The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-11
Educator VIII BE Invited to Attend
Next Meeting of Stewards to
Give His Views.
LOUIS FISHER Is PRESIDENT
GEORGE FULWELL, OF THE DENI-
son, ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT.
Ohio Man Suggests a Regular Ration
of Liquor for Kitchen Employees
steer Carving.

week, began an agitation yesterday for bet
ter trained walters. Hotel men all over
the country are trying to solve the most
difficult of all domestic questions-how to
get good servants. The suggestion made
at the session of the convention yesterday
morning by Edward Underwood, of Chicago,
an idea which was warmly Endorsed by
George Fulwell, manager of the Denison,
and which received the approval Of the con-
vention. was that Booker T. Washington
be requested by the International Associa-
ton to interest himself in the movement
for the better training of colored men for
walters, and that the great negro educator
be invited to attend the next meeting of the
convention.
Hotel men are tired of taking negroes
from the cornfield to the cafe and of hav-
ing to run a training school while caring for
the public in their places of business. Ex-
perience has shown, most of the speakers
declared yesterday, that negroes make the
best of all walters, and the problem resolves
itself into the question of how to bring
about scientific. sensible training of colored
men for hotel employment. 1t was suggest
ed yesterday that Booker T. Washington
might be persuaded to institute depart
walters in the Tuskegee Institute. The Sec
rotary of the international association will
at once communicate with Mr.. Washington
to obtain his views on the subject.
CORNFIELD TO CAFE.
The matter was brought forward at the
morning session in a paper read by Ed
ward Underwood. of Chicago. Mr.. Under
wood is an experienced hotel man who has
given the servant question close thought.
1t has been his experience, he said, that
colored men are more fitted for walters than
white men. If some system of training could
be brought about by which large numbers
of young colored men could receive the
proper training half the cares and vexations
of hotel managers and stewards would be
Atlanta, Ga, retiring president of the In
ternational Association, agreed with Mr..
Underwood as to the logical solution of the
problem. In his own hotel the Piedmont
a magnificent hosiery In Atlanta, he can
secure one hundred negroes for work in the
hotel by simply whistling from the back
what is desired Many walters that neces-
sity forces him well other hotel man.
ayers to employ look and conduct them
selves as If they had just stepped from a
cornfield.
George Fulwell. of this city, manager of
the Denison, then made the motion that
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the next meeting of the Stewards Interna-
tional Association. 1t was carried unanim-
ously and committee was appointed to
of the association. The committee is. COM
posed of Edward Underwood, of Chicago;
George Fulwell and Mr.. Marble, of Indian
apolis. and Charles Fisher. of Cleveland.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION.
The association held its annual election
yesterday morning. Louis Fisher. of Cleve-
land, steward of the Century Club, was
elected president; George Fulwell, manager
of the Denison of this city, vice president;
A. ]. Fitzgerald, of Detroit, secretary and
treasurer. The meeting place for next year
will be decided this morning. Two cities
in particular are after the honor of enter
tanning the International Association in
1904, Cleveland and Atlanta. Atlanta is said
to be the most favored among the delegates
largely on account Of the popularity of the
representatives of the Piedmont Hotel at
tending the convention, Manager William
v. thinner and Chief of the Bureau Of Pub
licity Harper.
In the afternoon the delegates watched
firm of Libby. Mcneil & Libby. scientifcal-
ly carve a steer. big beef had been
secured and the demonstration given by
Mr.. Jones was perfect in its way When
he had finished cutting up the big animal
with the assistance of butcher. there was
not a bone in the cuts of meat, every avail
able part of the steer had been preserved
and the useless parts had been disposed of.
Then the delegates inspected the exhibits
made by the supply houses and manufac-
turing concerns of cities of the middle
West Silverware, ice cutting machines
cereals and other foods, glassware and
dozen other things that hotels use in enor-
nous quantities were inspected.
LIQUOR IN THE KITCHEN.
When the association convened for an
other business session, at 8 o'clock, Jake
Miller, of Chippewa, o., read a paperson the
use of liquor by cooks and other employees
| in hotel kitchens. 1t is said to be a fact
not generally known that cooks and their
| assistants. working long hours in the ter
rife heat of hotel kitchens, require liquid
| stimulants. Mr.. Miller took that view and
advocated a regular ration Of liquor to be
| dispensed to kitchen help. He declared
that kitchen employees will always drink,
| and that If they cannot get liquor any other
way they will let down a can from a rear
| window, where a confederate Will be in
waiting to have IL filled for them. There
was a general discussion Of the somewhat
unique paper, and IL was pretty generally
| favored among the delegates. All hotel
men, however, are not in sympathy with
| the plan. George Fulweil, of the Denison,
! gave his experience to the convention He
! and in the whole length of time there was
not drop of liquor went into the kitchen.
( No evening session was held by the con-
| yention and the delegates amused them
| selves for the most part by going TO the
| theater This afternoon. at o'clock, a clam
| bake will be given at Broad Ripple for the
| delegates.
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