The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
MoRGAN's OLD COOK.
"Auntie" Keys of Maryland Prepares
His Summer Meals.

From the Baltimore Herald.
just as truly as the way to a mans
heart is through his stomach does the road
to affluence If he be a rich man, lie in
the same direction. So says Elizabeth
KEYS, the wife of Henry Keys, eolored, of
1916 Druid Hill avenue, who, through her
marvellous proficiency in the culinary art.
has figured as the heroine of more than
one gastronomic romance IN the news
papers of the metropolis. A genuine Mary
land cook, she has been elevated to the
high places of her art.
It seems that none other than the re-
doubtable ]. Pierpont Morgan entertains
a partial fondness for southern delicaeies
like fried chicken and Maryland biscuit,
and has come to believe that no one can
cook them as well as "Auntie" Keys. That
is why she has been in his service for
more than fifteen years. As the cook for
s. b. French of Newport and New York,
her cooking came under the notice of the
great financier. One day at Newport Mr..
Morgan sat down to a repast that made
his mouth water.
"Whos your cool12' he asked
"'Auntie' Keys replied his host.
Mr.. Morgan smiled the smile that has
come to betoken approaching conquest.
History, unfortunately, does not record
whether or not the juggler of millions
1otted down the name on his cuff. Suffl-
cient to state that a note was made of
the name, and "Auntie'' shortly after
ward passed into his employ, in which she
has remained happy and content for more
than fifteen years.
Guests at Mr.. Morgan's fishing club at
Prices Neck go into rapture over her
cooking. every word of which her hus-
band. Henry, Mr.. Morgan's butler reports
to the kitchen, where his better hair wears
an ever growing smile.
But fame is a tickle thing and already
"Auntie'' Keys has suffered from some
of the tricks that her renown has played
upon her Four months of work at Prices
Neck. followed by eight months of leis-
IRE Is usually her annual programme, but
last fall. at the urgent request OF James
j. Van Allen of New York and England,
she consented to accompany his family
for two months to Virginia Springs With
the return of summer she will be back
again in Mr.. Morgans employ, as In the
DAYS of yore The Virginia Springs cpl
sode she says. has been seized upon by
the press of Greater New York. and she
has been made the innocent victim of a
base canard, since ii has been intimated
that by more "frenzied'' finance than even
]. Pierpont Morgan is capable of. she has
been lured into the Van Allen employ, and
will go to England, a voluntary exile from
her own people
It is not so. The invitation was extend
ed and as politely declined America and
Mr.. Morgan's fishing club are good enough
for her Also eight months of leisure In
every twelve is a thing to be taken into
consideration. No expatriate can have her
services.
"Nrr. Morgan is Just the easiest man to
get along with you ever saw" she de-
clares. st know how to cook lust what
he likes. He never complains. He always
asks after my health when he comes to
the club with his friends. and makes sure
himself that I am comfortably fixed The
newspapers say lots of bad things about
him. don't know anything about them.
hut 7 do know that he is the lSlndest man
I ever worked for. Leave him? I guess
notr'