The sun., 1918-01-21
CITY READY TO
OBEY GARFIELD
Restaurants Plan to Serve
Drinks in Chilly Rooms
Schley Says No.
HOTEL BARS TO CLOSE
Saloons Will Be Open, but Pa
irons Need Expect No
Heat or Light.
HOTEL BARS TO CLOSE

Ressaurateurs. saloon men, tobacco
vendors and cabaret nanagers met In
their associations yesterday and de-
vised expedients for restricted business
to-day under the Garfield order.
Tho restaurants will provide just
enough heat to keep patrons from shiv-
ering. They will sell liquor. That is,
they say they will. Reeve schiey says
they won't: that he will see to IL that
they don't Saloons will be open until
sundown only. because they are not per-
mitted to have either heat or lisht.
Barkeeps may keep warm by the simple
process Of shaking cocktails. For Gus.
toners the relief Is obvious.
The tobacco shops VIII continue busl-
ness a. usual. except tha. heat will not
be provided and the only light they ex.
pect TO shine Is the feeble and flicker
Ing candle light Cabarets will be open
to-day. bu. will be closed tomorrow.
their managers having adopted the poi
Icy decided on by theatre owners.
Liquor sales On sunday Basic.
The Society Of RestaurEteurs met ESQ
strong a: Reisenweber's last evening
and adopted resolutions put forward by
Thomas Hcaiy and Patrick Kyne. These
ra'outiunS set forth that AL restau-
rants must close their bars. mus. dis
pensc with heating and that the fullest
obedience lie given to Dr. Garnelds or
der The liquor selling end OF the bust
ness Will he conducted on = Sunday basis
--Sans closed and drinks sold only In
the dir!rg rooms with food.
The Retail Liquor Dealers Associa-
tion met at Terrace Garden and resolved
to meet not only the letter but the spirit
OF DR.. Garnelds mandate. Their resciu-
ttons provided that light and heat mus.
not be used OH Blue Mondays. ard that
on ordinary days as little OF either rs
can be got nlong with be provided. In
the whole city 10000 saloons nre at
fected BY the Introduction. In Manhat-
tan alone there are $500 saloons where
the thirsty may seek cold sOlace. Tho
action taken under the chairmansh of
william McClenal,an was virtually
unanimous.
Hotel Bars TO Close.
The bar OF the Hotel Manhattan will
be closed to-day. Both bars at the Bil;.
more will be dark" az the theatre men
cay. The Ansonia Will close i.s bar. The
Waldorf-Astoria will shut or restaurant
service upon the roof and will discontinue
dancing there. but the roofless ice rink
will remain open. The Hotel Majestic
will start n soft drink bnr as an expert
ment. going into training for tho sad.
sad days Of perpetual prohibition.
The theatres vii, he omen Tonight and
the Shubert and Keith houses will giva
matinee performances, The managers
said Yesterday that President Wilson
had told them ne wanted tho theatres
To be wide open'' on Mondays so that
!d,e people would have proper entertain
nent. Some managers said that the
resolutions aGopted by the United
Managers Protective Association and
signed by Marc Klaw. Its president. had
given an impression TO the publ!c tha
Monday natlnees win not he given. One
manager said that there Is apt 10 be q
row In the association. and that a group
OF insursents may withdraw ana 'orn,
fhai