The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
SALVATION CAFE
AND CABARET OPEN
Major Winchell Of Jersey City
Army Home Puts Novel
Idea in Operation.
FREE DRINK WITH LUNCH
It's Coffee Of Course. and Songs
Will Enliven Hungry
Ones at Meals.

Major Wallace ". wincheil. superin.
'endent Of the Salvation Army Industrial
Home In Jersey City. was Just getting
ready to go to bed on Tuesday night when
the idea struck him OF starting a Saliva.
tion Army cafe and cabaret
"Tve got converted bsrtenders and
Mrs. Wincheii. land know that they
would be glad to help. All we need IL a
building for the cafe. bar. lunch counters
and other fixtures. I'll think II over In
the morning. Good night"
Right after breakfast yesterday the
Major called up lawyer for the Public
Service Gas Company and rented the
company's abandoned Office at III Mont
gomery street. Then he sent "a half dozen
able bodied men to the place. BY nightfall
they had built a bar. forty-two feet long
for the converted bartenders. a stove was
set up tables were put In and as soon as
converted Sign painter had completed
his task for the day, two pares of ground
glass were put In the front door. one OF
which bore this strange device:
-. \. CAFE AND CABARET
The other read
FREE DRINKS WITH EVERY LUNCH"
Using the Devils Ideas.
When the shavings had been swept out
and the coffee boiler and other utensils
for the cook had been carried In. the
Major Strengthened up. smiled a Winchell
smile That has cheered so many OF the
down and GU. and exclaimed Now let
'em come! Wen show them we can use
the devils ideas for the glory OF God"
The formal opening took place on
scheduled time last night II wasn't
generally known that the Major was going
into business as II cafe keeper and con-
sequcntly patrons were scarce. This didn't
discourage him. however. and he made a
tour Of nearby lodging houses and side
streets with salvation Army officers to
drum IN trade.
Everything IL free at the opening" he
said to every one he met. You can have
all you want to eat. but tomorrow a stew
lunch ~ going to cost five and ten
cents and the drinks. nothing stronger
than coffee. and the performance will be
free"
Old young men and young old men
then slouched in. Many shivered In cast
Off summer clothing. Everybody WAS
hungry and all agreed the Majors oxtail
soup tlast nights speciality was good
The Major expects that Tonight and
thereafter his converted cabaret artists
will sing up to date songs with Salvation
Army words.
Hungry To Saw Wood for Meal.
Hungry men without money will be fed
on their promise that they will saw wood
to aid digestion. A cord or two has been
stacked UP in the cellar and bucksaw
has been sharpened.
If YOU are going 60 succeed in reach-
ing out for the fallen" said Major
you have got to make things
attractive for them. Men will come Into
"a all Nl.ls vs-t.a
them into church or even n Salvation |
Army meeting.
Saloon keepers attract customers by
providing free lunch with drinks that |
ruin Il man body and soul. In our cafe |
and cabaret we give free drinks with |
every lunch served. but II is the kind of |
A beverage that will do IA man no harm"
"Will you have any dancing" asked |
4 SrN man.
Didn't David dane. before the Lord
with all his might 80 replied the Major |
without going into further specifications |