Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-02-06
FROM BALTIMORE.
Social Olubs-The City OOunOil-Ainis-
ters' Meeting.

Social Olubs-The City Council Minis
ters' Meeting.
There is a law in this state that per-
mits the incorporation of social clubs
with permission to sell whiskey TO it,
members on Sunday. This law is ex-
teDsively abused, as any person can en-
ter a club on the Sabbath and through
some friend or member of the club,
purchase all the whiskey that may b.
desired. But this is not the only evil
OF the law concerning the Sc clubs
They admit to me mbership boys, of en-
times under Is years old, who frequent
these places on account OF the privi-
lege to buy whiskey, thus making q cir
initial step into the incompetence |
woI Id, and finally TO degradation. 70 |
prove this, will cite this incident: |
Morton, a boy of l3 years, was on ed |
nesday of last week sent to the House |
OF Reformation charged with being
ncorrigible. The complaint - as made
| by his mother who said that her son
had Joined IA club and thought nothing
Of going on sprees OF from one to three
days duration. The officers of this
club are all men, and some have even
gray locks. What a miserable and de-
generating set of men they must be
nit it'll
The Royal Athletic and Social Club
of Baltimore was Incorporated Wed
nesday of last week by William A.
HamiI, A. L. herford. ID. McDougall,
| b. A. Cooking and Joseph Cans, who
are also direct ors. MIR. Herford, and
the rest except Cans (who is the l25
lbs co ortd champion of the SoHth) are
white.
| /sL--..-. Z -. su-o,evora woo-, -
age. whose home is in Gloucester cOun-
ty. Va, was carried To the Maryland
University Hospital on last week from
the Friendly Inn, where he had been
for over a week suffering from a severe
attack of rheumatism
Your correspondent had quite
lengthy interview with councilman
Cargill of the llth Ward. concerning
the turning down of Mr. Webb, who
was appointed 10 be superintendent of
streets, 9th district. MIR. argyll says
that his failure of confirmation is due
TO several threatening letters received
by members OF the council and other
! letters containing several bad charges
! against him dating from 1880. He is
: also charged TO have received ($6O)
J dollars from a democrat during last
election 60 help defeat Mr.. Cargill.
Then again the council is bitterly OPP
posed TO the mayor aud his henchmen,
: and as Mr., Webb is reputed TO be one
of his leading colored henchmen, they
; deemed it best considering also the
other charges, TO turn him down. II
} is generally believed here among lead
ing republicans that Mr. Hooper and
: his friends are ANXIOUS TO form new
party, and are therefore opposing the
l council for that pHrpose Mr.. Webb is
the colOred representative OF the
5 "Hooper Combine" but it is hardly
T likely that they will cut any figure
n here Mr.. argyll in reply to n ques-
] ton, said Eyes, j was alw avs opposed
] u his confirmation because i feel that
q he is not fitted for the position. nor is
d he a good republican. He is toe
change able for such responsible po-
d sition." He says he received several
= threatening letters from persons who
have never been known in politics, and
e will keep them as relics.
Z The city council was in session again
y on Monday from to 10 p. M. An or.
! dinance was passed by both branche:
making Il special appropriation o.
: $40 900 for the cleaning of the streets
d The ordinance also provides for the
s employment of 800 additional men
n and each councilman shall have the
right to name ten men. DIR. Cargill
is offered a resolution requesting the
i mayor, register and comptroller K
submit a report ct the next meeting
d relative TO their inspection of the Ma
,e ryland Institute, and as to the manne
in which the contract between the cit,
e and the institute has been carried out
1t Mr.. Cargill stated that in accord anc
N with the contract, as a me mber of tn
e council, he had appointed n colOre'
q boy to a scholarship in the institution
le but the trustees had rejected him Oh
e the grounds OF his color. He insisted
i that the council should know the con
re tract, whereby the institute receive
IT 50 600 and which says nothing of tn
color of the pupils, has not been car
ried out. He also cited the fact tina
three boys (colored) had been appoint
ed by his predecessor, and one by Nh
= s Davis and nothing was said of thei
% color The resolution was adopted.
- DR. George Wellington Bryant is be
- ing doomed by his friends and all O
~ the leading white and colOred politi
a. clans of the city for the appointment a
Recorder of Deeds under the McKin
y lev administration. No more worth
&c colored man could be selected by pres
ident-elect Mckinley than Mr. Bryant
-, He Is a man in every sense OF the wor
" ard would prove honor to himself. tn
~ rae. the Office and the administrators
50 He is endorsed by the most intiuentis
- white papers in the state The Amer
10 can of this city, the oldest and tn
- Republican organ of the state and tn
20 south speaks out boldly for him.
~ DIR. Bryant is perhaps better know
nc than any other colOred man before til
10 public. He is highly honored here an
lnS has a host of workers all over the couI
~ try working for his appointment. II
"a has proven himself since holding tn
ou position as superintendent of stree
~ cleaning, to be worthy of any positio
II in the gift of the incoming edministr,
S ~t ton. This city, with both democrat
~ and republicans is unanimously Il
"a DR.. Bryant, and he will be our ne1
~ Recorder of Deeds.
-. Mr.. Charles Cooper il the only co
"a ore d boy in large business college @
~ Baltimore st. He will gre duate mel
nd year.
NJ Maryland had two of the 131 lyncl
", ings Of 1896. This record is quite baS
ay but Maryland will try to redeem he
n self in '97. One of the two was a whit
III man, and the other you know.
Is The usual weekly meeting OF the
ss' VI. ministers was held in Bethel Churc
Monday. Quite a large number {
, ministers were present. General rC
Id. ports of their work was the order