Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-09
Colonel A|NSCOV
OPENS Cabaret
Newspaper Men Are Ban
quoted in Celebration of
Starting New Feature
CLARENCE PYLE ACTS
AS POSTMASTER

In celebration Of the completion Of
the cabaret connected with his res
taurant, Colonel Alfred l.. Ainscow
entertained the newspaper men OF
Wilmington at banquet last night
Covers were laid for a score, and those
who were present said the banquet
was one Of the best ever served in
the restaurant. which has been con-
Quoted for so many years in Market
street Just above Eighth street.
The cabaret is now on a par with
any Of the first-class cabarets in the
smaller cities OF the East. Colonel
Ainscow and his superintendent, c. G.
Carroll. have spared neither pains
nor expense In the work done on the
second floor OF the cafe which was
necessary to convert II into cabaret,
The room has been renovated. en-
/ larged and redecorated and brought
up-to-date IN every way,
Colonel AinscOw was obliged TO re-
tire from the banquet table early. as
the extreme heat OF the last few days
had fatigued him greatly. He is In
his seventy-third year. His gon-in-
law. c. b. Young, is manager OF the
restaurant.
William r. Metten, business man
ager OF Every Evening. had a few
things TO say about the power of the
press and OF the popularity OF Ain
scow's throughout the Peninsula
Stewart Strickland, publicity man fol
Ainscow's. told how, when and why
cafe advertising should be conducted.
Il remained for Superintendent Car
roll TO dig the skeleton OF the gone
but-not-to- be-forgotten smallpox scare
out OF the closet and tell how mucl
newspapers could do In the way o
publicity.
Those who remained had a gooI
time and enjoyed every minute o
the evening. There was music ant
everything else needful to make tn
occasion enjoyable. Clarence J. Pyle
business manager OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL, acted as POSTMASTER ant
an imperative rule OF the occasion
was that every one present had 4
make a speech, even though It wer
a short one.
The remarks we're of n reminiscent
nature. Joseph N. Wheeler, advei
Using manager of the Every Evenin
said that he remembered the tim
when Colonel Ainscow helped hi
mother In the restaurant, then loca
ed at Fifth and shipley streets, wher
the Every Evening now stands. n
moved twice after that. said NJ
Wheeler before he came to the pre-
ent quarters twenty-five years az
During all that time, Colonel Al
scow has kept closely in touch wi
the newspaper men.
Following the banquet, Mr.. Carr
took the guests 10 the kitchen Of
restaurant, which was inspected. FIR
a hole in the wall this department
grown into a spacious room with
most complete culinary equipment 10
found anywhere. In the rear is a lar
ice box designed and built under the /
pervision Of Mr. Carroll. II has num'
Gus compartments separating the va
Gus foods TO prevent contaminati
each other The ice box has capaci
for $500 pounds OF ice
There have been few occasions in {
history of the press 10 Wilmington,
tnefe nave peen any, Wneh the new
paper men have been more genially Z
tertained than they were last nigl
and everyone present was glad TO tina
Colonel Ainscow heartily for the plei
ure enjoyed.
Those present were;
Colonel Alfred l. Ainscow. c.
/ Young. manager of Ainscow's; G.
Carroll, superintendent of Ainscow
Clarence j. Pyle. Ernest J. Ottenl a
Jacob Finders, THE EVENING JOU
NAL; William +. Metten, Frederick
Reybold Joseph n Wheeler and Thom
G.. HILL Every Evening; Roger DAME
Wilmington Morning News; Max Goe
Wilmington Local Anzeiger; Stewart
, Strickland, publicity agent, and Nath
Miller, Of Miller Brothers.