Evening star., 1934-01-18
FAITH IS EXPRESSED
ON LIQUOR CONTROL
Chevy Chase Citizens Asso.
citation Re- elects Officers
for Ensuing Year.

Confidence in the good judgment
and courage" OF the District Commis-
sioners to compel strict compliance with
the liquor control law soon to be en-
acted was expressed by the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association last night at its
meeting in the E. ". Brown School.
At the same time the association re-
elected its officers for the ensuing year
and directed President George E. Strong
to conduct an energetic membership
drive This was ordered after COM
plants were made about the attendance.
Edwin S. Hege, who represented the
association at the public hearings on
the liquor control bill for the District
rendered report on pending legisla-
ton which was unanimously approved
Hege Presents Report.
Referring to the stand taken by the
association on the question, Mr.. Hege
reported:
Briefly, you opposed the selling of
spurious liquors and fortified wines in
the area of our group, except through
drug stores on prescriptions OF phySl-
clans; and you favored the dispensary
system in preference to the licensing
system, with limited number of dis
p60SdI16S III Ul6 CGIltTdl DuSl1leSS OlS-
trict or as between it and other busi-
ness districts where the major portions
of number of contiguous squares are
devoted to commercial uses and you
also favored prohibition against sales
of such liquors and wines near schools,
public parks, churches and institutions
used principally by or for minors, and
you further favored a prohibition
against canvassing homes for liquor or
derS
Except as to few minor provisions,
the bill drafted by the District Com
nissioners seems to be a highly credit
able proposal for liquor control under a
licensing system.
mo matter which system is enacted
into law, there appears to be no lack of
confidence in the good judgment and
courage of the present District Commits
sloners to use their utmost efforts to
compel strict compliance with the law"
Ten Members Attend.
Various suggestions were made for
. membership drive after Hege had
warned that some members would
withdraw unless the ASSOCIATION dis
played more interest in civic matters.
Only about 10 regular members at
tended last night.
With many matters affecting the
area due to come up before Congress
and District authorities, it was held
essential that the association take
steps to enlist the whole support of
the community. 1t was pointed out
that when the park-shop proposal was
before the body recently nearly 200
persons attended
the Executive Committee should be-
come team-captains in the drive for
members.
j. R. Manning. acting chairman of
the Public Utilities Committee directed
attention to the transportation hearing
February 5 before the Public Utilities
Commission On bis motion, the as
sociation will direct a letter to the
Commission asking that body to take
into consideration the rapid growth
of population in Chevy Chase with a
view to improving transportation serv-
ice.
Talk on Lighting Given.
Manning declared Something should
be done to have better street car SerV.
ice to Chevy Chase" and also called
attention to the need of "a bus line
which the ordinary person can afford
to use"
Mrs. Marjorie Long, a representative
on the Electric League, gave talk on
proper lighting for adults and school
children, demonstrating with lighting
effects and lantern slides.
No opposition was presented to the
existing slate of officers. who were re-
elected as follows: George E. Strong,
president; Edwin S. Hege, vice presi-
dent; Paul NJ. Williams, second vice
president, and S. Won Ammon, secre-
tary'treaSuTer. Hege and Arthur
Adelman were chosen delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associations.