Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-16

Omaha, June l4.--To the Editor Of The
Bee: While glancing through your Letter
Box l discovered the article Engineers
Right to Pay which is positively correct
in every respect, but do you ever hear of
a cooks right to pay" and il they have
received any extra pay for the extra volume
of business done on Flag day or did they
see the parade? Ask one of them; you
surely are acquainted with one Of these
galley slaves. In regard to engineers. they
are classified as professionals. Is not
cook a professional? | say yes and no the
same an engineer, especially when he OBJ
tains passenger run, is the cook when
he obtains a passenger run in the kitchen
or becomes chef in house of repute When
| say cook" don't confound me with what
Is termed in the culinary art Shoemaker"
but one that begins at the bottom the same
as a real engineer. and in course of time.
after he shows ability, he is gradually pro-
NOTED until some day he gets a passenger
run. or in other words, becomes chef after
many years of drudgery as scullon. pot
washer. knockout, roustabout. helper and
most all Of the mental Jobs kitchen has
to offer. For stepping stones to become
real cook he is offered the hottest job in
the kitchen, which gives him the privilege of
wearing a white uniform amidst surround
inRs. in some kitchens, where champagne
frappe" would taste like a glass of spiked
ale.
Now. of course. Won don't know me and
| doubt if YOU would care to cultivate INV
acquaintance. hut as far as having authoritv
on the above parenthesis. I can refer you
to authentic authority on the definition of
the word Shoemaker" when applied to cooks:
for instance such men as Emile Bauer, past
chef of the Fontenelle: M. Rocker Of the
Blackstone in Chicago. 1. Miller chef
steward Elizabeth building Chicago. Now
for your Omaha kitchens. those hell.bo
of kitchens in several of the hotels-I wont
mention the little fellow because T know
he would soon be made public. Still Won crv
for pure fond clean broad etc and d;s.
play a banner "Welcome Master Raker"
Did YOU ever hear of "Welcome Cooks ?"
| never did in Omaha hut once in the IIn;ted
States there was a small contingent of union
cooks and walters had a picnic IN SUNDAY
many years ago, and over the gate leading
to the picnic grounds was scrawled an a
rag "Welcome. Cooks and Walters"
Speaking of walters, here's hot ono.
In a certain well-known restaurant here
in your midst Il won't mention anv n.meI
| saw listed on the menu "IittI. Neck
CLAIMS" 7 ordersd a DOZEN md tho s+aw,
peddIer tartlv informed mo that CLAIMS wore
out of season the same as oysters.
"Weu." said. "Garcon de Prem;er ftb;s
phrase is considered quite chic in M;ssour;
Valley I admit that Won are right in rsgard
to ovsters. hut as tn tho otb.r su..ri.r+
biyslye your education has been sadly
neglected.
He also stated that he had toured the on
tire world. including Nebraska and bs knov.
of no Arst.class place serving CLANS in Tho
summer months. Now don't oct mo ,yror,
I am not of gambling procl;vities and verv
much against its Indulgence hut knoun.
as I do that among some waters there .re
some good Thoroughbred s,orts began IN
have visions of velvet. hut the moor ssh
cravIed.
About the half. baL.d .,oL ,,h,, do,,. .
naper like Tho Rec which has su.h ,ood adj.
torials and a renntat;on second IN nora l.,
INV estimation ACETATE an "a IN cor,n.I ,ha
people who are resnons;ble for ai,ow;ne tbs.s
nnsanitarv dumns or so-.aIIod L;t.hon. ~