New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
Revelry Keeps
Up Six Hours
Into New Year
Restaurant and Hotel Men
Call Celebration One of
Best Ever Experienced;
Crowds Pack Show Places
Much Liquor in Evidence
Need of Buying III Bulk Is
Held Principal Reason
for Many Unsteady Legs

Young 1921 had gloried and roarei
through six hours of life before the
cslsbrants who nlled Broadway hotels
and restaurants to capacity long before
the birth Of the baby year decided to
abandon their revels and trek their
:srday morning.
Possibly the celebration on the
streets was not rs riotous as in former
wears, but for the fortunates who had
reservations in the better known places
Of revo it transcribed anything in re-
cent years Hotel and restaurant pro-
prietorS were united yesterday morn
ing in proclaiming it one of the great
es. Ne,r Year crowds they had ever en-
tertained.
II was not until we'll after 3 o'clock
.hat there was sufficient diminution OF
the crowds in most OF the better known
places to permit persons who had not
made advance reservations to be
seated There were MANY in the last
hours of the hilarity who had walked
the streets until ) a. m. in an effort to
cain entrance to any of the show
places.
Harlem Has Big Celebration
The roaring Forties. along Broadway
and adjacent streets, were the center
of the activity, but further uptown,
from Eiahtieth to 11Oth Street, and
beyond along 125th Street. where the
Harlem ceiebra ton centered. the places
were crowded throughout the night.
Those who sat last New Year at the
wake Of the presumably lamented Mr.
Darleycorn revived his spirit for the
OCCASION and its presence was manifest
in virtually every hotel and cafe in the
city. OF course, there was not, in many
plaeas, the grandeur and freedom of
'e-viee that formerly attended his
lnin.s.rations. In most places he
sneakod su-reDtitiousiy from hip
poci.s- . imbue given party with
erea.es zest. then with quite as little
ceremony disappeared whence he had
carlo.
lac nomegoing revelers on the sub
xvs md elevated trains. however. took
~ such serious thought Of Ny. Vol
s-eai Bottles appeared from the h'p
md circulated freely. They mad served
tneir npr00se. and there was a unity of
opposition among the celebrants to
taking snyth ng home that could be
consumed en- route.
Ta-icabs Busy in Early Hours
Throughout the night tie police
maintained a tolerant attitude toward
eAose mo wenGed their way W tn shaky
legs. Toward dawn the business CT
tascab drivers was given a decided
stmuius By taose who needed to be
shown ,.hich house they lived in. And
taese woIe goodly number Of these,
considering that it was a prohibition
celebration.
Oas policeman. who has trcd Broad
way On many previous New Year cele-
bra,ior. So 4 ne believed there was a
more general abandonment Of equlib-
rum among the celcbrants Yesterday
morning than in any previous one he
.enlsn bers. He ascribed this TO the
necessi.y Tor drinking whisky or moth
ing In other years he said, a great
majority o. the revelers contented
themselves with wine, beer or possibly
a cogDle OF cocktails be ore their din
-er, NJ sreas In 5 year they were COM
pe'lec % buy bulk liquor and, there
ere frank generally more than they
cared foE.
vita. there vas little untoward in
exc. during the celebration. 1t was
good natlred, e moist, crowd, and the
rs straeglers seeking their homes IN
he c@riy hours of daylight gave the
;T.pses on generally that the occasion
a-A 5eea greatly enjoyed.
Tse National Arts Club carnival in
- -.uoaouse at Is Gramcrcy Park
car To ar end yesterday morning
whaa i.ve hours Of the new year had
be-. 1srced away. There were more
,aan .oJ present.
49, he midnight tableaux DR.. /.
Y. Drur.nond was awarded a carnival
feSse- Dy Parton as prize for the