New-York tribune., 1907-03-31
SOME WAYS OF WALTERS
SkTfu1 Tricks Of the Trade TEnt
Bring Tips.

There are just about x Geo nrst-cIass waits,zE T.
the United States This statement is made on ts
authority Of Auguste Wehn. president Of the a.
mlnistration CT TUciCn Genevoise in the Urr.g
States. and until recently a dining room capta, 4,
the Hotel Astor, New York. who is quoted by eTs.
Boston Journal
BY the phrase "hrst-cIass waiter is meant o-s
who is thoroughly versed in All branches OF ts
trade. besides being able to speak several Ian.
suages- EiSht thousand Of these men are mem
bers Of IUuion Genevcise. end are mostly French
Germans, Italians and Ausrrians Many OF then
have PASSED through regular course cf t-ani1.
hest exeHapliSed by the "Acldenlc- "a FrIedsuaIi.
near Dresden, SaXOay. where everything is taueft
which IS necessary for the equipment Of really
good waiter. There the student learns cooking N
all its branches and memories the endless var,sv
OF strange and unusual names given 10 very simuI.
dishes. II order that he may be able 70 descrl5s
and explain the contents 20 bewudered diners
Wine Lists are also PerElexing puzzles many and
theSe must be carefully studied before a waiter
special vintage.
will lind that he looks upon il as q Drofessi6n--
one which has It's standards AID Traditions and
%I.lc, IN heeping with many other preseat day
hs vino bsar r,oro,,l-s1l,- 80 ~ 50 stse-
tent 20 hold position any civilized country tho
waiter is sue of assistance wherever he may be
from Bloenfantein south AFRICA to Boston m
arriving IN q strange city, he has bur To present
himself at the Offices Of the association and *
hibit his membership book. which shows whether
he paid his dues and whether ne was hOaorahv
olScharged frGrl his last situation
In case o. Illness, after man has been a mem
Der from SIX months 10 dve years ne receives IS
cents cents a DAY IT. on sthe other hand, this member-
shlP h3S spfe51 over I'VE 5eyss, the amount no
sets Is 81 - C;ty, CNcr ten and up 20 fifteen years.
u ~ and Tor any thln- above utJeen years, g Tor
e@cH day Since lis organization IN 1888 The So
cle,y hss paid cut SsoSs N sick benefits a4d pay
iEe-Js for burial ices Loans and Iot.l0us aid
securing employ u1eoy for members bring total
up 70 Ss9.sat IA order 70 Qualify as rlenlhes q
the c.lo u IS necessary tliat eacn candidate be of
good charac,cr and have been connected with the
notei and restaurant trade Ioy 90 least -v7 years
above All he mus; be thoroughly competent aal
experienced waiter
a ETsc class w~t-er is born, not made" says the
head waiter OF tne d-utius Room O., lle Hetel
7tstor- tro1n tile moment t14t taag enters upon
l-iS uutes as tac most lUS.SullcaDJ plccolo, %
OMNIBUS We cen tell Whrt1er he is soing 20 %
an cluCieAt servant he I.GSc ue attentive WltcClt
being sefvlit must be noiSeless Cett handed ana
above AL must he careful not % break tli1gS
'Even II he has natural aptitude iCs The bush
ness me amount OF careful istr!ctio required 20
form him is very great. although mis- nationality
makes uIyn difference in the matter The best
men are generally r.cc'7A, tfer-n n OF Swiss ana
lnese have often had tl,s advantages ot St{enains
academies or even kiEdeF-2rteus eStaoiiS1ed e
t0retSn hotels IN the on season. whsC r1ey creaA
plates. spoil silverWa~e and generally Sustain parts
in universal comedy Of c~rcrs. to t.r ereat els
SCSt OF The guests upODi whom tRev nractise tnslt
trade b.