Evening star., 1926-12-05
RECIPE IS DETAILED
FOR WOMAN JUDGE
Cleveland, Ohio, Female
Jurist Addresses Colleagues
of Her Sex on Problems.

A working knowledge of law.
sense Of humor. a social vision en-
hracing community needs and COM
mon sense are the requisites of a sue.
cessful woman Judge, according to
Judge Mary B. Crossman of the
Clevela nd, Ohio. Municipal Court. VINO
addressed members of the Wonlens
Bar Association Of the District of
Columbia last night at their annual
banquet at Rauscher's.
The principal speakers and honor
guests of the evening were Judge
Grossman, Chief Justice Walter l,
Mccoy of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, District COM
missioner Dougherty. State senator
Relle kearney of Mississippi ana
Miss Katherine r. Pike. president or
the Woman LAWYERS Association.
Judge Mary O'Toole of the District
Nunicipal Court was toastmistress.
The opening address was made by
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. honorary
president of the association. VINO
emphasiz that women must first ne
fine women and then good lawyers
followed by Mile. Peyen, who spoke
on legal careers for French girls. ana
Frederick Stoneman. president OF the
Rarristers' AssoCia ton. Miss Plke
spoke on the inception and organlza.
ton of the National Association OF
Woman Lawyers.
Women Are Praised.
Taking into consideration the pro,
portion Of women to men in the iesal
profession. the former excel in the
annreciation of the necessity Of the
thorough preparati ton of cases and
hard work. according to Chief Justice
Mccoy. Miss kearney described the
life Of woman in politics.
The members Of the Womens Rar
Association are pioneers among wom-
on I'm good citizenship and law enforce
ment, Commissioner DoughertN said.
He outlined the judicial history or
the District and commented on the
new Police court building projected
for the District. with the possible IN
clusion of the Municipal and juvenile
Courts and office Of the recorder of
deeds. Mr.. Dougherty stated that the
inausuratio of system of precinct
ma gistra cies might he considered. He
urged that the dream of Washington.
jefferson, Hamilton and LEnfant In
the development of the Capital be
cOnSummated.
Judge Grossman said that feminine
legal success was dependent solely on
merit and that 1t hehoOved all to live
up to the present standards of juris-
prudence. She explained that women
lawyers must not only he legal ad-
visors. hut father confessors and
social workers. She described the
difficulties encountered by young
women seeking jobs as clerks in law
firms because of the hesitancy of male
employers to send them on routine
errands.
Describes Morals Court.
A graphic account was given by
Judge Grossman of the Cleveland
Morals Court, which has a, medical
clinic and co-operates with the
health department, women police and
detention home. thereby avoiding
unmerited renitentiary sentences for
immoral rather than immoral be-
havior She also stressed the neces-
sity of adequate child protective
legisla tion.
The officers of the Women's Bar
Association are: Mrs. Rurnita Shell
ton Matthews, president: Olive r.
Lacy. vice president; Olive F.. Gelger.
secretary. and Kate p. Johnson,
trea asurer.
The following constituted the COM
mtttee on arrangements Tor the pam
auet Miss Beatrice A. Clephane.
Miss Elizabeth Bailey. Miss Mary
Connolly. Mrs. Rehekah Greathouse,
Judge O'Toole, Mrs. Marie s. Ruth
Mrs Jennie q. Rerliner. Miss Anna
BOYLE. Mrs. Theodore Cogswell. Miss
Pauline Floyd, Miss Marie Flynn.
Miss Anna Goodall. Mrs. Mary r.
Linkins and Mrs. Grace Hays Riley.
The Christmas Eve mass In Spain
is known as the Mass of the Cock. ="
and in churches where there Is an
organ With an adequate number of
81 ops cocks are initiated and made to
crow by the organ at the first stroke
of midnight. In some churches even
the lowing of cattle Is initiated. and
other sounds Of stable reminiscent
Of the humble abode where Christ was
born.