Evening star., 1925-02-22
DEGREES AWARDED.
BY n. i. LEGAL FRAT.
Initiation of Candidates for
Membership HeId-Univer-
sity'S Schedule of Activities.

SIty'S Schedule OF Activities.
. Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity
Of the National University held an
initiation last night at the fraternity
clubhouse, near Cabin John Bridge
The candidates receiving the degree
were Vincent =. Russo, Louis +
Allen, James P. Donovan, Francis }
Poland, Charles d. McCadden, H s
Smith, Frank Verdi and n. A. Gray
After the initiation short business
meeting was held and social hour
followed.
w. T. Geier chairman of the social
committee of the fraternity, plans to
hold a smoker at the clubhouse dur
ing the next few weeks in compli-
ment to the new fraternity members.
Moot Court to Try Hamlet.
Plans are being made at the Ma
tional University for the holding OF
the trial of Hamlet. Prince of Den
mark. in the moot court of the law
school this Spring. The trial will be
held under direction of Judge Glenn
Willett, judge of the National Uni
versity moot court. Hamlet will be
charged with the killing of Polonius,
Danish lord chamberlain. The coun-
nor the exact date set. 1t is yet to
be decided also whether the plea OF
insanity will be allowed. The public
will be invited.
Annual Banquet Features.
Representative Henry r. Rathbone
OF Illinois was the principal speaker
at the fifth annual banquet of the
National University Masonic Club
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Others who made brief speeches were
Roger O'Donnell, Justice Charles H
Robb of the Court of Appeals and
Conrad II. Syme. all of whom are
members of the faculty of the Ma
tional University. Mr.. Syme acted as
toastmaster. The faculty of the
university YES well represented
Short talks were made by several
members of the club, both present
students and alumni of the univer-
sity. Marquis t. Albertson, president
spoke briefly of the past work of the
club and of its plans and programs
for the future
The regular meeting of the Cy
Press Club Will be held at the school,
Tuesday evening. This will be a
business meeting, and regular re-
ports of the committee will be heard
Plans will be discussed for a number
"a programs "nlcn are TO De SpOn
sored by the club during the Spring
months.
Legal Sorority Announcement.
Officers of the Kappa Beta Phi Le-
gal Sorority have announced that a
university will be pledged at the next
meeting.
The sorority has offered a second
scholarship to some woman desiring
to take a three-year law course at the
National University The committee on
scholarships is receiving numerous
applications for the scholarship, and
will pass upon the applicants and an
nounce it's decision within a few weeks.
Miss Marie A. Flynn is chairman of the
committee
Frank Verdi. president of the Mil
ler Debating Society, announced last
week that the regular Saturday night
debates of the society have been tenn
porartly suspended so that the mem
bers may attend the lectures on fo-
rensic oratory delivered at the school
Saturday nights by Representative
Rathbone.
Series of Class Dances Planned.
Preparations are under way for the
third of series of class dances which
are being given this Spring by the
students of the National University
This Is the dance of the first-year
class, and will be given April Is, The
senior dance was given during the
Christmas holidays. the junior prom
was given during January. and the
freshman dance will conclude the Sc
ries The dance will be given at the
City Club. The committee in charge
includes E. E. Ericsson. Lee F. Denton
Miss Edith NJ. Cooper Miss Eliza be til
s. Emmons, Miss Constance Fogle, D
J. O'Brien. Richard Worthington and
Douglas Sealey.
The annual banquet of the Cy Press
Club will be held at the City Club to-
morrow evening. Besides the mem
hers there will be pre- 'ent a number
of quests from various school organi-
cations at the university and a num-
ber of prominent lawyers of the Dis
trict. Members of the faculty of the
National University will be honor
guests. The president, Miss Bertha
Richardson, will preside, and will in
troduce Prof. Thomas F. Patterson
who will act as postmaster. Short
talks will be made by Prof. Godfrey
l. Munter and Mrs. Burnita Shelton
Mathews, attorney for the Woman S
Party and a graduate of the National
University. Members of the club also
will speak. Among the special guests
will be Dean Charles F. Carusi of the
National University and Mrs. Carusi
Kappa Betns Entertained.
The Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority
was entertained last night at the
home of Mrs. Mae T. Peacock with a
super dance. About 40 guests were
present. The sorority will spon-
sor the third of it's legal nights" on
the first Wednesday in March. Miss
Virginia Teeters will be in charge OF
the program.
Members and officers of the Ma
tlonal University (Inez Milholland)
Chapter of the National Woman's
Party were among the honor guests
AT q tea given to student members by
the Woman's Party at the national
headquarters last Sunday afternoon
The National University Chapter is
the largest of the student chapters in
Washing gton. Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt was a guest, and spoke
on the enforcement of the eighteenth
amendment. DR.. O'Malley of ST
EliZabeth's Hospital staff also was a
guest, and spoke on the history OF
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