The Washington times., 1922-02-22
AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION To
bEENTERTA|NED
City Makes Plans to Fete 500
Members Expected at
Convention.

When about 500 lawyers. dis
tinguished members Of the American
Bar. assemble in meeting In this
city Thursday and Friday, they will
find the greatest hospitality await
ing their for their local brethren.
The conference has for its object
consideration Of the resolution offer
ed by former Senator Elihu Root OF
New York, at the meeting OF the
American Bar Association require
ing the States to impose more
sereve requirements for the qualifi.
cation Of lawyers.
From the list OF delegates as yet
incomplete, 1t is apparent that many
members will attend who are both
local leaders as well as lawyers Of
national prominence.
Attorney general Harry NJ.
Daugherty last evening presided
over an important meeting Of the
reception committee which is COM
posed OF leaders Of the bench md
bar OF the District Of Columbia con-
sisting Of Attorney General Harry M.
Daugherty. Chief Justice Constantine
j. Smyth of the Court Of Appeals,
Chief Justice Walter /. Mccoy of the
District Supreme Court, Associate
Justice Adolph A. Hoehling. Judges
Kathryn Sellers and Mary OToole,
John Barton Payne, Wilton j. Lam
bert, Wade II. Ellis. Peyton Gordon,
James B. Archer, Charles +. Wilson,
Frank ]. Hogan, A. Mitchell Palmer
~. /. Peyser, Leo s. Rowe. Charles
". Imley, Francis Bacon James,
Charles T. Tittman, VIM. r. Val.
lance, VIM. Salisbury. Edward A.
Hartman, Charles II. Butler. Joseph
II. DeFrees and James A. Drain.
On Wednesday afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Henry Butler will
receive the delegates to the confer
ence and the ladies' Of their families
at a reception In honor Of the presi-
dent Of the American Bar Associa-
ton and Mrs. Severance at the
Butler residence, 1886 l street.
Thursday evening the chairman
of the conference and Mrs. Clarence
n. Goodwin will have as their guests
at a large dinner at the Willard the
Chief Justice and Mrs. William
Howard Taft: the same evening the
President of the American Bar Asso-
citation and Mrs. Cordenio A. Sever
ance will entertain Vice President
and Mrs. Coolidge at dinner at the
Willard, while Mr.. and Mrs. William
Draper Lewis, of Philadelphia, will
be hosts to DIR. William Henry
WEIGH, OF Johns Hopkins University.
who will deliver an important ad-
dress to the conference at an eve
ming session in the large ballroom Of
the Willard at $50 o'clock.
Thursday afternoon there will be
a reception in honor Of Mrs. William
II. Taft at the New Willard, at which
the hosts will be Mrs. John w.
Davis. Mrs. John d. Sanborn, Mrs.
Julius Cohen. Mrs. w. II. II. Piatt.
Mrs. William Draper Lewis, Mrs.
c. A. Severance and Mrs. Clarence
Goodwin.
The President and Mrs. Harding
will receive the delegates and alter
mates. representatives OF universities
and ladies accompanying them at
the White House at 4:30 o'clock Fri
day afternoon.
The final event of the conference
will be the banquet al the Willard
Friday evening at which the Presi-
dent OF the American Bar AssoCia.
ton will act as POSTMASTER. and the
following addresses will be made:
THE American Bar" by Attorney
General Harry NJ. Daugherty; The
fDtlNttU
and a Trade" by former Solicitor.
General William l.. Frierson. and
The Obligation OF the Profession
to the Administration Of Justice" by
United States Senator George Whar-
ton Pepper.
Invitations to the sessions Of the
conference and TO the banquet Fri
day evening have been issued to the
District OF Columbia Bar Associa-
ton through President James Il.
Archer and a very large attendance
from members of the local associa
ton is expected.
This is the most important gath
ering of members OF all OF the bar
associations of the nation ever held
in Washington.
Attorney General Daugherty has
evinCed the keenest interest in this
conference. and is eXerting his po-
tent influence to make 1t very
great success. He addressed the re-
Ception committee at its meeting
Tuesday afternoon and inspired all
h,,o tan