The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-16
DRY SUNDAY IN NEW YORK
CLUBS HAVE SUSPENDED
THEIR VISITING LISTS.

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Great Interest Was Centered in the Pro-
ceedings of the Day-oliver Sumner
TealIe, President of the Girder Club VIII
Make Test Case of the Law-Detectives
Were Served with Drinks,
New York, Sept. 15.-It was the gen
eral verdict to-day that this was as dry
a Sunday as New York has Scent Great
interest was centered in to-day's pro-
ceedings, as 1t was expected the police
would pay especial attention to the
clubs and make a test case as to the
rights of these institutions to sell liquor
In anticipation of the probable action
of the police commissioners the great
majority of the big clubs decided it
would be better for time at least to
accept the commissioners interpreta-
tion of the law.
Governors Of many clubs decided on
Saturday that the visiting lists should
be suspended, and that no drink should
be served to members without meals.
The new Manhattan Athletic club de-
cided that no liquor should be sold at
all on Sunday until the present ques-
tion is decided. Among the clubs that
suspended their visiting lists and served
drinks only with meals to-day were the
Lotus, Racquet, Knickerbocker, Play
ers, New York Athletic and Calumet,
The doors of the Union club We're kept
tightly closed and reporters could not
get informa ton as to what action the
governors had taken on the question.
On the bulletin board of the Reform
club the following was posted:
"The club bar will hereafter be closed
on Sundays"
Captain Pickett of the Tenderloin pre-
cinct, paid particular attention to Cir
der club, on Twenty-eighth street. OF
which Oliver Summer Tealle is presi-
dent. Mr. Tealle is very anxious that a
test case be made of the rights of his
club to sell liquor on Sundays to duly
accredited members. He contends that
the club is merely storehouse for the
members, and that they can on Sunday
get their drinks.
Two detectives, under orders, Joined
the Girder club a week ago to get evil
dence against it. They came around 20
the club on Saturday to get their tick
cts This afternoon they visited the
club, presented tickets and were served.
Mr.. Tealle was present and recognized
and spoke to the men. The latter made
no arrests.
The Marie Antoinette club composed
in the main Of worl1ingmen orga anized as
drinking club to evade the excise laws,
was visited to-day by a policeman in
citizens clothes, who arrested the bar
tender. s
Magistrate Cornell is vice president of
the University Athletic club. On Fri
day the house committee sent him a
message asking him for advice as to
their action on Sunday. The magistrate
advised that the bar be kept closed, he
said, as he would hold the club people
the same as if a saloon keeper The
club manag gers followed his advice The
excise arrests to-day amounted to q
against 18 last Sunday. In 23 precincts
out of the 3S not single excise arrest
was recorded to-day.
So far as could be learned to-day the
Century, Union League, metropolitan
and Union clus were open and members
could get drinks. AS far as the saloons
were concerned it was very dry and the
greater number of them had the bars
closed, SO that 1t could be seen they
were not doing business. The police
kept a strict watch on the social clubs
of the east side and west side, and also
on all flake" clubs gotten up for the
sale of liquor on Sunday.
1t is said Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. An
drews took a trip around the upper part
of the city to-day and observed the
working of the law.