39 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/eca416e0a95563dff39dd60fb160b58e.pdf 3344a6cdc43633ae05696473f0220214 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Roust of Homos The police action, Friday night... was clearly an attempt to intimidate and terrorize a minority group. We have seen and heard of this sort of thing from the south where the police ignore the law in their determination to terrorize the colored minority group. The act of having a police photographer take pictures of all attending a party designed to bring the sub-culture of homosexuals into the main stream of American life, to integrate the homosexual, is clearly designed to discourage such integration. The homosexuals know quite well what will happen. The police will look at the photographs, and constantly stop and run identity checks on those persons, plus throwing the book at them for minor and traffic offenses... I think it is evident that the police are not capable of ruling themselves. I there propose that we set up a "grand jury" sort of civilian control to review police actions to keep the police operating within the law... Harry Lancaster San Francisco Some years ago, I came upon a police officer wrestling with a drunk. The officer was not having the better of the battle, his opponent was heavier, stronger, and managed to break every hold the officer got on him. Because I was the only person present, the officer called to me for help. I came to his assistance. Between the two of us, we managed to subdue the other man. And now, in retrospect, I can only regret having rendered this aid to the authorities. After the incidents of Friday night at California Hall, this New Year gesture of utter and unforgivable cruelty on the part of our local police department. I hereby make my own resolution to never give any assistance to any policeman in any situation whatever. Abe Greenstein San Francisco Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters to Editor in <i>San Francisco Examiner</i> on January 6, 1965 Description An account of the resource <i>San Francisco Examiner</i>, January 6, 1965, page 30. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Public Library</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/1b021794bbebba63613ecfe7dff0cd1f.pdf 2f7316576b31b9425aca7a5f077d77f8 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: January 8, 1965 Mr. Clifford Anchor, Director-General The North-American Broadcasting Corp. The Jackson Building 1929 Irving Street San Francisco, California Dear Mr. Anchor: I certainly appreciate hearing from you in connection with the subject matter contained in your recent letter, and in connection therewith, may I at this point state that I have nothing but respect for all men of the cloth; however, in the interest of objectivity, the following I know will be of interest to you. This department, by virtue of law, is obligated to uphold and enforce the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, and to take whatever steps necessary to eliminate causes of violations, and, as well, to take steps when necessary to diligently inform against and prosecute persons who may commit violations of the liquor laws. This department is bound by law and has been asked by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to give assistance in the enforcement of such laws affecting the dispensing of liquor in order that some of the present and future problems relating to same might be eliminated. In fact, the duty is so clearly spelled out that if an officer refused or neglected to take such steps, he might well be guilty of a misdemeanor. As part of the event in question, liquor was dispensed and consumed on the premises in question under a license duly and properly issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of this state. Page 2: Members of this department, by virtue of the fact that they are peace officers, are duly bound and charged with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, and in order to fulfill and exercise such responsibility have been specifically empowered under the law to visit and inspect the premises of any licensee during the time within the liquor privilege so authorized is in operation. In view of the foregoing, it is unquestionable that the acts of certain persons who restrained police officers from entering the indicated locale certainly were not in the public interest, and were in fact contrary to the established law. Certainly once legally within the premises, members of this department were not required to blind themselves to obvious violations of the law, and arrests effected by them were consistent with the obligations placed upon us. To characterize the fulfillment of a legal obligation, or to make it synonymous with harassment is manifestly unfair. Once again, your interest in this matter was certainly appreciated, and I am sure that once all the facts pertaining to this case are fully aired in court, a fuller understanding of the problems that confront this department will be more readily understood. Very truly yours, Thomas J. Cahill Chief of Police Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Police Chief Responds to Inquiry from Media Executive Description An account of the resource Evander Smith and Herb Donaldson collection. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Public Library</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5823f4ea7c1182f4d0b74d48e4ba3f9a.pdf 48b435e3732540aa2b81f1aa1e6724f2 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Uproar Over Dance Seven Protestant ministers accused San Francisco police yesterday of "deliberate harassment" in their breaking up of a Friday night fund raising ball for the benefit of homosexuals. "We will support our attorneys in all they want to do about this situation," said the Rev. Ted McIlvenna, spokesman for the Council for Religion and the Homosexual, the ministerial committee which sponsored the "Mardi Gras" ball at California Hall. The attorneys—Herbert Donaldson, 37, Evander Smith, 42, and Elliot Leighton, 34—said they will file false arrest suits. They were hauled away to Northern Station after protesting what they termed an "invasion" by plainclothes police into a private ball. The charge against each attorney was interfering with an office. Police also arrested Nancy A. May, 28, the ballroom ticket taker; John P. Borset, 35, of 1370 Pine St. a window dresser for a downtown department store; and Conrad A. Osterreich, 28, office manager for a Los Angeles insurance firm. Miss May was charged with obstructing officers and Borset and Osterreich were charged with lewd conduct on the dance floor after an official warning against public intimacies. As for other guests, many males were in eye-dazzling evening gowns, and a policeman was heard to estimate that "out of 100 women, half were the genuine article." Yesterday, the seven ministers called in reporters to explain the aims and purposes of the Council for Religion and the Homosexual and to protest what they called "bad faith" on the part of police who parked their patrol cars at the ballroom entrance and photographed the guests as they arrived. