Evening star., 1925-05-03

and has been secretary of the or
ganizatiGn six wears He has been a
delegate to the Federation of Citizens
Associate for two years and is
chairman 5of the committee on police
and fire protection of the federation.
Mr.. StulI was a member of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard f3
years. resigning In 1913 with the rank
of first lieutenant. He was member
of the first Reserve officers Training
Corps, Fort Nyer. Va. in 1917.
He was born at Frederick. Md. and
has lived in Washington "a years.
Torbert Is Lawyer.
Mr. Torbert was nominated by the
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Torbert. a lawyer and notary
public, is engaged in title examining
work. He has had published digests
of patent, trademark and copyright
law cases and an index to code laws.
For Il years he has been engaged
In editorial work on official reports of
cases before the United States Su-
preme Court. and in 1920 was a re-
wiser for the House committee on
revision of laws.
Mr. Torbert is a member of the
National Press Club. the Washington
Board of Trade. the Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution,
the Columbian Historical Society, the
committee for marking historical
places and the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants.
Mr. Torbert has been member OF
the Rhode Island Avenue Association
for 10 years and has held many OF
it's Offices He has been delegate TO
the Federation of Citizens Associa
tions eight years and was chairman
of the committee which drafted the
Advisory Council plan.
He has resided in the District since
1873 and received his education in
the public schools and Columbian
University.
Swantou Widely Known.
Mr.. Swanton was nominated by
the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation and by the Washington
Chapter of the American Association
of Engineers.
Mr.. Swanton. lawyer and civil en-
Sineer. is engaged in engineering
work in the Bureau of Reclamation
of the Department of the Interior
Previously he was employed as en-
gineer by the Boston and Albany
Railroad, by a number of bridge con-
struction companies and by the Navy
and the Treasury Departments.
He is a member of the Federal Bar
Association and of the District bar
For number of years he has been
a member OF the District Library
Association. is treasurer of the Wash
ington Chapter of the American AS
sociation of Engineers and is a mem
Der of the local Institute of Tech
nology.
He is a graduate of the Boston
School of Technology and the Ma
tional University Law School and is
president of the Columbia Heights
Associat ton and chairman of its pub
lie utilities committee.
Mr.. Swanton has lived here since
1903.
Wales Long In L. S. Service.
Mr.. Wales was nominated by the
Cathedral Heights Citizens Associa
ton.
He has for a number of years beer
vice president of the Cathedra
Heights Association, member of Its
executive committee and delegate t
the Federation of Citizens Associa
ton, of which he was vice presiden
for two terms.
He is one of the Civil Service com
missioners here. formerly holding DO
sitions Of examiner and chief examin
er, and has been with the commits
sion since 1892. He also is a lawyer
a member of the District bar and the
bar of the United States Suprem,
Court
Mr.. Wales received an A. NJ. degre,
from the Middlebury, Vt, College
and LII. B. and LII. NJ. degree from
the National University Law Schoo
here. He Is a member of the Phi
Beta Kappa High Scholastic Honorar,
Fraternity and member of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
"The chair refuses to recognize the
appeal AAid President Sutsr In {
positive tone. This Is a form Of