The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-25
NO Cafe AT PRESENT.
The Charter of the Jersey
City. Athletic Club Won't
Admitof Such a Thing.

No happier men can be found in Jersey
City today than the members of the Jer-
sey City Athletic Club who are opposed
to the establishment of cafe at the club
house. Lastsnight at the monthly meet
ing the liquor question was brought
up, and the j temperance faction
was victorious. 1t was expected that the
meeting would be lively one, but there
was no trouble of any kind. The members
who are In favor Of the scheme did not be-
come demonstrative. They took the defeat
good naturedly and resolved to make an
other struggle. AT the next meeting
they will make more aggressive fight.
and It they again meet with defeat they
will resign from the club.
The fate of the liquor question was
settled by the Board of Trustees. The
members did not enter into the discus
sion. AT the last meeting the matter
was brought to the attention of the trus-
tees, who were ordered to make thor
ough investigation and ascertain II II
were possible TO establish the cafe.
THE CHARTER SUPREME.
The trustees, after examining the club
charter, found that 1t prohibited the
selling of alcoholic liquors at the club
house, and that the cafe could not be
opened unless the charter is repealed and
the club goes through reorganization
The trustees reported these facts last
night. and the members who favor the
cafe, better known as the liquor faction,
felt like committing suicide. They at once
saw that the temperance members had the
best end OF the argument and very wisely
concluded to let the matter rest for
awhile. They will make their fight
at the next meeting. when they
will make an effort to reorganiZe
the club. The trustees, however, will
not drop the matter. but will make q
thorough canvass Of the members, and
ascertain how many members actually
favor the scheme.
WILL GET A NEW CHARTER.
The trustees, i5 Is said, would like to
see the cafe opened and will give the
liquor faction all the assistance they can.
1t il also said that they will favor the
adoption of a new charter, in order TO
make the cafe dead sure thing
The temperance members, naturally,
will oppose the new charter, and if an at
tempt to reorganize is made at The next
meeting, there Will bo war. One of the
temperance mem bers. when interviewed
by reporter of The JERSEY CITY NEWS
this morning. said:-
when the ]. g. A. G. was organized
the charter members found that it would
be for the best interests of the club to
prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquors.
The club prospered under that law
and the club secured record for
congenial dignity second to no other or
ganjzation in the city. Prominent ciLi-
zens knowing that they would not find
here the revelry that characterizes clubs
where liquor Is sold, Joined Us, and now
q few members who wish to con-
vert the club into a saloon
wish to change the policy under which
we nave prospered and plunge the organ
ization into ruin. We will fight as we
neyer foHght-beforet prevent the pass
age Of she motion calling for a new
charter. If it passes the club will lose
sone of its most active and desirable
members"
WANT TO MAKE MONEY.
The II 3 faction is equally determined
to CRY It's point, and the next meeting
will no doubt be full of excitement. One
of these members said last night
siThe majority OF the members of the
Club favor the establishment Of the cafe
and do not see how we can fail
to carry our point. The trustees
are also with us and will give us
all the assistance we require. 1t is well
known fact that the clup is not suffering
from surplus in the treasury. The Jer-
sew City Athletic CLUB is big institu-
tion. There are thousands Of dollars
invested here any it is with extreme diff
Guilty that the Revenue Committee
manages to meet expenses. Concerts
and entertainments, while usually sue
cessful, do not give us enough money
and we must look to another source.
There is the cafe. A majority of our
members want Ii, and wouldn't it be a
good iden to give it to them? They would
then contribute to the sup
port of the club. The club
might as we'll make the profit
that ueighhoring gin mills now receive.
Bur this is not the only argument in
favor Of the scheme. Our members
do not like the idea of walk
ing couple of blocks or more
every time they wish to take social
glass with friend. All the large clubs
sin New York nave cafes aud I do not see
WHY the J, C. a. G. should not fall into
line. If the temperance cranks do not like
it, they need not patronize if. We will
provide ice water and lemonade for them.
At all events, we are determined to have
the cafe and we will get 1t
even il we must adopt new charter. A
large number of members who are
among the clubs best workers want this
desirable Improvements and if they do
not get it they will resign"
No matter how the question is settled
it is certain that the club will lose alarge
number Of members
HOW STOCKS STAND