The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02


room with separate entrance and
toilet adjoining, with seating ca
pacity of twenty. The cement thing in
the floor gives the square effect.
The cafe will be open to the public
each day from noon until midnight,
It should be understood that this
feature of the building is not con-
fined exclusively to the Elks, but
anyone can get meal there,
entertain friends there, give a
dinner party or luncheon there.
or can give party at his
home and have the refreshments
served by this cafe, as it will cater
to such affairs.
Service Will Be la Carte.
The service at the cafe will be a
la carte, after the first dinner, which
will be served Sunday from noon un-
til $3.50 p. m, and which will be
table d'hote, and for which the charge
will be 81. After that, a person can
get a very good meal from the card
for 25, 35 or so cents, or he can go
as high as he desires Reservations
are now being made for the Sunday
dinner. Lamm's orchestra will fur
nish the music.
The cafe will have everything that
the market affords, and will fill a
place that has not heretofore been fill
led in Mankato At all times there
will be the choicest things that there
are to be had, and the best arm SER
vice obtainable will be given, six
lady arm mattresses have been Sc
cured from Chicago and will be uni
formed in black dresses with
white duchesse collars and cuffs.
and short white aprons with
black bow and ties. The best chef
obtainable will always be employed.
The walls of the cafe are decorat-
ed with scenes from old German
prints, showing Tyrolean dancers,
etc, on one side, and with grape
vine and trellis on the other, The
room is well lighted, and the inner
row of tables will have table lights
in pretty shades.
Leaving the cafe by the main en-
trance and going further into the
basement, one encounters the toilets,
with Mankato marble paneling, and
the shower baths for the members OF
the lodge, with the very latest fix
lures.
In the ample serving room is found
stacks of chlnaware and glassware.
The chinaware is all of type, white,
with dark green stripe running
around it,
stock of canned goods and other
stock as large as some grocery
stores carry. In the great ice chests
are contained meat of every kind,
squads, whitefsh, salmon, herring,
mackerel, roasts, steaks, etc., of the
most tender cuts A large stock of
everything will always be carried.
Big live Holsters are there, and other
juicy morsels.
The Fine Layout of Dishes.
There are silver mounted stakes
for fish planks, half and full portion
chafing dishes, decorations of all
kinds to be used in serving meals,
the flags of all nations, dOilies, etc,
for decorating tables, timbales, and
great variety of things secured
from Chicago All of the niceties of
the profession will be used in serv-
ing Manager Bartram is profess
sional and knows how to serve things
right and with as much class and
style as in the Auditorium Annex,
Chicago, or other leading and fash
ionable places. A silver service can
be furnished by notice of few days.
People wishing to make arrange
ments for any catering can reach
Mr.. Bartram by calling the Elks
building.
The kitchen is supplied with every
thing needful to turn out eatables in
the best style. All steaks, fish and
chops are to be broiled over char
coal fires There is big coal range,
with ventilating hood overhead,
and also gas range, and a steamlng
table, to keep viands hot, especially
such things as soups and sauces,
roasts, entrees, etc. There are port
able drip boards, and various tables
for bread mixing, etc. All home
baking will be done after the cafe
gets started. There is gas coffee
urn, and dumb waiter, electric call
bells and speaking tubes.
The ice is brought in through a
hallway from the front, and five tons
packed in at time to fill the ice
chests This will be done about once
in three weeks, and G. w. Miller has
the contract for furnishing the ice for.
the season. There are also the re-
frigerators.
On the Second street side of the
basement is the janitor's rooms, with
toilet and private bath, An expert
enced janitor from the cities has
been secured.
Large Steam Heating Plant.
Under the center of the building is
the large steam heating plant. and
an auxiliary heater for summer use in
heating water The installation and
piping for a vacuum cleaning system