The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-05-26
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MI. Dan Palmer Of Chicago. is ia the city
Mr.. Lawrence Charles of Brothertown, Wis, ls
IN the city.
is convalescent. 81
i Mr.. Calvin Lyvers who has been on the sick lis
is able to be ont again.
i Murphy the bone polisher has stopped plugging
and viii return to honest labor.
Messrs Clifton Miller, Alexander Perry and
John Sims OF Chicago, are in the city and may be
! found at the Plankinton. t#
daughter Of Pleasant Valley who have been in.
disposed Tor some time are able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson are stopping at the
Matthew's villa $50 jefferson street where they
| Will be pleased to meet some OF the Cream City
1 elite.
Capt. j. B. Buford who was offered his former
position at the Plankinton IS captain of the morn
ing watch, has declined and will work at the
Davidson.
MT, Richard CattIin who has been away from tn
| city for several weeks has returned. Mr.. ,Catlin
says ne has been mp to Florence, Wis, training
| horses. He looks it.
Messrs Peter Evans and Geo. Downs of Chicago
nave left the Davidson hotel because they could
not TAKE IL along The Plankinton loaned head
waiter Hutton some walters until he could hire
some. e - @1
Mr.. Geo. Fields an ex-head waiter of Chicapn
after trying for five days to hold down an eight
chair table, has resigned his position and has re
turned to Chicago. Fields says Milwaukee hotels
are to warm for him. "a
Mr., j. j. Miles Jr. writes that St Panl and
Minneapolis are too slow for him. He has es,ab-
llshed his headquarters in Duluth, MINI. He saws
ne Will 60 to Yellowstone Park on the 2sth inst
where he will spend the summer among the big
trees. fss IS s5: 80,
The ladies of the executive committee Of the
Womens Club have decided to draw the color
line at their convention which viii convene in
this city June 9Th. They claim that the Southern
women would withdraw if they would admit the
Afro American Women's Club. @
Mr.. Gilbert Hamilton, who has been employed
at the Plankinton for the past ten years az head
pirate WAITER has resigned his position and win
60 to Minneapolis MINI, where he will reside In
the future. AS Mr.. Hamilton is one of the pillars
OF st. Marks A. M. E. Church he will be greatly
missed. Essf 5,
several young men who are studying law, are in
tue city in quest of employment. It would he
more profitable If they would study agriculture
Ihere are now more lazy lawyers in the country
tnan can make an honest living. Many of our
professional men do not know how to treat their
clients and patients. IS. - &
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wanted 81 first class walters for four DAYS
commencing June 4. Will pay 81. so per day and
transportation from and to Chicago and place tn
sleep. or will pay Sc O0p per day without trsnspor
taton. Apply TO Il. 9. Vaughn on June at Elite
sample room. State street, Chicago III,
None bul up TO =: walters need apply.
we notice in the hotel papers that some of the
nead alters are in the habit of giving cake walks
~ u ~ Eel performances to amuse the guests :
= ie' cal Walters Association should drop all
su y q "a dahds from the rolls. they are q dis
'aceIo ne craft. A head waiter should be a N an
OF some character and not monkey He should
co pouct himself in such way as to command the
respect OF the patrons Of the hotel aud his men
ouch conouct as this on the part OF Ignorant men
Is dolng much to retard the progress of the craft
The following letter, received by. j. j. Miles Z
reiers to his efforts on behalf of the proje ITO
e5ecta monument to Charles Sumner:
Library OF Congress, the Senate Reading Room
washington, May III. j. Miles, Esq, Sir:
Your very interesting letter came duly to hand
! am very much pleased with your method and
VIII recommend it to others. Your state, 1 trust,
VIII oe tne banner state in raising the funds
necessary to honor great and good statesman.
wish we had more such noble workers like Won
loe,leve we would soon raise the $4,000 Accept
my kind regards and we'll wishes for your success
3%#. ;~ Very truly yours,
VIZ W. II. GRIMsHAw
J. j. Miles, the Oldest employee of the Plankin- a
ton house, celebrates his twenty fourth anuiyer-
sary of head waiter of the main dining room to-
DAY, Many persons congratulated Mr., Miles for
his success in maintaining his position so long
and with so much credit to himself and his en-
ployer. Some persons may desire to know whe-
ther there Is another head waiter who has held his
position 60 long, 1t is stated that there are few
where they worked for hotel proprietors. not
managers; because az rule proprletors appreci-
ate the value OF the employe more than the mana
gers and stewards. 1t is custom for managers
and stewards, when taking charge Of a house. to
DISMISS hll servants to make room for their frierde
nut fortunately the managers Of the PIankinton
noQse nave showed no such DESIRE Speaking o:
successful hotel men, Mr. Miles says that such men
as Potter Palmer, John B. Drake in his day. and
Meesrs. Whitbeck and Chitten and in fact no
successful hotel men allowed the heads of the
different departments to be changed il they were
competent Mr.. Miles came from the Grand Pa
cific hotel at Chicago May 49, 1876, to work for
3. B. Sherman, who was then proprietor Of the
Plankinton. When Mr.. Miles leaves the Plank
lnton he will returnsto Chicago to spend the re-
mainder OF his days, as he lived there ten Years
before coming to Wisconsin. John Plankinton
was friend Of MI. Miles and assisted him il.
many ways He says that all Of the employes
frhm the humbiest servant to the highest Official
nave treated him with the greatest kindEess since
ne mas been employed at the hotel, and that he
has made some very warm friends with the guests
from all over the countrp
As there are none SO weak that we
may venture to injure them with i'm
punity,. SO there are none SO low that
they may not at some time be able to