The Washington times., 1907-07-07
Report Of Census
Shoes IO7,48O
Walters Whose
Acreage Is About
SIS Week From
Customers.

and to know the different brands Ia
washes the bottles and makes himself
useful. Then he graduates 70 tho pan
try He helps 10 cut the meats ard
leorrs the names Of dishes and finally
helps to make out the menus. Then
he goes as q helper IN the dining room
and finally he IS ready FOR bis exami-
nation before a board consisting Of
hotel and restaurant owners. This
board questions him closely. and, 4
he pass. he IS rewarded q certificate
which must be signed BY the chief
magistrate OF the city, who certiAss
10 his character. Then the waiter %
given a book and when he leaves q
certain proprietor that proprietor
writes IN the book how long the walter
has been with him and why he leaves.
Thus the history OF the waiter Is kept,
and 20 get a position he must be capa-
bic and have a good record II pays
all walters. therefore. 70 become ex-
perts. To make himself more compe-
tent. The waiter, during his appren-
tlceship. attends night school and
learns French. German. English and
other languages. so that he may serve
in All countries
Now. a irst-class waiter should
travel from one end OF the world 20
another in order that he may learn
the ways OF serving In at the great
places Of the world Naturally. a man
who does that and who works IN The
fine hotels and cafes becomes ac-
quainted with many notabIes. and he
makes friends among these people. and
sometimes this friendship accrues %
HIS advantage. have known walters
10 get tips on Wall Street. for instance
tips that paid them wellesley
through their attention 10 men who
had the means OF knowing good hnan-
cial things So you see. gentlemen.
a man. after all may be reached
through his stomach. The waiter who
IS attentive and observing naturally
becomes used TO the ways OF a gentle
man. and he. too. wants 70 become &
gentleman Is there any reason why
he should not2 BY HIS observance OF
refined people he learns how TO eat
properly And sometimes he helps
those who have become rich quickly
and who do not know how TO eat OF
what 10 order. He tells such persons
what 20 order on the bill OF fare Re
tells them how 10 pronounce the
French names and explains what the
dishes mean. There IS every reason,
therefore. why the waiter should know
these things himself What We are
trying to do. then. is TO train the wait
ers OF this country as they are train "a
abroad We want 70 make a profess
sion out of serving at table. instead Of
CHASING the waiter among the odd-fob
men The only way we can do that Is
"a raise the standard-make q gentle
man out Of the waiter.
Why. some Of the biggest hotel and
-(staurant men today began as wait
ers. There is Muschenheim: he BEGAN
as a waiter. and landed as the pro-
prietor OF the Hotel Aston There are
the Delmonicos: the head OF the house
started IN as a waiter. There is m.
Tschiry-"
''Who?"
Mr. KIos looked surprised
Why. gentlemen. you know him"
said he That's Oscar
An. yes. Oscar Of the Waldorf
AstOria-who doesn't know him. by
name, at least2 And what does Oscar
think OF all this business and fuss OF
the waiters-their elevation and their
tipsg
Oscar sat back in his chair al the
Waldorf-AStoria- He is well-groomea.
plump, sood-natured. Twenty-Five years
ago he came 10 America from Switzer-
laud-a waiter. Today he IS the gen
eral manager OF the best-knOwn hotel
in America Oscars fame grew under
the title OF chef Of the Waldorf
Astoria As a matter OF fact. he never
was chef there. He was head waiter,
and afterward maitre d'hotel. and
then he was placed IN full charge OF
the house.
Yes. yes said Oscar. Il know what
those fellows want They want $50
month wages and all the tins. ana
then they will want the hotel I'll tell
You something about walters" and he
,whirled around in his chair somewhat
savagely- There are good walters
there are bad walters, and there
arc he paused just a moment. 10
lean ove- 10 me and hiss in nv ear
and there are damn bad walters. 7
know 1 see al kinds"
But how about the Jips7'' 7 asked.
Oh the tips? OF course"
Oscar smiled blandly. broadly.
"Oh. the tips said he. and he
closed his eyes as II he saw them
again in his mind. and 1 half suspect
that he was almost inclined TO put our
his hand
~The tip is the thiBg.S he added
emphatieally. "Why nOt2 When
l WIS at the Hoffman House and
later at DelmOnieO'S. / never re-
eeived less than s11O a month IN
tips. That was pretty good, wasn't
il!
Il supported a family and my father
and mother on that. ana I saved some
money. too. I had my friends Yes,
they an knew Oscar. You see. I knew
the value or being attentive. I
watched my customers pleased
them. Then. 7 wasn't afraid Of work.
and I saved money for the proprietor
by looking after everything for him.
But iips-why. OF course. The ethics
Of serving? See here
He reached over the desk and picked
mp a ruler
The ethics Of serving Baht Com
mon sense is what 4 want in a waiter
Rvf ffug-w-nE of Course