The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-16
RESTAWHlLE TEA ROOM
DELIGHTFULLY."- FILLS NICHE
IN SOCIAL AND CIVIC LIFE.

The Restawhile tea room, since its
inception in the late summer of last
year, has steadily grown in favor not
only as the eating place for one or
two shoppers, or business people to
drop in and have a simple beverage
and sandwich, and, for the every day
diner, whose favorite eating place it
has become and who has his choice.
at a very reasonable price. of the reg
ular dinner or the a la carte service.
but this attractive tea room has been
the setting innumerable times for an
impromptu table of cards, or has been
selected by a hostess for several tables
of players. thus relieving her not only
of the fatigue of preparing a menu,
which nowadays one feels must be
characterized by novelties, not only
in the way of garnishes but also in
the food itself, but also from the
trouble and often the expense of Sc
curing the tables for the games.
While the ladies of Pensacola have
fully appreciated the advantages Of
the Restawhile, the men have not
Jagged far in the rear. Many of them
have experienced the pleasures of its
service and food, first through lunch
ing or banqueting there with some
civic or political organization. This
acquaintance has made them regular
visitants thereafter.
The efficient management of Miss
Martha Whiting in the earlier days of
the tea room is now being continued
with Mrs. Farrar c. Martin, formerly
of Natchez, Miss. in charge.
One of the latest ways in which the
Restawhile has demonstrated its
value in the community life is in the
drive now afoot for the Y. NJ. C. A.
Those arranging this financial cam
paign have found in the tea room just
the environment that they want for
quietly working out their plans, so
that their work will tell on every
count, and the energy of the cam
paigners will not be dissipated at any
turn With the presence of Mr.. c. A.
Tevebaugh of Atlanta, who arrived
about ten days ago, and who is an
expert organizer, the workers in Pen
sacola had two preliminary meetings
at the tea room last week. During
this week. when the campaign is on
in full swing, the ladies at the Resta-
while will serve the workers on five
different occasions, on two of which
the service is to be of banquet pro-
portions. The first of these is on
Monday, when the campaign formally
opens. and the second on Friday,
when IL concludes. On Thursday, the
ladies In charge OF the tea room will
be the hostesses with Mrs. Hunter
Brown as chairman. as that day has
been assigned TO the parish workers
OF Christ church. At the other lunch
cons groups of ladies' from the differ
ent churches will select the mattresses
and act as hostesses. but all of the
catering, will be handled by the Rest
awhile tea room. As the management
expects from 40 to 40 persons at
each Of these affairs. their ability to
handle either a small or large number
of patrons IS readily shown.
In connection with the tea room, a
ladies' exchange IS also maintained by
the ladies, to which a membership
feeR Of 81 entities one to membership
for a period of six months. A com
mission of only 10 per cent is re-
quired on the sales made.
The Restawhile tea room is directly
under the management of the parish
workers of Christ church. Some of
these ladies are always present, which
insures to any lady out shopping by
herself an atmosphere in which she
win feel perfectly at ease.