The Avalanche

Mass Meeting.

On December 4, 1908, there was held a mass meeting of the citizens of the town of Lubbock. Jno. W. Baker was elected chairman and W. H. Flynn, secretary. After announcing the purpose of the meeting and some discussion, it was unanimously the opinion of the body assembled that it was detrimental to the interest and welfare of the community, that a pool hall be opened in the town of Lubbock, and that it would be a great disadvantage in the cause of law and order, and upon that a committee of five be appointed by the chair to confer with the party contemplating putting in said pool hall or tables, offering that if he would not put in same, that the citizens would pay all freight to Plainview and back to the place tables come from and all other matters as to damages in shipping, which motion was duly carried by a majority of votes (no dissenting vote), the following persons were thereupon appointed by the chair: Jno. R. McGee, A. L. Tinker, J. A. Caldwell, G. M. Royalty and L. E. Butler.

The committee thereupon went then and conferred with said party and shortly after returned and stated to the assembly that the said party contemplating putting in said pool hall or tables said he would not entertain any proposition of the kind. Thereupon the following resolutions were passed:

Resolved that we the people here assembled, are materially opposed to a pool hall being run in our midst and would give our support to the officers of our county and town to see that said pool hall should be run strictly according to the law.

It was motioned and seconded and a vote given, that the chair appoint three of the members of said meeting to confer with the owner of the building as to said question when the following committee was appointed: B. F. Dixon, G. L. Beatty, and Ben Hardy.

The meeting then adjourned.