Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-09
NEW 70 sK's $4,000 WATERS.
Some of Their Unious-Waiters From the
Swiss Canton of Ticino.

Some of Their Unions-Waiters From the
Swiss Canton Of Ticino.
More numerous than the United States
army Is permitted by law to be, tho wait
ers of New York city and It's vicinity are
moro than 25, 200 strong. There ore seven
organizations of walters, and, practically
on the same lines of division, seven groups
or subdivisions Of New York walters. The
Magnolia association consists of men EN-
ployed In the largo down town restau-
rants and has from 800 to 400 members. 1t
Is the largest of the walters organizations
and pecuniarily the most substantial 1t
includes q larger number of American
born walters than any other The German
Walters union Is made up chiefly of down
town dinner walters, who are also employ
ed evenings at concert halls and balls.
They number 800 members. The Herbert
association of colored walters has about
100 members, who work in up town res
taurants chiefly. For some reason which
is not very clear colored walters are much
less in demand in New York than In 9TH
er American cities. In Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, Chicago St. Louis and
Cincinnati colored walters are regarded as
the most capable and trustworthy, but In
Now York city, however, they seem to be
less In favor. The Liberty Walters alli
ance is an organization having at present
a membership Of 900, recruited from the
ranks of those who are employed In east
side coffee houses, though the larger pro-
portion of coffee house walters are women.
In addition to these there Is still another
organization known as the Germania Wait
ers' Protective association, made up of
down town dinner and ball walters, with
o membership Of 200.
The Geneva Society Of Hotel Walters is
an organization which numbers $50 and
maintains its own clubhouse. Members Of
this society are employed In up town ho-
tells. Nearly all Of them are German or
Swiss, and q majority Of the latter are
from the canton of Ticino or Tessin. 1t Is
In the southern part Of Switzerland, on
the Italian border and, with an area Of
1000 square miles, has population Of on
ly 1876, 900. But the peculiar admixture Of
italian, French and German characters.
tics-Italian activity, French politeness
and German steadfastness-makes COM
binatlon which is particularly good one
for walters, 1t would seem, and waiter
from this part Of Switzerland Is accepted,
the civilized world over, as belonging to
the first class.
The Delmonico family caGne originally
from Ticino, and so did many other res
taurant and hotel keepers and chefs Wait
ers from this part of Switzerland speak
French with greater fuenot than accura-
cy, and they are known very generally IN
the large hotels and big restaurants by the
generic name Of French walters, though
In majority Of cases they have never been
In France and, in fact, know much less
about 1t than about Italy or Germany.
The system of organization which pre-
walls among the veritable French walters
in New York is not based upon the idea Of
the labor union, but 1t Is managed by GER
tain recognized saloon keepers, who act as
brokers or employment agents for cooks,
walters and cooks assistants. In the rear
of each saloon they maintain an intelli.
genUe Office, where there are always to be
found, day or night, unemployed cooks Oh
walters ready for service.-New York Sun
Tne Woman who Did.
In Bow road, London, east, one Satur-
day evening, tive men, the worse for drink,
were fighting like demons. They were
surrounded by an excited and yelling
crowd, not one Of whom attempted to in
terfere, and, as usual, there were no police
to be seen.
An old lady, carrying a cross handled
market basket, came upon the scene, at
which time the combatants were on the
ground, kicking and punching each other
In most savage manner. The old lady
paused only long enough to take In the sit
uation. Then she went to work and be-
labored tho two men about their heads and
bodies with her basket
This unexpected and energetic attack SO
surprised the fighters that, suspending
hostilities, they sat up and stared at their
assailant In mute astonishment.
Then the righteousness of the thing
seemed to strike them. They burst into
hearty laughter, and, getting up, took their
coats and went away, apparently quite
friendly, while the old lady retired tri.
umphantly amid the cheers Of the crowd.
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