s ▁interest ▁and ▁he ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁his ▁free ▁time , ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁Law ▁School ▁with ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁He ▁passed ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Bar ▁exam ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁practice , ▁forming ▁a ▁partners hip ▁called ▁Graham ▁& ▁Stevens on . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Stevens on ▁married ▁K atherine ▁De ▁La ▁Ver g ne , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁daughters ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁interval ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁prominent ▁legal ▁and ▁scientific ▁soci eties , ▁including ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science , ▁the ▁Se ism ological ▁Society ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁County ▁Law y ers ▁Association , ▁the ▁S ons ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁D elta ▁Ph i ▁frat ern ity . ▁Stevens on ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁V ac ation ▁Bible ▁School ▁Association , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁for ▁metropol itan ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁anti - rad ical ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Stevens on ▁made ▁the ▁move ▁from ▁volunte er ▁work ▁in ▁youth ▁religious ▁education ▁and ▁social ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁to ▁official ▁patri otic ▁activity .