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Press Conference Reported in Next Day’s <i>San Francisco Examiner</i> Description An account of the resource <i>San Francisco Examiner</i>, January 3, 1965, page 4. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Public Library</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/6d8d8c5e76138ccc56c5b6cb2d35e2f9.pdf 08799e6af6055638381b4a643117fc1f Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The ministers who sponsored the benefit: (from the left) Rev. Lewis Durkham, Rev. Cecil Williams, Canon Robert Cromey, Rev. Fred Bird, Rev. Charles Lewis, Rev. Clarence Colwell and Rev. Ted McIlvenna. Incidents at a Homosexual Benefit Angry Ministers Rip Police by Donovan Bess Ministers of four Protestant denominations accused the Police Department yesterday of "intimidation, broken promises and obvious hostility" in breaking up a private benefit for homosexuals at California Hall Friday night. The ministers co-sponsored the event. They charged they, too, had been harassed by police officials and questioned at length about their "theological concepts." The hall was attended by nearly 600 homosexuals and their friends, and a dozen ministers, to raise funds to promote "a dialogue between the church and the homosexual." Tickets for the event were arranged through sponsoring organizations. POLICE Police saturated the hall with from 20 to 40 police officers arrested six persons, "terrified" the guests and broke up the party an hour early, the ministers said at a press conference. Those arrested included three attorneys retained by the sponsoring Council for Religion and the Homosexual. They argued with inspectors from the sex-crimes detail about their attendance at the meeting and were charged with obstructing police officers. The spokesmen at yesterday's press conference included the Rev. Ted McIlvenna, young-adult director of the Methodist Glide Foundation here, Canon Robert Cromey, a special assistant to Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike, the Rev. Charles Lewis of the Lutheran North Beach Mission, and the Rev. Clarence Colwell of the United Church of Christ. NEGOTIATIONS They said the benefit had been planned after extended by "strained" negotiations with top police officials. But they charged, the police acted "in bad faith"—for example by having a police photographer snap pictures of most of the arriving guests when they had promised not to. Inspectors Jack Toomey, Rudolph Nieto and Richard Castro reported Friday their forces had moved in because a dance permit had been issued and "tickets were being sold publicly." The Rev. Mr. McIlvenna said, however, "no tickets were sold at the door that I know of." He said he and the Rev. A Cecil Williams, also a Methodist, were questioned last week "by the whole vice squad." Police Chief Thomas Cahill withheld his reaction until learning more of the details. But, he said, his men were required to police the affair after they understood tickets were sold at the door and liquor was sold indoors. "The police department," said the Rev. Mr. Williams, "wanted to deal more in theology rather than open up a dialogue. "...They looked at the rings on our fingers and said, 'We see you're married—how do your wives accept this? "They told us," said the Rev. Mr. McIlvenna, "that they thought we were being used by various homosexual organizations in this city." The Rev. Fred Bird of St. John's Methodist Church said he was threatened with arrest while escorting two persons to a car in front of the hall on Polk street. The attorneys arrested were Elliot Leighton, 34, of 35 Arroyo Seco, Millabrae; Evander Smith, 42, of 6 Lloyd street. Arrested on a charge of obstruction was Nancy May, 28, a claims adjuster for the Teamsters' security fund, of 814 Steiner street. Just after midnight, two men were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. They were Konrad A. Osterreich, 28, an office manager, of Los Angeles, and Jon Borset, 35, a department store display man, of 1370 Pine street. But, commented the Rev. Mr. McIlvenna, "it was a very well-run ball. After the police forced their way in, it took them more than an hour to find anything wrong." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Press Conference Reported in Next Day’s <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> Description An account of the resource <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>, January 3, 1965, page 1A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Public Library</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/fdfdd75dd58ed21f11443d43e58cbb03.pdf 0102ea6f6f25eaa0cf4ec3c67195b9dc Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HERE'S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED - - At the Mardi Gras New Year's Ball held January 1st at the California Hall The Council on Religion and the Homosexual and the cooperating homophile movement organizations were treated to the most lavish display of police harassment known in recent times. Estimates of from 10 to 55 uniformed and plainclothes police officers, including inspectors, photographers and at least one captain were on hand from 9 p.m. until the Ball closed at 1 a.m. At the Ball were more than 600 guests, four attorneys, 12 to 25 clergymen and their wives. As a result of intense harassment and surveillance three attorneys (Herb Donaldson, Evander Smith and Elliott Leighton) were arrested and charged with interfering with officers in the performance of their duty. In addition, a housewife was arrested on a similar charge. These four people were arrested because they were attempting to protect the privacy of the party. During the evening police also arrested two men on so-called disorderly conduct charges. It is believed these arrests were made to justify the presence of the police department in such great force at the Ball. There was no criticism of costumes or the dancing or the program. All except those charged with disorderly conduct were released right away and returned to the party. The latter two were released at noon the next day. THESE WERE THE ONLY ARRESTS MADE. This heavy show of force displayed by the San Francisco Police Department followed a conference on