Evening star., 1934-06-03
Woman Jurist to Speak.

THE thirty-sixth annual commence
ment of Washington College Of
Law will be held Saturday at 8 pm.
in D. A. r. Memorial Continental
Hall. Judge Florence E. Allen Of the
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals and the first woman to be ap-
pointed to this high Federal bench,
will be the guest Of honor and will
deliver the address to the graduating
/ class. Following the address she will
be awarded the honorary degree Of
doctor Of laws. In addition to the
honorary degree SO degrees will be
awarded.
Dean Grace Hays Riley will present
the diplomas to the II candidates
for the degree Of bachelor Of laws and
to the 13 candidates for the degree
Of master of patent law. DR.. Edwin
c. Dutton. president of the Board Of
Trustees, will present diplomas to the
three candidates for the degree Of
master of laws.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. John Temple
at Christ Church at o'clock tonight.
A rehearsal for commencement will
be held Thursday at pm. Robert
C. Trace, class of 1913, and secretary
to the United States Board Of Tax
Appeals. Is chairman Of the Reception
Committee and master of ceremonies.
Other members of the Reception
Committee are the officers of the
| junior class.
Following the rehearsal the Alumni
Association will be host to the mem
| bers of the graduating class at a
buffet supper at the college building
Catherine L. Vaux, president of the
association, has appointed the follow
| ing committee to arrange for this af-
fair: Olive Roberts Freer. general
chairman; Grace M. Whelan, Supper:
David B. Herman, Decorations, and
a Reception Committee composed Of
Mrs. Ernest Field Parkinson, Maj. j.
Garfield Riley, Anna Mae Smith, Rose
M. Votava, Cecilia M. Thornton,
Rebekah S. Greathouse, Charlotte M.
Crabb, Elna M. Anderson. Elizabeth
P. Cubberley, Florence E. Brown.
Olive Marguerite Keyes. Edith E.
Hyde and Selma C. Anderson.
The girls of the 1884 graduating
class were guests at luncheon given
in their honor by the girls Of the
freshman and junior classes yesterday
at the Admiral. Dean Grace Hays
Riley was the special guest Of honor.
N. U. Honors Justice.
JUSTICE CHARLES SHERROD
HATFIELD Of the United States
Court Of Customs and Patent Ap-
peals is the recipient of honors this
year in the dedication Of the Ma
tional University Docket. yearbook, to
him.
Each year, the Docket is dedicated
to an outstanding figure in the legal
world who has had close connection
with the 66-year-old law school.
Justice Hatfield has been professor
Of Federal procedure and the law Of
agency at National for many years.
during which time he has won the
affection of the students who COM
prised his classes.
The Docket was issued during the
past week and proved to be a unique
volume. A wealth of research was
revealed in its pages, which traced
the development of English and
American court procedure from early
English history to the near future in
the dedication of the new Supreme
Court Building. The book contains
photographs Of the faculty and men,
bers Of this years graduating class
who are to receive their degrees at
the annual commencement June 13.
| While plans for the end of the cur
rent year are being completed, the
Omicron Chapter Of Kappa Beta Pi
International Legal Sorority is an
ticipating the coming year by offer
ing an annual scholarship at Ma
tional University School Of Law. A
committee Of three has been ap-
pointed to receive applications and
make recommendations as to the re-