The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-16
OSCAR SAYS WOMEN
ARE BEST WATERS
Waldorf Manager Will En-
ploy Them Exclusively at
Future Banquets.
TWO sLEEPLEss NIGHTS
He Worried at First, but Now
Tells Confreres Expert
meat Is Success.

Oscar OF the Waldorf says that
ncvermore will he serve a large ban
quet with other than women walters.
He predicts further that within two
months women viii do the serving at
all big banque.s in tho city. He de-
! clares also that women have Shown
such aptitude for the work, have
proved so superior to the men and
have given such satisfaction that II IL
plain at least part OF every hotel
dining room service should be handled
by women workers.
! Fully dozen hotel managers have
been able to TRY out" women walters
as a result OF the strike which started
Ave weeks ago. That they are salts
fed was demonstrated by the hearty
manner in which Oscars predictions
were received yesterday by a COM
mittee of hotel men.
Oscar, whose patronymic. not nearly
so well known, is Tschirky, appeared
before the committee to tell the men,
bers what arrangements he is making
for the tEirty-second annual dinner OF
the New York State Hotel Association
which will take place at the Waldorf
next Thursday evening. Although he
admitted later he was uncertain how
his announcement would be received,
Oscar told the committee that the
twelve hundred persons expected "a
attend would be served entirely by
women.
Big Hotels Represented.
| rho ano,a,,o .iat ,~.oo.od tho ~
nouncement inspired Oscar with cour-
age to make a statement concerning
the skill of mattresses and the part
they are going to play In the ma
chinery Of New York city hotels in the
future. Among those present were
Thomas D. Green. president of the
Hotel Association OF New York city;
James p. A. OConnor, representing
the Boomer group; George w
Sweeney, Bowman interests; Augustus
Mule, Waldorf; Fred C. Muschen-
helm, Aston; Fred Sterry, Plaza, and
r. NJ Ham. st. Regis and James.
After explaining that it was neces-
sary to employ women because OF the
strike of men walters. Oscar said:
Frankly It was considered a tenn
porary change and It was the hope
OF every hotel man that he would be
able soon TO go back to the old order
OF things. They had been at work only
a short time when every hotel mana
ger was deluged with letters COM
mending their work and expressing
preference for women in the dining
service. Reports indicate that they
should have been there long ago and
that they never will be displaced.
From the viewpoint OF the pro.
prietor they have proved superior be-
cause of their inclination to greater
eanliness, because breakage Of dishes
has fallen Off so per cent. and be-
, cause the dining rooms where they
serve have become so much mort
! quiet and orderly. A woman becomes
. an efficient waiter after a short pc
Rod OF training while men were no
considered eligible TO wait on tabl,
in big dining rooms until they hat
served an apprenticeship OF a veal
t or so as bus boys.
. Better Attitude Toward Tips.
|, From the viewpoint Of the patron
Of the hotel dining room the womeT
have won their place because OF bet
Ter fdluTeQ service. PATRONS speak ~
,, appreciation OF the fact that n woman
seems grateful FOR tips instead OF ap
pearng to think that the tip SHOULD
= be larger, as frequently was true whe,
: men only were employed.
= 1T never shall serve another larg
= banquet with other than women wait
!, ing on the tables.4 The first banque
- served with women kept me awak
two nights before II took place.
admit I had no faith and that wa
convinced they would be a failure
To my surprise the affair was a tire
mendous success from the viewpoin
OF service. II was simple-the womsl
a we're smiling and happy in the ga,
atmosphere OF the banquet hall.
. mo matter what the conditions O
= the labor market may be In the future
women will serve the banquets in IN
Waldorf and will be a part OF tn
dining room service.
within sixty days there won't b
a big banquet In this city served b
u other than women. Within a yea