Dec. 23 between two ministers from the Council and the Chief of the Bureau of Inspectors and the Sex Crimes Detail at which plans for the ball were told in good faith to the police. Thereafter police attempted to cause California Hall officials to cancel their contract. On Dec. 29 five ministers and nine representatives of homophile organizations held a meeting which was also attended by Inspectors Rudolph Nieto and Richard Castro at which time police policy was outlined and assurance given that persons in costume would not be summarily arrested and those in drag could arrive and depart the ballroom with freedom from arrest provided they did not cause disturbance on the streets. . . Clergymen representatives on the Council, contending that the police broke faith, held a press conference Jan. 2 at Glide Memorial Methodist Church to clarify this contention with newspaper and other news media. Present were many outraged ministers, attorneys and representatives of homophile organizations. Police action in this affair will be contested in court to establish the right of homosexuals and all adults to assemble lawfully without invasion of privacy, taking of photographs without permission and other lawless police tactics. We are grateful to all who attended the Ball under these unfortunate circumstances. We are proud that they were present, entered into the spirit of the event and without exception behaved themselves in a courageous and exemplary manner. We express regret that the San Francisco Police Department made such a mockery of the fine work in policing the party performed by nine special policemen and a policewoman from Hargraves Agency detailed for the occasion. This is a beginning and not the end of this determination to achieve full citizenship for homosexuals and all minorities, without discrimination and intimidation. In addition to newspaper coverage that is bound to follow, the homophile press and spokesmen of cooperating organizations will keep everyone informed of the progress of events. You and every other citizen have a stake in this important undertaking which will help guarantee to all that our Constitution means exactly what it says. (This statement was prepared by members of the Committee for the Mardi Gras Ball. January 2, 1965) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statement Released at Press Conference on January 2, 1965 Description An account of the resource Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/542b68715c35aca9ea665fb19b5c83b1.pdf a2e20d51ab12252e56a79e76a30f6191 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: Page 1 SMITH, Evander C. 148PC DONALDSON, Herbert 148PC Chronology of Events Occurring in Connection with Arrest of Above Individuals on January 1, 1965 TIME AND PLACE: Evander C. Smith and Herbert Donaldson, both attorneys at law admitted to practice before the courts of the State of California, in the course of their duties as such attorneys, arrived at California Hall, Polk and Turk Streets, San Francisco, on January 1, 1965 at or around 9:00 PM. Smith had picked up Donaldson at Donaldson's home in Smith's automobile and they had driven to and parked on Polk Street about one block from California Hall. Upon walking over to California Hall they each noticed one or two police patrol autos, unoccupied, parked in the vicinity, and at least one plain clothes police photographer on the sidewalk outside the Hall. Neither individual during the day had consumed any alcoholic beverages and during the course of the evening had consumed none whatsoever. CAPACITY: Both individuals are attorneys retained by the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, a non profit California corporation, and have assisted the Council in a legal capacity for approximately the past four to six months. PURPOSE: The purpose of their attendance at the Mardi Gras Ball was to advise the Council members of their legal rights. Later in this narrative is gone into the reason for the need to have advice as to legal rights "on the spot" at the ball. Essentially the police had promised arrests on an indiscriminate basis if this Mardi Gras Ball were held. THE MARDI GRAS BALL: This ball was to be a private affair. It was planned by various of the homophile organizations in an effort to raise funds to assist the Council on Religion and the Homosexual in commencing their "dialogue" which the aims of the Council state to be the goal. A copy of the aims of the Council is attached to this narrative. Attendance at this Mardi Gras Ball was to be by invitation and contributions toward this fund- raising were solicited in most of the "gay bars" in San Francisco and in other spots where homosexuals Page 2: Page 2 and friends of homosexuals or other persons who were friendly to the aim of the Council might be reached. Invitations were also extended to other friends of the homophile organizations - the only criterion that persons being invited were to be over the age of 21 inasmuch as alcoholic beverages were going to be dispensed. No "tickets" were going to be sold at the door, and strict orders had gone out that contributions should not be accepted at the door. Arrangements were made to rent space at California Hall; this after the Hilton Hotel had found excuses for not leasing space for such a ball, and the Jack Tar found that their floors of the ballroom were going to be refinished after they discovered that the organization sponsoring the affair did not discriminate against individuals attending the party because of their sexuality, and in fact the party would be attended by a high percentage of homosexuals. FIRST POLICE ACTION: Two ministers, members of the Council, the Rev. Mr. Ted McIlvenna and Rev. Mr. Cecil Williams, both attached to the Glide Foundation, a Methodist foundation, visited the Police Department on the Monday prior to the ball, i.e., December 28, 1964 and, while they had originally requested a meeting with the Chief of Police were instead literally put on the rack by the entire vice squad present in the Hall of Justice at the time for "getting mixed up with a bunch of queers." At this meeting the theology of the ministers was questioned, and they were advised that Bishop Sheen didn't view homosexuality as they, the ministers did. They were further advised that they should be helping the police enforce laws instead of encouraging homosexuality. The ministers attempted to make the vice squad members conversant with the aims of the Council and were unsuccessful at this. This entire proceedings was taken down stenographically, so there should be some record of it. Subsequent to this meeting , the police, it is assumed, contacted the California Hall management; in any