Evening star., 1924-12-14
CHINA THRILLS
WOMAN LAWYER
Graduate of Washington COL
Iege Braves Battle
Front.

The Washington College of Law
has just received word from A. Viola
Smith, a graduate in the class of 1920,
of her experiences on the battle front
in China. Miss Smith is assistant
United States trade commissioner at
Shanghai She Is the first woman
ever appointed to that position by the
American Government. Miss Smith
wrote up her experiences, and they
were printed in the September 16
issue of the China Press, an Ameri
can newspaper printed In Shanghai.
Miss Smith describes the cinder
road. known as the ShanghaiTait
song road; the Chinese farmers labor
ing in apparently unconcerned fash
ion in their fields, the Chinese coolie
boys riding placidly along the road
perched On the backs of water buffalo
After having many mudholes in the
road, liuho was reached.
Describes Army Headquarters.
Miss Smith describes the army
headquarters there as follows:
We enter through mud to our
ankles into typical Chinese mud
house (tiled roof. Soldiers strewn
upon the floors. We wound our way
through three small rooms to the in
ner room, where was billeted the
commanding officer of the Chekiang
troops. Col. Chang Yi-sheng. The
commanding officer stood greeting us
in his ordinary Chinese costume OF
white coat and pants, nonchalen1y
smoking a cigarette. His uniform
hung upon various portiaus of the
wall or bed posts. He greeted US af-
fably, though speaking no English
He has pleasant countenance and
personality. His second in command.
dressed in gray alpaca pants with
coat buttoned straight up the front
to his throat and wearing d soft gray
cap to match, carrying cane, wear
ing a gold wrist watch and glasses.
entered. He proved to be Maj. YU.
Numerous coolies, and few soldiers
dressed in uniform, come in and out.
pouring tea for US from modern ther-
mos bottles-German makes. Armed
with chopsticks, Lewis and 1 did JUS
tice to the bread and corned beef
Rifle Shots Plainly Heard.
From the time we arrived a.
headquarters we were constantly
hearing the rife shots of the Che
kiang forces, but / did not identify
any spent bullets from the Kiangsu
forces. During our interview big
three-inch gun 'barked" eight times. o.
1t was very close. to headquarters
front door. The colonel assured US
that there was no danger. They were
merely entertaining the opposite side,
whose forces had stopped fighting for
the last couple of hours"
Miss Smith tells entertainingly OF
still a second and more exciting visit
to the front, when she was firmly but
politely requested to return early to
Shanghai, as Kiangsu was constantly
she1ling Liuho, and it was really un
safe. However, Miss Smith announced
that she will not be cured until she
has been in the front lines and actu-
ally seen the soldiers in active COM
bat.
Alumni Hold Meeting.
The Alumni Association of Wash
ington College of Law held its regu
lar meeting of the legal section at
the college Friday night, when the
discussion was led by Grace Irene
Rohleder and w. T. Hammack, both
members of the class of 1919. Sophie
B. Kent was presiding officer and the
speakers were Edwin c. Duttcn and
Margaret AZ. Stewart The subject
was regarding psychic conditions in
youth az defense for crime.
The moot court of the college will
be held Friday, when all the members
of the senior class will participate.
The judges will be Harry A. Hegarty
and Alfred D.. Smith. William G.
Jones will be chief clerk. The meet
ing is a preliminary session and will
be opened at pm, when arraign-
ments and motions will be in order.
Epsilon Chapter Of Kappa Beta Pi
Legal Sorority will hold a tea this
afternoon at the University Women's
Club, 1884 l street northwest. when
Martha Gold will be the hostess, from
4 to Gao O'Clock.
Francis Colt de Wolf, professor at
the Washington College of Law, is i'll
land Philip Jessup of the Department
of Justice is in charge OF Mr.. de
VOLTS classes In his absence.