Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
NATIONAL TO HEAR
NEW SCHOOL SONG
GIee Club of University to
Feature Anthem at First
Public Concert.

National Cniversity's Glee Club has
started rehearsals for it's first public
concert the date for which Will he
announced later by school officials.
OF particular interest to the student
body is the fact that the concert will
mark the appearance of school song
which is being arranged for the club
by Warren Grimes, the director. The
maturity of the student body and the
fact that, prior to the formation of
the Glee Club, there was no musical
orga niZation directly connected with
the university, hitherto have delayed
the composition and promotion of a
school song.
Work on musical composition
definitely identified with the school
has been an important feature of the
Glee Club program this year, Under
graduates are looking to this fact to
be of particular interest to alumni in
Washington and elsewhere and are
confident of the support of former
students for the Glee Club.
Rehearsals Being Held.
Rehearsals are held every Monday
evening at S;45 in the new lower hall
of the university building. They are
under the direction of Mr.. Grimes.
an attorney, who also is well known
in Washington musical circles. Oscar
Feuerstein, prominently identified for
several years with the Interstate
Chorus, is accompanist for the club.
The interests of woman students
of the law school have been served
in the selection of the senior class
emblem for this year. Members of
the class will wear a ring, the design
for which has been announced.
The Docket. the university year
book, will show a financial surplus
by March /. according to members
Of the business staff of the puhlica-
ton. Payment of one-half of the
total cost of printing the volume
already has been made. subscriptions
and advertising have been increasing
rapidly. Editorial work on the book
under Douglas A. Seeley, also is pro-
crossing, and the publication is
farther advanced to date than at any
time in it's history.
Beta, the National University
chapter of Phi Beta Gamma legal
fraternity, Is busy with plans for it's
annual ritual banquet, to be held this
year at the Mayfiower Hotel. Many
notables in Washington legal circles
will attend the banquet, one of the
leading events of the chapters social
calendar. Associate Justice Harlan
p. Stone Of the United States Supreme
Court, Associate Justice Robb of the
Court of Appeals Of the District of
Columbia, Associate Justice Bailey of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia and Maj. Peyton c. Gordon,
United States attorney for the District
of Columbia. will be guests of honor.
All are members of Beta Chapter.
Smoker Reservations Taken.
All student reservations for the
National University annual War
College" smoker, to be held at the
L'Aiglon Club Salons on January II,
are taken A few reservations for
alumni of the university remain and
may be obtained from George Pickett.
An interesting program of special fea
lures and buffet supper are planned.
Brockway's Band will furnish the
music The leader of this musical
organization is a student of the school
Members of Sigma Nh Phi legal
fraternity and their friends will have
a theater party at keith's on Wednes-
day evening of this week. Exchange
tickets, which entitle the holder to
sit in the reserved section, may be
obtained from members of the fra
ternity.
me university MASonlc CluD neld
special meeting Friday night, at
which the following committees were
appointed: Membership and relief,
George f. Burdick, Virgil p. Wallace,
Edmund l.. Plant. ID. f. Kull and
w. d. Medley; auditing. NJ. T. Albert
son. George f. Burtiick and III. F.
Girard: entertainment. John p. Bal
ster, A. s. Brant and A. T.. Preyer:
executive. George w. Smith. Robert
w. Mccullough, Clarence l.. Lavender.
X. Rickles, Gamble Daniels and David
Sandman.
The set of Corpus Juris eye which
Is TO he awarded by the club was the
PRINCIPAL subject of discussion