event the management called Rev. Mr. McIlvenna in an attempt to cancel and was advised that if they cancelled out the Council would sue for breach of contract. Page 3: Page 3 SECOND POLICE ACTION: On Wednesday, 12-30-64, the Council and interested parties, including Evander Smith as attorney for the Council, met at 2:00 PM at the Mattachine Society's offices, to consider cancellation of the ball due to the promised police harassment. It was at the first police interview where McIlvenna and Williams were told that mass arrests would be made indiscriminately even though the police knew that they would not be good arrests and that the Judges before whom the defendants appeared would dismiss the cases. (This business of "mass arrests" becomes especially interesting in view of the fact that when arrests did occur the police conveniently had and used numbered cards; Donaldson was forced to stand while a card carrying number 1 was held in front of him and his picture taken; Smith the same as to card carrying number 2 -- probably Leighton and May had the same experience with cards bearing numbers 3 and 4 respectively.) While this Wednesday, 12-30-64, meeting was in progress two members of the Sex Detail, Inspectors Castro and Nieto, arrived. The purpose of their arrival was never explained. It is now assumed that their arrival had something to do with the fact that members of the Council and their friends had been communicating with other individuals in an effort to obtain intervention with the police department or the mayor. Rev. Canon Cromey would be able to relate any conversations he may have had with Bishop Pike and what he knows of the conversations the Bishop may have had with the Chief of Police or others. In any event the representatives of the vice squad did arrive. The police visit was most frank in discussion by all parties. The police representatives liberally misquoted the law (sections 650a, 650½ and 647a Penal Code). The police said that the public simply would not tolerate the homosexual's attempt to be openly accepted into society. They, the police, acknowledged that it was impossible to "stamp out" but that they would keep it in check if they could. They felt that there was too much recruiting of "normal" people Page 4: the ranks of the homosexuals or those who tolerated it. The police at first stated that they would arrest anyone in costume (the vernacular is "drag") who put a foot on the public streets or sidewalks the night of the to-be ball. The police were advised by all present that this would not be tolerated inasmuch as, absent a lewd intent, no crime was being committed; that the members of the Council would not stand still for such a violation of these citizens' rights solely because they, the arrestees, happened to be different, and that the Council would do everything in its power to defend the arrested individuals' rights and in the event that any such individuals were arrested without having committed any crime (other than being different) they would be liberally advised of their right to sue for false arrest. The police were further advised that ample Hargrave's private police had been employed to guard the place against any party crashers in the event that the police were worried about hoodlums attempting to break into this private party, and that a substantial group of ministers, their wives, and many other "normal" members of the community would be in attendance; the police were further advised that if anything the past experience with homosexual gatherings individuals at such gatherings behaved with more decorum and more discreetly than at heterosexual gatherings. The police were also advised that lawyers were going to be present on the premises to advice the Council members of their rights as the evening progressed. The police at this meeting were further advised that there was going to be nothing untoward occurring at this party and further if they had any desire to do so they might come as guests to inspect and observe for short periods of time -- the only limitations being that their cameras would not be tolerated inasmuch as the police photographers had abused the Tavern Guild's ball on Halloween by taking pictures indiscriminately to the annoyance of everyone, while they, the police, would not in turn allow their photograph to be taken. Page 5: Page 5 The police eventually agreed that there would be no harassment of any kind, and at the close of this meeting seemed to have realized how carefully the ball was being organized, and it was at this point that the group broke up. The police were most laudatory as to the communication established at this meeting and asked for an additional meeting after the ball to continue the "dialogue". January 12, 1965 was chosen. ARREST BUILD-UP: When Donaldson and Smith arrived, they were met at the door by William Plath, a person actively interested in the Council, and who was, along with many other individuals and the ministers and their wives, acting more or less as a co-host. Plath advised both lawyers that a short time before that, as the party was getting organized, and even before many guests had arrived, four plainclothesmen had entered via a side unlocked door, without asking permission and of their own volition walked around and made an inspection. Arrangements were then made by Plath to see that all doors were locked except the main entrance way through which the invitations were to be screened to ensure security for the party and to prevent gate-crashers. A check was made at this time to ensure that all fire exits were in workable order and were not blocked by any obstruction and were not locked so as to prevent their use in the event of an emergency. Smith and Donaldson then took up station at the doorway and talked briefly with several of the ministers; introductions were made to Mrs. McIlvenna, Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Cromey. After a period of approximately ten minutes or perhaps at the outside fifteen minutes had passed two gentlemen in clothes ordinarily worn on the street sought admission and did not have invitations. Donaldson ascertained that these were police officers; one was identified as a person by the name of Bush (for quite a while an undercover narcotics officer) and the other's name is not now known. These officers showed badges and demanded admission. Donaldson informed them that an escort would show them around to make sure that they saw the entire premises and to answer any questions in the event. any questions came to the officers mind; Plath, who happened to be in the immediate vicinity, was asked if he would show the officers Page 6: Page 6 around and the officers then went down