Charge of Discrimination by Club 100 Brought to Council

Charges of discriminatory practice against Colored patrons by the management of the Club 100 will be pressed by Hallowell Bowser '44 and Chester M. Pierce '48 before the Student Council when it meets tonight.

The two men said last night that they will base their declaration on the reception given them on a chance visit to the Cambridge club last Saturday night. Met at the door by the owner, John B. Jarvis, they were abruptly halted and asked for "membership cards."

Pair Lack Cards

Pierce, a Varsity football lineman for two years, admitted that they lacked such credentials, and Bowser added that he was unaware of any membership limitations being enforced in the past.

Both men then inquired whether all the people being served at the time were members according to the owner's claims because he saw seated in the club, at this juncture, his roommate Edmund R. Davis '46, who he knew did not hold a card. I'm not concerned about them," Jarvis answered.

At this point two friends of the detained men, Douglass Cater '46 and Jack E. Jordan '46, left their table to join the conversation. Bowser asked whether these two were enrolled members of the Club 100, and they replied, "of course not."

Other Patrons Don't Matter

Then Bowser directed his attention to Jarvis, asking him to clear up the aparrent confusion. "I'm not worried about them," Jarvis repeated with more emphasis, "it's you two I'm talking to."

Anxious to conform to the regulations, Bowser then requested membership. Jarvis took the group into his office, had them all leave their names, and said that "application forms" would be sent to them through the mails. Cater and Jordan left for their half-empty drinks, and Bowser and Pierce for the sidewalk.

Regarding his membership policy, Jarvis stated last night, "All you have to do is be in the club and ask for a card, and you're a member."

Jarvis, however, had "no comment" on the admissibility of Bowser and Pierce, but stressed that "we are a private club, and we have to be selective about the elements we get in here."