Evening star., 1924-11-09
NATIONAL j. CLUB
/. AID TO DEMOCRATS
Workers in Davis-Bryan AS
sociation From Student
Body and Faculty.

Body and Faculty.
The final clearing of work and the
reports of activities of the Davis
Bryan Association of the District Of
Columbia indicate that this club was
one of the most active of the Demo-
cratic clubs in existence during the
campaign. Reports show that more
than $4,000 ballots were mailed from
the headquarters of this club. in room
220. Investment Building, by people
whose legal residence was in the
States and who were assisted by
workers in this club to cast their
votes by mail. The executive person.
mel is composed mostly of National
University students and faculty. Con-
rad III. Syme, president, is professor
of criminal procedure. municipal cor
porations and partnership at National
University; Michael j. Lane, first vice
president of the organization. is a
member of the postgraduate class, as
is also G. B. McCullar, secretary, and
Harold Stephenson. sergeant arms,
is president of the junior class.
A large part of the credit for the
Democratic victory in the fifth Mary
land district in the election of Ste
phen Gambrill to fill the place of the
late Sydney Mudd is given by Demo-
cratic leaders in that district to the
efforts and work Of the National Uni
versity Davis Bryan Association. Ma
tional University arranged rallies in
the District, distributed literature and
furnished speakers there. Andrew w.
Herlitz, Franklin V. Anderson and
Samuel Scabra were in charge OF the
activitiets there, and among those
who spoke in the fifth district during
the campaign were: Conrad II. Syme,
EIwood II. Scale, Michael J. Lane, G.
3. McCullar, Harold Stephenson. Mrs.
Pearl Bellman Klein, Albert ViaVlt.
Frederick =. Myers and Joseph V.
Morgan.
Disabled Veterans Meet.
The National University Post of
the Disabled American Veterans, held
a meeting Monday night at the school.
B. NJ. Hedrick is the newly elected
head of the post The plans OF the
new officers for the coming year were
outlined and adopted by the club.
Committees were appointed by the
commander to serve for drawing up
of Official plans and for social pur-
poses and general work.
The University Chapter of the Phi
Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity held d
meeting Monday night to complete
the arrangements for it's entertain
ment at Wardman Park Hotel Nov
ember II. J. Fl. Wilmington, chief
justice. appointed committees for the
final completion of details for the
affair
Sigma Delta Kappa held a smoker
Monday night at the Bel Air. COM
plimenting the fraternity pledges. The
initiation of the new members will
Je held at an early date. After the
smoker "A regular business meeting
was held, and short talks concerning
the program of the fraternity for the
current year were made by George
r. Martin, Harold r Stephenson. ].
II. Brewer, Glenn Q. Hiatt and Henry
a. Scheinhaut.
Club InxtaIs Officers.
The Cy Pres Club held its semi
annual installation of officers w ednes-
day night. The newly elected officers
are: Miss Blanche Kern, president:
Miss Bertha Richardson. vice presi-
dent; Miss Constance Fogle. secre-
tary; Mrs. Ella c. Adams. treasurer,
and Miss Margaretta NJ Campbell,
sergeant-at-a arms.
Omicron Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi
Legal Sorority held its first meeting
under the administration of the newly
elected officers Wednesday night at
the home of Miss jeanette Walensky
on Kansas avenue. Plans were com
pleted for the scholarship, which is
to be offered by the sorority to any
woman wishing to study law. 1t is a
three-year scholarship and includes
every expense for the three years The
committee on standards and applica-
tions was appointed by the new dean
and is composed of herself as chair
man. Miss Virginia NJ. -Tseters, secre-
tary, and Miss Marie A. Flynn.
Other committees appointed by the
new dean We're: Program committee,
Miss Virginia NJ Teeters, chairman
Mrs. Mae T. Peacock and Mrs. Mabel
Ellis; publicity committee, Miss Eliz-
abeth S. Emmons, chairman; Miss
Janette Walensky and Miss Lula
Prather; nominating committee, Miss
Walensky, chairman: Miss Edith
Cooper and Mrs. Mabel T. Ellis:
social committee, Miss Catherine
Rainey. chairman; Miss jamie New
ton, Miss Donna NJ. Davis. Mrs. Mae
T. Peacock, Miss Lula Prather. Miss
Elizabeth S. Emmons. Miss Edith NJ.
Cooper, Miss Virginia NJ. Teeters,
Miss Marie A. Flynn and Mrs. Sara
Wheeler Seigreat; ways and means
committee, Miss Teeters, chairman;
Miss Emmons and Miss Cooper. Miss
Emmons was appointed correspond
ing secretary. Besides the new dean,
the officers installed recently are:
Miss Elizabeth S. Emmons, associate
dean; Miss Edith Cooper, registrar
Miss Teeters. chancellor. and Miss
Marie A. Flynn, sergeant arms.
Freshmen Choose OmcerH.
The last class election was held
Wednesday night, at which time the
freshman class chose its leaders
for the year. Out of the list of names
offered by the nominating committee
were chosen the following officers:
Clement T. Robinson, president; Miss
Margaretta NJ. Campbell. vice presi-
dent. Miss Constance Fogle, secretary;
and S. S. Bonnano, treasurer. A. T.
Sperry was elected historian and re-
signed, giving as his reason lack of
time, and the new president an
nounce that a special election would
be held later in the year for the pur-
pose of selecting a historian for the
class. Harold r. Stephenson, Junior
class president, was in charge of the
election Wednesday night. S. T. Per-
kins, a Georgia man, was nominated
for president of the freshmen, but
withdrew because of leaving the city
to accept a position with the Liberty
National Bank in New York City.
The freshman election, always the
last to be held, completes the official
roster of the classes for the current
year.
Prof. Frederick P. Myers, who is
giving a popular course of lectures
on political parties, is taking for his
subject during the next week the
electoral college. The lectures have
been up to this time detailed studies
of the party principles and reasons
for the rise of third parties in the
country. The first lecture on the
electoral college was given Thursday,
and Mr.. Myers will lecture on the
same subject Tuesday and Thursday
of this week at 4:45. Prof. George A.