The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-16
Has No Desire to Continue
Organizations That are
improper.
a REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE
Charges Preferred by Mr. James F. Gun
ninghani That Certain Sunday Clubs
Are Merely Drinking Places Answer
ed-Status Of Clubs Defined by Law.

AiT. Roger Williams. clerk Of the Ex-
else Board. today subEitted an inter
esting report On behalf Of the Excise
Board. to the District Commissioners IN
tie subject Of Sunday clubs. The matter
was brought to the attention Of the
board through letter, written By James
F. Cunningham, severely coadenning The
practices allowed in the so-caIled social
clubs on Sunday
Licenses are granted to clubs. says
8r- Rogers in his report, under the
provisions of section Of the act of
Congress approved March 3. 1899 known
as the excise Law. The board REQUIRES
that the application for license shall be
signed by the principal officers OF the
club usually three IL number. and that
with the same there shall be fled a Ger
tilted copy Of the articles CT fncorpora-
tion, the constitution and bylaws. and
a roster Of the members OF the club. all
OF which papers are read and considered
by the board before a license is granted.
Different From SALOONS.
Under an opinion of the Attorney for
Tie District no signatures Of owners of
property and residents in the vicinity
are required as in an application for al
ordinary barToom license. nor. under an
opinion OF the same officer. does the
provision against the locating Of a place
where intoxicating liquors are sold
within 400 feet Of eha-ch or school
apply. which would seem to indicate
that the trainers Of the law intended TO
place clubs on different footing from
a barroom-
Eighteen Clubs IN District.
AT present there are IN the Dtstriex
Of Columbia eighteen Iicersed clubs.
fifteen being composed OF white ma1l-
bers and three Of coIored- The police
reports made each year on the appIica-
tions and the reports OF the boards in
spector made many times during the
year do not show condition CT affairs
IS represented By Mr.. Cunningham It
would seem that if the places ara
eonduced as he says they are the
Eeighsors would naturally protest
against the anacyance necessarily
caused by such conditions. No TemOn-
ctrance has ever been received By the
tcard against the three places men
toned by him from those living adja-
cent to the said places, the nearest a7-
proaeh to 4 protest being an anonymous
Communication against the locating Of
one of them, which was inspired by. I:
rot emanatlng from. enc who had IL
censa as I dispenser OF liquors in the
near neighborhood. and feared the ex-
istence of a more privileged rival
Has Refused Licenses.
.sinee the year 1894 this beard has
rejected the licenses of five clubs. based
cher on a bad police record or on the
complaint of naishbors- During said Pc
riod the board has refused to license at
least fifteen clubs.
Asks foT Evidence.
THE board has no desire to continue
a club which it not bona fde. or is not
conducted in a proper manner. IF Mr..
Cunningham. when the licenses for
clubs are considered next year. viii
present evidence in substantiation OF
the charges made, the board wiz hear
tim and give the matter the coasideTs-
ton which its importance invites"