Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-15
COLUMBUS ALUMNI
SELECT OFFICERS
]. L. Townsend Named PreSi-
dent and Renewed Support
of University Pledged.

Renewed support of Columbus Uni
verSity was pledged with the election of
officers, held by the alumni association,
Monday night, resulting in the choosing
of Joseph Leonard Townsend, secretary
to Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court, as the new
president Maurice Lubore was named
vice president; John j. OLeary, secre-
tary, and Miss Blanche L. Beatty,
7 treasurer.
A drive for membership among the
alumni, who date back to 1925, was as
sured with the appointment of new
membership committee, headed by Fran
els p. Brassor. retiring president of the
association. John A. Overholt was ap-
pointed chairman of the committee to
plan for interesting the older members.
other members of the membership COM
mittee are: Mr. Lubore, William Cog
ge Frederick J. Roy, Thomas c. Til
son, MIR. Townsend, Miss May M.
Murphy, Mark Robson, G. Alvin Walker
and Joseph A. Thomas.
The alumni voted to interest previous
graduating classes to have class pictures
taken for presentation to the university,
in keeping with the wishes of Seton
Barr, assistant dean of the School Of
Law.
Entertainment Planned.
Plans for an entertainment TO the
senior class of the Law School, designed
to become tradition In the university,
were sketched briefly by Mr.. Townsend.
special committee will be named
shortly to lay the groundwork Tor TINS
function, which will probably be held
around Easter. before intensive study
for the June bar examination begins
for the seniors.
The association passed a vote of
thanks to the retiring officers for their
work in behalf of the university for the
year that has just closed.
On Wednesday night the Pi Chi CLUB;
the women'S organization IN the Schoot
of Law. were guests at the home OF
prof. and Mrs. Thomas j. Fitzgerald,
3434 Brown street. Refreshments were
served and card games played. A brief
official meeting was held. Mr.. Fitzger-
aid. who teaches the law OF torts and OF
real property at the university, is the
faculty adviser of the club.
Meeting Is Advanced.
AS the next regular meeting of the Pl
Chi Club would fall on Christmas day,
DR.. Elizabeth Sohon, president. an
nounced Yesterday that it will be held
Wednesday night of this week. de-
bate on the subject of the abolition OF
capital punishment will be held. Plans
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Dodge Hotel January IL.
prof. Rosa F.. Downing, chief justice
of the mock court of appeals, is giving
the senior class a special course from q
to o'clock each Monday evening on
the proper preparation of cases Tor APP
pellate tribunals.
Mrs. Grace DuVal has presented the
senior class with Columbus University
pennant. This will be presented by the
class to the university at publc as
sembly of the Law School, to be held IN
the near future, John Burns, the CLASS
president, announced.
fancy Law Club Elects.
Mrs. Sadee Brawner was elected
president of the fancy Law Club at
meeting held Tuesday evening. Alired
McGarraghy was chosen vice president
and ]. Chase Mckenzie secretary treas
urer. This committee of three was ap-.
pointed to secure outside speakers 10
address the club: John H. Bishop, MI.
McGarraghy and John P. SimmondS.
Prof. William A. Roberts, who teaches
interstate commerce law and procedure
and is a senior attorney examiner at
the Interstate Commerce COMMISSION
and active in Washington CIVIC aHaHs''
took over his new duties as faculty az
wiser of the fancy Club. He SUPERVISED
the meeting and predicted that the CLUB
would grow in Importance to the UNI
yersitv as the common meeting ground
of all the classes.
While members of the junior class OF
the Law School are planning a stage
party at the japanese tea garden on
tn. Colesville pike, Md, Tuesday eve
ming, the freshmen are shaping pans
for their Christmas party to be neld on
Wednesday evening, to which their
nrofessors have been invited. Miss
Helen Fluery is chairman Of. the Christ
mas party group and assisting her are
beatrice Smith, Roger Cullinane, Bart
Walshe and Herbert Reichelt.