Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
ADVICE TO WOMEN
|NLAW PROFESSION
National U. Group Urged to
Locate in Small Com.
munitieS.

Urging woman lawyers to seek friends
and work in small communities where
much legal practice Is to be found.
Judge Mary OToole Of the Municipal
Court of the District OF Columbia adj
dressed members Of the Cy Pres Club
of National University at the annual
banquet of that organization held on
Washington's birthday at the Hotel
Hamilton. The Cy Pres Club Is COM
posed OF woman law students Of the
university.
Judge O'Toole's talk was partly in
response to the assertion made by Miss
Catherine Myers. law graduate OF Ma
tional and now a practicing attorney.
that law firms looked with disfavor
upon the woman lawyer. Approximate
~ so members and their guests at
tended the banquet.
Judge Siddons Makes Address.
Judge Frederick L. Siddons OF the
Supreme Court Of the District OF Co
lunlbia and professor at National
University spoke on the revival OF the
old standards and ideals Of the legal
profession and asserted that women are
In a position to aid In this movement.
Other members OF the faculty who
spoke at the banquet were Prof. George
p. Barse. Prof Glenn Willett and Prof.
Godfrey Munter.
A number Of students also made
speeches. including Elizabeth Prender,
vice president OF the club: Ada A.
Hughes. first-year student. and Sara
Nero. Mrs Pearl Bellman Klein acted
as toastmistress.
The week just passed also witnessed
another school organization function
when Senator J. Thomas Heflin OF
Alabama and Judge Siddons spoke al
the annual banquet OF the National
University Masonic Club. held last nigh,
at the Hamilton Hotel.
In addition to members OF the club.
many who are prominent in Washing
ton Masonic and legal circles were
present as guests. Robert l.. Hollo-
well, senior at National University
and prominent debater and public
speaker of the school. acted as toast
master. He was introduced by Darrell
F. kull, president Of the organization.
Debate Topic Announced.
Resolved. That the Federal Govern
ment should exercise supervision OF
elementary education" viii be the SUBJ
ject OF debate to be held tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock. The debate
will be held under the auspices of the
English department of the university
Supporting the affirmative side Of the
debate will be E, A. Mcmahon, Bingham
Smith and E. c. Partlow. while the
team debating the negative will be COM
posed of Nathan Friedenberg. G. c.
Bicktord and j. S. Whit.
Diane Nnirr - f1~ - a.
dance to be given by the freshman
class in March. The Committee in
charge includes II. G. Btf1yers and L.
K Elliott.
A theater party Mt Keith's. March al.
| also is being planned by the first year
class, A block Of 500 seats has been re.
served by the class. A talk on the
progress the freshman section OF the
year book is making was given az the
recent meeting OF the organization by
Henry G. Kaufman. class editor.
Court Calendar Completed.
The present calendar of the moot
court OF National University has been
virtually completed. and there remains
but one more trial on the schedule
an unusually successful one for the de-
Tense counsel In civil suits only one
defendant has been assessed damages
while In criminal prosecutions one de-
PENDANT has been found guilty. In ad-
dition. there have been two cases in
which the iurics were discharged be-
cause OF failure to reach a verdict.
In the last civil case to be tried In
the moot court was q damage suit.
Plaintiffs counsel list included Harold
McNenny. Paul B. Selbe ana Joseph
Shea and the defendants were repre-
sented by Robert May. Joseph Enright.
T. l.. Sharkey and Wilmer D. Hollo-
we'll A feature OF the case was the
cross-examination conducted by Nc.
Nenny and 6harkey.
DR.. Charles r, Persler. dean OF the
School Of Economics and Government OF
National University. addressed the
Washington branch OF the National
League OF Women Voters on Friday ON
the recent treaty negotiations between
France and the United States Both
the origin and progress Of the negotia-
tons were discussed. This was the
third lecture OF series which DR.,
Pergler has delivered before the Ma
tional League Of Women Voters on the
subject Of treaties and international
law.