Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
FREE LIQUOR At
MIDNIGHT TO MARK
WHITE WAYS "EVE"
Rare Wines and Whiskies TO be
Given Away at du Pont- Boomer
Hotels in New York.
CHAMPAGNE $50 A QUART
from rodn, ; Nov YORK World.


As reports came in from the bright
lights district yesterday, the conviction
grew that old Man l9l9s farewell to
life and LIQUOR tonight would be a record
breaker Broadway has seen n lot oi
New Years I've celebrations, but the
party scheduled for tonight stands abso-
lutcIy by itself.
For ono thing, il may he he last wet
New Years Eve For another, the prices
Tor supper reservations are higher than
ever before II will be the first time that
patrons If hotels aud restaurants vii
have had to bring their own wines and
li1lars in order to lift their glnsses to
the new year and the old
EHt the NEST amazing novelty about
this New Years Eve IS that it VIII be
the first time HAT broadway has ever
given anything away Tic gift too IS
The -carccst and most F1ug"t-tor Of deh-
cacics In n word }onze'
The explanation Is that the du Ponf~
Boomer group az hotels, including the
Waldorf Astoria, AlcAlpln. McAipun An
ney the Old Martinique and In, CtlT'dce,
finding thcms lyes with great many bot
tltsir, stucl " uhich ntav bc of no value alter
January is. has decIdod tn present some
Of them. loaded. to then fnCnas on New
Years Eve
81 - stroke n twelve tonight this
sdc4i Now Years pift will be distributed.
Tile jriuks will be "on the house IN
tarsa establishments Pare wlnes, whls-
z,ls and c3r.liais vii he SERVED without
charge T. friends of the management
ii ie horad that verylcdN Uio has
shown h,4 .frlt ndshn lS tmSing q eTat
1t a Table ytl be ehghl"
The blue bird II happiness will fly
brch ~ hcse hotels but rs Tar AZ could
i, learned hst night no other h"tel m
tends VI [aIlrW thr e>alnple. According %
I9,lni LAWYERS. this satt II r.it IS legal
Hill III n ,le practice Il brngue y Your
onn dfak
Thrre u.l ~ plenty 10 drink and plenty
of pcoD,a KS drink il Proprlet"rs q
White Va1 hotels and restaurants said
laet night they hase practically sold
otlt. tha reservations hClrc met rs great
VI III arN previous YEAR lha only quiet
r.iircs will ia tht haFrrom~. and sofuc q
those sent tc -a aNtully 0ultt
GH> nN Tnr u,rCu
Notwithstanding tbe extreme latitude
wh.eh thc III. aut iaV SLOWS whlcn
uIN nat be Showed under the Prohhl-
tIan Amendment beginning January to-,
81, Il III 0rdtr t0 warn the hpnl'arcS that
tael uJli ho under stric' surveillance
throughout hc night hY peeiai aErn;s IT
,la government ana amateur ~uocrers
af the Anti-~ai0an League, t0 soe hat
thev Sti no intoxicating beverages.
Will thcy can Give II aW:.y ar aiNc Il
.!lga brought III rs thy9 customers, the1
,.auuat -rI ~ OF course, 7aiac ,t them
Wi
1ic reservations nrulr private din
rar rooms a4rsur' l.3.- and bathrooms
~ rct " tables n the puhHr r"tln5 a
HUH garGsrs Dancing s4d entertain
nvuts vlli ba offered 4@ dlyFal iar
IT'LL so who a. nut 5.unh III tic tune ne
deroratI6ua 4nl souvenirs, uciudnG paper
hats. making devices and - On,
all supply q carnival sprlt
Tc return ta ihe real hasHoSs df tue
cvcnuc. hch Wiil bf drinking / was
reported rhas msnv cMhe and ilt'e
rrr1 4. se.4rus drinkers have gathered
r.1rct4fr cuant,,3,- n dTinApe material
.n4 have Dlaerd private rooms So con
sumo a.
ev @r>y oPt> AfI ~ M
TIE question ar tbe o clock closing
hour /, fot worrying s.Bt bodr Il ineans
nctL1g - s hotel q restaurant man
now. i0r ac Is engaged solely N selling
food lot drink Broadway intends -
remain piIe 0pon tonlght IL late ss lfo
patrons ni>h 10 STAY q Unt1 tie las
drunk Il fre1
All tbs i ec.og to cost a lof of n1onev.
Everything VIII cost more than j ever
did includ,up the privilege ot buying
~ol4ebods said yesterday he would not
be surprised 10 be charged SD for : bucket
al cracked ice. but = n0.sa uct hlck u there
uas a h.ca rouoca!e1 somewhere II II
Cu.kage and service charges for orcn-
rig ana .rr44I2 d, ~ brought IL sgIl
var> In different psrts Of tie city be
verAge probably VIII be between = and
s. for ser nee observations for tables
have cost fsou $50 80 SIS, With $40
prctsLil fbc most general price.
cnAnpAcNE so ; Quart
Ans deaic. who consents 70 sell M
toxcatIre beverages probably vii dc
nand $50 quart for champagne th4
resi- stuff aad from u 70 - for high
balls and otaar m.>od drinks IN order l.
ease Ills cousc.ene,
he co-I q glr-e ale sacct cider sad
other coucoc CONS Nhirh were cheap III thu
days 0f he-d1nhs wll be too much IN i4r5
event but 10 more shan anybody dc
slrvcs who drinks them One B.oadWay
restaurant j Il sell no ica cream Soda lor
!.4s ha9 81 each ~ tiI~ place bottle d
5Ickic-~ as.F c, tsse 3lsc.