Evening star., 1938-06-11
ALUMNI OF c. j.
HOLD LUNCHE0NS
Portraits Presented at Law
School Class Day
Exercises.

Events Of Commencement Week at
Georgetown University, which off,
cially opened today. centered mainly
in the activities Of local and visiting
alumni who have taken possession of
the campus and quarters in downtown
hotels.
Early in the morning they attended
a requiem mass at Dahlgren Chapel
for members of the faculty and alumni
who died during the past year. The
Rev. John J. Toohey, S. j., moderator
of the Philodemic Society and chair
man Of the faculty of philosophy, was
the celebrant. Oflcials of the univer-
sity, including the Very Rev. Arthur
A. OLeary, S. j., also attended.
Following enthusiastic reunions last
night at the Washington Hotel and the
School OF Law, the alumni were to at
tend a half dozen luncheon meetings
today. Members of the quintennial
classes also will be the dinner guests
OF DR.. OLeary- this evening at the
Hilltop.
Interest centers on the Glass Of 1888,
the grads" of so years ago. -Four of
their number in Washington-Dr.
Hugh Mccormick Smith and DR..
George M. Brumbaugh, graduates of
the Medical School: and william D.
Hoover and william H. Walker, law
alumni-were invited to a luncheon
arranged In their honor at the Carl
ton Hotel Other alumni associated
with the classes up to 1912 we're to at
tend the luncheon. ...-
Quintcnnial Luncheons Held.
The quintennial classes which are
contributing most of the visitors had
luncheons scheduled as follows: Glass
OF 1918 at the Shoreham Hotel; Class
OF 1918 at the Hay-Adams House:
Glass of 1923. at the University Club;
Glass of 1928 at the Mayfower Hotel,
and the Glass of 1885 at the Wardman
Park Hotel. The Rev. John Francis
Leary OF Hagerstown, Md, who is to
preach the baccalaureate sermon to-
morrow, is member of the 1913 class.
Another member here for the reunion
is the Very Rev. Robert I. Cannon. s.
j., president of Fordham University
in New York.
At pm. the wives Of local and visit
ing alumni will be given tea in the
Carroll Parlors at the Hilltop. Mrs.
Leo Bryson Norris and Mrs. Al Philip
Kane, wife of the president of the
college alumni of Washington, are the
committee in charge.
Portraits Presented.
Glass Day exercises at the School of
Law last night featured the presenta-
ton of oil portraits Of two members
Of the faculty as a parting gift to the
school from the Glass OF 1898. The
professors honcred were Justice Jesse
c. Adkins of the United States District
Court and James A. Toomey. Dean
George E. Hamilton, who taught both
Of them when they were students in
the Law School, accepted the portraits
on behalf OF the faculty. They will be
placed In the school gallery. Justice
Adkins has been on the law faculty
for 80 years and MIR. Toomey for "a
years.
There was considerable interest
among the law faculty and alumni last
night over the announcement that
President Roosevelt had nominated
Bolitha J. Laws, president of the Dis,
trict Bar Association, for one Of the
three vacancies on the United States
District Court. MIR. Laws was grad
uated from Georgetown in 1913 and
the following year obtained his LII. M.
degree.
The Glass Day exercises opened with
an address by William N. Kenefick.
president Of the afternoon section Of
seniors. The valedictory was delivered
by Charles Augustin Gildea, jr., pres
ident Of the morning section and the
bachelors grafton was given by Edward
Joseph Hickey. jr, of Washington.