Evening star., 1924-11-09
COURT Ceremony
IS DECLARED NEED
Women Lawyers Discuss I'M
presS:ons of Trip
to England

Impressions from the visit of the
American Bar Association to Europe.
and descriptions of the entertainment
afforded the visitors from this coun-
try were presented before the Wom-
ems Bar Association of the District
OF Columbia at the annual banquet at
RauScher's last night, 10y women law
Ters who made the journey.
Stressing the deep impression she
received in England from the office
OF the lord chancellor. of the ma j.
esty and reverence in which the law
is held in England. Miss Emile Bull
Iowa of New York. first president of
the National Women Lawyers Asso-
cation, proposed that perhaps more
ceremony in American customs might
"impiant a greater respect for law"
American lawyers, Miss Bullowa
said, might learn from England the
greatest respect for law, reverence
for its origin, its history and its
traditions.
Secs Future for Ireland.
Judge Mary O'Tocle of the District
OF Columbia Municipal Court gave a
spirited and entertaining talk on the
reception accorded the visiting law
yerS in London and in ireland. The
Irish Free State. she said, had fol-
lowed the example of the United
States, in so far as ii could, in sew
-'-l respects. and after the late un-
SieasantneSS" was in a condition, the
speaker predicted. to be a prosperous
and wonderful country. accomplish
ing something not only for the pres
ent but for posterity."
Miss Margaret klingelSmith, chief
librarian of the Law Library Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, declared
that nowhere else was the life of q
people" so well expressed as in a la W
library, where was revealed the
march of all hu.-- mites" She told
OF the building UP of the library with
which she is connected.
Praise for France.
Miss katherine Pike of the Treas
ury Department. in the course of a
humorous thought appreciative ac-
count of the reception accorded Wis
itlng lawyers in Paris, declared
America owed much to France be-
cause of the writings of Montesque in
the eighteenth century, who. she said
had pointed the way to the three sep
arate powers, Legislative, judicial and
executive, which have become the
rule of our public law through the
distributing clause II our Constitu-
ton
We are alWa!r ready to admit
what We owe to e land said Miss
Pike" but 1 stand re-h to call atten-
ton to the fact tha> We owe this tc
France"
Miss May 7. Bigelnw. speaking fol
the young women just admitted tc
the bar in the District declared they
appreciated greatly the "cordiality
and hand of friendship extended BY
the Womens Bar Association.
Miss Marie Easily Smith, president
of the association, introduced the
toastmistress, Mrs. Burnita Shelter
Matthews, who pointed out that OF
the 1000 woman lawyers in the
United States the District of Colum,
bia had furnished practically one.
eighth. About 800 women. in S.
years, she said, had been admitted te
the bar here. She regretted that the
Bar Association of men in the Dis
trict of Columbia still refused TO ad
nit women"
Reception for Guests.
The dinner was preceded by re
ception for the guests of honor anC
speakers from 6:30 to pm In the
receiving line were Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey, Miss Easily Smith, Miss
Emma Gillette. Miss Bullows, Miss
Agnes Petersoa, Miss klinglesmith
Judge O'Toole, Miss Pike. Miss Bige-
low, Miss Gertrude Leonard and Miss
Vera Brungardt.
Members Of the committee who had
charge of the banquet were Miss
Brungardt, chairman; Miss Maud
Fellheimer, vice chairman; Miss Har-
riet NJ. Barbour Miss Anna Boyle
Miss Alice Dodd, Miss Catherine
Duckwall, Miss Easby-Smith, Miss
Grace Eddy. Mrs. Laura II. Halsay
Miss Leonard, Mrs. Matthew'S. Mrs
Mussey and Miss Virginia NJ. Teeters