Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-30
Judge Stephens Heads
Bar Association S Law
Library Committee

Chief Judge Harold M. Stephens
of the United States Court Of Ap.
peals here has been named chair
man Of the American Bar Associa-
tons Special Committee on Facili-
ties OF the Law Library Of Congress,
Frank E. Holman of Seattle, WASH,
the organizations president, an
nounced yesterday.
Appointment of Justice Robert II.
jackson Of the Supreme Court as
a member Of the Special Committee
on Restoration of Libraries of Inns
of Court-the English legal groups
which suffered damage in the war
bombings-also was made public.
These committee assignments
were among a number honoring
Washington lawyers. George M.
Morris, the associations former
president and prominent Washing
ton attorney, was named chairman
Of the groups Committee on Pub
lie Relations.
Pogue Appointed.
Attorney L. WEIGH Pogue, sos Fiji
teenth. street NV, was named
chairman of the Committee on
Aeronautical Law: Duke M. Patrick,
with offices in the Colorado Build
ing, chairman Of the Communica-
tions Committee: John T. Barker.
wardman Park Hotel, chairman OF
the Civil Service Committee; Rich
ard s. Doyle, Transportation Build
ing, chairman of the Court OF
Claims Committee: James M.
Barnes, 1925 Connecticut avenue
NV, chairman of the Judicial Sal
aries Committee. and Joseph c. NC,
Garraghy, Tower Building, chair
man Of the Washington Committee.
Other Washingtonians receiving
committee assignments included:
Charles 8. Rhyme, 730 jackson place
NV, to aeronautical law; William
r. Farley, Transportation Building,
to commerce; william B. Jones,
Union Trust Bldg, to professional
ethics and grievances; Elisha Han
son, 72s Fifteenth street NV, Bill
OF Rights Committee; Dean Hill
Stanley, Shoreham Bldg, Robert G.
Watson, SIS Fifteenth st. NV, and
Frank ]. Wideman, Bowsn Bldg,
Court Of Claims; william p. Mac.
Cracker, jr., National Press Building.
divorce and marriage laws and
family courts.
ConEress Members Named.
Representative Hobbs, Democrat,
Of Alabama; Representative Mich.
ener, Republican, Of Michigan: Sen.
ator Wiley, Republican. Of Wiscon-
sin, and A. X. Shipe, National Press
Building, all members with Chief
Judge Stephens and others on the
Committee on Facilities Of the Law
Library OF Congress: Senator DON
nell, Republican, Of Missouri, on the
Judiciary Committee; Frank Pace,
jr.. Executive ONCE of the President,
Budget Bureau, member Of the Com
mittee on Legal Aspects Of National
Security; Thomas r. Healy, Union
Trust Building and A. Harding Paul,
Munsey Building, members Of the
Committee on Participation by
Lawyers as Citizens in Public AZ
fairs.
Also George A. Finch, TOO Jack
son place NV, on the Committee
on Peace and Law Through United
Nations; Mary-Agnes Brown, 46o6
Fifteenth street NV, Committee
on Rights of the Mentally nj; Wal
ter M. Bastian, National Press Build
ing. Ways and Means Committee,
ard serving with Chairman Nc
Garraghy on the Washington Com
mittee: Bruce Baird. National Saw
inss and Trust Co.; Mr.. Bastian:
Wilbur L. Gray. Evans Building:
Francis w. Hill. IT,. Tower Building;
James r. Kirkland, National Press
Building and Mr.. Rhyme.
These Washinstonisns will serve
with prominent lawyers from ell
over the Nation on the various
committees.