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commencement exercises on May 23, 1942. She recalled that MAPSHALL was in Ettrick, Virginia, only on the date when this degree was conferred and that he delivered an address to the graduating cless. She noted that MAFSHALL 1s known to her only cy reputation and tnat she has no first-hand knowledge concerring his activities or abilities. SSOCIATES aND ACQUAINTANCE S AT FICHMOND, VIFGINZ. bIC Or September 11, i2¢l, advised thet he Age snown THUFGCOD pa sit = . lok, They were gsenoal metes‘at Howard University, Wasnington, D.C., and MAFSHALI onctained en LIE degree from this institution in about FOSS, Arter optaining his law degree, he returned to Beltimors, Maryland, where ne practiced law for = r2ar or two. He then went to New York City and was employ od ov the Naticnel Assoctation for the Advancement of Colored Pecpie (NAACP) es a member of the legal staff of this organization. He has been continuously emploved ty th? NAACP si--? tnet time and has peen the chief counsel] of tne NAACD for manv noved that Mr. MAFSHALI nas 56 on and school inteszration eases in ut and has been active in differe : Virginia tince about 194%, b7e GEE «<= thet THUPGOOD MAESHALT hee, in hic eapacity of an attorney form the NAATP, deeit nostly with Civii Figntse cases; however, se is also well versed in other zepecve of the law. He descrited MAZSHALI as honest, intelligent, pessonable, discreet and unemoticnal; as well as versed in the law; eas ethical in al] mis dealinzs; as caim, methodicel and toonerative; and as reliacle end trustrorthy. He added tnat MEPSHALT possesses qualities of justice and fair play; tne soility to analyze and evaluate; and a sense of opZectiveness, #11 of whieh, in his opiaion, would make him an excellent cnoice for the position of a United States Circuit Court Judare. bX On Zentember 11, 19r |, of the Targinta Itate Conference of the NAAC?, informed that he has «nown THUPGOOD MAFSHALT since acout 194° 2 eonnection with their mutual ectivities in the NAACP. He identified the members of MAFIHALL's® family as follows: ct ri awl -te- GU fe i