Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.
The Y. M. G. A. Lockout

The " M. e A. Lockout
THE ASSOCIATION STILL BoMELKss-LEeAL PRO-
CEEDINGs TO BIZ COMMENCED.
The controversy between the Y. NJ. C. A. and
the stock compery owning the Y. M. C. A.
building, regarding the amount of rent to be
paid by the Y. NJ. c. A., eliminated last Friday
IN the ejectment OF the association from the
rooms. which they have occupied ever since
me fprc'ng was complete d.: The ASSISTANT
IN the building. was rot'hfd Friday morning
py the stock company. that new locks
co1d o se ont Put on the that ne
Since that time the Y. M. c. A. have Been
LOCKE d out OF the building. The GARD OF man
appointed Mess Chss Lyman, B. F. Simpson.
+. T. Wcodruff, DR.. Tabor johnson, and James
l.. iEwiD, as an executive committee with the
iull powers OF the toard of managers, on
account OF the prospective absence Of good
many members OF the board during the sum-
mer. Tb1s committee YVES authorized TO begin
sun sun at once to regain posse sion Of the rooms
preparing bill to file In court, the only delay
ne,ng In determining the exact nature OF
me procee ding which they Will take. Mean
t wnIe me association IS homeless. Mail in
7. M. Z. A. building, where it is called for by
proper offlcer. The work OF the association is
brought to standstill. Mr.: EwIn, the record
a
reporter to-day that legal gentlemen had as
sured the Y. N. c. A. that the action OF the
BOARD OF directors Of the stock company was
entirely Illegal, as no legal notice Of
sell" sotd Mr.. EwiD, "advised us to
Tegetn possession Of the rooms by force If
necessary. We considered such course unbe-
Decom1ng to US as Christian association; be.
sizes, II we had goo possession by force we
would have mad to kept possession by force
and and l had some one on the watch all the time.
Nor Old we wish to go iuto court unnecessarily
we waited w On Mr.. Longan, president of the
stock association, to ask by whose or
GERS 6e w we were WEI licked out he stated that
the doors until the matter was laid BE-
lore the board OF directors. He called
spl c1al meeting OF the hoard for that after
noon lFr1day). Therefore we deferred taxing
any Steps to get Possession. Contrary to our
expectations the action was not favorable to
us. we were notified that We could have pos
session by executing a lease satisfactory to
lnem ard paying rent OF 500 month. The
result OF that meeting did not reach us until
f1iday. Saturday morning the excitement over
o.. me dir ctol }, however, appointed commit
Tee 10 meet our committee Of conference This
meeting OF the two committees was held Satur-
gay afternoon without any result. We are in.
lolmea Dy eminent lawyers that we are un.
questlonabiy entitled to possession and we are
lot disposed to make any compromise until we
are restored to our quarters" The members OF
Ine !; NJ c. A. interpret the law chartering the
STOCKHOLDERS association and the discussions In
congress as indicating that the building ives
ing merely as trustees, an6 that ultimately the
property should pass into the possession OF the
I. M. I. A.. The first point of law to be tested
!s tne LEGALITY of the notice given the Y. NC A.
10 guiI. AFTER that 1t is proposed to lay the
the court.