Admission Without Cards Violates Club 100 License, Says Councilman

Official procedure in licenses to dispense liquor in Cambridge was sketched by Councilman John E. Quinn yesterday, as he pointed out that the Club, 100, now under fire for discriminatory practice, filed the necessary forms last November.

Licenses are issued, he stated, after review by a three man committee which he chairs. Other members were Police Chief John R. King and Fire Department head John F. Collins. The law limits the number of hard drink establishments in one area to a definite population ratio, and it was impossible for the Club 100 to get a straight liquor license under the provisions.

The club's permit, be continued, is for serving, alcoholic beverages only as a club, which limits the patronage strictly to members and their guests.

Although disclaiming specific knowledge of the charges of Hallowell Bowser '44 and Chester M. Pierce '48 that they were denied entrance for racial reasons, Quinn noted that if the Club's practice was habitually to admit customers without cards, it would be a transgression of the license.

Meanwhile Mrs. Betty Lopes, secretary of the city manager's committee on civic unity, organized in 1944, said she would make available to the CRIMSON as "a responsible party" earlier evidence of discrimination by the Club 100.

These records show, she added, that Bowser filed a complaint with the committee similar to the present action last November, describing a rebuff he received then by the Club management.