The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-22
In New York
Nv GEORGE ROSS

New York, March 22- Barney Gal- lant, genial boniface of Greenwich Village who recently declared him. self free, white and over 2l" be- fore a local magistrate, is back in circulation. "
 Barney is no ordinary restaura- teur A university man, would-be statesman, he used to be a news paperman himself and includes among his influential customers his best friends. Servility5 is not his routine. Guests meet him on equal grounds, find him highly opin- donated on everything, belligerent sometimes.
 His new club is dubbed '"The Aristocrats' for the benefit of Economic Royalists. Barney admits the plagiarism and pays his respects to the President, whom he admires immensely. But he feels the need of place where bigwigs need not rub elbows with the hOi, pollOi. So he has set aside the entire upper story of "The Aristocrats" for, an exclusive gathering, where members and their friends may do their night clubbing privately and pay hand someiy for the privilege.
 Barney, however, has not set aside all his democratic principles. Down. stairs, the populace is welcome to sit and sip and be entertained and be entirely free of Economic Royalty. For shrewd Barney Gall lant argues that social snobbery works both ways. And that the pedigreed and plebians had best be kept apart.
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 Another prohibition boniface, in cidentally, who has been more a host than a mere barkeep, is Joe Madden, the Marquis of Fifty-sec- ond Street. Madden maintained a speakeasy in that thoroughfare during Volsteadisin and his clientele includes every newspaper, social or stage notable who makes the rounds. He is looking, soft-hearted hombre who talks out of the side of his mouth and articulates in rude Broadway prose. He likes to hold midnight seminars with Haywood Broun on socialism, compare foot ball notes with Jim Crowley or You Little, go over fistcuff history with any pugilistic scribe. He always has demanded strict discipline, rul- ing out any signs of roughhouse on the premises. He will throw out any youth, rich or poor, who calls for too many drinks. T don't" he in- variably adds as he disrnisses the stripling, let no kid get 8 binge on in my place"
 For many years, he drowned upon the distaff side leaning at his bar Times, however, have been too much for him. Now he serves, with reluctant tolerance, the women who come to his legal establish ment for liquid refreshment.
 New It's Bar Spies" 4 t Manhattan cafe owners, by the way, like to know what and how much their competitors are doing and so conduct extensive espionage systems. A proprietor on Sand St.. for example, keeps abreast of buSi- ness down the block by sending out checkers" to reconnoiter in the district. The "checker" visits the rival house and submits 8 report Such 8 document has come into thi' corners hands.
 "Twenty-One Club" it says, "Sev. enteen people at the bar. No cele. brities. No sandwiches being served Popcorn and potato chips on thu counter. Drinks, 50 cents. Cham pagne, $l glass.
 The checker" may visit 10 or mort rival places in the course of an eve ming and upon his return, present { complete picture of business around town. He works with Q liberal ex' pense account, sometimes travels 1T disguises. A new kind of plaincloth' eslnan.
 Once a year. New York gets thu Buffers Ball at which the sauv' domestics of the idle rich Tnaks merry while their masters and lnis. tresses stand at the sidelines. Nov office wives have united for such aT annual occasion. the 6tenographcrs Ball. Many pretty stenos plan ans arrange the event and issue the in vitation. At the party. their sbosse' take dictation. s~
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