Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1914 — INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE CITIES

Host Exclusive Eating House in Houston, Texas

HOUSTON, TEX.—-Hanger has a new destroyer In an institution opened in Houston. It Is the Police case. Although located In the automobile shed let the jail, this is one of the most exclusive eating houses in the city, since

none but officers can eat therein. The Initial feed was served at six o’clock Sunday evening. Sixteen uniformed men answered the call. In some mysterious way It became known among the friends of the officers that they sometimes found it difficult to get away from the station for their meals. Straightway contributions pf cooking utensils and provisions began arriving. When a sufficient quantity of both had been received, preparations for the initial

•spread were started. This was served, as stated above, Sunday evening. Fortunately for those who dined, an expert cook is numbered among the •non at the station. Albert Granger, chauffeur for Chief Davison, is the accomplished one. That he is no slouch was evidenced at the close of the repast, when he was voted chief'cook, and in addition, he was honored with the title of “sergeant." \ ! 0 „ When the bluecoats were invited Into the shed, Granger waved them to their places at a goods box, with a flourish of a frying pan, from which he was emptying brown pork chops. Another pan contained eggs. With these were served coffee in tin cups, with real cream. Cookies came last There was something almost miraculous about it all —like the loaves and fishes. Although every man of them ate to his fqll capacity, there were gathered up at the close several baskets full, which were carefully stowed away in the big iron safe in the desk sergeant’s office. The storing indicated that the performance was to be repeated. George Payton has been appointed chief forager. He has procured an ice box for the perishable things (from a friend of the force), and a few more knives and forks and tin cirosjlle is also supposed to keep a lookout for juicy lamb chops, legs of of oysters and other things of a like nature. ' *