Evening star., 1921-09-30

United States Attorney Gordon late
yesterday afternoon announced the
appointment of Miss NJ. Pearl Mccall,
a legal resident of Boise, Idaho, as
a special assistant United States at
torney for the District of Columbia.
Miss Mccall has been in Washington
for the past eight years, recently fill
ling the position of assistant clerk of
the joint committee on printing of
Congress. She is the first woman to
be given the position of special as
sistant prosecutor in the local courts.
| Miss Mccall will give her attention
\ to the prosecution of postal law Vlo-
lationS and will have authority to pre-
sent such law infractions to the grand
jury. The position carries salary of
|, 81 500 annually. Maj. Gordon also ap-
pointed Joseph H. Bilbrev and Arthur
n Presmont Of the local bar as regu-
lar assistants to the United States at
torney.
Miss Mccall Native of Kentucky.
Miss Mccall was born in KHntu"k''.
but took up her residence in the west,
attending school at ashington oI1,
versity, Seattle. She was associated
with Senator Borah of Idaho for eight
years and studied law at the Wash
ington College of Law, where she was
graduated in 1918 and received the
degree of master of laws in 1919 she
was admitted to practice before the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia in 1918.
/ The new assistant took the oath
of office before Fred c. O'Connell.
| ASST stant clerk of the court, and will
enter at once upon her duties.
Commended by Senators.
Senator Curtis, speaking of the ap-
pointment of Miss Mccall. said:
|. II have known Miss Pearl Mccall
for many years, and am greatly
pleased with her appointment as as
sistant district attorney. She is
loyal, painstaking and conscientious
worker and know of no woman bet
ter fitted to carry out. the duties OF
the Office to which she has been ap-
pointed. and the District OF Colum-
bia is to be congratulated upon the
selection of Miss Mccall to SO i'm
portant post.
II Senator Moses, chairman Of the
Joint committee on printing. in COM
menting upon the appointment OF Miss
Pearl Mccall as assistant district
attorney for the District of Columbia,
said:
Service with the joint committee
on printing is apparently looked upon
as stepping stone to further prefer
ment Mr.. Carter. who was clerk to
the committee for many years. is now
the public printer. Miss Tate, who
was the assistant clerk, now holds
responsible executive position in
the government printing office.
And now Miss Mccall who has
been assistant clerk to the committee
in the sixty-seventh Congress, has
been taken for one of the highest
positions yet accorded to any woman
in the district government.
Miss Mccall is member OF the
bar. with fine scholastic achievements;
and I am sure I express the opinion
of all the members of the joint COM
mittee on printing in wishing her
and in knowing that she will fill it
satisfactorily"
Preparation in Law.
Arthur N. Presmont was born in
Philadelphia. Pa, and was educated
in the public schools of that city. His
| parents moved to Shamokin, Pa, in
1901, and after graduating from the
high school in that city, he pursued
an academic course at Brown College
graduated in 1907. Shortly thereafter
he passed the preliminary bar exam
ination of the state of Pennsylvania
I and matriculated as a law student at
the University of Pennsylvania, from
which institution he graduated in
admitted to the bar of the supreme
court of the state of PENNSYLVANIA
\ and the inferior courts of Philadelphia
and Northumberland counties.
ii Being desirous of entering the dip
I lomatic service. Mr.. Presmont moved
\ to Washington and while awaiting
an opportunity to secure an appoint
ment, became a special agent of the
United States general land Office,
where he handled land fraud cases.
II Shortly after the declaration of war
l with Germany, Mr.. Presmont enlisted
as private in the Fort Niagara
Training Regiment; and after COM
l pleting three-month course Of train
ing, was commissioned a first lieu
tenant, air service, and assigned to
Wash hington as a staff officer. He was
then ordered to the Pacific coast as
property officer in charge of the
manufacture of airplane engines,
bodies and parts. He was again or
dered to Washington, transferred at
his own request to the infantry, and
assigned to the 43d Company, 11th
Training Battalion. 155th Depot Bri-
gade, Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va.
Joseph H. Bilbrey is native of
Washington and was admitted to the
bar of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia October 9, 1912. He
has been >engaged in the general
practice of law and was associated
with former Assistant United States
Attorney Henry H. Classic. Mr.. Bill
brey was of counsel in the Arlington
Hotel case, in which Maj. Gordon was
one of the receivers. and there at
tracted the 1atter'S attention