the passageway with Plath. After some fifteen or so minutes the officers returned and left. In the interim guests had been arriving and some of the guests arriving inside had complained that their pictures were being taken by the police. After the two officers had left Smith went out front to see what was occurring and there saw that police were indeed taking pictures indiscriminately of individuals entering the premises; there were uniformed police officers standing in front and the police were across the street telling people who came by to watch the action, that there was going to be some very interesting things occur later in connection with the queers. Smith returned, after he had attempted to ascertain from some man in plainclothes the authority for the picture taking. Smith had been inside only moments when two men and a woman came in and quite belligerently said they were coming in. Smith asked if they had invitations and they asked him if he were kidding. Smith recognized the men as Castro and Nieto because of the previous meeting, but the woman who was with them was unidentified and never did identify herself as to whether she was one of their wives, a girl friend, or a policewoman. Smith informed Castro and Nieto that their invitations had been cancelled due to the obvious welching on the "no harassment" policy enunciated the previous Wednesday at the meeting. Smith asked them if they had quit the force because obviously they, being gentlemen, would not have gone back on their agreement. Smith then recounted the harassment thus far (1) Two police cameramen taking all entrants pictures (2) uniformed police enough to stop a major riot (3) six vice squad men on the inside within less than 30 minutes. Castro and Nieto seemed embarrassed, but would not comment other than to say "We're coming in." Donaldson and Smith then asked them who they were, what authority they were acting under and what their positions were. Both lawyers repeatedly asked these questions: 1. If they were police. (No identification had been given although we kept asking for it.) 2. Do you have a search warrant? 3. Do you have any reason to believe there is felony being committed on these private premises. The police were advised continually that they were Page 7: trespassing on private property. They were asked for their authority to be present. They were told to leave, that their presence was not only not desired, but that they were violating the laws of the State of California by their trespass. One officer left then, and was gone about ten or so minutes. Recollection of both Smith and Donaldson is that it was Nieto, and that Castro and the woman stood there by the wall, well within the premises. After about ten minutes Nieto returned and the three individuals stood against the wall and refused to talk to the attorneys although both attorneys were entreating answers to the questions above listed. Finally, probably around 10:00 PM, the front doors opened and a flood of men came in dressed in civilian clothes; the invitation checkers were bypassed and the men - probably about 8 to 10 of them - came over toward the wall where the other three individuals were still standing. They were blocking the entryway and both Donaldson and Smith asked them for their invitations, and were ignored. The new arrivals began talking to the three standing against the wall and with this woman. At this point Donaldson and Smith were demanding to know who they were, and advising them that this was a private party and that they should produce some authority for their presence and identify themselves or get out. There was no response from any one of them. Donaldson then advised them that they were creating a disturbance at this private party, they were creating a fire hazard by blocking the doors, and that unless they left we would call the police. Both lawyers then went over to the doors and were insisting that these individuals either leave or give us a reason for their presence. No answer. At this point Smith asked the Rev. Dr. Colwell to call the Chief of Police and advice that a bunch of hoodlums without the power of speech had invaded a private party and request assistance from the police upon our complaint as private citizens. Up to this time there has been no conversation between Page 8: Smith and Donaldson and the intruders excepting that one of the intruders, a balding man, wanted to know whether Smith and Donaldson were attorneys representing these people, and was assured that they, S. & D., were. Both Donaldson and Smith then offered to produce identification that they were in fact members of the bar and again requested identification of the intruders. About ten minutes after 10:00 PM the doors were flung open and approximately six uniformed policemen came in. Smith was relieved and was congratulating him self on the quick assistance from the telephone call to the police by Rev. Colwell. While all this was happening, the balding plainclothesman was badgering the Hargraves security men and at one time wanted to know of one of the Hargraves men if his supervisor knew what was goingon (whatever that question might possibly mean). At this point the uniformed men began talking with the men in civilian clothes and then came over and grabbed Donaldson and Smith two on each side. A Hargraves security man by the name of Mr. Harlow (telephone 836-3229) witnessed, as he put it, "the police strong-arming one of the attorneys". This was probably Smith being strong-armed out of the place. Neither attorney was saluted in any manner, but were just grabbed and started toward the door. Each attorney was now hollering that it was we who had called the police, that it was the men in civilian clothes over by the wall whom we wanted ejected. The uniformed police then stopped, but the bald-headed man told them to get us out of there. We demanded to know what for, and were given no response; then both lawyers demanded to know if they were under arrest, and one man in plain clothes answered "What does it look like to you?" At this point both lawyers demanded in unison to know what the charge was. The police officer on the right side of Smith told Smith, "Outside with you and we will tell you then." Smith then demanded Page 9: Page 9 that he be advised of the charge or be released as was his right under the law. At this point Nieto spoke up and said "You are under arrest for obstructing our inspection of these premises for fire regulation violations." Smith answered, "Are you kidding?" as he was forcibly walked out the door. Donaldson, in two of two uniformed police, had preceded Smith out the door and as he was walked out the door had his photograph taken several times