Evening star., 1920-12-06
EIGHT RECEIVE.
DEeREEs0 G.. 0.
Conferirng of Honors to Mark
Academic Exercises
Today.

Virtually the entire Judlclary IN tht
District of Columbia, headed by Chic
Justice White and Associate Justice Nc.
kenna of the United States Supreme
Court, will be represented at the aca'
demic exercises of Georgetown Univer.
sity School OF Law this afternoon at the
college, when honorary degrees of doc
tor of laws will be conferred upon eight
prominent members of the bench and
bar.
Four local courts, the District Cour,
OF Appeals, the Court of Customs APP
peals. the Court of Claims and the Dis
trict Supreme Court, intend to recess in
time for their members to attend the
exercises in a body as a special tribute
to Justice Ashley NJ. Gould of the latter
court. who is one of four Washingto- :
mans to be honored by the university
The other Washington men who will
assistant to the Attorney General. and
Col James S. Easby-Smith and Daniel
w. ODonoghue, the last two being
members Of the faculty with Justice
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jubilee to End TOnight
The golden jubilee celebration. which
has fulfilled all the hopes Of the
Georgetown authorities. will come to
z close tonight with a. big. alumni
Dean George E. Hamilton of the law
school will preside at the academic
exercises which will be held in CASTOR
Hall at o'clock. Degrees will be
conferred by Rev. John B. Creeden,
president of Georgetown University.
receive degrees are Martin Conboy OF
New York, Judge David c. Weston
haven of Cleveland. Ohio; George
MacNeir Of New York and Thomas J.
Fitzgerald of Providence. r. /.
The principal speaker will be Justice
pfeme court of New York.
Three women will be among the Of
ficia delegates Of law schools attend
ing the exercises. They are Mrs
Annette Adams assistant attorney
geaetal Of the University of Cali
honorary dean Of the Washington
College Of Law, and Emma NJ. Gillette
dean of that law school. The Rev
Alphonsus ]. Donlon. S. j., president
OF Georgetown University from 1912
to 1917, now Of New York, will also
university who was ever graduated
from the college.
Banquet for SEQ.
Plans for the banquet tonight at the
Willard Hotel have been arranged to
accommodate at least 500 alumni.
Frank J. Hogan of the law faculty will
be the toastmaster. The committee in
charge comprises Joseph D. Sullivan,
chairman; Frederick Stohlman, Thomas
H Healy, John H McCarron and Tugh
J. Fegan, assistant dean of the law
school. A chorus of alumni. under
George II. O'Connor. will sing college
songs, while the music win be directed
by Matthew Horn.
Georgetown College was the scene
Of an impressive military mass yester.
day morning in Dehlgren Chapel, in
honor of the alumni who died in the
world war. Chief Justice White Of the
United States Supreme Court was
among those attending.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Thomas I. Gasson, dean Of the grad.
uate school. while the officers Of the
mass were as follows: Rev. Vincent
s McDonough, celebrant: Rev. Francis
r. Donovan. deacon, and Rev, Anthony
Guenther. subdeacon. Paul Page was
master Of ceremonies, assisted By Paul
Aaiiler. The choir of Trinity Church.
under Herbert Wells, furnished the
music.
Three salutes were fired by the TIVE
caoet companies of the Reserve on
GERS Training Corps. commanded by
Maj. William H. Hobson, U. s. A.. as
the mass was in progress.