Evening star., 1934-05-09
PLANS PERFECTED
FOR DEDICATION
Department of Justice Build
ing Fountain to Be Speak
ers' Platform.

Members Of the committee repre-.
Associations today were completing
last-minute details for the dedication
tomorrow of the new 100000 De-
partment of Justice Building at Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The ceremonies will be held at 4:3O
pm, and nearly 5000 persons. repre-
senting the bunch and bar of the
entire country and high Government
officials are expected to be present.
Former Senator George Wharton
Pepper of Pennsylvania was expected
In Washington today to confer with
Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mings on the dedication ceremony
Senator Pepper. who is vice presi-
dent of the American Law Institute
has been chosen as spokesman for
the bar.
Cummings to Speak.
Attorney General Cummings will
speak for the Department of Justice.
j. Crawford Biggs, solicitor general,
will be master of ceremonies. The
United States Navy Band will pre-
sent a concert preceding the formal
addresses.
A large circular fountain in the
open courtyard of the building will
be used as a platform for the speakers
since the carpenters strike has pre-
vented the erection of a special plat
form. Efforts are being made today
to arrange an indoor site for the
exercises in case of rain. The audi
torium in the building is blocked by
scaffoldlng in the Railways, which
1t has been impossible to remove
because of the strike.
Senator Pepper was chosen as
spokesman for the bar by joint action
of the American Law Institute, the
Executive Committee of the American
Judicature Society. All of these Or
ganizations will be represented at the
ceremonies.
Cabinet Invited.
In addition to members of the bar,
the Department of Justice has eX-
tended invitations to the Supreme
Court. the cabinet and other nigh
Government officials.
In order TO handle the crowd prop
erly, the department also has ap-
pointed a group of attorneys to serve
as usherS for the guests of honor.
The usherS include r. Aubrey Bogley,
chairman; Richard H. Wilmer. Henry
A Schweinhaut, Joseph c. McGar-
raghy. Charles E. Pledger. Caesar L.
Aiello, A. r. Williams. Austin F. Can
field, Walter Casey, E. CORTLAND
Parker, Frederick M Bradley, w. J.
Burrows. E. N. Slack, E. Waggaman,
Edgar M. Ford, J. E. Willard, Daniel
]. Heffernan and Arthur Hilland.
A committee representing the Dis
trict of Columbia Bar Association,
headed by F. Regis Noel, president,
and the Federal Bar Association,
headed by William A. Roberts. presi-
dent, is cooperating with the depart
ment in completing arrangements.
Committee Personnel.
The committee includes Mr.. Noel,
Arthur P. Drury. Richmond B. Keech.
George c. Gertman. Walter NJ Bas-
tian, c. Chester Caywood, David A
Hart, Francis W. Hill. jr; George E
Mcneil, Alvin L. Newmyer. Lucian H.
Vandoran, William w. MILAN, Theo-
dore Cogswell, Mr.. Biggs, j. Spalding
Flannery. David D. Caldwell. Richard
H. Wilmer, w. Spencer Armstrong,
George c. Aukam. Harry S. Barger,
George P. Barse. Edwin C. Brarden-
burg, John r. Benney, Nathan Cay
ton. Melville Church, S. Wallace
Dempsey, Frederick Dec. Faust, Ben
S. Fisher, Herman j. Galloway, Ed
ward E. Gam. Ralph Given. Henry
H. Classic. Russell Hardy, William N.
Harr, Nelson T. Harrison. Isaac R.
Hit, jr.; William j. Hughes. Tracy
L. Jeffers, Ugo ]. Carusi, James r.
Kirkland, John A. Kratz, Bolitha j.
Laws, Charles H. LeFevre, Richard A.
Mahar, Robert E. MattingN. John P.
Mcmahon, Abram F. Myers. James
w. Peters. Roger Robb, Gus A.
Schuldt, Harry H. Semmes. Archie K.
Shipe. A. Leftwich Sinclair, George
E. Strong, Abram NJ Tillman, G. Car
roll Todd. Glenn Willett and Daniel
Thew Wright.