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ATLANTA BARB-Page 8 TO THE EDITOR Community Activities Dear Editor, Although I am not a mem ber of Metropolitan Com munity Church, I did att end their first service in their new facilities on Highland Avenue. Last Sun- day the Rev. John Gill made mention of the fact that the flowers on the Com munion Table were given by the Atlanta Barb com memorating the event. I thought this to be a notable action on the part of your newspaper and wish to express my appreciat ion for your encouragement and support of this Minis try. With kind regards, R.E.J., Atlanta , Georgia Thank you. . For the letter in which you expressed your appre ciation for the flowers. In the newspaper business, we receive all kinds of mail. . . some good, and some bad and it is always rewarding to receive com plimentary letters such as this one. The Atlanta Barb supports the Metropolitan Community Church because we feel it performs a worthwhile service to the homophile Community. Dear Editor, I am a new T.V, in Town. It would be ■•nice to know where we can by clothes dresses, heels, etc., from stores who will let us try on the merchandise in Atl anta. Please print this in your fine newspaper. May be stores catering to us will advertise with you. Good luck, T.V. from Washington, D.C. Dear T.V. Your letter did not de fine as to whether you are dressed as a male or fe male when shopping for clothes. Most stores nat urally permit females to try on clothes before buy ing. The y frown upon males out of drag trying to do so. I would suggest that if you are interested in purchasing female att ire, dress as one and try on your selections in drag. That way, only your hair dresser knows for sure. Sales ladies are not per mitted to peek behind the curtained booths in the fit ting rooms. Gay Church Buys New Home By Jim Snow The congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church recently purchased the former Hilan - movie Theater in Atlanta to ser ve as it’s new church home. The first service was held March 10th with a record attendance. Formed to serve pri marily the homophile com munity here, the Atlanta church is within the Un iversal Fellowship of Met ropolitan Community Chur ches which now number 55 congregations in major cities of the free world. Rev. Troy Perry, charis matic leader and founder of this ecumenical move ment has gathered thou sands of Gay Christians into the fellowship princi pally through his book, “The Lord Is My Shep herd and He Knows I’m Gay.” According to Rev. John Gill, Atlanta Pastor, the 170 members here have contributed and raised fund over a two-year period to achieve this goal. The building, located at 800 North Highland Avenue was purchased from Storey Theaters, Inc. who, for the past two years has leas ed the Decatur Theater to the group. The building seats 600 people. The Rev. Troy Perry, will be in Atlanta during Holy Week for a formal dedication service. For further information you may call 872-2246. (Continued from page 4) cannot be as effective as it could be. Given the general attitude of the people of Atlanta, only an independant agency designed to deal with the specific problems of po lice community relations will be satisfactory. The Bond-Helms Bill is a good one. With minor changes to allow for more commun ity input and non-compl- aintant Investigation it could have an even more dynamic effect. The Bill could not only improve cit izens respect for law en forcement officers but in crease police effectiveness and morale. The community relations commission has endorsed the Ombudsman Bill. James Dean, Chairperson of the Community Relations Commission Law Enforce ment Committee. Wrote the endorsement article which was later approved by the full commission. Repre sentative Dean by-passed the members of the law enforcement committee in this action. Dean and com mission chairperson Rev. Randy Taylor met and fin alized ahe finalized the rather hur- riec endorsement article, ried endoecement article. The article was not read at the C.R.C. meeting . Discussion was short and approval quick. Chances are not good that the C.R.C. will reverse itself. For tunately what the commun ity relations commission untimately recommends is not as important as what the city council actually does. The action of the C.R.C. may influence the action of the city council. Gay people and all citi zens of Atlanta would be well advised to consider leting their opinions on this matter be known. Think for a moment about who you would rather re port police misconduct to if you were in a situation where you would need to make such a report. Would you rather report it to the police security officer, a Bureaucratic Red Tape Cutter (Ombudsman) or an agency specifically des igned to monitor police community relations staff ed by non-police depart ment professionals and led by recognized community leaders. Think about it and let me and your repre sentative on the City Coun cil know your views. Send me a postcard or letter and we will let your coun cil person know your view If you wish to contact the council directly , please write to me, Bill Smith care of the Atlanta Barb, or call the Gay Information Service and we will pro vide you with the' name and address of your repre sentative on the City Coun cil. This bill will become the Council For Action in April so let the council know how you feel about it today. Memphis’ Newest /Membership Club — Visitors Welcome "Bettys” The In Crowd 1208 Lamar Ave. Memphis, Tenn. Open 4 P.M. Piano Bar Dancing Bring Your Own Bottle Dh/tno (oni) 79A_Ofl9Q Cocktail Hour 3 To 8 P.M. MY HOUSE 774 W. Peachtree St. N. E. Atlanta, Georgia Featuring Atlanta Follies "The Broadway Babies” The New "Golden Eye" Upstairs Discoteque—Food—Dancing Open Till 4 AM 881-6195 Bill Morris, the owner of the Power Puff Lounge in Chattanooga, Tenn.,* announces the closing of the Old Powder Puff Lounge located at 919 Georgia Ave. on March 31st. The location of the new Powder Puff is 26 East Main St. It will be a dinner, night club, seat ing 140 people. The Grand Opening of the “New Pow der Puff” will be on Friday night, April 26th. So remem ber, if» you dug the Old Powder Puff, you’ll really like the new one. When its dry on Sunday in Atlanta, the Pow der Puff in Chattanooga is open and its only a 2 hour drive away. So get a group of friends together, and head on out! Jjr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ JYou Bet Your Sweet Ass We’re A ^ Open On Sunday (Till 3 AM) 3 Jf But We Have Moved To A New Location * * * * * * * § * 1 * Powder Puff Lounge 26 East Main St. Chattanooga, Tenn. 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