▁Bar ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁continu ing ▁invol vement ▁in ▁bar ▁organizations . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁convert ▁to ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁providing ▁compet ent ▁legal ▁services ▁to ▁all ▁people . ▁Leg al ▁aid , ▁he ▁wrote , ▁was ▁" operation ▁equal ▁justice ," ▁" an ▁oblig ation ▁of ▁the ▁bar ," ▁and ▁essential ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁advers ary ▁system . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Leg al ▁A id ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁later ▁publishing ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁sevent y - five ▁years , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Leg al ▁A id ▁& ▁Def ender ▁Association ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Twe ed ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁bar ▁association . ▁To ▁re ju ven ate ▁the ▁sta id ▁organization , ▁he ▁brought ▁in ▁younger ▁law y ers , ▁established ▁a ▁bullet in , ▁re organ ized ▁comm itte es ▁that ▁issued ▁reports , ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁executive ▁secretary . ▁All ▁of ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁open ness , ▁equality , ▁inform ality , ▁and ▁fun ▁( a ▁rec urr ing ▁word ▁with ▁Twe ed ). ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁Twe ed ▁transformed ▁a ▁stuff y ▁club ▁into ▁a ▁strong ▁progress ive ▁force ▁for ▁public