Evening star., 1920-11-21
WOMAN LAWYERS:
LOOK TO future
Commissioner Boardman Is
Among Noted Speakers
at Bar Banquet.

More than sixty woman lawyers OF
Washington. together with fair Of
ficials of the local and national gov
ernments. were present at the fouHh
annual banquet of the Women's Bar
Association at the Burlington Hotel
Vast night, where the part women will
play in the wider fields opened to
them within the last decade was the
general topic OF discussion.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, District
Commissioner. was the principal
speaker. her subject being Washing
ton as the National Capital She re-
viewed the history OF the city and the
changes of government it has expert
enced, and said that she believed the
'fifty-fifty" plan of financing it was
the most equitable ever followed.
I'VE should take a pride in Wash
ington not only as the political capital
of the United States" she said. but
center of the nations art and science
and education as well. We should. in
fact, feel that in a sense we are the
trustees of the nation"
/ Mrs. Taylor Discusses Housing.
Miss c. Larimore Keeley was toast
mistress. being presented to the
guests by Miss Ida May Meyers, presi-
dent of the association. Mrs. Clara
Sears Taylor, of the District rent
commission, followed Miss Boardman
as speaker, her subject being the
local housing problem. She insisted
that if the government employees were
compelled "to take money from their
tables and put it on their roofs the
government service would suffer.
other speakers included Miss Emma
n. Gillett. dean Of the Washington
College of Law; Mrs. Philip Moore,
president of the National Council of
Women: Miss Buford johnson, Phi. D.,
Of the Johns Hopkins University
faculty; Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams.
assistant attorney general, and Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey. honorary presi-
hent of the association.
The dinerA cheered the announce
ment that the American Society Of
International Law a few days ago
voted to admit women 10 its men,
bership. from which they have here
tofore been barred.
!. Guests at the Raaauet.
The guests who attended the ban
Sarah T. Andrew, Mrs. N. K. White
Mrs. J. A. Groseclose, Miss Katharine
McFan, Mss Marion Clark, Mas
Emma N. Gillett, Mrs. Marie M. Gasch,
Mrs.. Josephine Arnold Rich. Mrs.
sames ": DOGGY: Mrs. Helene D. Reed.
Hin, Mrs. Dorothy Earle, Miss Mary
Laird, Miss Dora Palldn; Miss Laura
Rerrien. Mrs. E. B., Newman. Miss
Sarah p. Grogan. Misa Annabel Mat
thews. DIR. Buford johnson. Miss Ruth
r Halpennys-Miss May Warner. Miss
katharine Horxn, Miss Ruth L. ia.
cobs--Miss- Grace i. Rof1leder. Miss
Susan y. Hale. Miss NJ Irene Mason,
Miss Vera C. Brungart. Miss Lind
say, Miss Gertrude E. Leonard, Miss
Ethel L. Lawrence, Mrs. Louis l..
Korn. Miss Katharine r. Pike. Miss
Hope X. Thompson. Miss Marie X.
Saunders, Mrs. Marie Ruth, Miss Della
S. jackson. Mrs. Zimmelee, Miss Re-
becca L Blaine. Mrs. Joxenah Reese,
Mrs. Harry E.. Wertz. Miss Anna L.
Cooke. Miss Dee, Miss Sanford, Miss
Helen r. HILL Miss Ricfmond. Mrs.
Frank E. McMillin, Miss Maud Papier,
Miss Jane Bartlett, Mrs. A. JarTnan,
Mrs. Charles r. Consaul. Miss Nina
L. Thomas. Miss Mary OToole. VICE
president; Miss Marie Easby-Smith,
secretary; Miss Clara Friedman treas.
urer; Miss Mabel Owen, Miss Jessie
Dell. Miss Sue r. Fill, Mrs. Evelyn C.
Hunt, Miss Mary Sweeney, Miss
Eunice X. Warner. Miss Adele Smith
and Mrs. James Wentz.