Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-02
CANNOT TAKE HIS BEER
AND DRINK IT AT CLUB
Corporation Counsel Thomas Answers
Inquiry From Member of the
Saengerbund.
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
For the past twenty-five wears have
had the pleasure OF enjoying my sun
day afternoons at the Washington
Saengerbund Club. OF which | am
member. The usual program for the
afternoon and evening was a social
chat, with a sociable glass of cold beer
And now that some folks have meddled
into certain affairs, am ] to be deprived
OF this Sunday pleasure after working
hard all week? Why, il was the great
est delight to know that on sunday
I could go to the club for sociabie
glass of beer: just think, and for the
last twenty-five years. without being
disturbed. | have thought the matter
over and decided that l simply could
not miss going to the Saengerbund on
Sundays: so / would like you 10 in-
quire for me whether or not i could
take q wooden bucket, filled with Ice ana
a half-dozen bottles of beer, and take u
to the 6aengerbund Sunday afternoon SIT
IL near my chair and every time l feit
thirsty take drink.
or course. YOU understand that | do not
want to do this IL IL is against the new
law. But to be sure. before l take these
serious steps, ] would like you TO puniish
this as q general inquiry. as there are
many other members of the club who are
contemplating taking the same steps.
rather than have their Sunday pleasure
taken from them. And. In reply, I would
like the answer to appear in your paper
for the benefit of the general public:
SALVATORE DESIo.
CORPORATION Counsel Thomas said today
that he thinks what Mr.. Desio suggests
would be a violation of the intent OF the
law. and IL complaint were made he did
what ne suggests he would certainly have
to defend an action I'm Police Court.
THE intent of the law evidently was
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liquors in clubs on Sundays" Mr.. Thomas
stated, land the carrying OF beer TO the
clubs In the manner indicated would have
to be considered an attempt at evading
the law
Mr.. Thomas stated that the matter OF
drinking In clubs on Sundays Is provided
for in paragraph 81 of the law. which
reads:
THAT every person who shall. within
the District of Columbia. directly OF In
directly keep or maintain. by himself or
by associating or combining with others.
or who shall In any manner aid. abet or
assist I'm keeping or maintaining any
c.ubroom or other place i'm which any
intoxicat ting liquors. the sale of which
without a license is prohibited by TINS
section, is received or kept for the pur-
pose of use, sale. barter, giving away
or otherwise furnishing. or for distri-
button or division among the members or
any club or association by any means
whatever, without first having license
so to do, or in sections of the District
wherein the sale of intoxicating liquor is
prohibited. and every person who shai
use, sell. barter. give away or other
wise furnish, distribute or divide any
such liquors so received or Kept shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor and subject
to the penalties prescribed I'm paragraph
twelve of this section.
Should the case be taken to court. how
ever, II would be for the court and jury
to pass upon the questions at issue.