Evening journal., 1916-03-09
LYON committee
Must Restore PARK
Commission Refuses TO Be
Bound by Transfer of Re-
sponSibiIity TO Association
CONSENT TO PICTURE
SHOWS in TABERNACLE

The question as to who should be
held responsible for the removal Of
the Lyon tabernacle from the park
land at Eighteenth and Washington
streets, and the placing Of the ground
in the condition in which IL was
found. was discussed at some length
at the meeting of the Park Commits
sioners yesterday afternoon. II was
decided that the executive committee
OF the Lyon campaign should be held
responsible, although the tabernacle
had been sold by them.
A letter was received from the
Rev. ]. Ross Stonesifer, secretary of
the executive committee of the Lyon
Campaign Committee. thanking the
commissioners for the privilege OF
having the tabernacle on the park
land. saying that it was the best site
that could have been secured. which
was proven by the many thousands
who had attended the meetings, and
that the crowds had exceeded even
tho expectations OF the committee.
The letter concludes with the state
ment that the tabernacle was sold
and that the purchaser had assumed
the responsibility Of removing the
same. and the committee therefore
asked to be relieved Of it's RESPONSE
bility OF removing the same.
The following agreement made by
the executive committee with the
building committee of Union M. Il.
Church was read:
We. the undersigned, having
purchased the tabernacle now on
park land near Eighteenth and
Washington Streets in consider
alton of the permission granted
bv the Park Commission for the
tabernacle to remain on the
ground until after the Methodist
Episcopal Conference in March,
1916. do hereby Jointly and sew
erallv agree to the following con-
ditions
We will remove the building
and All its appurtenances by April
70 1916. and II any material shall
remain on the ground after that
date we will pay to the Board OF
Park Commissioners $50 for each
and every day after that date
that such material remains on the
ground.
THAT we will allow other or
Eanizations to use the tabernacle
al suitable times for such pur-
poses as may be approved by the
Board OF Park Commissioners at
cost sufficient TO cover neces-
sary expense Of heat. light, in
suranco attendance. etc
B. That the tabernacle shall
not be used for any purpose to
which the executive committee Of
the Board OF Park Commissioners
shall object
4. That after the tabernacle is
removed the ground will be put i'm
order satisfactory to the Board OF
Park Commissioners.
Mayrice i. Alexander. Chairman.
Allen F Lewis. Secretary.
Mayor James L. Price said that
Samuel H. Baynard. one of the Park
Commissioners, had as a contribution
TO the Lyon campaign agreed TO pay
the cost of placing the park land IN
order where the tabernacle stands,
and would guarantee that il was done.
II was the opinion OF the commits
sioncrs that the executive committee
of the Lyon campaign. which had
asked for the privilege Of placing the
tabernacle on park land and assume
the responsibility OF seeing that the
building was removed and the ground
put in order. should not be relieved
OF this responsibility.
The executive committe of the Park
Commissioners reported that it had
given permission for showing the mo-
tion pictures. "The Battle Cry Of
Peace" and the won Hindenberg'
war pictures in the tabernacle. This
action was approved