by police photographer. As he was stood against the patrol wagon he was forced to stand still while a number 1 was obtained and held at his chest. At this time he advised the photographer that he did not want his picture taken. Donaldson was then ordered to stand with his hands up against the patrol wagon and was frisked for weapons while a spotlight was on him. As Donaldson was put in the wagon, Smith was brought to the vicinity of the wagon and the same treatment (excepting Smith was not searched for weapons) was accorded. As the two lawyers sat in the patrol wagon a moving picture camera was focused on them and the moving pictures were taken of them as they sat in the wagon. Both lawyers were taken to Northern Station where they were allowed telephone calls. After calling Attorney Rainsford, Donaldson attempted to determine the telephone number of the Municipal Judge who had the duty of fixing bail (Judge Mana that weekend), and the clerk refused to give the home telephone number of the Judge. In the meantime apparently Rainsford had been in touch with Judge Glickfeld who authorized the release of both attorneys on their own recognizance. Before the attorneys were taken to the Hall of Justice for booking they were placed in a small cell and detained for probably one-half hour at the expiration of which they were transported by radio car to the Hall of Justice where they were placed in a holding tank and eventually were booked, photographed, fingerprinted, and released around 1:00 A.M. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Account of California Hall Arrests by Herb Donaldson & Evander Smith (9 pages) Description An account of the resource Evander Smith and Herb Donaldson Collection, San Francisco History Center. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Wednesday, July 14, 2010 New Years Benefit Ball in San Francisco by Robert Warren Cromey Each year at Gay Pride time we read and hear about Stonewall. The Stonewall riots in New York City are assumed to be the beginning of the gay rights movement in the United States. A new documentary Stonewall Uprising depicts that exciting and important event which began on June 28, 1969 and ran for three days. I muse upon a couple of events five years earlier in, which I played a small part. Hundreds of gays and lesbians attended a New Years Benefit Ball on January 1, 1965. Police invaded the private benefit event and arrested six people. The also took flash photographs of party goers in a blatant attempt at intimidating the guests as they entered California Hall on Polk street to go to the ballroom. One woman and three lawyers were arrested for blocking the police from entering and two men were arrested for alleged lewd conduct. The ball continued without further interference. The event was a benefit for San Francisco’s Council on Religion and the Homosexual, an organization of clergy and lay people to study and understand the homosexual community, which was being harassed and persecuted in the City and Bay Area. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were among the founding members of the board. They also had staffed the New Year’s event. When the San Francisco Police Department heard about the ball, they attempted to force the rented hall's owners to cancel the event. Some of the leaders of the Council had met with the police to explain the purposes of the council and the ball with the idea of heading off any trouble. The police were more interested in the theology of the clergy, and, noticing wedding rings, asked if their wives knew of this event. We left the meeting feeling sure the ball would go on without interruption. When police demanded entry into the hall, three CRH lawyers explained to them that under California law, the event was a private party and they could not enter unless they bought tickets. The lawyers were then arrested, as was a ticket-taker, on charges of obstructing an officer. When the police invaded the hall several of the clergy, including Cecil Williams and I, tried to block the police from entering. We were brushed aside and they went into a private party. The police did not want to be seen arresting clergy, we were seen as more respectable then. The arrested lawyers were the late Herb Donaldson, Evander Childs and Elliott Layton. Donaldson later became San Francisco’s first openly gay judge. Seven of us ministers who were in attendance that night held a press conference the following morning, January 2, 1965, where we described the pre-event negotiations with police and accused them of "intimidation, broken promises and obvious hostility." One minister compared the SFPD to the Gestapo. Those participating in the press conference ripping the police were The late Rev. Lewis Durham, program director of the Glide Foundation, Rev. Robert Warren Cromey of the Episcopal Diocese of California, Rev. Cecil Williams, Director of Glide’s Church and Community Ministry, Rev. Fred Bird, pastor of St. Johns Methodist Church, Rev. Charles Lewis, of the North Beach Lutheran Ministry, the late Rev. Dr. Clarence Caldwell, of the United Methodist Church, and Rev. Ted McIlvenna of the Glide Foundation. When the arrested lawyers came to trial, they were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, which saw the lawyers' arrest as an attempt to "intimidate attorneys who represent unpopular groups." Herb Donldson said "They jury went out and deliberated and came back not long afterward and announced that they had found the defendants not guilty. And that they would have done it even if the judge hadn't told them to do it.” Judge Leo Friedman excoriated the police for their tactics and harassment. That was a critical moment in San Francisco history. Some important things started to change when a judge and a jury said that you couldn't be convicted as a criminal for standing up to that kind of police harassment. The police department was embarrassed by the publicity, which went local, state and national. Harassment of gays and lesbians began to diminish. A DIFFERENT WORLD Donaldson also said it well, "There were no gay parades, no gay proclamations, no gay exhibit at the library, there weren't gay people in courses in the high schools or in the grammar schools. There were no openly elected officials, there were no openly gay judges. There weren't any openly gay lawyers in San Francisco in 1965.” The New Years Ball, the acquittal of the lawyers and those arrested, and the change in police policy were dramatic events in the LGBT movement for full freedom in the society. Stonewall is perceived to be the beginning of the movement. But the New Year’s Ball in San Francisco and its aftermath were powerful forerunners of the movement for LGBT rights. Robert Warren Cromey is a priest of the Episcopal Church, retired and living in San Francisco. He was one of the founders of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual in 1964. