The evening world., 1904-08-04
"one glass OF beer for me-"


"One glass OF beer for me-"
II was young woman who spoke,
and she looked past the shocked .1.
preston In the clerical-looklnx genue.
mans eyes who with grave and por-
tentious bearing rad taken his seat al
the soda fountain and siernly ordered a
',ra wberry ice-cream soda.
The young woman ordered her beer.
the soda-water barkeep went to the
rear OF the fountain. gave an order
through an opening, and In few min
utes irothy glass OF extra pale" was
placed on the counter right next to the
pink !ce-cream m soda.
The new woman has always COM
plained OF her restrictions, but at last
she can walk up to a bar-a fountain
and order a glass Of beer with as secure
feeling as her brother.
The pace-why, OF course Il is the
new subway Tavern just dedicated ny
Bishop Potter. woman who wanted
TO see II II were really true tha, sne
could order glass Of beer unques.
TONED entered the muca-talked OF tav-
ern to-day.
Had Many Customers.
The red briok building at the corner
Of Bleecker and Mulberry streets, GEAR
Ing on Its side the big gold beer sign
iIst like any other saloon. was being
patronized by a string OF Gust o1ners
many OF them curI5sity seekers
Yes. this Is the tavern dsd.es ted by
Bishop Potter. You are welcome"
This Is the reassurlns announcement
that greeted the feminine visitor from
n big blackboard, Surely where Bishop
Potter could sing the doxology she
could enter With impunlty and order a
glass Of beer The seal OF respecta'
billty was on It.
The entrance TO the front OF the
tavern was fanksi with blackboards
covered with newspaper clippings re-
gari,ng the opening. but the visitor
stepped mp to the fountain and with a
feeling OF independence ordered beer
Half a dozen girls and women saunt.
cred UP to the fountain and had a glass
u beer also. while a few contented
themselves with ice-cream sodas. The
temiaine visitors eye was caught by
the big announcement al the side OF
the fountains:
Beer served at fountain.
Good soda and good beer are equally
harmless II taken temperately.
I'VE serve the purest beer and sani'
tary soda"
Brought Baby Along.
"The beer Is good and think II 4,
mighty nice" said q woman with a
baby lr her arms. Il like to come in
here and get a glass OF beer. No one
starcs or thinks anything about II but
Ions g.faced men who don't belong Gown
here
At the noon hour and at night two
mon are kept busy at the fountain. for
across the street Is big factory where
large number OF girls are employed
and these tolers love a glass OF beer
The girls came In orderly. laughing
and talking. and four out OF Ave took
beer The Tavern kept open until l.
o'clock Last night because there were
so MANY men with their wives who
walked up to the fountain TO be served
with besi.
Joseph Johnson, jr, under whose d.
rection the tavern Is running. says the
women seem TO enjoy the beer more
than the soda. Asked " the place
would eventually become Raines Il"
hotel, with rooms upstairs he shook ms
head emphatcally.
VIII Have . Rnthskeiier.
"Thsre will be a rathskeller down
stairs though, and It will be fine
place. J.st think, this IS only -four
feet from the subway entrance You
can spend your evenings here and walk
right into the subway station"
A woman wac ordered cocktail was
told that they were not served. and
Young girl who asked for IRE,
lun>h With ner peer was also informed
that the rules OF soda fountaia gov
erned the front business, even IL tht
tavern In the rear did serve ire,
lunches.
inc business men In the neighborhooc
ali tnlnk tle "higdly- saloon
Is good Ining.
In The rear room. where table, GOV.
cred With papers and magazines wer,
on hand. men sat reading. while ths
ynlte-coated barkee?er was dispe nsins
drinks to men who came and went,
rhere was no ruffianly loanng.
Upstate Opinions.
TWO ratner sanctlmonious men, with
a strong upstate dialect, pulled theil
Whiskers and said when Questioned a,
to their opinion OF the place. We'll,
can't see any harm In the place. II
the place B good encugh TO sing thu
doxoiogy In us good enough for me"
~ new broom sEeeps clean" sald