Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
SALVATION ARMY
ROW NEARS PEACE
Conference Is Arranged Be-
tween Disputants by Ar
Iington County.

The controversy between the Sal
walton Army and the Arlington Coun-
ty Welfare Board over exclusion OF
the former from soliciting funds in the
county will be thrashed out at con-
ference between representatives of the
two organizations, to be held in few
days.
This decision was reached at meet
ing Yesterday afternoon of the Airing
ton County Board of Supervisors in
the county courthouse, and followed
the formal recommendation of the
board that the two groups get TO-
gether and work out plan OF co
operation"
The recommendation of the board
was in accord with a petition present
ed TO the supervisors by the eXecu-
tive committee of the Arlington COun-
ty Post, No. 1879, American Legion.
The memorial "deplored" the charity
war between 1.-TWO well equipped and
working welfare organiza TONS com
mended both groups for their SOCIAL
work, and urged that the army and
the welfare authorities meet and
agree upon plans for cooperation"
Clarendon Citizens Act.
The Clarendon Citizens Association
last night registered protest against
the action of the county welfare super
intendent in a resolution "favuring
the granting of all the privileges pos
sessed by the constituted authorities
of Arlington County to the Salvation
Army in the conduct of it's established
activities" The motion was initia ted
by C. r. Taylor. former president of
the association, who earlier in the day
voiced his personal Indignation" to
the supervisors at their meeting.
j. o. Eaton of local headquarters
of the army" opened the discussion
before the board by making a vigorous
verbal protest against the ban pro-
mulgated by Mrs. NJ. E. Jacobs.
county welfare officer. He declared
his organization is ready to cooperate
with the county, but it questions the
right of the board to deny a church
organization the right to pursue it's
activities, under the Constitution. He
challenged the statements of welfare
officials that the Salvation Army has
not aided the county materially in
charitable work.
Threatened With Arrest.
1--WE have been threatened with ar
rest in this county," Eaton declared.
owe have been orderly throughout
all the trouble. l want to say that
jails hold no qualms for me. We have
| the interests of the county at heart,
and IL any action has been taken
denying us the privilege to operate
here, / want to hear about it now"
Mrs. Jacobs replied that there had
been many complaints about begging
| from house to house." and that it had
been found necessary to take steps to
protect the residents. 1t had been de-
cided, she said, to permit only the
Red Cross, the American Legion and
| it's auxiliary, the tuberculosis Associ-
alton and the County Welfare Board
to solicit funds. She declared she had
never heard of the Salvation Army
conducting religious services in the
county and that what charity it had
| dispensed was not needed.
Against PromiscuOus Begging.
| II am not against the Salvation
| Army" she said, but | am against
promiscuous begging and 1 will stand
| back of everything / have said in my
| letter to the Salvation Army"
! Commonwealth Attorney Cloth in
| terposed the opinion that the contro-
| versy was not a matter for the board
of supervisors to decide, but was one
| for decision by the county "overseer
of the poor" The board agreed with
this opinion and voted to let the over
seer, William Febrey. take charge of
the projected mediation conference.
| Several citizens arose in ardent de-
Tense of the Salvation Army during
the session, including not only Mr..
Taylor, but A. J. Porter, who said his
son was assisted by the army in
| France. and j. G. Pepper, who said
| the county would hold itself up to
| nationwide ridicule if it shut it's doors
| to $50 worthy an organization" The
| remarks of the citizens We're loudly
applauded.