in
before matriculating at Georgetown
University. He entered the govern
ment service in the War Department,
but was later transferred to the inter-
state commerce commission.
The following is the list of those ad-
mitted:
List of New Lawyers.
Eugene H. Andrew, William Earle
Anderson. James T Allen.
Laura NJ. Berren, Jerome S Break
stone, William J. Blake. George G. Box,
Alvin McC. Brown. Lewis r Breuninger,
Harry Cole Bates. William E. Burchfield,
L. A. Baker. Robert f. Barry. Barton A.
Bean. jr.; Harry W. Brimer, Charles r.
Burgess. T. K; Burrows. J; NJ; Boroc-
ter Baker, William E. Boyle. Alvin L.
Belleman, l.. II. Baylss, Roger E
Brooks. f. c. Babcock, Franklin Barr.
Howard E. Burns. ID. d. Burroughs, NJ.
T. Broome, Kenneth F. Brooks, Joseph
H. Bait.
Marion Clark. Lucille Compton, How
ard E. Chase. H. r. Colwell. James E.
Conway Bruce l.. Casteel, Raymond n.
Campbell. Theodore l.. Cogswell, Law
renee II. Cake, Francis B. Condor, Nc
Gill Conner, Pierre A. Chamberlin.
Howard w. Dix, Henry W. Driscoll,
Seton Darr, Joseph NJ p. Donohoe.
william J. Davis. jr.; Edward F.
Davis, jr.
Lloyd l.. Evans, William Roswell
Ehrmantraut. J. r. Everett.
A. f. Foster. Martin T Fisher, Jack
Y Feldman, David F. Finnerty, How
ard c. Faul, Chester l.. Finch. Lemuel
A Fraser. Edward Fisher. Clyde n.
Freed, Rufus B. Funk.
r. F. Gross, Robert c. Gulley, Alan F.