The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-02
EAGLES { | WILL NOT
ASK FOR LICENSE.
--A'7r Will Will Abandon Proposed
Home Rather Than An
tagonize Church.
PROPERTY 3, E: t MAY BE SOLD
G'iralcee-Street Baptist Congrega-
ton ion Assured Of Cooperation
Of Order. IL

onWlliing to take any step which
might appear to antagonize a church
DINIe Aerie. No. 33S. Fraternal Order
OF Eagles last night decided not to
apply TO the Hastings Court for q
t .lansier or tho club license to deal In
y liquors In It's proposed
nome on Foushee Street Further, the
building committee of the aerie was
authorized and empowered to sell the
foushee Street property, or else to
hoio II as an investment IL IT sees nj
to do So AR ~ ~
rms action Is the result of some re-
ported feeling on the part of members
OF trace Street Baptist Church against
the licensing of fthe Eagles Club in
a building adjoining the church Re-
cehtiy the order purchased building
on foushee Street. between Grace and
Broad, on which It was designed to
erect home. but this plan is aban-
ooned as the result OF last nights ac-
ton.
Some Objection. IIcnrd.
NO notice has been taken of the
matter by the church as body, al
though one or two business meetings
nave been held since the gossip re-
gardins the matter began The pastor
mad heard of some individual objections
to the location OF clubhouse where
liquors are dispensed so close to the
church.
In the resolutions the aeric sets
forth that the property would never
have been purchased but for the mis-
10 Ken impression on the part of its
members that its occupa ton as q home
Tor the Eagles would not be objection
BILE to the Grace Street Baptist
Church. 1t is asserted that the order
ucsires TO promot rather than to re-
tard the work of the church
MI - :
IN sight for a home for the order.
which occupies quarters at Fourth and
Broad streets. The supposition Is that
the foushee Street property will be
SOLO and some other site purchased
Text of Resolutions.
The resolutions are as follows:
whereas. Dixie Aerie. No. $685. of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, has
learned that the congregation of Grace
Street Baptist Church is opposed TO
the transfer of the liquor license of
Dixie Aeric Home from It's present
quarters on North Fourth Street to
IT'S newly acquired property on North
foushee Street. adjoining said church,
the said congregation believing that
such transfer would be Injurious 10 the
church and hurtful to It's work; and
Whereas, the Fraternal Order Of
Ia giles, founded upon the principles OF
Liberty. truth, Justice and equality,
looks upon the church as the greatest
exponent OF these principles, and is,
therefore. unwilling to do anything
upon which the church might look with
disfavor; s
BE 1t resolved. That the board OF
governors of Dixie Aerie Home be.
and they are hereby. requested not to
apply for transfer ofits said license
as aforesaid. and that the congrega-
ton Of said Grace Street Baptist
Church be assured that 1t is the desire
OF the Fraternal Order of Eagles TO
promote rather than retard its work.
and that the said Foushee Street prop
crty would not have been purchased
by the order but for the mistaken i'm
preston on the part of its members
mat its occupation as d home for
Eagles would not be Objectionable to
said church.
Resolved. further. That the build
ing committee of the aerie be, and
they are hereby, authorized and en-
powered either to sell the said Foushee
street property or to hold the same as
an Investment. as in their Judgment
-hey may deem best"