Evening star., 1933-12-03
CIVIC BODY SURVEY.
ON LIQUOR IS MADE
Poll Shows IL Dry, 5 Wet, a.
Undecided--VieWs to Be
Aired Friday.

Shall liquor be sold In my com
munity?
If so, how many licenses will we want
granted and what kind of control
should be set up?
careful study by members of each CT
the citizens associations of the District.
Each organization will be given full op-
portunity to express views on the pro-
posed liquor control measure for the
District at public hearings to begin
before the District Commissioners at
10 am. Friday. Sessions will be held
in the board room at the District
Building.
Hearing to Be Broadcast
Even those who cannot attend in
person will be able TO follow the dis
cussion since a large portion of the
hearings will be broadcast and full
accounts will be published by the press
Under the proposed measure the
Commissioners would be given power
not only to limit the total number of
licenses for various kinds Of iiouor
dealers. but also would have the right
10 restrict sales in any community.
The Commissioners have said they will
postpone their decisions as to the form
of the proposed bill until after all pub
Lie testimony has been taken.
All but of SIS active associations
nrOho hlU mill foRa cptioO m tho T7rO-
posed bill. according to a poll taken
by The Star.
Twelve indicated they will vote TO
remain dry, and five signified a vet
stand
The associations for which represent
atives have indicated a dry attitude
follow: Brookland, Takoma Park, D. c.;
Columbia Heights, Chevy Chase, Con-
duit Road, Stanton Park. Sixteenth
Street Heights, Forest Hills, Ken.l-
worth, Mount Pleasant, Piney Branch
and Richmond PARK.
Representatives of the following
BenningS, Central, Midcity, Columbia
Park and Trinidad.
Committees Study Question.
The Dahlgren Terrace, Logan
Thomas Circle, and Georgetown AS
sociations may take no action On the
| proposed bill. The remaining "a have
| declined to anticipate their stands. but
most of them have committees studying
! the Bride bill which will report to the
( organization in tine for action to be
taken before Congress convenes in
January.
Speaking for the Brookland Associa-
ton, NJ NJ. Mclean. president. declared:
will
| discussion at our next meeting and. in
my opinion, We will definitely oppose
the sale Of hard Liquor in the Brook
land area
! Mrs. Margaret II. Worrell Of the Co.
lumbla Heights Association announced
! that her group will take up the liquor
! question at a meeting Tuesday night
and probably will vote to keep the Sec
| ton dry.
President w. c. Magathan declared
! that the Citizens Association of Takoma
Park, D. c., opposes sale of liquor nc-th
| of Underwood street and east of Rock
! Greek Park
The Conduit Road Association at its
last meeting went on record as oppos-
! ing sale of LIQUOR in that community.
| DR.. William H England, former pres,-
! dent, said the Sixteenth Street Heights
Association probably will oppose tie
! sale of liquor within its confines at a
| meeting week from Tuesday.
Dry Viewpoints Outlined.
William Z. Monroe. Stanton Park As
| sociation president, said he expects the
| groups governing board within the
near future will vote to keep the sec
! ton dry
| President j. O. johnson said the ma
! jority of the members Of the Forest
Hills Association are opposed to liquor
/ sales in their district, although the Or
! ganization has net gone on record or
| the dry question.
The Kenilworth Citizens Association
two months ago voted TO definitely op-
| pose sale Of liquor in its community, J
| S. Driggers, president. stated. The
Mount Pleasant Association also has
passed a resolution against sale Of liquor
in residential districts.
The sale Of liquor in residential sec
tions should be prohibited" Capt. G.
L. Shorey, president OF the Pipey
| Branch Association. declared IF peo-
pie want intOXiCants, all right, but even
| oE-premiSeS sales should be fO11lddt0
in home neigl1borhoods- Sentiment
among our members is opposed 20
saloons
| Speaking for the Richmond Park
Association George l. Bucknaarl, presi-
dent, made the following stateTner1t-
We never have had saloons in our
neighborhood, and the people will fight
! liquor to the last ditch"
Wet Stands Listed.
On the other side Of the question,
President Frank E. James of the Ben
rings Association predicted his group
will vote wet, although no action has
/ been taken as yet. F. D. Ryan. pTesl-
dent, predicted the Central Association
also will vote wet.
President A j. Driscol pointed out
that the Afid-City Association has a
problem somewhat different from most
! of the organizations since its COM
munity includes most of the hotels
and restaurants of the city. AS a
consequence he said its members will
not oppose the sale OF intoXicants under
proper supervision. .--
Because of the large business sec-
tion in the Trinidad Association COM
! munity. President George J. Cleary
said without question" the organiZa-
tion will vote wet at its next meeting.
President c. H. Bullock recalled that
the Columbia Park Association favored
repeal. and hence probably will vote
wet when the organization takes action.
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