The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-18
San Francisco
And Coffee Clubs


the evils OF the saloon One of these is
be tried under the somewhat hackneyed title of the Coffee Club
liquors will be for sale and the OF the place have the use OF
wghted and in all ways comfortable with maya
make money but profits will not be returned to the contributors
but employed opening The Club phanhrop ns-
depend its aravness 1t intended make these houses
comfortable attractive than saloons thereby draw away from
places where liquors sold large class who frequent Them be-
they for liquor attracted by the associations of the
saloon but because they have other place resting Longing
Club" the San Francisco Chronicle says
e Importance OF the which is said to have proved
saton which they that there money running saloon
without liquor II that proved there will be plenty OF people to go
pay as private enterprises there will never be sufficient number OF
them to for much in providing for the of the population
of large cities lOungg and eating places whose associations
c wholesome we may go to restaurant and get Our dinner
out when have dned is cheap restaurant must get out
and give place to Others There fact nducemen stay
hefe Restaurants are not constructed tor ougng places And yet
oungng places necessity thousands every city
The saloon supplies real altogether aside from what is served
the bar Men them because they and
comfortable than any which they
spend money or the good the house which supplies
forts if for other The problem supply attractive
but for other things liquor When had
will stir where he is 1t good phiantropic
no liquor sold When that is shown there will abundance
such places especially in cities where liquor license COSTS this
city, substantial
In opinion the saloon without liquor attract and
hold profitable custom have features something like follow
TO play all kinds but for stakes any kind
magazines Tor hire at low the daily papers without
charge such reference books directories dictionaries
good cigar and tobacco counter everything cheap but nothing
e and above all the certainty that nobody going
anybody else The does wish reformed
does he wish to have anything given him. He wishes pay
ing to his means for what he and expects those who him
to get their living by He abhors atmosphere constran
any standard propet other than that which
ed lie will go to his evening Longing pace he goes
would go to saloon nn paying for what he
by acquiring the full freedom OF the house party
an evening play it, its members will paw
10 cents an hour for its If chooses comfortable
char and read and moEepossby with his feet in front he
IS quite willing to cents for the of the volume
CoHee-house old Formerly they very popular
places OF resort days when hard drinking more
than They the precursors clubs They had their regular
customers Just as saloons have their Presumably they paid
Ihe is no why they should again popular They will
never however reach the full popularity which they de-
serve and never become really serious competitors with the liquor
except on the basis OF commercial profit their and
Pe freedom IRON the faint of charity If Coffee Club can
now coehouses can be made popular merely to sober
isd men, Dut to unregerenate workngmen
WIN 90 great service to the community The chance that if can do
" JS It's request Tor assistance in making the attempt"