Evening star., 1952-03-30

prominent Attorney,
Historian and CIubman
r. Regis Noel. 81. prominent
lawyer historian, legal society
leader and clubman, died yes
lterday Of pneumonia after an i'll
mess of two weeks in Montgomery
County General Hospital.
Long q leading lawyer here. he
was president Of the District Bal
Association in 1884 and in the
same year served on the Attorney
Generals National Crime Com
mission. He also was organizer and
first president in 1884 Of the Dis
Itrict Crime Commission.
Judge Pine Pays Tribute.
/ District Court Judge David A
Pine last night paid tribute tc
Mr.. Noel as a man Of splendid
qualities whose death will be q
great loss" to the legal world.
Mr.. Noel was equally prominent
in Washington historical circles
He was serving his fourth term
as president OF the Columbia His
torical Society, Of which he had
been a member for 80 years. He
was founder of the Barristers
Club and served as it's legal aio
committee chairman.
Long active in legal association
affairs. Mr.. Noel had been q dele
Igate from the American and Dis
Itrict Bar Associations to the Sec
ond third international confer
ences on comparative law at The
Hague in 1897 and at Mexico City
in 1914; to the Inter-American
Law Society's Havana meeting al
1910 and to the Inter-Americar
Bar Associations 194S conference
in Rio de Janeiro.
Organized Law Study Club.
Since 1888. Mr.. Noel had beer
chairman of the committee or
revision and codification Of the
United States nationality and
Immigration laws for the Ameri-
can Bar Association. He was
organizer and first president OF
the Law Study Club of the Dis
trict. He was an executive COM
mittee member Of National Asso-
ciation for Constitutional Gov
ernment, and he was a charter
and life member of the Friends
OF the United States Supreme
Court Library.
Mr.. Noel's Affiliations also in
lcluded membership on the board
lof advisors of the American Peace
Society and Craftsmanship of the
United States Flag Associations
Jury of Awards. He also was
essay committee chairman for the
District Constitution Committee.
Native Of Pennsylvania.
Born in Loretto. Pa, Mr.. Noel
received a bachelor and masters
degree from Mount st. Mary's
College. Emmitsburg, Md, in 1912
and 1914. law degree from Ma
|tional University here and Ph.D.
from Catholic University. He also
took postgraduate work at Oxford
University. In law practice here
he was associated with Joseph j.
Darlington and Henry E. Davis.
In recent years he had Offices in
the Evans Building.
Mr.. Noel had served on the
faculty of Catholic University and
Georgetown University, teaching
law. philosophy, medieval institu-
tions and economics. He was ma
tiOnal secretary Of the Catholic
University Alumni Association and
president Of the Washington
Baltimore chapter Of the st.
Mary's alumni group.
| Mr.. Noel was author of "The
History Of the Bankruptcy Law, -
Biography Of Joseph j. Darling
lton," and several other books and
was editor-in-chief of the Dis
trict Cyclopeda for Practice.
Other Organizations.
Other organizations to which
Mr.. Noel belonged included the
Catholic Historical Society, Ameri-
cen Law Institute, American
Society of International Law, In
Iternational Association of Law
iyers, American Judicature Society
Thornton Society. Oxford Univer-
Isity Society and New College
Society Of England. Of which he
was area secretary.
He also belonged to the IzaaC
Walton League, Cosmos Club
Capital Yacht Club, Circuit Club
and Lex Club of Paris. He was 6
director of the University Clut
and the Roger B. Taney Home.
Mr.. Noel lived at "Selsdon," hi.
home at Connecticut avenue anl
Dresden street in Kensington. HI
lis survived by his widow, Rene,
Mouchel Noel, whom he married
lin 1924: five brothers and two sis.
lters. They are Miss Mary Noel o1
washington: Joseph Noel Of Brad.
bury Heights, Md: Charles Noel
lMorgantown, w. Va; Frank Noe
lof Richmond. Va, and Mrs. Dor
othy Parrish and William ant
Ralph Noel of Crescent, Pa.
/ Funeral arrangements are being
I00y,a aY,1ofad fhYsO1IOh tho P0I,oy.