Evening star., 1934-02-28
SIRENS TO SIGNAL
RETURN OF LIQUOR
Police to Deliver Licenses
at Midnight With Much
Noise.
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troll Board and supersede previous
plans to mail the licenses. Under the
new plan, there will be two hours OF
legal drinking permissible tonight,
from midnight to am. Selling after
2 am. is then forbidden until o'clock
tomorrow morning. when "off-sale'
places may sell liquor in bottles. or
until am, when places selling
liquor by the drink may open.
The A. B. c. Board announced to-
day it would grant liquor license to
Child's Restaurant, 1888 New York
avenue, over the protest OF DR.. Joseph
r. Sizoo Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
Attorney Walter c. Clephane based
the argument in behalf of DR.. Sizoo
on the ground the restaurant Is within
held, however, it had no power to
withhold the license on this ground
alone under the license act. the restau-
rant having been established before
the passage of the liquor law.
The last-minute change in plans
apparently caught some hotels, res
taurants, clubs and other places IL
censed to sell liquor by the drink OH
guard. Some decided to sell tonight,
some adhered to their plans not to
sell until tomorrow and many were
undecided.
The Madrillon Restaurant. In the
nt,t1
through Peter Borras that its entire
wine and spirit list will be on sale
tonight, as soon as the license and
the liquors arrive. Arthur A. Riemer,
Reproduction bartender Of wide ex-
perience, will mix the drinks.
Ambassador to Sell.
The Ambassador Hotel also will sell
as soon as it is legally possible. The
Willard Hotel adhered to its plans not
to sell until 4 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. when a fashion show and dance
will be given by the Junir League in
the new bamboo room, where cock
tails will be on sale.
The Mayflower Hotel was on the
doubtful list. with a decision to come
later In the day. The Washington
Hotel will not start selling until 8
o'clock tomorrow. when its new tap
room will be formally opened.
The Shoreham Hotel decided to
stick to its original plan and start
sales at noon tomorrow.
The change from prohibition to
repeal will be. celebrated by the Ma
tional Press Club, which will be given
license No. at midnight. william
c. Murphy, president Of the club, will
get the license from Mr.. Offutt. Isaac
Cans and Mrs William Beverly Ma
son. the other members Of the A. B. C.
will be present. Commissioner George
E. Allen will speak. The program
will be broadcast by Station WJSV
and the ceremonies will be held In its
studios in the Earle Building.
Ends 17-Year Dry Era.
Presentation to the Press Club OF
the first liquor license will bring to
an end Washington's "bone dry"
status which has lasted since October
81, 1917. 1t will be II years ago
Saturday that the Shepherd act, re-
pealing the previous excise act and
making it illegal to buy, sell or pos
sess liquor in the District, was passed
The city was given q period Of grace,
however, until october 81, 1917, q
day then celebrated as Washington's
more than 300 legal drinking places
passed out Of existence.
The first batch of liquor licenses
will be sent by the A. B. c. board
this afternoon to Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, superintendent Of police, at
police headquarters. There they will
be listed and separated into groups
by precincts. The licenses for each
precinct will be sent to the respective
stations to await the coming Of mid
night. Promptly at midnight the IL
censes will be distributed by police
men In automobiles.
Several hotels have made special
preparations for the new era by estab-
fishing special cocktail rooms, called
by various attractive names.
Formally Planned.
At the Willard there is the "Bam-
boo room," furnished in bamboo and
with live bamboo plant decorations.
Although liquor may be served to
guests as early as 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, its sale will begin with con-
siderable formality in public at 4 in
the afternoon. At that time q bene-
fit dance and fashion show for the
Thrift Shop will be staged by the
Junior League. Cocktails viii be sold
at prices ranging upward from 80
cents. Mrs. John r. williams Is chair
man Of the committee in charge Of
the benefit.
The Mayfiower, which has built an
expensive special cocktail room, how
ever announces 1t will greet the re-
turn Of liquor with the utmost calm.
This Is no occasion for Q New Year
revel," said Manager r. L. Polio.
I'VE have not bought any paper hats
or noise-making devices, but we have
bought the best beverages obtainable
in the foreign or domestic markets. -
At the Shoreham the ney lounge
cafe will be tremendously opened at
o'clock tomorrow. According to q
! statement from the management: "A
generous use Of coral. on the walls
and in other other j''''' f''e'.'''''' and -four