Evening star., 1925-03-29
NATIONAL j. FRAT
SEEKS HIGH POSTS
Phi Beta Gamma Will Con-
test for Places in National
Organization.

Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity
of National University held it's annual
election of officers Friday night. with
the following results: George W..
Wright, chief justice; Paul Whiteside.
associate chief justice; Morgan X.
Knott, clerk; Andrew Herlitz, bailif !;
John O'Callahan, chancellor; Franklin
V. Anderson, marshal, and j. c. Nc
Hugh, historian. Mr.. Wright the in
coming chief justice. and John II.
Wilmington, the retiring chief JUS
tice, were elected as delegates to the
national convention, with David j.
Cole as alternate.
BY unanimous vote of the fraternity
the delegates were instructed TO en-
deavor to elect the following members
of the fraternity to posts in the ma
tional organization: Hugh c. Bick-
ford. past chief justice, for supreme
chief Justice; Joseph A. Giovannoni,
supreme bailiff; Fred o. Roth, su-
preme clerk, and John II. Wilmington
as supreme historian. The local chap
ter is entitled to fill the post of su-
preme chief justice Of the national or
ganization from its membership by
virtue of the rotation system used In
electing national officers.
This is the first time the National
University Chapter has been entitled
to this privilege. While 1t Is assured
that Mr. Bickford, who is a member
of the bar of the Supreme Court of the
District, as well as of the State or Mary
land, and a former editor of the National
University Law Review, will be given
first place in the national council 1t
is expected that the National Cniver-
sity Chapter will succeed in filling
one or more of the remaining posts
indicated.
All the standing committees for the
year also were elected. The frater-
nifty acquired last year tract OF land
in Benson's Addition, near Cabin
John Bridge, and erected an elabo-
rate clubhouse The following house
committee was elected to supervise
the clubhouse: William T. Geier, man
ager: P. oliver Frank. Francis
O'Reilly, Burton r. Wilbur, r. A.
Trapp. o. A. Trampe and Edwin q.
Royster Trustees for the property
were elected as follows: A. Hamilton
Daugherty, Hugh c. Bickford, Fred
o. Roth, Edwin G. Royster and David
J. Cole. The fraternity is planning
a dance at the city fraternity house,
1922 Connecticut avenue, during April,
and a house party at the clubhouse
as soon as the weather will permit.
Omeers to BE Named.
Sigma Nu Phi Fraternity will elect
officers at the fraternity house, 1852
street, Wednesday night. Arrange
ments for the May ball, a house party
and banquet, all scheduled for the
next few months, will be completed.
Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity of
National University held its monthly
meeting Monday night. Arrange
ments were made for a banquet to
l. IL n rt n n O
Cincinnati chapter of the fraternity
and NJ A Marquette of the Chicago
chapter spoke.
The second-year class of National
University Law School will meet in
the lower hall of the law school build
ing Tuesday night at S:45 o'clock to
outline Spring activities.
Kappa Beta Pi Sorority of Ma
tional University will have a social
evening at the home of Mrs. Maybelle
Ellis, Cedar Parkway, Chevy Chase,
Md, Thursday evening. An initia-
ton will be held April s. at which
several new members will be re-
ceived. A banquet will follow the
initiation. Miss Edith NJ. Cooper,
Miss Elizabeth S. Emmons and Mrs.
Ellis are in charge of arrangements.
The National University Masonic
Club will have business meeting in
building Friday night at S:45 o'clock.
Marcus T. Albertson is president. All
master Masons in the university have
been invited to attend. A report will
be rendered of all members of the
club who were successful in the re-
cent bar examination, and quiz
class organized to prepare club MEM
bers for the June bar examination.
Plans for the annual ladies' night to
be held the latter part of April will
also be discussed, and moving pic
lures of Masonic subjects will be
shown.
The Nationaf-U University Rife and
Pistol Club is preparing for Spring
target practice on the rife range at
Camp Simms. Efforts will be made
to have the National University team
entered at the second annual college
mems event at Annapolis this Spring.
Prof. Conrad H. Syme has an
nounced that every member of his
class in municipal corporations made
a. passing grade. Examinations were
held last week and Prof. Syme was
among the first of the faculty to
finish rating his subject
Prof. Daily will commence his Sc
ries of annual lectures on legal re-
search during the week.