Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
T B.M0REH0USE HEAD
OF FRESHMAN CLASS
Debates During March Announced
at Washington College
of Law.

Tary Il. Morehouse has just been
elected president of the freshmen class
of, the Washington College of Law t.
succeed w. S. Brown. who has been
sent to the New York office of the
patent law firm with which he WAS
associated here.
Mr.. Morehouse has announced the
subjects for the series of debates to
be held in March by members of that
class, and the names of those sched-
uled to participate. Last night the
debate by the freshmen was on the
subject. "Resolved, That the United
States should prohibit by statute all
futher immigration for period OF 20
years." Those on the affirmative were
John G.. Conliff. James G. Hooker and
Willard +. Carey; the negative. James
f. Casey, William f. Collins and
Ernest +. Huyett.
The March debates will be: March
6. on the subject of employment Of
children in factories-Mrs. b. l. KOehl,
Herbert l.. Hanback,, Ella 3. Evans,
Mamie L. King and Alexander Os-
borne: same date, on the question of
the adoption of blue laws in the Dis
trict of Coumbia-Julia NJ. Hotel,
Charles T. Lamar, Cecilia Stansfield.
Thomas Keller, G.. J. Denicke and
Jacob Sander; March 10, on sufficient
pensions to support United States
citizens who have grown too old ana
inflrm to work. and the practice OF
levying q progressive inheritance tax
bv the Federal Government should be
continued; March 20, the people should
have the privilege of recalling judges,
generally, and the party nominees for
President of the United States should
he nominated at a Federal primary
without regard to State lines; March
Of. the Supreme Court of the United
States may not declare any law un-
constitutional except by unanimous
opinion.
The members of Sigma M Phi Fra
ternity. oliver Wendell Holmes Chap
ter. met at the home of the new chan
cellor. Samuel Robinson, February 10
for a smoker. The lord high chan
cellor. David D. Caldwell, gave, an ad-
dress upon the purposes and aims of
the present-day fraternity. Carlyle s.
Baer, grand master of the rolls; Victor
| Martin and the retiring chancellor,
Wilbur l.. Gray, also spoke to the
members and guests, who included j..
Donald Mcknight, Chris II. Nanz,
James r. Taylor, Thomas II. Creigh-
ton, John +. Slattery, Herbert L..
Wynne, Charles e. Howson, Samuel
Robinson, Steven f. Katopothis, Will
nam y. brewer, JOIlil u. 1OHllll, il,
Charles T. Lamar, Charles F. Smith,
Alexander Osborne and Robert f.
King.
Mrs. Willebrandt, president of the
Phi Delta Women's Legal Fraternity,
recently entertained the members of
Beta Chapter of the Washington Col
lege of Law and the other two local
chapters at her home. Beta Chapter
is holding parliamentary meetings
once a month under the direction of
Miss Annabel Matthews, the only
woman attorney in the office of the
Solicitor of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. The next of these meetings
will be held Sunday, March 81. The
Beta Chapter enjoyed a party Febru-
airy 10 at the home of Miss Corinne
Quarles.
The wOmen's legal sorority chap
ter, Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta
Phi, is planning the annual sorority
dance to be held soon after Easter.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments is composed of Miss Julia
Banks. chairman; Miss Carrie Hun
ter and Miss Mary Cunningham. Last
dean of the chapter and the only
woman bank examiner in Washing
ton, gave talk on the work involved
in a position such as hers at the
monthly meeting held at the school.
Epsilon Chapter enjoyed a Valentine
party at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Keith. dean Of the chapter. Febru-
airy IL.