The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
ECfIESItSTTCu BILLIARDS.
The place WIN he 70 "a Date. hut Guss
Words IN Niscuiug WI ne Barred.

, billiard hall that will h~ OPENED zach
morning with PRAYER and religious cere
monies. and In which Bibles and theological
tracts Will b. substituted for the usual -.sa-
>s'ional pictorial papers and rscinr cards. -
the uniqu" innovation projected nv Evanston
church memhcr. \ lcens" for the project
vii h- sought from the Evanston cay Council
az Is meeting Tomorrow ntsht
tn" moral nilliard hall has tho backing
Of N" pastors of 'No Of Evanstohs moot
prominent churches. and their congregation
and ~" suburb IN which pool and billiard
rooms hAN" been tahoo.d. since tho memory
Of tho oldc-, resident. has taken 80 kindly
tn the novel features proposed IN ia. schem"
that thr Council - expected 20 give - unani.
nous approval to tho scheme
The itsa of \ resort ni IN. KIND. where tho
morals OF III" Evanston youth would not he
rndang ered, originated with William Hud-
son Harp.r. o. meinbsr Of III" tirst 'onsre-
gattoUal church of Evanston. aud y prominent
LAWYER Evanston has been fighting III.
.n'roachm"nt Of the rooirooms for ten wears
to the Citv Council IN IA" past. hut because
Of th" strong sentiment "Ntstng AGAINST
such PLACES m the university town. all Of
them have been refused
Two weeks ago Wheeler & Bar'T1m, former
Chief ~ Police Of Evanston. lud D : earn
hardt sho runs 2 pool and billiard c-tahii-h-
Inent IN Rogers Park, made IN" last applics.
tiot for a license III" ~ie'iiIon Vas referred
tho b" Polio" committee, but = larg" portion
al inc community Ntlfn 1Ns~ NOV hffrfE 70
the Evanston Club or tho Boat club rallied
Ia the support 81 th" p"titioners. and as
serted their privilege To hs allowed to play
pool or billiards IN a public hall, since the
att>'o'ratiC element took advantage Of the
billiard rooms In tho CluhhoIs.-
The council was forced 10 reconsider the
poolroom petition. ard had begun 10 lool
faNoflhly upon N" idea when Mr. HHrI~T.
enli.ting the slmpa'hi~s of the Re, loln
II Boyd Of The First pre>bytsrian church.
aud the Rev = y loha of the fir~t Con-
grrRational church. conceived - solution for
tn" danger threatening ivtn~ion morals
several meetings were held NJ which y mum
her Of church members and foremost citizens
were m attendance, aud the outcome was
the indor- on.nt Of Mr. Nsrp~r's plan for
n poolroom conducted on strictly Young
Nen'~ Christian A~~ociation principles
The church nsmb"r- onrr \ special in
ducem"nt "a the public with the PROPOSAL to re-
duCc tho priC. Of billiards Ia ~ cents an hour
and Of POOL to three cents n cue The men
who are IN the billiard business for the money
protest that the churches are using trust tn~-
tics 10 force them OUT OF business. and thai
II 4 public poolroom - 10 hs established m
Evanston n license should 10 given 20 tho~e
persons Who are d~.Iend"ni upon the profits
81 The hall for = liytng
The moral billiard hall undoubtedly
tAnL- higher m public favor and - thought
To have the b~ttsr chance In the council
The church members are - confident Of trt-
umph 9Th their Young Mems christian
Association features that they have an
rointrd q committee 70 investigate the prices
~ Nillisrd and rool table. and the eluipnent
necessary Tor an up-to-dste ball.