Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-12
DRY GROUP PLANS
/. TO WIDEN SCOPE
Citizens Service Association
4 Heads to Confer on Ex-
panSion Means.

Broadening of the Citizens Service
Association for Law and Order into
an organization of national scope, to
assist the Government in enforcement
Of the prohibition law. will be CON
sidered at a meeting of the executive
committee this afternoon at the Uni
Versity Club.
Such n proposition has been under
advisement for some time. and formal
action in this connection is expected at
t0day's meeting. it was stated by DIR.
r.. NJ. Ellison, secretary of the asSo'
citation. lie said he could not predict
whether the proposal would he acted
on fayorably or not.
MARYLAND Meeting Held.
The first suggestion for national
body to conduct an aggressive crusade
against VfolatOrs of laws in general
ana the liquor law in particular was
made at a meeting of the Organized
Bible Glass Association in Westmin-
Ster. Md, several weeks ago, DR.. Ell
lson said,
At that time several Baltimoreans
also asked for the assistance of the
local association in forming a similar
law enforcement campaign orSaniZa-
lion in the Maryland city. DIR. Eli
son said that 50 far as he knew Bal
timore has taken no definite action
In this direction.
The local association attained front
page prominence during the first few
weeks of its existence by its announced
determination to secure evidence
against hootleggers in the National
Capital and present the data to the
police With q request for prosecution.
The association, at its outset, was
called the Church Service Assocla'
ton" and was affiliated indirectly with
the Organized Bible Class Association
of the District of Columbia. Later all
connections with the Bible class body
were severed, in response to criticism
by members of the latter group, ana
the name Of the association was
changed TO its present title.
DIR. Abernethy Is President.
The board of directors - the asso-
citation is composed of the officers, VINO
include Rev. DR.. W. s. Abernethy, pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church, presi'
dent: Rev. DR.. George NJ. Diffenderfer,
pastor of Luther Place Memorial
Church. vice president; DIR. Ellison,
secretary, and DR.. Arthur c. Christie,
treasurer, together with the following:
Rev. DR.. Jason Noble Pierce. pastor OF
the First Congregational Church; Key.
Mark Depp, pastor of Calvary Meth
odist Episcopal Church; Rev. William
A. Lambeth. pastor Of Mount Vernon
Methodist Episcopal Church South;
Rev. Freeley Rohrer, president OF the
Pastors Federation of the District OF
Columbia; Rev. Homer J. Councillor,
president Of the Organized Bible Class
Association of the District; Rev. Fred
B. Harris. president of the Federation
of Churches of the District, and
number of laymen.
Decision as to the future policies OF
the association will rest with these
directors. Under the present Constltu-
ton, the association pledges itself Ito
furnish medium for organized CO.
operation of the patriotic people OF
the District of Columbia with the le-
gally constituted authorities in the
maintenance of law and order in the
District of Columbia.
If the organization is widened into
a national group of dry law crusaders,
it is probable it's activities will include
the formation of local law and order
groups in various large cities, modelled
along lines of that operating here.
The directors meeting this afternoon
will be held behind closed doors, with
members of the press barred. An an
nouncement of any action taken may
be made after the meeting, it was.
stated.