Evening star., 1940-02-11
Gillette Praises
Democracy in Plea
To Law Students
Support Is Urged in
Address at Bouquet
Of Washington College

An appeal to law students to take
q place in the van of the ranks
dedicated to proving to the world
that representative democracy is
the best governmental system yet de-
vised by man" was made last night
by Senator Guy M. Gillette, Demo-
crat, of Iowa at the 44th annual
banquet Of the Washington College
Of Law.
The banquet, held at the May
flower Hotel, was attended by ap-
proximately $50 students and their
guests. It was sponsored, according
to custom, by the junior class.
II am here tonight on recruiting
service" Senator Gillette said. Your
country and mine is at war-not war
waged with lethal instruments for
destroying human life, but a war
destructive of human happiness and
which, unless won, is fraught with
greater danger to America than one
which we might wage against an
other world power or combination
Of powers.
II am bringing this appeal for en-
listments here tonight because this
(the legal profession) is one of the
most promising fields for securing
the type of effective recruits that
have in mind"
Choice Threatened.
Americans have chosen represent
ative democracy on which to build
their Nation, Senator Gillette said.
This choice of ours is threatened
today-not seriously from without,
but seriously from within" he added.
"The war in which we are now en-
gagged is ''' against unemployment,
national debt, unjust and unhealth-
full working conditions, against in
equality of working conditions and
opportunity, against maldistribu-
ton of wealth production, against
dishonesty in public Office. against
hunger, disease and suffering
wherever found within our Nation.
Dean Grace Hays Riley paid trib-
ute to the founders of the institu-
ton and outlined developments at
the college in the past year and
plans for the future.
Miss Jeanne A. Gaines. toastmis-
tress, introduced Maj. George G..
Berry, president of the junior class.
Entertainment included a piano
solo by Miss Rae Alice Elmer and
vocal solo by Robert Simpson. The
program was followed by dancing.
At Speakers Table.
In addition to those mentioned
above at the speakers table were:
DR.. Edwin C. Dutton, president of
the College Board of Trustees, and
Mrs. Dutton, and the following men,
bers of the board: Judge Mary
OToole, John E. Laskey and Mrs.
Laskey, Harry G. Meem and Mrs.
Meem, Justice Justin Miller of the
United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia, Justice
Wiley Rutledge of the Court of Ap-
peals, Will Shafroth, adviser of the
legal education section of the Amer
ican Bar Association, and Mrs.
Shafroth; Francis w. Hill, jr., presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Bar Association, and Mrs. Hill; Mrs.
Helena DOGGY Reed, president of
the Women's Bar Associations; VIII
liam N. Morell, president of the
Federal Bar Association, and Mrs.
Morell; Miss Elizabeth E. Benson,
president of the Washington College
of Law Alumni Association; the fol-
lowing full-time faculty members:
DR.. Edwin A. Mooers, and Mrs.
Mooers; DR.. Hamilton Vreeland, jr.;
Prof. H. D. Folsom, and Prof. Helen
B. Arthur, and Maj. and Mrs. Berry
The Banquet Committee chairmen
were as follows: Harry B. Shultz,
student banquet: George D. Holden,
reception; Helen E. OLSON, pub
licity; Ralph E. Norton, entertain
ment; Martin j. Petersilia, program
and seating, and Anne E. Lally,
hostesses.
Preceding the dinner q reception
was held for. the honor guests. AS
sistants at the reception were the
officers of the Junior Glass, Mai.
Berry, Mary E. Conroy, vice presi-
dent; Katherine c. Serpas, secre-
tary; Earle D. Goss, treasurer. and
Edwin A. N. Mooers, sergeant at
arms.