Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Dinner TO HONOR
VISITING JUR|STS
British and French DeIega-
zion Win Arrive Tuesday
for Four-Day Stay.


der auspices Of the District Bar Assoc
citation. for dinner Tuesday night, Ut
which 6fticials and legal washington
win be host TO some $50 jurists and at
torneys OF the British Isles and France,
The delegation viii arrive early Tues
day for four-day stay following at
tendance ak the American Bar Associa-
tons annual meeting, which closed yes
be given the distinguished visitors
Thursday evening by the Federal Bar
Association. composed of attorneys In
the various Federal departments.
The principal addresses at the dinner
Tuesday evening viii be made by Sir
william Jowitt, attorney general Of
Great Britain, and Maitre Henri Deou-
gis, president OF the French delegation.
Col. j. Miller Kenyon, Washington at
opening speech. Another speaker will
be the Hon. John Lord O'Brian. q
Thomas D. Thatcher, United states
Solicitor General, viii preside at the
dinner, which will be held In the Pan
American Building. Two vocal solos
wiz be sung by Maj Charles T. Tittman.
Exception for Occasion.
The Pan-American Building has been
reserved exclusively In the past for
functions pertaining to Pan-American
relations, but an exception was made in
this case, indicative Of the semi-official
nature Of the reception, as well as the
Importance with which it Is regarded
The Federal Bar Association dinner
Thursday evening will be held In the
terrace garden of the Hotel Carlton.
The Government officers in legal
service who will attend include the
solicitor general, Judge Thacher; the
assistant to the Attorney General, Mr..
O'Brian; Interstate Commerce Commits
nicner Clyde B. Aitchison and MRS.
Aitchison, the solicitor Of the State
Department, Mr.. Hackworth; the solicit
eof OF the Department of Commerce.,
Governor Morgan; the solicitor Of the
Federal Power Commission, Mr.. Rus
sell: the general counsel Of the Fed
eral Radio Commission, Thad Brown;
the general counsel OF the Bureau Of
internal Revenue. Mr.. Charest; the
Board. Mr.. Stanley F. Reed; Mr..
Earnest H. Van Fossen of the Board of
Tax Appeals; Mr.. w. w. Warwick, gen.
eral counsel OF the United States EN-
pl0yees' Compensation Commission;
ME-. William Wolf Smith, general coun-
eel Of the Veterans Bureau, and the
Assistant TO the Solicitor of the state
Department and Mrs William n. VAL
lance. Invitations have also been ex-
tended to the Judges or the united
states Supreme Court, the Court of
Appeals OF the District Of Columbia,
and the Supreme Court Of the District
OK Columbia. the Court Of Claims and
the Court Of Custom and Patent Ape
pesis, and to the chief law ofiicers of
the Department Of Justice and Of the
various legal departments Of the Gov
ernment
In Charge Of Plans.
Arrangements are in charge Of the
chairman Of the Federal Bar Associa.
tton Committee. Mr.. Claude n. Branch,
o. the Department of Justice, and the
secretary, Mr.. Albert M. Stephen, of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Other members of the committee in
cilide Mr.. Clifford NJ Beckham OF the
general counsels ONCE of the Bureau
o. internal Revenue, Mr.. Richard w. u
Elournoy of the Departments of state. 4
Mr.. william Reese OF the General Ac.3
counting Once. Ma. Horace T.. Jones
OF the Veterans Bureau, Mr.. =. @.
Baggerly of the Federal Trade Com
MISSION ana Nj: Harold H. Martin OF
the German Claims Commission.
Numerous other public and private
dinners are being planned for the visit
ere. whW viii leave Friday morning for
Annapolis, where they will pause to
see the sights there before going aboard
O steamer for Baltimore.
One of the most distinguished menu
bere of the French delegation, M. Leon
Meter of Paris, chief Of the once of
the secretary Of the justice depart
ment, was commissioned an Unoficial
representative Of his government ct
congresses Of the Canadian and Amer
lean bars. u. Meter, in addition to
being Q member Of the Paris bar, Is
esgraduate Of the School of Political
sciences.
Another prominent French attorney
- M. Marcel Bloch, who, although
blind since childhood, 10 . member OF
the Paris bar. acting president Of the
Union Of Young Lawyers OF Paris, men,
Der Of the French-C diam American
Committee for the Blind of War and
holder fthe Military Medal Of France
and England and the war crosses.
Msmber Of Paris bar.
M. Henri Docugis, a jurist expert for
Che League Of Nations for Interna-
tional Industrial and Commercial
Agreements, Is member of the Paris
bar holder Of degree from McGill
University and an officer in several
French legal societies.
Other delegates, al Of whom are
members Of the Paris bar, are M. Fer.
nand Izcuard, Knight of the Legion Of
Honor: NJ Georges Servas, M. Fred
eric Herold, n. Marcel Ragon, q war
hero who was wounded and decorated:
m. Jean-Jaeques Dumeret, M. Paul
wells, holder OF French and English
war medals; ". Georges Delavente, M.
raul PAfsy, M. an-Paul- Antoine
Georges paumas, M. Jean Priou, M. M.
Charles Boissard, M. Rene Delzangleg,
NJ Noel de Coulhac- Mezerieux, NJ
Marcel Roger. Other delegates are M.
Armand oregoire, member of the bar
Of Metz. and M. Henri Dupeyron, mem
Der of the bar Of Toulouse.
The reception committee of the Bar
Association viii meet the visitors on the
train from Chicago to escort them To