The evening world., 1909-03-16
ANNE MORCANS
EATING HOUSE TO
RIVAL SALOONS
Flnancier'S Daughter Obtains
Permission to Open One in
Brooklyn Navy-Yard.
WILL PERMIT SMOKING.
Purpose is to Show the Gov
eminent How Easily it
Can Be Done.
WILL PERMIT SMOKING.

After begging permission from the Gov
eminent for q year, Miss Anne Morgan,
daughter Of J. Pierpont Morgan, has 70.
esived authority to start . restaurant. to
provide better food at loss money for
the men employed at tho Brooklyn Navy
. Yard. It will accommodate 100 men and
will open about May l. 1t Is to be In
Building No. H. formerly used by the
Department OF Yards and Docks as o
machine shop and storehouse.
The Government never doubted the ad-
Visibility OF the plan outlined BY Miss
Morgan. as chairman Of the committee
appointed by the New York section OF
the women's department Of the National
Civil Federation. according to Rear
Admiral Goodrich, OF the Navy Yard,
but was trying to study out practical
way Of effecting It, Finally, the de-
partment was able to assign tho room
named.
The authorization is subject to the
condition that the premises be vacated
At any time should they be required for
Navy Yard work." explained Rear-Ad-
miral Goodrich Under the auspices OF
the Federation and subject to rules i'm
posed by the Navy Department, the
workmen will be provided with plain
and substantial food at practically cost
price.
To Be Permitted to Smoke.
ut is believed they will derive great
comfort and satisfaction from the
scheme, which includes permission to
use this apartment for smoking during
the noon hour"
The restaurant will occupy part OF the
ground floor, about 100 feet, reaching
from the eastern end back to the boiler
and engine room extension at the south
side Of the building 1t is the first build
ing one sees in going through the Sands
street gate Of the Navy Yard.
Miss Morgan is very happy over her
success, and said to-day:
Charity is not the object. We sim
ply want to try to influence a general
Improvement in what are called well
fare conditions throughout the Govern
ment service. The restaurant at tho
Brooklyn Navy Yard is only one OF
many things that should be done to
improve the conditions surrounding
Government employees.
This restaurant Is greatly needed.
Now the men have to go to the saloons
for their food, as they have no place
to go for a wholesome meal. BY provid.
ing a restaurant in one OF the build
ings right in the yard we hope to prove
to the Government authorities that such
a plan can be carried out on a self.
paying basis.
Good Business Proposition.
Eve hope and believe we can show
that as strictly business proposition
the plan to provide the men with good
food at moderate price 10 success
from every point OF view.
Then we believe that when the Gov
ernment realizes the good results It will
take the restaurant off our hands and
continue to run 1t. Not only that, but
tAa' II VII! sIa' many o'"e's III u''ier-
ent branches OF the Government SER
vice.
There Is much to do, we having Just
received our authority, but we expect
by May to be serving good, whole
some meals, well cooked ana neatly
served, to seven hundred men, There
are frequently from three thousand to
SIX thousand men employed IN the yard.
so you can see we PROBABLY shaIl have
to do great deal more than at first
We had planned to carry out. We hope
this restaurant VIII be the beginning of
al end which cannot now be seen"
Miss M0fsAhs associates on the spe-
cal committee are Mrs. =. II. Gary,
A A nS on n mHo r rave A Osa Interest