New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-01
City Christens
New Year With
Deluge of Wine
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on New Years Eve might Rrove too
much FOR any who still retained their
ill-gotten wealth The orders were to
bring every known crook to Headquar-
ters. regardless of whether he seemed
70 be engaged in crime at the moment
he Was seen.
Brooklyn was "wct' in a modest
and Brooklynish sort of way. Most
of the hotels and restaurants declared
that no attempt would be made either
to serve or give away drinks. One or
two however, with diabolical slyness
put hard cider, 80 cents on their
menus. or advertised Haskell Sting
ers" and Anderson Prohibition Special
Cocktails" with certain demure
wckedness which might lead one to
think that the drinks named respec-
lively for the recently elected judge
end the state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League really had some
thing naughty in them.
Many dinners and dances were given
at homes in Nassau County, and the
Garden City Hotel was thronged.
Atlantic City winked broadly at
liquor selling. and the sound of bois-
ferrous merrment came from almost
every saloon in the city. Authorities
charged with the duty of UNFOLDING the
prohibition law seemed Indifferent, and
from the early hour at which fcstivi-
ties began it was evident that their at
titude was known beforehand by the
proprietor OF every drinking place in
the city.
In the big hotels there no drinks
were served but there was no dearth
Of alcoholic beverages, nevertheless,
the diners following the custom of New
York and bringing their own.
Public dining rooms were thronged
throughout the evening, most of them
having large proportion of reserved
tables. Everywhere favors were given
away and in several places wine or
liquor was regarded as favor.
In the Waldorf Astoria about 800
persons had dinner IN the Rose Room,
the Empire Room and the Grill Room.
The grand ballroom and the Aston gal
leries were filed by 1900 members of
the Rub instein Club, musical organ-
cation which gives watch party on
New Years Eve. There was no liquor
sold in the hotel
Wine Given at Ciaridge
At the Claridge Hotel William
Turner, the manager, said that the
same prices were charged this year
as last for the tables in the main
dining room and grill room, which
were filed to capacity. There was no
liquor sold in the hotel but pint
of wine was given to each couple. The
Claridge disposed of the wines in it's
cellars in this way
At the Claridge, McAlpin, Waldorf
Astoria and Astor silk anklets with
bells attached were given to the
women as souvenirs.
In the Hotels Biltmore, Commodore
Ansonia, Manhattan, Murray Hill and
Belmont at all tables where patrons
brought their own drinks there was an
ice charge of % cents and a corkage
charge of So.
At the Commodore, the restaurant,
grill room and supper room were filled
with New Year celebrators. The pa
irons Of the Murray Hill, Belmont and
Manhattan were mostly guests at
private parties.
kiltie Band at McAIpin
At the Hotel McAlpin military
band and band of bagpgers in kits
provided music for the guests, who
hlled the hotel to capacity The win
ter garden, the ballroom, the green
room, the blue-room and the Colonial
room were thrown open to New Year
patrons OF the hotel, in addition to the
regular dining room. In the Colonial
room Colonel B. B. McAlpin, whose
ather built the hotel, entertained 400
'riercs at supper and dance
IN the Hotel Pennsylvania 5000 per-
sons Lad supper and danced The
'arge and small dining rooms and the
yea room of the hotel were filled with
yyabies; all Of which had been engaged
.oAic Lodge, F. and A NJ, held supper
'or 400 guests, at which wine was
served, This had previously been
,aNen to the hotel and kept under seal
IN ITS cellars for the OCCASION A mill
vary oand OF sixty pieces from Wash
ilngton' d. e., was engaged by the hotel
LOT the occasion. Composite Lodge.
Pennsylvania.
At the Cafe Palas Royal. at Broad
Jay and forty-eighth Street, six hun
u .l persons had supper and witnessed
we musical revue. Practically all the
patrons brought their own drinks. The
came same condition was reported by Paul
Salvn, proprietor of the Cafe de- paris
across the street.
Murray's, Maxim's, Joel's and various
other restaurants on side streets wero
crowded. "N's
Considine's Closes It's Doors
me loyousness Of the New Year did
~ penetrate the gloom surrounding
costume cafe, at Forty-second Street
T"u h'oadway, famous meeting Mace
lron spoI'smen IN the country and
n; J"N :, Vhe world over, for with last
agreement for the Johuson-Jeffrios
nght and various othar Grb+, ,I .