Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-13
COLUMBUS PLANS
SERIES OF DANCES
Foremost of Group Will Be
Senior Prom of Law School
May 8.

With examination time in the ofhng
and Lent fast slipping away, Columbus
University out of school hours is turn
ing its attention to social events that
yet remain on the calendar. Foremost
among these is the senior prom OF the
School of Law, to be held on Saturday
evening, May 3, at the May1ower Hotel,
and the prom of the School of Account
ancy at the Wardman Park Hotel on
May 10 is likewise engaging the inter-
est of the student body.
The senior law prom is to be held
from 10 to o'clock in the Italian gar
den Of the Mayflower, Miss Margaret
M. Mccarthy, so, chairman OF the COM
mittee III charge, announced yesterday.
Souvenirs, refreshments and entertain
ment features are on the program for
this affair, which is designed to be one
of the most brilliant of the Columbus
season.
Partial List of Patrons.
A partial list of patrons for the prom,
made public by Miss Mccarthy, follows:
President of the University and Mrs.
Charles w. Darr, Dean Of the Law
School and Mrs. William E. Leahy, As
sistant Dean Of the Law School and
of the District Municipal Court; Judge
and Mrs Robert E. Mattingly, Joseph
p. Tumulty, Assistant District Attorney
and Mrs. John R. Fitzpatrick, Assistant
District Attorney William A. Gallagher,
Prof. and Mrs. Rosa F. Downing, Prof.
and Mrs. Thomas j. Fitzgerald, Deputy
Register of Wills and Mrs. Victor S.
Mersch, Prof. and Mrs. H. Winship
Wheatley, Prof. and Mrs. James B.
Flynn, Assistant Corporation Counsel
and Mrs. Robert E. Lynch, Prof. and
HKr~
George D. Horning, jr.; Prof. and Mrs.
Thomas w. O'Brfen, Prof. and Mrs.
William A. Roberts and Miss Mary AL
berta Warren, the univerSity's registrar.
Encouraged by the success of the first
annual banquet at the Maydower Hotel
on Thursday night, the &C" Club is ar
ranging to make plans tomorrow for
the organization of next years basket
ball team, its president, Herbert Reich
cit, announced yesterday. Bowling and
boxing teams will likewise be mapped
out, he said. A special committee has
been named to draw up the constitu-
ton Of the &C" Club This comprises
Richard H. Roberts, Mr.. Reichelt and
Raymond j. Walter, the clubs treas
urer, who will again pilot the basket
ball team. A schedule of games for the
next season is due to be drawn up in
the immediate future, Mr.. Reichelt as
serted.
Plan for Commencement.
The board Of trustees of the univer.
sity has named this committee on ar
rangementS to make plans for the COM
mencement exercises: DR.. Francis j.
Hemelt, dean of the School of Ac-
countancy; Seton Darr, assistant dean
of the School Of Law, and Manning
Willcoxon, one Of the members of the
of the board. This special group pro-
poses to assemble in the near future to
draw up detailed plans for the COM
mencement, which is to be held this
year on June IL.
The senior class has been measured
for caps and gowns, in conjunction with
commencement arrangements.
Assistant District Attorney John r.
Fitzpatrick addressed the Pi Chi So
rority, the women's organization In the
School of Law, on Wednesday evening
on THE Art of Public Speaking" Prof.
Thomas j. Fitzgerald, faculty adviser
of the sorority, introduced Mr.. Fitz-
patrick.
The Venetian Society of the School
of Accountancy listened on Monday
evening to William Gordon Buchanan
Of the Georgetown Foreign Service
School deliver lecture on Analysis Of
Financial Statements" A large crowd
followed this interesting address, which
was the second in a series of bi-nonthly
talks by prominent business men on
current business topics under the au-
spices of the Venetian Society. Rob-
ert F. Findlay, the society president,
presided.