Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
ALL-NTGHT EPICURES|
LOSE HAUNTS, BUT .
GAIN IN CATCHU1
And the Childs People Let
islate Back the Cream o
the Side" to Help Max
Up for the Change

Catchup and cream have been subs -
tuted FOR all-night eating places In
Chlds restaurants, and patrons are /,
decided whether to grieve or hail ~
change with unlimited JOY.
To be sure, the coming again into
own OF catchup pronounced ketshup N4a
ChildsD is a thing not to be regardl
lightly. and the fact that one may ~
honored with permission to pour ond i
own cream into ones own coffee is Ba
concession hitherto undrcamcd of by d.
most optimistic, but then this business ~
no more all-night restaurants certainI ~
is a thorn in the side of an early morrkR
ing mealer. Thus argue the veterans. ~
IT all came about in this way. Follow
ing a conference in the executive office
of the restaurant company in New YorlH3
1t was decided to retrench to the eXteTE
Of $4,000 a year. This much accomplistty
ed, the directors sat back in their chairsVk
took another pull on the Havana, and de y
creed the death OF certain al-night resi-
taurdnts In every city served by theb
Childs concern.
Those restaurants died this week Thet
slow fell suddenly, and when people were
least expecting 1t. Not even the local
managers knew what was coming and
were as much surprised as the patrons
themselves. Since then 2 o'clock closing
has been the chief topic OF conversation
among the regulars"
PATRONS NOT CONSULTED.
"An' mindja." said a well-known a. m.
epicure, discussing the change and wav-
ing n fork by way of emphasis mo one
ever said word to US Here we are,
been coming ~ mere every morning after
work. when al,ng comes this order shut
ting up the 'ai.-nighters Where are We
going to 60, [ ask? don't know" ~
Four beans slid uncertainty along the
edge of a knife welded by the person to
whom he was talking, and, finally reach
ing the limit. rolled disconsolately off
into a cup of coffee.
Three restaurants in Philadelphia are
effected by the new order. They are at
Tenth and Market streets. 1895 Chestnut
street and 1901 Market street. Formerly
open "a hours each day, they now do
business only between the hours of n.
m. and a. m. the following morning.
To Offset the change, at least that Is
what certain patrons say, the Childs
management legislated back me cream
on the side" which formerly went with
each cup of coffee, but some time ago
was dispensed with as being an unnec-
| essary expense. The management also
placed neatly printed notices in restau-
quest "Childs famous butter cakeS'
would be served to customers with dishe4 I
now, including bread" These butter
cakes are quite popular with the trade,
and have for years been Familiarity
known under the sobriquet Of three
kicks in the stomach
TRADE FALLS OFF.
H. A. Phillips, inspector for the Phila-
delphia district of the restaurant COM
pany, said today the change in closing
time was, because business did not
warrant keeping open longer than 2
o'clock in the morning.
Only one of the original four all night
crs" is still doing business under the old
schedule. This is at Eighth and Vine
streets, where day and night are not
considered and residents OF the section
sleep when such things as Tong warsl
gambling raids, movies and other form5
of excitement or diversion are not occuh
pying their time.
Here "Tenderlon' habitues conErsgatb
now. whereas two months ago there wer
TWO restaurants on North Eighth street.
The second place was at IS North Eighth
street but this was sold at auction more
than month ago, because there was no +
sufficient business TO keep it going at fs
paying basis.
4 stout man carrying grip in one hand
and an DvcrcOut i'm the other rushed eN :
citedly up to a policeman on the corneH
of Tenth and Market streets shortly afte )
. o'clock this morning. Whats the mat1
ter" he whco2ed, Isn't that place opeE
any more?" s
Not after ." was the reply. You ar
about the sixth person who has asked mt
the same question II used to he open a
night, but will not be any more"
Gee whiz." said the stout man. wa
certainly is-uowever, | suppose ma
as well go TO bed and get breakfast later.