Evening star., 1938-05-25
SPORTS FEATURE
D. c. BAR OUTING
Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits
of Hundreds Attending
Spring Program.

Some 600 lawyers pronounced the
annual spring outing OF the District Of
Columbia Bar Association at the Con-
pressional Country Club yesterday a
thorough success, despite the heavy
showers that fell at intervals during
the day.
The sports included golfing, a brief
glimpse of baseball, which was rained
out in the first inning; diving ana
swimming exhibitions, harmonica re-
cital and boxing bouts.
Despite the downpour the golfers
stuck to their green's, but the baseball
PLAYERS fled before the driving storm
Skies later cleared somewhat and the
diving and swimming exhibition was
held, participated in by girls from the
Shoreham and Ambassador Hotels
swimming clubs. Some members and
their guests pitched horseshoes, but
the premier outdoor event OF the day
was the golf exhibition, with Robert
Tyre Bobby Jones, jr., OF Atlanta,
Ga, and Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings opposing Roger j. White
ford and John E. Mcclure, represent
ing the local bar.
Hogan introduced.
At the dinner, held at $50 pm,
the associations president, Bolitha j.
Laws. introduced the prominent local
attorney, Frank j. Hogan, as the next
president of the Bar Association OF the
United States" and the latter con-
ceded his own election. In BRIEF
address, noted for its humor and
thrusts at his erstwhile fellow men,
ber of the local bar, Mr.. Hogan pre-
sented to Associate Justice Owen j.
Roberts Of the Supreme Court set
of legal classics, which he suggested
the jurist read over carefully and lml-
tate in writing his future decisions.
Replying, Justice Roberts said that
at am writing the classics and he
hands me the second classics" adding
that is the way with Mr.. Hogan, pick
ing up things secondhand from good
lawyers.
The harmonica band recital and the
boxing exhibition officially ended the
program. Both these events were
given by the Police Boys Club.
Lowry N. Coe was general chair
man of the Spring Outing Com
nittee and United States Commis-
sioner Needham c. Turnage, chairman
OF the Golf Committee; George D.
Horning, jr., chairman Of the Enter
tainment Committee, and Ralph Gu
sick. chairman of the Transportation
Committee, were conspicuous through
out the day.
AutOgiro Brings Prizes.
the arrival of an autoglro, which
had flown from Philadelphia and then
to Washington, about midafternoon
on the grounds of the Congressional
Country Club brought the prizes, which
Mr., Jones distributed at the dinner
Linwood Lagerson, a member OF the
General Committee, few in the auto
giro from Washington to the club.
Walter johnson, the Big Train," was
on hand to umpire the baseball game
between the junior bar section and
the senior bar section, but the dark
clouds and the driving rain resulted
in the game being called before the
players had gotten into their stride.
At the dinner Mr.. Jones was kept
busy autographing programs, and
Pitcher johnson did his share, too.
Mr.. Jones was given law dictionary
by Mr.. Laws, who introduced the
prominent guests. who included men,
bers of the Supreme Court. the Court
of Appeals, the District Court and high
Government officials. Among the
prizes given were those to Justice Jo-
seph w. Cox and James M. Proctor
Of the District Court. Justice F. Dick
inson Let's, also of that court, started
one of the swimming races during the
afternoon exhibition. Trap shooting
and bowling were also on the official
program, which afforded the members
a variety Of activity. The rain inter-
fered with the scheduled tennis exhibi-
ton.