Evening star., 1925-02-15
NATIONAL j. CLUB
PLANNING BANQUET
Masonic Organization to Hold
Affair at RaIeigh-Woman
Students to Attend Tea.

Tbs National University Masonic
oub will hold its fifth annual ban
gust at the Raleigh Hotel Saturday
night This will be the largest of
the Masonic banquetS yet given by
the university students. More reser-
vations have been already made than
for any banquet given by National
University students this year. Ed
win Detwiler, past president of the
club, is chairman of the committee
in charge of the banquet and is be-
ing assisted by John H. Piggs, John
W. Bredehoft. Philip Herman. How
ard l. Wyand and l.. H. Barnard. A
number of prominent Masons of the
District Will be guests of the club
and after-dinner speakers
The woman students of National
University Will attend a tea this aft
ernoon to be given by the National
student Council of the National
Woman's Party at the headquarters
OF the latter, at % First street south
east The woman students have
formed a branch of the National
Woman's Party, the Inez Milholland
Chapter, of which Miss Loyola NJ
Coyne Is chairman; Miss Evelyn Jar
rls hrst vice president Miss Bertha
hlchardSon, second vice chairman, and
Miss Russell Richards, secretary.
Inc Alvey Debating Society of Ma
tlonal University held a meeting at
lhe school last week for the purpose
OF outlining d program for the re-
malnder OF the school year. A num-
Der or debates have been scheduled.
Next saturday evening at the school
the members of the society will de-
pate upon the following subject: Re
soiVeu, Ihat a majority of the Jury
should be able to render verdict" :"
The club also planned to sponsor a
number of legal lectures to be given
by prominent legal authorities. Open
forums VIII take the place of the
regular Saturday evening debates on
several occasions during the term.
for the debates now on the schedule
the Judges will be F. s. Bonanno. J..
haufman and Mellye Stallinger.
Ihe Sigma Nu Phi Fraternity of
national University will participate
In the Founders day BANQUET which
is 10 be given Tuesday night at the
Lee House. This is an annual affair
ana VIII be well attended by the fra
ternlty men. Charles ID. Demarest is
chancellor of the fraternity.
A special meeting of the Phi Reta
gamma Legal Fraternity of National
University, called by Chief Justice
John H. Wilmington, was held Fri
DAY evening at the school, w. T.
Geler, chairman of the social COM
Iplttee, mas been arranging a number
or social affairs to be given by the
fraternity during the Spring. These
affairs will be held at the clubhouse
in Bensons addition, near Cabin John
brldSe. A number of week end
house parties will be given by the
fraternity within the next few weeks
no ti,1er
tlonal University will hold it's BIZ
weekly debate at the school Satur-
day night. President Frank Verdi
will preside.
The Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority
OF National University will sponsor
another of its series of lecture nights
some time within the next two weeks
This will be the third of the series,
the first having been held in January.
at which time Miss Pearl Mccall,
assistant district attorney, spoke on
the work in the district attorneys
office. The second was held recently
at the school and the speakers were
Harvey Given, who spoke on THE
Presentation of Case to the Grand
jury" and Selig Brez, who spoke on
The Preparation of a Case for Trial"
The legal nights" being sponsored
by the sorority are proving popular
with the students and will be con-
tinued throughout the Spring. The
lectures are always followed by open
forums. directed by the officers. Mrs.
Pearl Klein is dean and Miss Eliza
beth Emmons is assistant dean.
The Cy Pres Club of National Uni
versity held a meeting Tuesday night
The president, Miss Bertha Richard
son, presided. Reports of the club
committees were heard. A special
committee was appointed to take
charge of the preparations for the
club banquet to be held at the City
Club, February %. A number of
woman lawyers of the District will
be guests and speakers.
The members of the Kappa Beta Pi
Sorority of National University will
be entertained during February with
a tea which will be given in compli-
ment to them by Mrs. Mae t. Pea
cock. The members of the sorority
are each entertaining with a social
affair during the Spring. Invitations
to the February tea will be issued
during the next week.
- Among the recently organized clubs
at National University which are
taking an active part in the school
activities is the Philippine Columbian
society. The society will hold num-
ber of meetings during the next few
weeks. Elizor Crenzo is president.
- The course in craftsmanship, which
was among the new courses added to
the curriculum for the Winter term,
has proved both instructive and in
teresting. 1t is given on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1870, and
in cola boration with this is given a
Laboratory" period in craftsmanship
Hon the same days at $50, during
which time the students get practice
in the sale of real estate, studying
all steps from the meeting with the
prospective customer through the
arguments of sale and finally to the
a