The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-13
BY HARVEY r. RHODES.

Every loyal and tidy housewife IS
proud Of that part of her home
known az the dining room. Even
though all the other rooms are dis
arranged, it must be kept spotlessly
clean. And this demand on her
part for sanitation extends to the
articles that are used In the dining
room-the silverware, the dishes, ta-
blecloths and napkins. Every pb~ee
of silver must constantly present a
highly polished appearance-every
dish, every tablecloth and every
napkin must be spotless.
The average number OF knives,
forks, large spoons, small spoons,
cups, saucers and other articlosNto
be used individually on the dining
table in the average private home is
perhaps a dozen each. In many
homes It is only half a dozen. Yet
how the average housewife frets and
fumes IL there has been company
and she is forced to wash and wipe
all these articles after one meal. For
even mere man knows that almost
every woman has an aversion TO
washing dishes. IL is the one tas,;
she would shirk, even though she
may never object TO beating rugs,
scrubbing floors or polishing furni-
ture. III she Is fortunate enough to
possess an energetic maid, this de-
partment Of housework does not
worry her. But such assistants are
not found in every home.
Suppose this loyal and tidy house
wife who objects 20 washing dishes
and who never enjoyed the assist
ance OF maid were shown into
room whore all the silverware and
all the dishes used by Hotel Tulsa
were stacked---and cold to wash and
wipe every piece. She would rub
her eyes in amazement, thinking
she was I'm the midst Of a horrible
nightmare. II is very probable she
would return home with a different
idea of the size of her stock of sill
vcrware and dishes Her modest
little pile Of ware would be as "A
marble compared with a mountain,
Dlshwashing by Wholesale.
She possesses probably dozen
knives-at Hotel Tulsa she would
find 1900 OF them. She would also
discover 1,75O' forks and 3,450
spoons. For that Is the amount OF
knives, forks and spoons used 10y
this hotel. according to figures COM
piled by j. w. Calvin, cafe manager.
And this Is only a part of the sill
verware. There are hundreds OF
silver plate covers, cream pitchers,
salt and pepper shakers and other
articles that are used in the dining
room.
Her dozen dinner plates pales into
insignificanCe when she finds that
the hotel used 1850 Of them; that
it has 1000 pie and butter plates,
200 cups and a similar number OF
sauccrs, and ESQ sugar bowls, The
housewife probably possesses a dozen
water glasses and one water pitcher.
IT'S an awful job, she declares, 10
keep them polished. What II she
used 1000 OF these glasses and was
forced to polish them every day.
She would be ready for the insane
asylum within n week. But OF course
that will never be necessary. When
she uses that many glasses she'll
probably use several persons to care
for them, as the hotel does.
Her family washing would be in
creased considerably II she used $50
tablecloths daily. That's the num-
Der in stock at Hotel Tulsa.
Mechanical Dishwashcr.
Down in the basement OF The hotel
may be found enough provisions to
last ,he average small family year
In one room there are groceries
sufficient to start a small grocery
store. In the refrigerating rooms
may be seen meats of all kinds,
ready 10 be cut into portions and
cooked for patrons of the dining
room,
In the kitchen there Is a constant
hum OF activity during meal hours.
And the hum that would be most at
tractive 10 the average housewife Is
caused by a motor that operates the