New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-03
EXPLORERS SOUP COLD
twaIkout of Kitchen Help Mars
ShaCkIeton Dinner.
peLL BOY CAPTAIN, HERO
Cir Ernest Thanks Friends for
Their Kind Words-Peary
Sends Telegram.

cl, Ernest ShaCkleton. Anthony Fiala
,T,,,slrlur Stefansson and a few other
.rnlorers and scientists very nearly had
- Al last night what they have so often
so,e when many hundreds Of miles away
eroro clvilization-cook and serve their
or, meals Sir Ernest was the guest Of
,onor al an Informal dinner given by the
r,nlorers' Club at the Hotel Belleclaire
Tho walters and kitchen help walked out,
leaving the kitchen work and the serving
"a few bellboys. two walters and an
extra night clerk.
The only great concern. however, among
the toughened explorers and scientists
was what revenge could be taken for the
.IenIncant grimaces and finger gesticua-
lions performed by the grimy kitchen
r.ople as they peeped at the diners on the
way out. The many guests Of the big
hotel seemed 20 be somewhat worried
about this mornings breakfast. also.
Sir Ernest. escorted by Professor Sc
vile. Columbia's arch9ologist and vice
president of the club. and followed by
such men as Messrs. Ffala. Stefansson
lanes 3. Ford. OF the United States Rub
Der Company; John l. Waterbury, the
banker; r W. Demins. who draws pict-
ures OF Indians: Professor Parker. OF
Mount Mckinley fame. and a number OF
others. marched into the banquet room
promptly AZ the appointed dinner hour.
10 Half an hour later a very pale and
trembling waiter skunk into the room and
whispered into the ear Of Professor
Seville, who hurriedly arose and hustled
into the managers office.
Professor Seville. one or two interested
explorers. a newspaper man and two
bellboys then scurried down into the
eteaming pit OF the hotel. through many
twisting corridors. and eventually reached
the kitchen. There were two perspiring
walters serving and arranging the soup
and other foodstuffs upon rows and rows
Of plates deplorng the fact that the eat
sbles on the first six plates grew quite
cold before the next six could be attend
ed to.
But anyway. by the time the wondering
guests at the twelve tables had eaten up
the celery radishes. olives. bread and
butter and all the other things placed
upon the table as a starter the bell
BOYS. the three faithful walters and the
dignifed extra night clerk were marching
upstairs with soup plates, originally we'll
filled.
The captain Of the bellbOys. it is said.
handled the big soup ladle downstairs In
a manner that would do credit TO a Jap
anese tuegler lie will have his reward.
But up 10 late hour last night the
guests Of the Explorers Club were still
eating. for all the food. fortunately had
been cooked before the walkout occurred.
Vice president Seville declared the din
ner was positively informal and that
there would be no speeches. Sir Ernest,
however. did heartily thank the members
Of the club for all the nice things they
said about him during the dinner. Also
telegram from Admiral Robert f..
Peary. president Of the club. was read. in
which the explorer deplored the fact that
important business had prevented him
from attending the dinner.
Although there were no speeches. there
were those who stood UP and told OF their
many experiences IN remote corners OF
the world. but they cannot be recounted.
for the reporters were excluded from the
feast
There we've a number OF meetings in
the headquarters Of the international
Hotel Workers Union. No. % West 35th
street. Yesterday afternoon and evening.
According 10 Charles Etzel, secretary OF
the union. several cooks 10 the Hotel Bel
mont and the Hotel Endicott went out
last night. At the Waldorf it was said
that i3 out Of 60 cooks struck when their
demands were not compiled with.
The cooks complained they were forced
10 work for fourteen or sixteen hours a
day. II was said by members Of the union
that the cooks and their helpers in the
different hotels would continue 10 walk
out unless their demands are acceded 10
BY the hotel propietors.
Mark A. Caldwell, secretary Of the Hotel
Mems Association. eaid he was not par
ticularly worried over the situation ana
saw no reason why the hotel managers