Evening star., 1944-05-18
Education Board Asks
Ban on Beer Sale at
Anacostia Golf Club
Influence on Pupils Cited,
ABC Chairman Lodge
Surprised at Request

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board today received a request from
the Board OF Education that renewal
OF a license of 10 years standing
to sell beer at the Anacostia Golf
Course Clubhouse be denied on
grounds of possible dangerous in
fiuence on 1900 junior and senior
high school students in the vicinity.
The ABC Board will act on the
renewal next Tuesday, Thomas E.
Lodge, chairman said. Expressing
some surprise at the action of the
School Board, he said that he had
only two other protests on the
license so far, from the Anacostia
Citizens Association and the South
east Council. Citing that there
had been only one minor violation
OF the law there in 10 years-sell-
ing beer before 8 a.m.-Mr. Lodge
added that the National Capital
Parks Office saw no objection" to
the clubhouse selling liquor, as do
all the other public golf clubhouses.
Points to Zoo Lunchroom.
The ABC Board chairman added
that the National Geological Park
lunchroom, frequented by thou
sands of children has beer license.
The School Board voted to recon-
mend disapproval yesterday after
stormy discussion marked by hot
charges of you doubt my word,
between members and two successive
tie votes broken by the temporary
chairman.
Three members-Dr. James A.
Cannon, Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith
and Charles H. Fearing, sr.-said
that, no specific instances of bad
influence having been submitted, the
comfort of the public" and the
satisfaction of the 10Th hole" at
the clubhouse during the past 10
years should therefore not be dis
rupted by denial of the license.
Three other members-Adelber
w. Lee, John H. Wilson and Mrs.
Velma WllliamS-said that expressed
wishes of parents, teachers and the
principals of the Kramer Junior and
Anacostla High Schools, 500 feet
from the clubhouse, we've enough to
make them vote tC protest the
license despite lack OF definite evi-
dence.
Represent Citizens, Clergy.
w. j. Tucker appeared to repre-
sent the Anacostia Citizens Asso-
citation and the Rev. K. G. Newell.
Ryland Methodist Church, the
clergy, in asking that possible
Juvenile delinquency be prevented by
banning from the chilorens eyes the
sight of adults drinking beer.
No one has to drink great deal
of beer to become coarse" retorted
DR.. Cannon.
Beer is a beverage, not liquor"
ADDED Mr.. Fearing.
All three in favor of the license
suggested Stricter parental and
teacher supervision to, obviate
danger to children. DR.. Cannon
suggested community pressure"
may have been exerted on principals
to make them object to the license.
DR.. Robert A. Maurer, vice presi-
dent Of the board, presiding after
the president, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, was called from the meeting
broke the tie by voting against DR..
Gannon's motion to approve the
license. Another tie resulted when
substitute motion disproVing the
license was made, again broken by
Dr. Maurer.
Lee Visibly Angered.
Mr. Lee was viSibly angered during
the discussion when other members
asked if he himself had actually
seen incidents he cited of military
police quelling disturbances at the
clubhouse or if he were quoting
hearsay alone.
Il expect you TO take my word, y
he shouted, as he admitted that he
had only the evidence of others to
support his contention.
The board also decided to rename
the Abbot Vocational School the
Alexander Graham Bell Vocational
in honor of the inventor of the tele-
phone. The name of the Dennison
Vocational School will be changed to
the Anna Lalor Burdick Vocational
School in honor Of the woman who
for % years directed girls trades and
industries training for the United
States Office Of Education.
Surfacing, sidewalks and lights
were requested from the Commits
sionerS for the grounds of the Young
Elementary, Phelps Vocational and
Browne Junior High Schools, threat
ened by sliding earth.