| Show Tennes hees flint fl nt t woman attorney in the united states circuit court tuesday a very pleasant episode occurred marking the admission to the bar of a woman lawyer mrs martha D came to memphis from michigan as a member of the association for the advancement of women a fortnight ago and is the guest of judge and mrs J M greer the contention it will be recalled assembled in the united states courtroom the use of which had been courteously extended by judge hammond on the afternoon of nov 18 mrs birs strickland delivered a lecture upon parliamentary law as a science and an art judge hammond was in the audience aud and was so much impressed with the handling of the subject by mrs strickland that he be subsequently suggested thit that she apply for a license to practice in the federal courts during her stay in memphis this mrs strickland did through judge greer who in a characteristically clever speech asked that mrs strickland be granted a r license the request was complied with and the first woman attorney in tennessee was waa sworn in by clerk dough clough mrs strickland ricHand St has bag now several classes in parliamentary law among the ladies of memphis emphis Af memphis appeal avalanche |
