Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-20

A Protest Against the Number Presented
by Ministers.

A Protest Against the Number Presented
by Ministers.
The delegation OF ministers from South
Washington which recently called upon Tie
Commissioners and and presented a general
protest against the licensing Of saloons in
South Washington appeared before the board
again this afternoon ana presented the follow
ing:
I'VE, tho undersigned ministers of the Cos
pei and school officials, being deeply inter-
ested il. the material and moral welfare of
tho colored people Of the District, view
with deep darn and regret the extraordinary
number OF liquor saloons in that part Of
South Washington bounded by 3 and o
streets south and South Capitol and ~ streets,
tho colored population in this section being in
a very largo majority. We urgently petition
you to restrict the saloons to the business
streets and redeem this section from the
baneful influences OF the bar rooms that infest
II. The bnr rooms Of this section are more
numerous than the churches and the sch ools
and are the meeting places Of crowds of loafers,
whose disorderly conduct, besides giving the
neighborhoo3 bad name, by their very
presence makes the street hidcous by thsir OBJ
scenity and profanity which our school chill
dren arc compelled to hear because they are
obliged to pass and repass these drinking
places on their way to and from school or
when sent on errnnds, and are exposed to tho
yitiated atmosphere when they so outside of
their own doors for any purpose. 1t is hardly
necessary to add at this point that in u neigh
Gaze h.rs ali 10 .in,.ant. 80 ,r...,.1
IN Lead the 49, ..tr.y Nd 81.
orow,b ~ wnd.stv ,ssnsn,sIt anJ ,r-;,,,
among the girls and counteruct and undo very
largely the moraliLing and elcvating work done
in our schools and churches.
TUNE bAA hooAs IN THIS DISTRICT.
Ihis Is a residence section anu In no resi-
dence neighborhood Of equal size anywhere in
the city can 80 large a number Of
.o,oor. h. hrra.,aa al ~, :,
Theve ara n,netv.nna h,- roon,s in tha III,
Jsscr;bad nsrIons w.. e. ,an - ~
n,onn o puid ,ta $50 i; Ian 70" 'iniIs as
hooi. w,ero wsnIth rssna,nn. 1880.
and home training nre much more rotten
factors to resist evil than in South Washington,
and 1t looks Ike hardship that In this section.
W." ''aan VIC poopio a.e poor ailo uheoacateo.
saloon with ia rain of evils sLonld he olIomoS
=, ron Not "a aa.hs- i,s %,r,,ast - $1,000.
vice and crime More monev wss 49,
in This sect;nr 3rr;n, ~. r;,.ar r..
INV o,b.r Sor tba 49,. No. -.
esrec;aiiv ar,ory the,cnin,ad ,eo,,ia ,ra 49,,
here than in anv o,bsr ne;obEorbood ~ anrsI
size hut these ara tha natSraI al is.;.;r1.1 49,
Fruits Of tba 1eIuoa ~ s,j,ons 49,
has overwhei,ned tb;s seo.;o, We s;,.e.a,,
trust that Won will tays the o-ornd
that moor ard unearcofe5 neon,e even 9bonch
thew asL for item should no, h. snrro,uJsd
nv tba.. eal,uca which ,o,. tha;, ,,,
biscLen tba;, ho,nss snd ,o,, ,S.;r nh;,S.o,.
hre,d and ciotbirg We bsna ;nstancss "
,or.n.s IL ,yh;Ia ,ar;,,<.,,.s.. A. ;s,.sa
oS lionor have come 1@ the schooIs "a 500 obnut
the;r chiId,en What can ,hs sohooIs 49,
chnr.b Nv ayan IN. I"w 10 ui.L .h;Sua1' .t, ~
exposed. Many Of tbe,s saioops ave- r;ah,
~ do Jonrs y, 80 soha"Is "a .S,,e.
raooh;,o w. ~. W. 'eA r;.a' "no .nul enas'
thew &c hnno,I ., ~ &C., DSo.1
hnnssS ~. ~ snr1 ~. .Ia ..ro,Sa Du poa
oes W 80 eooiiu VA 'ne preacher VOICE mas