The Washington times., 1917-01-22
81 PASS DISTRICT
BAR EXAMINATIONS
Announcement Shows Two
Women Admitted to Prac-
tice Here.
ONE MAN UNDER AGE
Although Successful Henry c.
# Lark Must Wait Several
Months.

Two women and eighty men were
formally admitted to practice before
the District Supreme Court today.
The ceremony of admission was
held before the court in general term,
Chief Justice J. Harry Covington
presiding. Associate Justices Gould,
Siddons, Mccoy, and Hitz were also
on the bench. 1t was the first time
that Justice Hitz had participated as
a member of.the court in admissions
OF new members to the bar
Two young men who passed the
recent bar examinations were refused
admission. Henry c. Lank was not ao-
mitted because he has not yet
attained his majority and will have
TO wait several months. The barrier
to the admission of H. N. Branch was
his citizenship of the Republic ot
Mexico.
The two women admitted are both
from the North and are employed In
the United States Treasury. Marietta
c. Deehan, of Portland, Me-, and ELL
cen Sweeney, of New York city, are
the new feminine attorneys. The lat
ter has been employed in the GUS
toms division of the Treasury for
four years. Miss Deehan is employ
ed in the office of the supervising
architect She won the prize Tor
highest honors at the washington
College of Law, from which she was
graduated last June:
The new members OF the bar are:
Abraham Aaron, New York: George
NJ. Abrecht, Minnesota; James Atklns'
Maryland; Donald p. Ault. Pennsyl-
vania: Chester c. Baxter, Ohio; Jacob
Berman, Connecticut; Grover c. BOYD
Tennessee; Omar B. Buchanan, Dis
trict of Columbia; Robert ID. Burbank
Minnesota; Huver /. Brown, Illinois;
Vincent P. Clohisy, Wisconsin; w. J.
ConIyn. District of Columbia; John u.
Cox. Texas; Harry T. Domer, District
of Columbia: jackson L, Davis, Lou
isiana: T. Eugene Drury, District OF
Columbia: Thomas A Dover, Indiana;
r. Lfnney Deal, North Carolina; Alex
c. Downey, Indiana: James A pa
Wis, District of Columbia; Joseph
DuEan, District of Columbia: Marietta
c. Deehan, Maine; Judah L. Emanuel,
New York; Philip EEshler, New YORK
stenhen q. Ford, District of Columbia;
Morris L. Friedman, Maryland; J. b.
Fitzgerald, District of Columbia;
Chester X. Gould, Alabama: Sheldon
H. Graves, Vermont: John T. Greene
Utah; Dwight B. Gait, Maryland; Lew
f. o. Hutchinson, Connecticut, Morti-
mer H. Harris, Alabama; A. PauI
Hines, Virginia: George S, Hill, MAS
sachusetts; Edwin B. Hunt, District OF
Columbia: B. F. Hunter, District OF
Columbia: C. E Herring, Iowa; An
drew Jordon, Illinois; Raymond l.
Joy, Missouri; Mckinley w. Krtegh'
District OF Columbia; Frank J. kelly'
Wisconsin,: Thomas o. King, Mary
land: Ben Kebesky, Virginia: Karl
w. Kfndleberger, District of Coium-
bia. George S. Kilgeur. Virginia;
Alfred H. Lawson, District of Column
bia; John H Layne. Illinois, Edwin
c. Lynch, District of Columbia; Archl-
bald Lindsey, New York; Charles w.
Mortimer, Mississippi; w. F. McCray,
Massachusetts; George A Ninas, Mis-
sourf: E. Pierce s. Newman, District
of Columbia; E. Lee Noble, Virginia;
watson p. Newton. District OF Co
1unbia: Homer Phillips, District OF
Columbia; lie Roy Humphrey, Mary
land: William /. Rice, West virginia:
David Rinee, Massachusetts,; Edwin
p. Rowe, Maine; Paul Rollins, South
Carolina; Olivier J. Robin, Louisiana:
Edward c. Sasnett, Georgia; HERBERT
h. Schomet, Indiana Henry H. Shell
ing, Virginia: James Austin Stone,
District of Columbia; Morris Simon,
District of Columbia; James r. Skin
ker. Virginia; Lew Wallace Springer.
New Mexico; Otto A. Schlobohm, New
York; c. A Sprague, Pennsylvania;
James J. Slattery, New Jersey; Eileen
Sweeney, New York; Manly G.
Thompson. Iowa; Forrest H Thomp-
son. District OF Columbia; J. Y. I'm
derwood, Kentucky; A Nye Van
Week, District of Columbia; Roger
A. Vaughn, District of Columbia;
Hermann L. Volker, District of Co
Iumbia; Edmund J. Wells, jr-, Wyom-
ing; Foster Wood, District of Column
bia-