 The "sanctum sanctorum", the Cub Room ("the snub room"), was guarded by a captain called "Saint Peter" (for the saint who guards the gates of Heaven).The most famous of the Cub Room's headwaiters was John "Jack" Spooner, who was well known to many celebrities from his previous duties at LaHiff's.Billingsley recruited him in 1934 after the death of Billy Lahiff and the subsequent closure of his club.