Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
CHARLES PERGLER
TO SPEAK IN BOSTON
National U. Dean to Discuss
Revision of Peace Treaties.
Masons to Banquet,

DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of the Ma
tional University Law School of Eco
Monies and Government, will address
the Foreign Policy Association of Boston
on the revision of peace treaties in Bos-
ton next Saturday.
DR.. Pergler was invited to speak at
the luncheon meeting during the asso-
cations sessions through DR.. Manley
o. Hudson, BemiS professor of interna-
tional law at Harvard University. DR..
Pergler expects to leave Washington for
the Massachusetts, city either late Thurs
day night or Friday morning.
According to the Fall term report of
Glenn Willett, faculty Judge" of the
moot court 212 students were admitted
to the "bar" of the court" cases
were tried by juries and 1913 contested
motions were heard and disposed of. In
the cases, each side was represented by
three student lawyers" and, since the
juries and witnesses were drawn from
the student body, from Is to IS men,
bers OF the classes had actual participa-
ton in each case.
Masonic Club to Dine.
The annual banquet of the National
University Masonic Club will be held
February 16 at the Raleigh Hotel
George Smith heads the committee in
charge. An open meeting will be held
by the club next Friday at 3:45 pm, to
which all MaSonS enrolled in the school
have been invited by Thomas L. Miller,
president.
Sigma Nh Phi, founded at National
University Law School in 1903, will hold
its twenty-siXth national convention in
this city March l and 2, according to
the announcement from the Joseph H.
Choate Chapter house of the university
where the national headquarters are
located.
Four local chapters-the Joseph H
Choate Chapter of National the Charles
E. Hughes of Georgetown, the Washing
ton College of Law Chapter and the
Washington Alumni Chapter-will assist
Jointly in the entertainment of the
delegates and guests. The first of these
chapters will be represented by Donald
M. Brown. John B. HuSSey and Lieut.
Lowell w. Bassett, respectively. The
delegate of the Alexandria group has
not been named.
Carlyle S. Baer, National grand mas
ter OF the rolls, is general chairman of
the convention. According to the plans
already made, the first day of the con-
ventlon will be devoted to meetings of
the various committees and full business
sessions and elections will be held the
next day. followed by banquet at night
Charles D. Hamel, formerly chairman of
the board of personal tax appeals and a
resident of this city, is the present lord
high chancellor of the fraternity and
Will preside at the convention.
since Its organization. chapters have
been established in a number of the
leading law schools and colleges, so that
today Sigma Nu numbers 20 active
chapters and alumni.
Many Expected to Remain.
1t is probable that the Foundar's-dav
dinner, an annual event Of Choate
Chapter, will be dispensed with due to
the convention. Through holding the
convention near Inauguration a large
number of the delegates and guests viii
remain several days after the conven-
ton.
Two red letter social events at Ma
tlonal will be held the first week in
February, the junior prom next Satur-
Cay night. and the annual senior