The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12

tf3% 81 tlT faEHhtr kuhE here IN
Guiding the marines with the sail.
ors-and about 100 petty Officers
and chief petty officers. The officers
division ts divided into five mcascs
and there arr some Is in the war
rant officers mess and 20 IN the
iunisr Officers mess. In the ward
room about so put their feet under
table. and there Is also the cap
iain'a mess and the admirars mess.
With Uncle tIughio" cat the Off
Gers ~ tho starr.
One on the officer
The COB has Il all over the officer
on the chow deal lie gets his eats
frce. but the officer pays for his
The daily allowance for the enlisted
mans chow r. 50 cents The off,
GERS may buy their provisions from
the ships commissary az cost. or
they may buy them ashore.
9, NJ Van Kirk. commissary stew
ard. Is the young chap who caters
% the inner men % the New Mex
Eco. and Il ls IL liberal education 10
De- shown thru his department. tet's
walk with him thru the galley. which
u the ships kitchen. the bake shnp
butcher shop He has charge 81 ait
thcsr--evrn the potato pceling ma
chime and the bis Ice cream freezer
tie has risen rapidly. for less than
four years ago he enlisted on the
Oklahoma as an apprentice seaman.
Listen 10 this: on the New Mex
leo there IL consumed In an aver
age day by our friend the COB 800
pounds 81 fresh meat. 500 pounds
- timed vegetables. 1000 pounds
Of fresh vegetables. 500 10 900 big
loavcs % bread. go gallons Of COT.
Zee.
lee cream l. made about three
times week IN a ten gallon freezer
and the crew eats Zoe gallons at one
meal
The bake shop Il electrically
operated and capable OF turning out
1900 fine loaves Of white bread a
day.
In the cold storage plant are SO, =
goo pounds ~ fresh rueat-a0 days
supply When meat is not covered BY
contract Van Kirk buys II wherever
tho ship happens TO BE- in port.
The vegetable locker holds about
$4,000 pounds Of fresh vegetables.
The New Mexico uses about 400
dozen eggs a month and $500 pounds
II butter.
The chow T. cooked on eiFh, oil
ranges. There are six 50 gallon
water boilers for potatoes, meat and
the like.
Two butchers are constantly busy
cutting meat. Chicken n generally
served for the Sunday dinner. and IL
takes $50 20 400 TO mi our COB tight
Electric spvd PssIer
Tho spuds arc peeled by an eiec-
trio potato peeler which handles 30
to 80 bushels a day.
There are /. electric ovens and an
electric cake and dough mixer. Pies
right now are being served thre.
times week and cake practically
every day.
Cooking FOR the Eohs Ia no hap
hazard job. Tho cooks and bakers
are given course Of training on
ship and before then IN the navy's
training school az Newport. II. ].
Admiral Rodman buys his bread
and his meat from the ships com
nissary and We have Van Kinks
word for Il that the cold man rets
the same cuts as the gobs But thc
admiral doesn't suffer for lack OF
good food. for IL IL all personally
Inspected every day by tho officer
Of the deck. lie must cat a ration
every meal 70 make sure II comes
up 10 the scratch. Capt. Willard In
sp~cts the galley every day.
All boxes. garbage and tho Hike
are burned in the ships incincrator.
This IL sanitary and In battle times
removes traces Of a ship at sea.
II the New Mexico couldn't get
10 port for months there would be
no suffering for lack Of chow. In
the storcrooms are carried six
months supply Of vegetables and
1000 sacks % flour and like guam
tity Of sugar.
The food cooked in the galley is
lowered by dumb walters on each
side into warming closets. where IL
remains IN aluminium kettles until
issued There are 81 nesses and
each mess has It's own particular
cook. There are two tables Of 20
men 70 n mess.
The dishes arc kept and sterilizcd
In the scullery. In three quarters Of
an hour three men operating the
ships washing machine can clean all
the dishes on the ship
Training Table. Too.
For the fighters and race boat
men there Is an athletic mess. pre-
sided over by Dr. Cavcney. tho ju-
nior surgeon.
Van Kinks job includes the keep
Ing Of cost accounting system that
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