The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27
WILD CELEBRATION
MONDAY UNLIKELY
Doy Of FGte's Approach Finds
Apathy and Hope.

Further evidence that New York city
u not to undergo any sudden and drastic
transition from q wet to n dry state
was apparent on all sides yesterday.
although certain OF the brewing inter.
ests attempted to deny the stories pub
hshed yesterday In THE Sun and other
newspapers to the effect that the word
had been passed out to hundreds OF "a
loon keepers and hotel mon to open for
business rs usual next Tuesday, there
was Just as much contradictory evidence
tnet such an understanding existed.
a. u. Hupfel, Jr.. president Of the
Lager Beer Brewers Board of Trade
LOB East Fifteenth street, issued a for
maj statement denying that the brewers
nad Issued any such advice or instruc.
mons to their customers. On the other
hsnd scores OF Individual saloon keepers
admitted that they intended to keen open
on the advice of the brewerIes and The
statement was further made that in
some cases the suggestion had also been
MADE to saloon mon that II would be
just as well to have some sort Of ar
rengement with n bondsman or bonding
company in the event of emergency.
There is no doubt, however, that the
public generally regards the approach
OF July with apathy. Instead OF wild
revelry to mark the end Of the regime
OF SOM barieycorn and the beginning
OF the drought. next Monday night prom
Uses nothing unusual and certainly
nothing approaching the usual New
Years Eve celebrations to which New
York mas become accustomed. This In
as Tar as surface indications can be
Judged.
AZ several Of the larger hotels, par
ticularly where roof gardens are main
tained. there are table reservations, but
not greatly In excess Of the regular
routine of business There are certain
70 be many impromptu parties and pos
sioly great number of cornwall souls
will make the occasion an excuse for
might out" but as far as could,ze.
learned none of the big employers have
round II necessary to engage emergency
stats for Tuesday.
Inc law enforcement department of
the Anti-Saloon League has appealed TO
the New York Life Insurance Company
protesting against the proposal for n
grand final blowout in Madison Square
Garden. where II was said the largest
bar In the world was to be installed ana
grand ball and debauch staged by an
organization calling itself the High
F1iers' Club.
Robert g. Davey, superintendent OF
law enforcement for the Anti-Saloon
League. yesterday sent a letter to the
New iork Lilo insurance COMPANY.
which owns the Garden. drawing atten-
ton to the plans for Monday night and
EXPIRE ssing the hope that the owners
wiz take the necessary steps to prevent
such an occurrence
In Jersey City the Board of License
commissions at conference yesterday
decided not to meet before next Monday
Tor the renewing and granting Of saloon
licenses. The jersey licenses expire ST.
multaneously with the anticipated inau-
guration OF the dry spell. 1t had been
advertised recently that applications for
licenses would be received and that pro-
portionate rebates would be allowed for
such part of the year beginning on July
l as the holders were prevented from
selling as result Of war time prohibi-
ton.
Mayor Frank Hague received a letter
from Samuel Wilson. assistant superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saioon League Of
New Jersey. to the effect that the league
would demand public hearing before "a
loon licenses were granted. and that the
league would apply to the courts for an
injunction to prevent the issue of licenses
II necessary.