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Years Benefit Ball in San Francisco, by Robert Warren Cromey Description An account of the resource New Years Benefit Ball in San Francisco (blog article), by Robert Warren Cromey, July 14, 2010 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://cromey.blogspot.com/2010/07/new-years-benefit-ball-in-san-francisco.html">Robert Warren Cromey</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a0dc034302ceebb236c8042ae754a7f1.pdf 6c5fae45eb65e2137351fd95228fab51 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Cops Invade Homosexual Benefit Ball The police moved in on a homosexual benefit ball sponsored by Protestant ministers last night—and arrested two attorneys who protested. The affair was conducted by the Council for Religion and the Homosexual, which has been established by Episcopal, Methodist, Lutheran and United Church of Christ leaders to try to integrate homosexuals into the Christian community. Three police cars were stationed outside the scene at California Hall, Polk street and Golden Gate avenue, and a police photographer took pictures of arriving homosexuals and their friends, the ministers said. At about 10p.m. Inspectors Rudolph Nieto and Richard Castro, from the sex crimes detail, entered the hall, but were met by two attorneys for the council, Evander Smith, 42, with offers at 333 Franklin street, and Herbert Donaldson, 37, of 6 Lloyd street. They advised the inspectors they had no right to inspect the private party without a search warrant, said the Rev. Ted McIlvenna of the Glide Foundation, one of the sponsoring organizations. The attorneys were arrested on charges of interfering with police officers in the performance of their duty and taken to Northern Station. The Rev. Lewis E. Durham, program director of the Foundation, and the Right Rev. James A. Poke, Episcopal Bishop of California, talked over the plans with Police Chief Thomas Cahill last week—but the police later tried to "persuade the operators of California Hall to cancel the rental agreement with the council. Ministers on hand when the police moved in included the Rev. Clarence Colwell, United Church of Christ, the Rev. A. Cecil Williams, a Methodist director of the Foundations Church and Community section, the Rev. Charles Lewis of the Lutheran North Reach Mission and Canon Robert Romey of Grace Cathedral. The Rev. Mr. Durham said the police action was a surprise because "we thought the whole thing had calmed down." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Raid Reported in Next Morning’s <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> Description An account of the resource <i>San Francisco Chronicle</i>, January, 2, 1965, page 12. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Public Library</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c4948db2b6ebe91dce8a07cd6320d1fc.png 2e2a3dcc315e771a06a8fcf88831d02a Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photo of Police Raid Published in <i>Citizens News</i>, with Description: “Movie cameraman spots another customer” Description An account of the resource Photo by Chuck Lewis; published in <i>Citizens News</i>, vol. 4, no. 7; published by Strait and Associates. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a65b6a49be7ccebeb6ad06eb5daa434b.png 3053d19147ae22de6ed34b085674d62b Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photo of Police Raid Published in <i>Citizens News</i>, with Description: “Officer Toomey in white trenchcoat outside hall. The women in background were in police party.” Description An account of the resource Photo by Chuck Lewis; published in <i>Citizens News</i>, vol. 4, no. 7, published by Strait and Associates. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/de247ed4cd5737c9450e3eb10766ae77.png e2d5b720bf6e8c2e811621ff91eef1cb Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Couple Approaching Entrance to California Hall Description An account of the resource <i>San Francisco Examiner</i> photographer Ray “Scotty” Morris, January 1, 1965. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/08b26d31c4a2ae580cbe83384a441a34.pdf 84ffeb0f08ac7e8991da2881675b6e8e Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control State of California No. 7378 Catering Authorization In accordance with the privileges granted under Catering Permit No. CT-503-T, Sam Jordan, 4004-Third St., S.F., is hereby authorized, subject to the Laws of the State to engage in the Alcoholic Beverage business at the premises described below: Void except at this address: Calif. Hall - Turk + Tolk St., San Francisco, S.F. Date of Use: Jan 1, 1965 Hours of use: 8pm to 2am This Authorization is good only on the above date during the hours specified and is not transferable. Issued by: Betty G. [illegible] Title: [illegible] Date: 12/29/64 Malcolm E. Harris Director Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liquor License Issued for New Year’s Day Ball at California Hall Description An account of the resource Donald S. Lucas Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f6cdd80aa7c834fc126c034fbe5cc5ca.png 796c109eb4c142ff2859afdc1b94f4d8 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource California Hall (now the California Culinary Academy), Site of the New Year’s Day Ball 1965 Description An account of the resource Photo by Mark Bowman, January, 2005 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/08211462e57ff303d17ad95728cbafa7.pdf 4a5e423717dfee438766e6d3f3f7a3d4 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: This is one of 2500 copies in San Francisco... Town Talk No. 7 December 1964 in San Francisco - Take this copy home—It's free! Soirée on New Year's Day Will Benefit Church Council How to turn a money-raising problem into a spectacular fun event will be demonstrated on New Year's Day evening when six San Francisco organizations jointly stage a benefit for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, and technically under the latter's sponsorship. It is to be a "New Year's Mardi Gras Costume Ball," a dance with costumes and informal dress, with two bands and two floors of California Hall at 625 Polk St. Refreshments will be provided. There's a $5 donation required to get in. Time is from 9 P.M. on. But be certain of the date—it is NOT New Year's Eve, but the evening of New Year's Day. That's a long, long weekend anyway. Clergymen representatives of the council have been busy making arrangements, and it goes without