The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-28
RESTAURANTS NEED help
Walters and C0oks in demand for
the Inauguration Rush.

Hotels and Cafes Lay In large Sup
plies of FoodstuiTs, and Everyone
CAN Get Plenty to E;at-Beautify tying
the Dining Rooms With hunting
Perhaps one of the busiest class Of
people in this city today are the proprie-
tors of the various cafes and dairy
lunches An influx of visitors always
means an increase of business to them,
and as the prospects for great crowds
attending the inauguration We're never
better, they are preparing to feed sight
secrs on an elaborate scale. From the
cafes where the meals run up into the
dollars to the counters where 3 cents is
the price of q lunch, preparations are be-
ing made to accommodate vast numbers
of visitors
Luckily. the condition of the market
will not occasion any possible famine in
the way of fOodstuns, still each restau-
rant wishes TO offer to its patrons the
best to be had, so that stewards are now
busy securing the choice of everything
in the meat and vegetable line. In the
dairy lunches no special preparations are
being made in the way of menu. Realiz-
ing that the bulk of theiE business viii
hurry to go to a cafe and await regular
meal. or that cannot afford such an
outlay of money, they are securing food
stufs in quantity rather than in variety
In this way they will be able to accom-
modate everyone, While If variety We're
attempted they would probably suffer.
The estimates of a number of prorni-
nent caterers as to the numbers they ex-
pect to feed go To show what proportions
the crowds viii probably fill Where 500
are fed ordinarily, preparations are being
made To feed 3.000 and the other cafes
are following nearly the same ratio. AZ
the first Inauguration Of Mr. Mckinley
four times as many people visited one
prominent restaurant as when there We're
no special attractions in the city, and the
manager of this resort has estimated that
there viii be six or seven times as many
people this year.
a question which is bothering the man
ayers Of the different cafes is from what
source they are to obtain help in the way
of walters and cooks for the busy sea-
son Intelligence bureaus have been del
ugcd with entries for walters, and at
tempts have been made TO secure them
from the surrounding cities. but the de-
mand still far exceeds the supply
We now employ twelve white walters,
said the manager of q prominent cafe
today. and if We could lay our hands on
them we could give employment to as
many more" This Is a condition that ex-
lists all over the city COlOred walters are
as much in demand as white ones, bat at
present they are very scarce, and stew
ards are at u loss to know what to do.
Each dairy lunch wants more walters and
each cafe announces that they must have
them, but there are none to be obtained
In the same way cooks and dishWashers
art wanted They are as Indispensable as
The walters. even more So and restau-
rants are anxiOusly searching for suita-
BILE material everywhere
In the places where oysters form the
chief food served great preparations are
being made for the crowds. But as else
where the help is causing q great deal OF
trouble. and oyster ShuCkerS especially
are al a premium. 1t was rumored that
large numbers of colored walters would
demand higher wages on account or the
rush, and this spread CONSERVATION IN
the ranks of the restaurant keepers. II IS
safe to say however, that should such q
thing occur other help VIII be secured at
any expense
Besides preparations in the way OF food
and helm, the lunch counters 5.Te rapidly
displaying bunting and flags. and expect
bv Sala-day appearance 70 attract
many who would otherwise pass by The
interiors Of all Of the cafes and dairy
lunches along the principal Jh0roughiareS
nOW present a very attractive appear
ance Many OF them have been lately
improved for the Inauguration, and Win
the addition OF great streaners OF ma
tionaI cOl0TS and flags present u cry
pleasing appearance TO the eye he I az
cling American is known as most hSdT-
" eater and pleaSure-SetherS IN W ASH
ington during the next week VIII ne no
exception 10 the rule This city posse SIS
q great number of eating houses, AKA II
is safe TO say that each viii Esrelye
more than liberal patronage curing tn
inaugural ceremonies