The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-14
IRIS A TEMPERANCE CLUE.
Nevertheless Capt. Ambrose Snow Says Ici
Worse than a Saloon.

Worse than Saloon.
Capt. Ambrose Snow is fighting almost single
handed tho Rev. DIR. Darlington. rector oil
Christ Church on Bedford avenue. Williams.
burgh and majority OF his congregation. II
is about the Arlington Club that has recently
been formed for tho purpose OF &C mbating the
evils OF drink by young mon " Dr. Darlington
flock.
There was to be no LIQUOR sold. but they
could smoke and play billiards and cards il
they didn't gamble. Early In My the club was
established in q four.story brown. stone build
ing at 473 Bedford avenue Captain Snow had
been living for thirty years in All. aud lie
didn't like the presence Of the club. Trouble
occurred between him and Dr. Darlington.
Yesterday u reporter found Capt Snow at 55
Liberty street In the Offices Of the New York
Board OF Trade and Transportation. OF which
he is President. and asked his version OF tho
trouble.
This club" said the Captain. "has settled
itself right next to my houss in block that
has always boen quiet and respectable It's a
public nuisance. that's what IL is. They've got
htar billiard , and t POOL tSSies and Gane
follows make enough noise to keep deaf man
h5 AVA, Tho minute one gang iefyes the bill.
boys running IN and out all day long in a
What do they soil at the bar?" asked the
They sell only soft drink ks and cider. but
thry make noise enough t2 be pouring in
saloon. That's closed Sometimes on Sunday.
but these fellows don't ever close. DR.. OAR
Ecns says sy sss PITY es 20 tie
marines and not try to stun it down an old salt
What are you going to do about 1t p queried
We'll. Two got a letter in. my pocket signed
and I'm going to send it to b., Dariin ston. II
will show him how the neighbors dlsapprove
n ss s as CLUB rG ans h %Ts Ss II san
Gs hS DO Chat yo nd h Snss ssacS
20 hss
The GLIB IS he aasses
ton he found Ike minister at his sf hcSsc
him what cspt: sSasS hsa sa|Si Soa,t i
It had narrowed down to q duel Between TIE
sSarsh s h%f looks Bad but S0 %e ce Fl ny
am I q the CLUB. and thnk t" Is
grand. good thing. It keeps the boys away
s1% the III about aaa 9s
has. They like to come there There is no
tlmc. And besides. the members are not all
boys. AS Capt. Snow insists on saying.
T. The Mn My 9 oSurd h:'f the R sHe Be- set%9S
G GEsr Major sPetigse Sas ana f.
Dobie. the President Of the club, are all be-
tween so and 40 years OF age. DIR. Funk OF
the I0ice Is member, and we have both the
Morgan: Capt Snow doesn't know whom he
IL lighting when he takes kss up the e4dgel in
with us. Nearly half the men iiv:
ing on this block are members Of the club and
don't think that petition will have many
signers. The little notoriety we have already
had has been good thing for us. and We are
willing to fight the Captain to the end in what
We consider the best OF causes"
ITO toll the truth: the Captain is getting. Just
q little bit cranky. What bothers him wouldn't
bother other people Doubtless there Is a lit
tie noise which. In a club. is unavoidable. but
this Is the most rIerly one In William sburGh
II Capt. Snow had gone about the matter in the
right way we might have moved. but his circu:
lating stories that we sell cider here; and
derby house next his home than to have us.
has rather made us obstinate. and he'll have a
hard time getting rid Of us. We came to this
house because it was the most available. We
have perfect right here. and Capt Snow can't
get us out unless we choose to 60"
hs pna then % 90k the
which was stuffed with soda water. ginger ale.
and sarsapari!la. t., prove that the club stuck
TO its constitutional prohibition clause.