saying that one hotel after another turned them down—none seemed to want anything like a repeat of Halloween at the Hilton. Thus some citizens outside of the community learned first hand the pressures which vague but powerful forces apply against some of the minority groups. One hotel, in fact, couldn't permit the ball to go on there even after they had consented to rent space for it, because "we forgot we are re-finishing our ballroom floors on that day." On New Year's Day at triple time pay? Please. Anyway the place, date and time are set. Once again "kindred spirits" will gather for fun and purpose and it will be something not to miss. A small army of ticket sellers will be at work now up to New Year's Day to help make the ball a success. Members of The Coits, Daughters of Bilitis, Mattachine Society, Society for Individual Rights, Strait & Associates, and Tavern Guild of San Francisco will be ready to exchange your donation for a ducat. Representatives earn a dollar for their respective organizations for each ticket sold. So there it is––another private party for adults only for a public benefit. Play it cool and have fun! Because of a lot of confusion and questions about photographs arose at previous costume balls, the sponsors have agreed on the policy that cameras will not be permitted except by persons specifically authorized to take photographs. One or more "official photographers" will be assigned to this task. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CRH Dance Promoted in <i>Town Talk</i> Description An account of the resource <i>Town Talk</i>, number 7, December 1964, page 3; published by Pan-Graphic Press. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/130b2d53b096527e53bc2d0abde02ca2.pdf a12ed227bb03f884bed7f3bb2c134914 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: Gay Bar? Citizens News Volume IV Number 5 New Years Ball The New Year's Day Mardi Gras Ball sponsored by the Council on Religion and the Homosexual is foremost in the social scene in San Francisco. There is to be a multitude of smaller affairs on the 31st, these to usher in the New Year and the one on the 1st to get the New Year off to a roaring start. The costume ball is being held at the California Hall, 625 Polk. About 1500 persons are expect to participate in this soiree. Costumes of all types are expected to be seen. Some persons who have not appeared publicly before in this dress are expected to be in the parade. Tickets are for sale in many of the bars of San Francisco, plus many of the organizations. The donation for the affair is $5.00. This is a private affair and to keep it this way no tickets are to be available at the door or on the day of the ball. The various organizations, including Strait and Associates have tickets available and will have them thru the 31st of December, but since the fire department has put a 1500 person limit on this dance hall there will not be any more than 1500 tickets sold. Those planning to attend must get their tickets early. Many will be disappointed to find that the "no tickee, no dancee' is a hard and fast rule with this affair. Page 2: New Years Mardi Gras Ball January 1st California Hall, 625 Polk Street, San Francisco No Minors - Donation $5.00 Tickets available from Strait and Associates - No ticket sales at door or day of ball. Sponsored by the Council on Religion & the Homosexual Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CRH Dance Promoted in Next Issue of <i>Citizen News</i> Description An account of the resource <i>Citizen News</i>, vol, 4, no. 5, page 1; published by Strait and Associates. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5de9602754fbaeab2d5843101f7e67f8.pdf 98afd9de7981d792e2b827197f607565 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Page 1: What is Smut? Citizens News America's Leading Homosexual Publication Vol 4 #4 Mardi Gras in Jan. The Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH) has announced plans for a dance to be given on January 1st, 1965. The CRH is an organization of the various homophile organizations and ministers of various denominations in San Francisco. The CRH has had a number of open meetings here starting with a three day meeting at the White Memorial Retreat in Marin County. One of the primary objects of the CRH is to promote a continuing dialogue between the churches and the homosexual. This is being accomplished most effectively thru the association of the ministers with various problems of the Community. The New Year's Mardi Gras Ball will be held at California Hall, 625 Polk Street, San Francisco, starting at 9pm. Naturally no minors will be admitted due to the serving of alcoholic beverages. No tickets will be sold at the door and only 1500 tickets are available at $5 per ticket. The tickets are available thru the various bars associated with the Tavern Guild, from members of The Coits, The Daughters of Bilitis, The Mattachine Society, Society for Individual Rights, and from Strait and Associates. All of the above organizations are cooperating in this effort to raise funds for the CRH and the various homophile organizations. Persons ordering tickets by mail from Strait and Ass. should make checks payable to either Guy Strait or the CRH. The orchestra for the affair will be the same as has previous played for the big dances given at this location. Some confusion has been shown regarding the date of this soiree. It is on New Year's Day at 9pm, and not on New Year's Eve. Plans for costume for the affair have the flavors of a real New Orleans type evening. (continued on page 2) Page 2: Mardi Gras The ministers involved in the CRH are of a new breed, and have earned the respect of the homophile community in no uncertain terms. They have started investigations into the persecution of the homosexual by the local police departments and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; They have been into the various establishments in San Francisco and have found out the truth for themselves; They have found a growing need for down-to-earth conversation with the community. This affair marks the beginning of the open relationship between the church and the homosexual. Again, tickets are limited to 1500 and no tickets are to be available at the door under any circumstances, so get your order in the mail to any of the organizations listed or to Strait and Associates or drop by any of the places where the tickets are now on sale. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CRH Dance Promoted in <i>Citizens News</i> Description An account of the resource <i>Citizen News</i>, vol, 4, no. 4, page 1; published by Strait and Associates. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a>