The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-10
SAVIN ROCK OPENS EARLIER
THAN USUAL this YEAR--THE WHITE
CITY WILL BE WONDERFUL

Many visitors to Savin Rock are
| familiar with the large dwelling along
| the water front where the late George
| M. Cameron, proprietor of the Sea
View Hotel and the New Haven Base
ball club, lived. Several thousand dol
lars has been expended upon this place
by Antonio Trasacco, who has had it
remodeled into an Italian restaurant
and called it the Paris Inn. A bathing
pavilion is being built across the road.
q. Esposito, the chef, is from Naples
and he says that it is one of the reasons
he knows how to cook spaghetti prop
erly. Cooks from other parts of Italy
don't know much about this food, he
said. He has some Roman cheese and
other articles on hand but the place
won't be opened until the end of the
month.
Mr. Dashiel1 runs a chain of restaur-
ants at Savin Rock, one open the year
round. The others will open on May
24th. Mr.. Dashien said he had re-
decorated the restaurants and they
would be run on the same plan as here
tofore, with the prices about the same
as last season. . i-'.t
Cox's has been opened some time,
which will be good news to its large
clientele. Frank J. Cox, the manager.
playing squash in the Yale gymnasium
w. H. Doolan, the old-timer, keeps
his hotel open the year round and is
also gentleman farmer, having his
garden all planted. He has also turned
vegetarian and keeps small hennery
in connection with his hotel Mr. Doo-
Ian favors the state tax for conces-
slonaires instead of a town tax, as he
claims that some wicked people get
licenses for crooked games from the
se1ectmen, whereas the state police
would be wise to these people at the
start. The selectmen desire to do the
right thing but they don't have tire ex-
per1ence IN games of chance like the fly
coppers. ~ -
Doc Edwards has his tent all I'D and
the famous fortune tel1ers will be found
in the same place in the Grove, where
they will give the right dope on love
affairs, business matters, whether you
should avoid a tall brunette or short
blonde about Christmas time, they Will
tell just what the League of Nations
is and no one but a fortune teller can
tell this
": D'Addio and A. ,Bottino have
bought the O'Connell House near the
original entrance to Savin Rock and
will have an Itaian restaurant there's
|'According to their announcement, spe-
eiale attenz1one sara fatta per banchetH
and yoil probably know what that slseassss
Anyway, they have menestrone soup
and you don't haye to come from Naples
to know what that is ~
Just before entering the amusement
section of Savin Rock, you come to the
Park Hotel, where Joe Ashton can be
found as usual. He has made num-
Der of improvements at his place.
Mr.. Speh, proprietor of the bathing
pavilion near Cox's, was in New York
yesterday to secure some new comar-
haged suits for his trade He is wait
ing for the water to warm up before
announcing all of his plans definitely.
Sam Simmons, the Savin Rock post
master, has his place open on Sundays
now and will soon be ready to be open
every day. Mr.. Simmons has large
acquaintance. all over New England and
Florida and he was formerly a roller
pc 10 magnate. He said that it was diff
cult to get certain novelties now that he,
had handled for many years but he has
looked the country over thoroughly for
his brand of goods and will have the
usual supply when the. season opens
with a bang. He deals in post cards and
souvenirs and provides a place for
patrons to write and address cards and
letters, which gives him the title of
postmaster. -<3 = 5- "A
All the merchants are optimistic over
the seasons prospects and while the
war and the weather kept the attendance
down last summer patrons are expected
to make up for lost time this summer. !