Evening star., 1928-04-22
PLAN FETE FOR c. j.
ATHLETIC HEROES.
Alumni and Student Body to
Hold Reunion Dinner Wed
nesday Evening.

Georgetown University's athletic
heroes, past and present will be feted
by the student body and local alumni
at the fourth annual &c" dinner We'd
neSday evening at the Willard Hotel.
Some of the most noted college coaches
in the country will be guests of the
Athletic Association. as will be many
prominent Georgetown alumni who
have become accustomed to making the
"G" dinners serve as a general reunion.
Louis Little. director of athletics at
the Hilltop, has received acceptances
from many Of Georgetown's greatest
athletic stars. some whose student days
date back IN the early 90s. Among
them are Mike Thompson. Percy
Given, DOC" LArkin, William Keane,
James Mulligan. Sam Owens. Murray
Russell and Arthur Duffy.
Presentation OF Letters Feature.
A feature of the evening will be the
presentation of letters to members of
the varsity foot ball. base ball, basket
ball and track teams who are eligible
for this athletic distinction, The 1927
IS teams. comparable to some OF the
best put out at Georgetown in recent
years. will be the center of attraction
President Charles w. Lyons. S. j.,
OF Georgetown University, who has
been always an ardent advocate OF "a
sound mind in sound body" and
most Of the faculty members will be
guests at the dinner Charles Fisher.
Ir.. is president of the Athletic ASso-
citation.
Besides President Lyons, some of the
prominent figures in the athletic world
will be among the speakers. These in
clude Bill Roper, head coach of Prince
ton: Gen. Douglas Macarthur, former
Commandant Of West Point and pres
ent chairman of the United States
Olympic committee, and Comdr. Jones
Ingram director OF athletics at the
Naval Academy.
Thursday a RED Letter Day"
Thursday was red letter day In the
scholastic letter of Edward Ledwidge
Wright, Little Rock. Ark, senior. at
the Georgetown Law School, During
the afternoon he won the fourth prize
debate and at the banquet of the
Butler Law Club that evening in the
Carlton Hotel he was presented with
a Law volume by Justice Pierce Butler
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States. in recognition of his ability as
an extemporsneous pleader before the
moot court
Justice Butler is sponsor of the But
Ter Club and he Inscribed the volume
of professional Ethics" which he pre-
sented to Wright. as follows: 1T gives
me pleasure to inscribe the name OF
Edward Ledwidge Wright in this vol-
une given in appreciation of his sue
cess in debate. And TO you. Mr.. Wright,
I extend hearty congratulations. Skill |
ta tNrtf n
out sound thought and careful work |
Meritorious cases are rarely lost If well |
prepared and faithfully presented"
Carroll Law Club Elects.
Officers OF the Carroll Law Club, i'm |
portant student organization at the Law |
School were elected for the ensuing |
lows: Chancellor, Paul Mudd of the |
District Of Columbia vice chancellor I
j. Herbert Walsh OF the District Of Co |
lumbia; secretary. william O'Neil of |
Pennsylvania: treasurer. John j. Cur |
ry of South Carolina, and censor, VIII |
ton Steinbaur of Minnesota.
The club~is making arrangements for |
its annual banquet the evening of May |
8. The assemblage place and other de-
tails are to be arranged later
The senior prom OF the Foreign Serv-
most successful functions this school, !
has held in recent years, In addition |
TO manv members Of the faculty the |
guests included the newly appointed |
Ambassador OF Peru. DR. H. velarde: |
the Minister of Austria and Nine. /
Prochnik, the Minister Of China and |
Nine SEE, the Minister Of Switzerland |
and Nine. Peter, the Minister of the |
Irish Free State and Mrs. 6middy, the |
OF the German embassy and |
Frau Kiep. the first secretary Of the !
Bolivian legation and Nine. de la Barra /
and the secretary Of the Rumanian le- |
CATION and Nine Popovici Gen. A. G.
Dalton, general manager Of the United |
States Merchant Fleet Corporation. |
and Mrs, Dalton also were present.
The ballroom fthe Carlton Hotel, /
where the function vas held. was dec I
GRATED with GEORGETOWN colors and /
favors were distributed to all the |
guests. william r. Mooza was general /
chairman of the prom committee. |
assisted by n. L. Leap, president OF the |
senior class: Emmett t. Sweeney. John |
J. Jennings. Eugenio N. C. Ribciro and |
Many Georgetown members of Phi |
Alpha Fraternity are attending the an |
nuai Alpha-Gamma reunion which |
opened Friday and closes tonight with |
an informal dance at the villa Roma |
The council sessions are scheduled for |
this afternoon.
Opening of the annual convention of |
the National Foreign Trade Council in |
Houston, Tex. Wednesday will find |
Georgetown we'll represented in the de- |
The Georgetown delegates |
are Or. Edmund A. Walsh. S. j.. regent |
Of the Foreign Service School. and Or. |
Thomas II. Hcaly. assistant dean. The |
chairman, James A. Farrell
OF the United States Steel Corporation. |
Is trustee Of the university.
J. r. Hanley Wins 500 Prize.
A member OF the fourth-year after
noon class at the Law School, James F. |
Hanley Of Elkins, w. Va, has received
a cash award OF 500. the second prize
In q nationwide contest conducted by
the American Law Book Co. among
students In law schools. Students en-
tering the contest were required to write
q letter setting forth one outstanding
feature In the Corpus Juris-Cyc System
as beneficial 10 their course In law.
The freshman class nj the Hilltop Is
making arrangements for It's tea-dance
Saturday afternoon al the Hotel WASH
ingtOn. The committee comprises
Richard Hungerford. Thomas Donlan.
John Kelly. William Ferguson. John
Hayes and Edward Leary.