Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-29

SOou Dany young women IN my EN-
ploy, both here and in Chicago, and
am sure they have always more thar
given satisfaction, both to me and my
guests
There are two women cashiers a
the Holland house. bright, intelligent
and refined young women. who dc
day and night work One goes OF
duty al a. m. and is relieved al
noon, returns at and leaves at mid
night The next day she begins he1
day at noon, works until 6, returns al
midnight, and stays at her desk until
6 a. m. Miss McAvoy is the name OF
one, Miss Harry of the other. Miss
McAvOy has been in the Holland house
since it first opened, when she held
the position of cashier in the restau-
rant. All the money from the guests
passes through hers and Miss Harty's
hands. They keep all the accounts,
even those of the guests for carria ges.
etc. Their books are always correct
Il can understand" said Mr. Kins-
ley, sit might not be desirable to
have women clerks in some establish
ments, but in houses like this, where
there are only ladies and gentlemen,
there is no reason why women should
not be employed. Those we have are
gracious, polite, and courteous. and I
am sure everybody is the same to them.
They attend to their business better
than young men who hold similar po-
s1t1onS. The latter are apt to be think
ing too much of having fun"
! Three women cashiers are employed
in the restaurant of the Holland house,
Miss Ames, Miss Puffer. and Miss
Bulkey. Mr.. Kinsley's private secre-
tary and stenographer is a woman,
Miss Boyle. She is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with all the workings of the
business A few words are all she
needs to send out lengthy instructions
or terse epistles, as may be required
Miss Cremen is the principal tele-
graph operator at the Holland house.
and a charming one. In her little
boxed-off office she sends orders to
sell Chicago gas buy wheat, love mis-
sives, everything, by clicks
Miss Valance presides at the pub
lie typewriter. Whether you are
French, German, English or a plain
every day American, she will receive
your dictations with equal grace, lot
down signs in all these tongues and
translate them into the neatest, incest
notes you ever saw.
mot an erasure, no putting in Of
forgotten words in Miss Vallance's
work." said Mr.. Kinsley, land people
are often willing to pay more
than she asks, so pleased are
they with her work.
She is a young woman of mind, cult
ure and education and belongs to an
excellent family.
At 'Kinsley's," the Delmonica's of
Chicago, many women are also en-
ployed. Miss Wallace handles all the
money; Miss Walsh is the assistant
order clerk; Miss Curtis the secretary;
Miss Conant and Miss Gray cashiers.
| At the Waldorf women are not in
high esteem, so a clerk implied. He
also expressed for him Mr.. Boldt's un-
willingness to be interviewed upon
subjects so trif1ing. At least he said
the proprietor would not be seen. The
young mans face was in the shadow,
so the color of his eyes could not be
seen, but his voice had the detected
tone which a note of your services
are no longer required might call
forth. 1t was pitched in a woman-to-
replace-him tone, and he said the Wal
DORIS highest female was the house
!
no, there was Cor would be. if he had
anything to say no chance for them
at his hotel, except as chambermaids
and sculleries.
eve have a couple in the kitchen"
he added. His conversation expressed
a feeling of commiseration for any
hotel which employed women clerks.
At the Hotel Imperial the two young
men at the office were at first disin-
clined to discuss the possibility of
women occupying positions until now
held by men, but at last their reserve
melted at the thought Of the beautiful
telephone girl, Miss Harrington, and
Miss Grant, the stenographer, who, as
one of the pair remarked, had bright
black eyes and dressed so stylishly she
was the envy of all the women guests
Eyes, women are trying to supplant
u.s." the other said, "and they are sue
ceeding pretty well in many hotels
The Imperial has two women cashiers
in it's restaurant.
There is a spirit Of Dutch thrift at
the New Netherland, and women re-
ceive there the recognition they de-
serve. It has four cashiers, Miss
Webb, Miss McElroy, Miss Nelson and
Miss Kramer. Another quartet, COM
posed Of Miss Kennefick, Miss Man
ming, Miss Porter and Miss Kenney,
does all the checking-off business,
keeping a list of everything on it's
way to the Store-rOoms, from the store
rooms to the cooks and from the cooks
to the restaurant.
At the basement door Miss Florence
Sharon keeps watch, and a strict
account into the bargain, Of all the
stores that come into the house.
Beside these young women, there
are two more, who bear the titles of
timekeepers. They are Miss Eva Har-
graves and Miss Florence Ash. To
them all the go servants in the hotel
are obliged to render a strict account
Of every hour they work.
The authorities at Wilmington, Del,
are trying to induce the thirty-three