Evening star., 1901-02-15
No Restrictions Imposed by the Ez-
else Board.
AUTHORIZES SALES OF LIQUOR DAILY
Certain Hours Prescribed, but SUM-
day Not Excepted.
RON CLUB DEN I E D

By the action of the excise board today
the members Of the various clubs In the
District wherein intoxicating liquors are
sold will not be compelled next Sunday to
do as they did the previous Sunday. go dry,
for the board granted licenses today to all
clubs, with the exception Of five. which had
applied therefor. and specified therein that
intoxicating. liquors may hereafter be sold
in these clubs between certain hours daily.
Sundays not excepted.
1t will be recalled that several weeks ago
Mr.. Shoemaker, the attorney for the Anti
Saloon League-action upon the application
Of the clubs for licenses having at his re-
quest been delayed-submitted to the excise
board that licenses to clubs authorized by
the existing law do not authorize the clubs
to sell liquors between IL o'clock midnight
and o'clock am. or on Sundays, unless
the licenses be accompanied by permits
from the board designating the hours dur
ing which the clubs may sell after midnight
and on Sundays This contention of Mr.
Shoemaker the attorney for the District.
Mr.. A. b. Duvall sustained in an opinion
rendered to the Commissioners several days
ago.
Mr.. DuvalHs View.
In this opinion Mr.. DuvaI said:
Il am also of opinion. however, that a
license to an incorporated club can be and
should be granted only to a bona f1de club
and that such license does not per Sc au-
thorize the sale Of liquors between IL
o'clock midnight and o'clock In the morn
ing, but that the excise board may, In its
discretion grant permit for such sale,
designating such hours in such permit and
that without such permit, designating
such hours. such sale is not permitted"
since the expiration Of the last license
year the incorporated clubs licensed to sell
q hoe %;,,n~
licenses, which contained no such permit as
that mentioned by Mr.. Duvall, and last
Sunday, because Of the fact that the chief
of police had called the attention Of his off,
GERS and men to the opinion Of the legal ad-
wiser OF the Commissioners, no liquors were
sold In these clubs, an innovation, 1t is
Claimed, of a custom or practice dating
from time immemorial Since then the ex
else board has been giving the matter care
full consideration, deciding today to dispose
of the matter by giving the clubs whose
applications We're favofably acted upon
permits to sell between certain hours daily
L ne licenses granted were as follows:
List of Clubs Licensed.
The Columbia Athletic Club, 1909 H street.
with the privilege of selling from o'clock
am. to o'clock am; Home Club, 1905 E
street, with privilege of selling from 8
o'clock am. to 1 o'clock am; Jolly Fat
Mems Club. 933 D street, with privilege of
selling from s o'clock am. to / o'clock a..
M; Cosmos Club 1920 H street, with PRIV
ilege of selling from o'clock am. to 2
o'clock am; Century Club, % Lafayette
square, with privilege of selling from 8
o'clock am to o'clock am: Metropolitan
Club, 100 III street. with privilege of selling
from o'clock am to o'clock am; South
Washington Business Mems Bowling Club
9O2 AZ street southwest, with privilege of
selling from 10 O'Clock am to o'clock
! am: Washington Saengerbund Club, 314 c
street, with privilege of selling from
o clock am to l o'clock am. and the Con-
cordia Club, 6O1 E street. with privilege of
selling from 10 O'Clock am. to o'clock a.
m. The application of the Arion Club 7l9
9th street, was denied.
Action upon the following four clubs was
postponed or held up for future investiga-
ton: Brightwood Driving Club, Mcpherson
Club 026 18th street: National Colored Per-
sonal Liberty League Club, $40 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and the Fila Flora Club,
Brightwood. License was granted to the
Washington Jockey Club and the Army
and Navy Club several weeks ago.