English Nurses with Americans in France, item 18

• January 25, 2018 17:17:06 Caroline Cantor

  "General Orders for Kitchen Police"

  
  

  1. To take charge of all spuds in view.

  2. To dish out slum in a military manner. 

  keeping always on the alert, observing all meat

  balls that go out of sight or hearing.

  3. To report all calls from the mess halls for seconds

  4 To report any pvt. or Non. Com. who asks for thirds

  5. To quit the coffee pot only when properly releived

  6. To hold conversion with no one who asks for onions

  7. In case of fire take out the ash can and get a bucket of coal

  8. To allow no one to smoke in the galley or

  mess hall except cooks and mess men

  9. To salute all slum, not encased in an overcoat

  10. Between reveille + retreat to call out the guards

  for all objects found in the slum that are not

  on the bill of fare.

  11 At reveille to put out all dish rags, which must

  be saluted by all pvts. + non. coms that pass through the kitchen

  12. At night on the hours designated by the

  man in charge of quarters to turn out the kitchen

  police for any person hanging around the

  galley for hand outs.

  Carl

  Tours

  15.9.18

  
  

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• January 25, 2018 17:16:41 Caroline Cantor

  "General Orders for Kitchen Police"

  
  

  1. To take charge of all spuds in view.

  2. To dish out slum in a military manner. 

  keeping always on the alert, observing all meat

  balls that go out of sight or hearing.

  3. To report all calls from the mess halls for seconds

  4 To report any pvt. or Non. Com. who asks for thirds

  5. To quit the coffee pot only when properly releived

  6. To hold conversion with no one who asks for onions

  7. In case of fire take out the ash can and get a bucket of coal

  8. To allow no one to smoke in the galley or

  mess hall except cooks and mess men

  9. To salute all slum, not encased in an overcoat

  10. Between reveille + retreat to call out the guards

  for all objects found in the slum that are not

  on the bill of fare.

  11 At reveille to put out all dish rags, which must

  be saluted by all pvys. + non. coms that pass through the kitchen

  12. At night on the hours designated by the

  man in charge of quarters to turn out the kitchen

  police for any person hanging around the

  galley for hand outs.

  Carl

  Tours

  15.9.18

  
  

  
  

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