The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
NEW CANTEEN OPENS
IN CITY HALL PARK
"All Year Round" Structure
First Of Its Kind in
New York.

The first all the year round can
teen" under the Mayors Committee OF
Women on National Defence opened yes
terday noon in City Hall Park, The
building, which was formerly one Of the
subway construction offices and store
houses, has been transformed by a lib
eral use Of blue, orange and white paint
Window boxes and awnings have given
the structure cool. honey appearance
and with the meals and large lounging
room provides a comfortable place for
soldiers and sailors in the neighborhood
OF Park Row TO rest and enjoy them
selves.
The building is on Mail street, near
Broadway. facing City Hall There is
a small room for officers and a larger
one for enlisted men. while over the lat
ter is the Longing room which has Just
been made ready for occupancy. On ac-
count OF its double construction 1t has
been nicknamed the Duplex Canteen."
or Canteen No. 3.
HyInn Attends Opening.
The opening yesterday was attended
by Mayor Hylan and his secretary,
Grover Whalen. who were received by
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst. Mrs.
| George Ethridge and Mrs William
Young of the Mayors committee. The
| Police Band gave a two hour concert
| on the green in front of the canteen
| during the progress OF the formal open-
| ing. Among the visitors we're a number
OF Admiral Csher's aids. Gen. Nelson n.
! Henry. former Surveyor OF the Port.
and other military officials.
| The opening OF the Duplex Canteen
marks the formation OF a battalion of
canteens in New York. three .. such in
situations making a battalion. Mrs.
| George Ethridge. who ur to the present
| time has been a captain in the work,
was yesterday promoted TO major.
Major Ethridge said that she hoped to
| omen two more OF these permanent can
| teens, as the ones at Fifth avenue and
| Central Park are only availa BILE for
summer use. She stated that there were
| two structures similar to the one which
! has just been converted and that she
hopes TO be able to obtain the use o.
them also. They are at Fifty-ninth
street and at Times Square.
At the opening Yesterday a definite
menu system was announced by the
Commissary Department. which Is UNI
! der the direction OF Mrs. William Young
| On Sunday. chicken dinners will be
served: on Monday, chicken croquettes
| Tuesday is the only day which Is not
"beefless' and small steaks will he
| passed out to the patrons. "Wednesday
has been appointed as corn beef and
| cabbage day" while Thursday will be
devoted 10 lamb stew. Friday Ia FISH
day, while Saturday remains open and
| the hostesses have volunteered to make
| donations of roasts, veal loaf and sim
liar dishes
Ice Cream and Cake Ready.
Every day tea, coffee, orangeade ant
milk ire on tap and ice cream and cake
are ready to serve, A green vegetable
is also kept prepared for customers
But in spite of a! these things there /.
one dish which e&cels all others in pop
ularity, So much so. in fact. that tn,
men OF the service have nicknamed II
the national dish" It consists of plain
tatoes. This too can be had any day il
the week. The potatoes which ar,
Served have been donated from tn,
farms of Mrs. William Thaw and Mrs
Thomas Hastings. Yesterday at tn,
opening anonymous donations Of 500
$40 and IS were received by the com
mittee and fifty pounds of cherries wer,
sent in by one of the women interested
in canteen work,
Quoting the Mayors words when h,
had finished his tour Of inspection yes
terday. "Who wouldn't want to be
soldier or a sailor when he is so vel
taken care OF by Il ese ladies'"