The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-16
BARBER CHAIR IS
CURIOSITY IN Y
HUT IN LONDON
Shine Stand and Pancake
Criddle Also Arouse The
Interest Of Englishmen

LONDON, July "a, Correspondence
of the Associated Press) the
Queen Of England, on the occasion OF
the Royal visit to the American Eagle
Hut few days ago, sampled the
American pancakes, she left part OF
her portion on the plate. A soldier
after their Majesties had departed,
finished II, and went around boasting,
I'm the man that ate the Queens
pancake"
The Eagle Hut boasts three attrac
tions so typically American that they
are almost a curiosity in London.
They are an American barber's chair
an American bOotblack stand and a
pancake giddle. ~
The BARRIERS chair was discovered
somewhere In England" after long,
patient search and was bought for
$50. When the Y. NJ. c. A. people
hear the American soldier, as he
stetches out in 1t. say "Ah-h, that's
the stuff" they know they made q
good investment. The English bar
Der chairs are upright, with an i'm
movable back.
In England, when an American
wants to have his shoes shined he
looks In vain for the familiar perma-
nent chair-stands that he was accus
toned to find in his home city. Here
he encounters only an itinerant side.
walk knight of the shOebrush equip.
ped with small box. No seat is pro-
vided the customer. The London
branch of an American shoe company
presented the Eagle Hut with an
American stand which has a marble
top-piece and is surmounted by one
of those comfortable armchairs In
which q soldier can repose luxurious.
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The pancake griddle was the hard.
est nut to crack. The problem was
to obtain n metal plate large enough
to accommodate batter for all the cakes
the hungry soldiers craved. London
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last plate was found. But after the
cooker had been constructed, another
problem presented ITSELF What were
the cakes to be made OF? Enter the
wheat ration question. The Y. NJ. G.
A. cooks had one idea as to the
amount of wheat that should be used
for the batter; the British government
had anOther--One quite different. The
cooks had to capitulate to wars nee
essities and they mixed enough corn
meal and potato -four with the wheat
to conform to the governments views.
To be I'm on the first batch" OF
cakes, soldiers formed q queue In the
hut capteen extending all around the
room. They ate so many cakes the
first week that according to one OF
the Hut's secretaries, they used M
all the maple syrup in England. A
big supply of syrup is now on the way
from home; also q consignment Ol
buck wheat. the arrival of which will
mean other queues.
The introduction at the Hut recent
ly Of what is euphulstically known as
Ice cream caused the quick formation
of line even longer than the pan
cake queue. The average afternoon
consumption OF this favOrite Ameri
can dish now amounts to eighty
quarts.
One OF the seven secretaries of the
American Eagle Hut here was snatch
ing moments rest In his cubiclt
on recent Sunday afternoon when {
tall American soldier looked In at tht
open door. II was evident that tho
soldier had request to make. bu
he hesitated and stammered consid
erably before he got up the courage
underwear.
u hate to trouble you for anything
like that, sir" he apolOgised, "bn
this being Sunday the stores are clos
ed, and I've been asked out to dinner
so You see"
The secretary found he had sui
to spare. A little later, passin,
through the bathroom, he saw the BIZ
fellow splashing under a shower
Say" the soldier greeted him. IL be
lieve you can get anything here II yo'
ask for IT,"
The soldiers and sailors ask for al
kinds OF things at the Eagle Hut. ant
rarely are they disappointed. ON
article in great demand is advice
which Is constantly on tap at the In
formation window.
A lad In khaki will hang about III
Ill the window is clear. Then he will
edge up to It and In bashful whispe
say:
: DO you think 1t would be all righ
: II ] married an English girl?"
= Before the official can form
nlate an answer. another soldier vii
, dash up breathlessly and demand 4
know how he can get out OF the Car