The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-01
SOLDIERS AND TARS
TAKE WATERS JOBS


and that wine boys also are required.
He said the union would take in these
women IL they cared to join.
Congressman f. ii. La Guardia made
efforts to settle the strike without sue
cess. Although the union officials say
Major La Guardia is not their counsel
they are willing at any time to arbi-
trate through him or any one else. Mr..
Regain scser:ed that since the men
have seen At to do their worst" on
the big night in the hotel year The
association Of hotel men would not deai
with them at present. He declared thai
Tie hotel men consider the action of
the walters "A most disgraceful pro-
cedure" in trying to annoy the public
Secretary Wagner said yesterday the
men regretted discommoding the public.
but were compelled to strike at time
when their blow would be heaviest
At the Gotham Hotel last night pros
pective celebrators were met by sign
on the door of the closed dining room
stating that owing to the strike only
luncheon from 70 80 to 3 +. NJ and din
ner from to p. NJ. would be served.
There was no celebration there last
night
1t was asserted at strike headquarters
that all but four men left the Biltmore
automobiles to the homes of their
striking walters to bring them TO
work. but none would go. ON
the other hand the Bitmore Hotel people
asserted their service was upimpaired
and that only few men had left Help
from other departments was sent into
the dining rooms and kitchen and hun
dreds of merrymakers were served.
| The restaurants generally surrendered
to the demands OF the walters and cooks
~and in most of these the service was
good Among those giving in were Rec
| tors. Reisenwebers Moulin Rouge,
Palais Royal, Pekin, Healys and Wal
| liCk's
| Fred. Abegg. secretary of the dining
room department of the union said that
, 5000 walters in small table dhote and
! French pastry restaurants had not been
permitted TO strike lest the celebration
of working people he intctfered with.
Tesste, the waitress from Chids came
into her own with as sudden snap last
| night as might have marked cork
coming from one of the justly celebrated
| bottles up the White Way. She was
| just bringing her last order of wheats to
| a belated day customer and preparing to
run along and meet her steady for the
New Years celebration, when Old Man
Opportunity came along and hammered
good and plenty.
! Next to the great cakes and" pal.
ace on Park Row. where the front H.
kept as white as a hospitals interior,
| Hams restaurant has its place. IN.
proprietor of the st. PeEis Hotel owns
the restaurant. and it is one of the chief
downtown refector!es 10 which those
with worldly goods go for refreshment.
Louis ana fritz ana Emil 10 say
ho.ll'ns Oh Iielhrich ana LOUIS VINO ilad
80. ~" sa'"eiisie ups III Iiaats rom 'ht
. "ne'.o' nc iiieiioty vi i,"h run
'oe " Wv. GNU al! "aIheu ou'
.,e a"' a' oe'ocN III 'he
T,,n, a., h o,s A., ,,...,...
who had looked through the windows
of ChIlds recalled having sesr ressis
therein md went hot font IN get bsr 3.
n substitute for the striker And Tessio
came with n vengeance sbe mt a
fresh dan ~ now1e,- on her NOS. gaye
her gown n new hitch ana telanbprad
10 Rijl thar the date Was Off until later
In the evening when the amount OF as
sets upon which they might ,velrome
N,he canning OF the wear ,rotId no yastfv
Increased.
Old emploveos of the restaurant who
had never tried TO wait on a table mar
Il. ~ ~.