Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15

ton that those referred to in the last
group. managed by two sisters orig
out for their present war duties, be-
tray SO fine a personal supervision Of
every detail that one cannot but won
der where they find any spare time
TO steal from their engrosstns week
visiting Of wounded soldiers. Yet this
pair OF patriots, together with their
mother and another sister, who are
also lending their aid in the daily
routine OF business. have adopted an
pitAl.
Naturally, healthy rivalry exists
among the various arrangements Of
zations: Each. while striving for
general perfection. relies intuitively
on a few Special" dishes designed to
attract; for Uncle Sans employees
are by no law. written or unwritten,
c compelied to patronize their own"
they will. provided they keep in mind
the time allotted for the noon respite.
Thus It is that the crowd shifts here
and there, drawn by a particularly
tempting assortment Of edibles.
There are more than enough peo-
pie to go around" seek which Of the
food meccas they will. consequently
no resentment meets the fickleness Of
human habit. The sorely-rushed dis
has come or who has stayed away;
ways hurry. 1t is the visitor who
notes that. more or less. the same
familiar faces are to be seen in any
natured crowds.
Perhaps the most 'homey" exam
pie Of the cafeterias nestled within a
few blocks of each other, all being
within reach of the various govern
established in the fuel administrat ton
soon after 1t took possession of it's
new quarters. Its present propor-
tions sprang from the unlimited sue
cess of limited lunchroom. at the
old location in 10th street. So well
come were the sandwiches and coffee
offered, SO much greater was the de-
mand for more" than lack of space
would allow. that q commodious room
was set apart In the plans Of the
new building for seating and serving
comfortably at least. several hun
dred employees.
X X
Today, by actual checking. more
than dozen patrons a minute file
through its door between the hours
of noon and 2 o'clock. And before
time for that door to be opened the
Zine" leading to it is made up of
any number between a hundred and
hundred and Fifty persons.
Southern" cooking is the rule at
the fuel administration cafeteria, as
in most Of the others, and is seldom
found to 60 amiss. OF course, one
finds also an adequate proportion of
yankee" dishes. prepared in def
ererce to those born too far north
of the Mason and Dixon line to APP
preciate the charms OF sweet po-
tatoes fried in honey. 'co'n pudding"
boiled hominy and hot "co'n" bread.
IN. a word. everybody finds son,e-
It is Interesting to note that the
average man drinks milk. the aver
age woman tea or coffee; that the
average man prefRces his meat course
with bowl full Of hot soup, and
follows 1t with salad, while the aver
age woman, eschewing soup. adds to
her meat or salad (she usually
dessert. A heavily frosted cake is al
most sure to be appreciated by a long
fine Of "sweet-toothed" members Of
the feminine sex.
The meat substitutes-baked beans.
macaroni with cheese. and son on
are popular with everybody; that is.
provided the beaas are not straight"
soya. the variety the government 80
warmly recommended as rich in
fatty qualities. Something about their
taste Is sufficiently unnatural to make
them generally distasteful, bat this
difficulty has been overcome and their
benefit retained by blending them
with the smaller, white product
grown in California and Michigan, and