Evening star., 1935-08-20
VANDOREN RITES
TO Be TOMORROW
Chairman of Boxing Com.
mission Died Yesterday
of Heart Attack.

Funeral services for Lucian Van.
doren, prominent lawyer and chair
man Of the Boxing Commission, who
died yesterday of a heart attack, will
be held at 9 am. tomorrow from the
st. Thomas Catholic Church. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Mr.. Vandoren died at the home Of
his mother, Mrs. Alice Vandoren, 2726
Connecticut avenue. He had been i'll
since Wednesday. apparently suffering
from excessive heat.
Distinguished for his law career, for
his heroism in the World War and for
successful administration Of boxing
affairs in the District, Mr.. Vandoren
was widely known and respected
Friends and associates. saddened by
news Of his death, last night lauded
him for leadership and fairness. Taps
was blown in his honor at the boxing
matches in the Grifith Stadium.
Court Is Adjourned.
H. Winship Wheatley. president Of
the District Bar Association, notified
the District Supreme Court this morn
ing Of Mr.. Vandoren's death. Jus
tice Jesse c. Adkins, speaking for the
court. said his death was an irrep-
arabic loss and announced an ad-
journment of court as a mark Of re-
spect to him. Justice Adkins said Mr..
Vandoren had earned the complete
confidence Of all his associates and
that he had promised to become the
best trial lawyer in the city.
Mr.. Wheatley read an account Of
Mr.. Vandoren's life, which was or
dered spread upon the records Of the
court.
Maj. Harvey Miller. secretary Of the
commission and close friend of Mr..
Vandoren, last night declared:
"He ran the District of Columbia
Commission and was looked up to by
all on the board or employed by it.
He was fair and just in all the cases
brought up, withal firm and forceful."
Born in HyattsvilIe.
Mr. Vandoren was born in Hyatts-
vile. Nd, and attended high school
there. After brilliant scholastic and
athletic record at Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School he passed the bar ex-
animation in 1917.
Immediately after graduation from
Georgetown Mr.. Vandoren enlisted in
the End Division of the Marine Corps
AS a lieutenant and captain overseas
he fought in most Of the major battles
and five times was decorated for
bravery in action.
Following the armistice. he returned
to Washington, served as assistant dis
trict attorney until 1920, and then
began private law practice with the
firm of Vandoren, Rafferty, & Horning,
an association which he retained until
his death.
In private practice he was con-
cerned primarily with civil law cases
In addition to membership in the
District Bar, he belonged to the bars
Of the United States Supreme Court,
the District Court Of Appeals and the
State Of Maryland. He was a past
vice president and director of the
District Bar Association. For IA years
he served on the faculty Of the Wash
ington College of Law.
He was made chairman Of the
Boxing Commission in April. 1894. and
was we'll known for the reforms he
instituted in boxing rules here.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kath.
arine Shaw Vandoren, and three chill
dren. Lucian. jr., 10: Patricia Ann, g
and Mary Katherine. 6. His family
was in Atlantic City at the time Of
Mr.. Vandoren's death. They returned
to Washington last night.
He is also survived by his mother
Mrs. Alice Vandoren; three brothers
Bernard, Theodore and William T
Vandoren, and two sisters. Mrs. Ivo,
Watts and Miss Eleanore Vandoren.
Honorary pallbearers are Mr.. Wheat
ley, William E. Leahy, Col Clifton
Gates, District Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen, Fred Buckholz, George D.
Horning, jr.; James C. Wilkes, John
H. Burnett, Jerome c. Barnard. Har-
old Marsh, Paul E. Lash and Joseph
A. Rafferty,.
The following were named honorary
pallbearers to represent the bar asso.
ciation; Justice Adkins, w. w
MILAN. Henry A. Schweinhaut, Franci,
w. Hill, Leslie G. Garnett and Johr
E. Laskey. The active palibearer.
are Maj. Harvey L. Miller. Mai. Dor
S. Knowlton, Maj Chauncey G
Parker. jr.; Capt. Ralph B. De Witt
Lieut.. Wilfred j. Serpss and Lieut.