Evening star., 1953-09-08
District Area
Bible Group
Names Officers
Association Adopts
Constitution at
Closing Session
By Cospor Names
sStor Stoff Correspondent

WEO1 O1M1NSlER, MO-, sept. b
Howard M. Stackhouse OF
Washington was reelected pres
ident of the Organized Bible
Glass Association at the organi-
zation's closing session yesterday
at Western Maryland College
here.
Mr.. StackhouSe, a member OF
Emory Methodist Church, Wash
ington. has been affiliated with
the association for more than 1e
years. He was elected a de-
nominational vice president in
1886 and served as executive vice
president from 1947 until his
election as president a year ago
George E. Harris of Chevy
Chase Methodist Church was re-
elected executive vice president
OF the 31-year-old association
which has 234 Bible classes in
Washington area churches and
more than 10000 members.
Other Officers Named.
Other officers chosen were Mrs
Myrtle Powell of Anacostia
Methodist Church, executive Sec
retary; Gordon w. Crozier OF
Mount Rainier Christian Church
treasurer; Charles r. Hopkins OF
Eldbrooke Methodist Church
assistant treasurer, and Miss
T. Louise Morrow of Kenilworth
Presbyterian Church, recording
secretary.
Mrs. Charlotte D. Worden OF
Metropolitan Methodist Church
was reelected Office secretary.
Thirty vice presidents. repre-.
senting various denominations
affiliated with the association
and four honorary vice presi-
dents were selected also.
Three charter members and g
Baltimore minister were chosen
for the latter group. The Rev
Clarence M. Cook of Baltimore
was reelected an honorary vice
president while John G. Minol
and William Ford, Calvary Bap.
tist Church. and Roy Harlow
Columbia Heights Christian
Church, were tapped for the
honor for the first time.
Robinson Reelected.
Noah Robinson, of Columbis
Heights Christian Church, was
reelected a denominational vice
president for the 32d consecu-
tive time. Mr.. Robinson at
tended the second association
annual meeting in 1923 and has
not missed one to date.
An historic step was taken yes
terday by the association wher
a constitution was unanimously
adopted by the delegates. The
association, formed in 1922 al
Leesburg, Va. with % members
representing IL Washington BIZ
BILE classes, has operated through
the years without any written
rules or regulations.
Chief change in custom Stipu-
lated by the constitution was the
limitation to three consecutive
one-year terms for the president
administrative vice president, ex-
ecutive secretady and treasurer
The Rev. Otto Reimherr, pas
tor of Hope Lutheran Church
yesterday criticized welfare work
in Washington for it's lack of q
central index.
Fears Duplication.
There is no central index
where social agencies in Wash
ington can co." Mr.. Reimherl
said. "As a result, some people
can go from one agency tc
another without any one know
4LlS dIlyCIlIuB dUOuC II.
The Lutheran clergyman also
said there are inadequate Staffs
for welfare work in Washing
ton churches.
DR.. Ralph Della Smith, pastor
of Petworth Methodist Church
was in charge of the service in
Stalling the new officers. DR.. Ell
mer George Homrighausen, pro-
feSsor at Princeton Theological
Seminary, addressed the gather
ing.
Vice Presidents Named.
Denominational vice-presidents
elected were:
Baptist-Ralph Cole, William
E. Harvard, Harold S. King,
Jesse L. Ward, William Bender.
George A, Watson, Mildred Ell
lett.
Methodist - Marshall Baker,
Leon S. Ballence, Daisy Bell,
James l.. Ewin, Alden Hoage,
Guy Perry, Erma Kyle, Bernice
O'Baugh.
Disciples of Christ - Noah
Robinson, j. Franklin Sidell,
Claire Colsten, George F. Hall.
Evangelical and Reformed
John T. McVearry, Raymond
Oberholtzer.
Lutheran-Allen M. Laster.
Church of the Brethren-D. l..
M. Culp.
COngregational-J. D. Coxen.
PreSbyterian-John F. Carl
sen, Unit F. Crossley, Esther A.
Dunkley, Mrs. j. E. Huddleston,
Volena Williams, Grace Putnam.
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