Putnam patriot., 1919-12-12
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 Tae RoozeTelts hare opened a Bra ziIlzn eeEee houss almost Tn the geo graphical centre Of the theatrical dis rriet l. is 70 be thz first Of 2 chain of similar establishments soon re be running in al the larger cities Of the country. and determined e5orr Is to ! be made to populzrize coffee, especial ly among those who formerly met in ! convivial parties for their daily ration of grog. Thur far. Philip Roosevelt [ said. the campaign of elucstion has been even more successful than was hoped for and there a every prospect that within 2 year or so Americans may De transformed into nation of ! happy and contented co1ee drinkers Tn accordance with 2 carefully con [ sidered plan, the first of the proposed chain of coffee houses has been deco- rated in 2 sa5dued manner with green and gold wall paper and tables and waInzcoting Of oak and an iIluminated sign over the door h planning the I decorations one Of tfs partners cnaHe- ' ed to rem em5er that Voltaire has been ! creafted by historians with drinking no less than seveHty-ave small cups ol coffee each day, and also that Shakez pcare once had written; Coffee, thou are al the comfort the gods will diet
 me with. As an sffort is to be made to draw no small proportion of the
 establishmeat's patronage from the literati Of the city, snappily executed portraits, in color, of Shakespeare and . yoItaire have been placed eoaspieu- ously upon the walls. together with a { work of art depicting the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, where the coffee which 1 is being served comes from
 In addition 10 coffee, Brazilian pas try, sandwiches and some specially prepared Brazilian dish-a different one each day-also are sold Writing paper and envelopes are arranged in little racks at each table for those who { drop sn with business matters on their minds. The general idea is to make this first of the Roosevelt chain of coffee houses a rsllying spot for the gayer, freer spirits who once thronged the cafes and barrooms along Broad way and it's environs in the old wild days.
 Exactly s9, 300 has been invested in the enterprise thus far and the busi- i ness has been incorporated at Albany under the name of the Cafe Paulista- ' Theodore, Archie, Kermit and Philip Roosevelt and Dr. Derby are the d. rectors. They are authorized to con- : duct one or more restaurants, nanu- ! faeture food and foodstuffs and deal | in beverages and tobacco in every form. They expect that more capital will be needed before the proposed
 chain is put into operation. But ey- erything has gone so well during the 1 first few days that Philip Roosevelt
 said he didn't expect there would be much trouble about that
 Alfredo M. Salazar, formerly at
 taehed to the Brazilian Consulate in
 New York, who met Kermit Roosevelt
 in Brazil in 1913 and who thirty
 third degree coffee expert, is manager
 of the establishment, which is at los ! West Eor+v-fourrh street