Evening star., 1934-03-14
Bride, New Board Chair.
man, Will Ask Legislation
to Enlarge Force.
SILENT ON PROPOSAL
TO EMPLOY EXPERTS
Commissioners Will Take No
Action Pending Receipt of
Recommendations.

OUT purposes OF the District law for
indeterminate sentences and paroles
will be recommended to the District
Commissioners by the new members
Of the Parole Board. it was predicted
today by william w. Bride, retiring
corporation counsel. Bride yesterday
accepted the Craftsmanship of the
Parole Board at the urgent request
of the Commissioners. His appoint
ment was announced along with that
OF Wilbur LaRse, jr., Washington law
yer. and chairman Of the Civic Com
mittee of the Washington Federation
of Churches.
Bride takes the place left vacant
by the resignation Of Isaac Cans, who
became a member of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board LaRoe fills
the vacancy created by the resignation
Of DR.. Loren B. johnson.
Work Called Useless.
Public attention was centered on
the question of increasing the person.
mel of the Parole Board staff by the
resignation statement of DR.. johnson,
who declared he did not wish to con-
tlnue to serve on a board whose work
was handicapped by lack of funds and
personnel. He insisted that for these
reasons. the work being done by the
board was perfectly useless and posi-
bly, harmful"
Bride said he would urge approval
OF an amendment to the act estab-
fishing the Parole Board to provide
for employment of a number of parole
officers. He declined to say whether
he would recommend the appointment
OF a psychiatrist and other medical
experts as recommended by the for
mer Parole Board chairman. Cans.
Bride said he and LaRoe probably
would take the oath of office Monday
and would hold their first meeting
Tuesday.
The Commissioners have indicated
they will take no action as to increas-
iEg the number of parole officers or
other changes in the program of the
parole system until they have received
recommendations from the new Parole
Board.
viii Assist Successor.
Bride will conclude his ofiicial serv-
ice as corporation counsel tomorrow,
but he may stay on several days to
femiliarize his successor, E. Barrett
Prettyman, with the set-up Of the
office.
Prettyman, who served during the
past year as general counsel to the
Internal Revenue Bureau. may begin
service as head of the District law
department Friday. A time has not
been scheduled, however, for his in
duction into office. This may be done
Saturday or Monday.
The Commissioners made public a
letter of tribute which they have sent
to Bride in recognition of his services
to the District as corporation counsel
over a period of about seven years.
The letter states:
AT this time. upon the termina-
tion Of your services to the District
of Columbia as corporation counsel,
the Commissioners desire to express
to you their gratitude for the
markedly faithful service you have
rendered to the District. The Com
missioners are cognizant Of the quail
ity of. professional work you have
done throughout your long tenure Of
Office. You have added greatly to the
quality, and maintained the effici-
ency of the important legal staff Of
your Office.
Whole Regime Praised.
you have given especial support
to the Commissioners in composing
the conflicting interest impinging
upon proposed legislation. The sub
stantial number of items in legislation
engrossed in recent years is abundant
evidence Of your skill in this respect.
While emphasis might be placed upon
your work in the items just noted. it
Is equally true that all the duties as
signed to you have been performed in
a uniformly excellent way.
THE Commissioners have no other
wish for you than the highest of sue
cess in your future professional work
and happiness and prosperity always
for you and yours"
Bride also announced he had
formed an association for the prac-
tice of law with Lucian H. Vandoren
and Joseph A. Rafferty,. The firm, to
be known as Bride, Vandoren & Raj
ferty, will be located in the Southern
Building. Bride plans to specialize
In matters before committees of Con-
gress, Federal departments and inde-
pendent Government agencies. Asso-
ciated with the new firm also will be
Harrison B. McCawley.
$4,000 Requested.
The old Parole Board last August
laid before the Commissioners a re-
quest for appropriations totaling
Sal 900 for expansion of the personnel
and the work Of the body. The Dis
trict Economy Committee in Septem-
Der informed the board legislation
would be required and an agreement
was reached, according to Auditor
Daniel J. Donovan. that the Parole
Board would take the matter up with
Corporation Counsel Bride.
The Commissioners said yesterday
Bride had informed them the Parole
Board had not done this.
Checking over the matter after re-
ceiving DR.. Johpson's resignation,
Commissioner George e. Allen stated
yesterday that the Parole Board had
incorporated in a request for funds q
proposal that the chairman Of the
board be paid q 3alary Of $1,000 q
year and that the othel two members
be paid g 900 q year each.
Bride made no statement today on
the question Of providing salaries for
members 0f the hoard