Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1929, Page 27

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, STAGE STAR QUITS | ] . T0 PRACTICE LAW Miss Mary Rehan, Former “Leading Lady,” Admitted as Member of Bar. D. C., DECEMBER 22 Sotcote-lawyer sy had ever ovpoded | ). C. VOTE ADVOCATES iss’ Reb WIN DEBATE HONORS has been my fortuné to meet Miss Rehan across the counsel table Woodward School Boys' Contest Marks Suspension of Activities and to oppose her in court. have for Holiday Season. found her a most capable attorney, fair and ccarteous, but withal a most | Boys of the Woodward School of the Y. M. C. A, believe citisens of the formidable opponent.” District of Columbia should be given 1929—PART ONE. 27 team of youthful orators upholding the Cad ttons. New York Herald-Tribune wired his affirmative side of the muo‘:' WAS ot Loses Bu paper that when the Army foot ball declared winner. contest marked | HUTCHINSON, Kans, December 21 |squad, en route to the West Coast, took the close of the school for the holidays. | (#).—Perhaps some of the girls are|a workout here, one player tossed his The winning team included Julius |wearing West Point brass buttons as|overcoat on a fence. When he came ggsklns, Frank_ Maniscaleo, Irwin | souvenirs. The correspondent of the 'back for it the buttons had vanished. Meyers. The losers were Robert Wal- Julius Covert and Willlam Meyer®. el Rebuttal speakers were Maniscalco and RlsI I . w A H Jh the afftFmative team. | @ THian 18 HOURS WASHINGTON TO FLORIDA The Miamian Gulf Coast Ltd. Lv. 3:05 p.o. Ly, 3:05p. the Actors’ Equity Association. RULES GOVERNING D. C. CARS EFFECTIVE JAN. 1 Code Prohibits Use for Private Purposes, and Designates Use lace, Robert Caraway, Charles Goetling, N be dges, 'aculty members, as_ju , voted 8 t0 2 in favor of t Selections by the s¢hool orchestra and A trumpet solo by Olin MéKnight com- nlsted tfi! ogram. . Miss Rehan is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the New the right to vote for representatives in Congress and for President. York County Lawyers' Association and In_debating the subject Friday a 7125 p.m. $12:10 a.me _ *Sleepers Ready 10:00 p.m. . The Double-Track Sea-Level Rouse Atlantic Coast Line Here’s wishing youa ... The Standard Railroad of the Seath Tickets, veservations, tnformation from GEO. P. JAMES, G. P. A. 1418 “H" ¢, N. W., Washington, D. C. B\ Telephone National 7835 How the glamout of the footlights and | a brilliant tage career were renounced | for the serious dignity of a court room jand the technicalities of the law was disclosed last week in the announce. | United states Court of Customs and Patent_Appeals on December 12 of Miss Mar{‘ Rehan of Néw York, a member of the New York firm of Barnes, Mc- Kenna & Halstead. Miss Rehan was in Washington for |one day only, having come to this city on official business before the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. A few ars ago Miss Reéhan was seen and nown to hundreds of Washingtonians by her appearance on_ the stage as leading lady to the late Willlam Faver- sham in the play “The Prince and the Pauper.” Previous to that time she had vions | | Played with success in numbers of other plays, including “Little Women.” “The Bluebird” and Walter Hampden's great stage success, “The Wayfarer.” Listed as University Graduate. It was during the year following hen appearance in “The Prince and the | Pauper,” in 1921, that Miss Rehan defi- | nitely 'decided to give up her stage | career to study law. As a young girl she had graduated from the University of Wisconsin, from where she received — | a degree of bachelor of arts, so upon her decision to study law she was ad- mitted without @iffieulty to the Brook- lyn Law Behool, where for three years she applied hérself with all the dili- ment of the admission to the bar of the | | MISS MARY REHAN, —Star Staft Photo. stage, but it was gently and quite firm; declined. Asked if she preferred the law to the stage, she replied, “One can't compare the two professions — both mean so much in diffefent ways. loved the theater and my mémoties and associations of that time will always be cherished by me, but T am equally inter~ ested in my work as a lawyer, espécial- ly in the customs cases.” Described as Capable Attorney, James R. Ryan, special United States attorney, Department of Jus- tice, customs division, accompanied Miss Rehan from New York and in reply to a question as to whether the of Chauffeurs. A new code of rules governing Dis- trict:owned automobiles has been drawn up by the District Commisisoners, to be- | come effective January 1 next. The rules prohibit use of the automobiles for rivate purposes, and provide that they 8 _kept in municipally-owned garages. For the following officers, no chauf- feurs will be allowed, unless specifically suthorized by the Commissioners: In- spéctor of bulldings, superintendent of street cleaning, inspector of claims, su- perintendent of Gallinger Hospital, con- struction engiheér and forémen of the Engineering Départment, superintendent of streéts, engineér of highways, superin- tenident of répairs, cuts, and street im- provements; mastér plumber, superin- tendent of trees and parkings, and in- ¥ | spector of plumbing. PLAN FAIR' BUILDINGS. 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It was evident that the quiet poise and the well modulated voice of the former actress, resulting from many years of experience in a profession where suc- cess or failure depended so greatly upon these qualjties, should prove tremen- dous assets in her present calling. “It is natural for me to place my voice in speaking, so that it can reach to the |- ' ends of the room and be heard by all present, and that, you know,” Miss Re- han added, “is quite neécessary in a crowded court room.” Entered Profession Two Years Ago. Miss Rehan was admitted to the New York State bar two years ago and she is the only woman who has ever prae- ticed before the United States Customs Court located in New. York City. Al-{ though specializing in tariff and cus- toms cases, Miss Rehan also carties on a general law practice. 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