The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-23
Embarrassing Moments Prove
10, Be Only Work Of Pro-
fessionaI Comedian.

aoW an ott1e1ouS mead waiter
aroused the ire Of some $50 guests
and was almost mobhed himself, at
the dinner which the Rotary Club
members and their wives held in
the Country Club last night. is be.
ing discussed throughout the city
today,
The guests arrived at the club
shortly after s o'clock and were
met on the verandah and welcomed
by the hospitality committee, who
we're wives Of the RotaryIC
members. AS the guests greeted
each other and exchanged pleas.
antries, cards bearing numbers
we're passed and those holding
cards with similar numbers were
paired of as dinner partners.
After all Of the guests had ar.
rived the french doors mo the llv.
lug room were opened and here
dinner was served at long tables
which were prettily decorated with
greenery, fall flowers and golden
coIored candles. Mrs: Harry Engle
presided and during the first course
introduced Mrs. Truman Z. John.
son. who sang a group Of pleasing
songs BY way Of introduction Mrs.
Engle said that Mrs. Johnson's faith.
CT, j. NJ. jacobs. is a RotarIan so
the club claimed Mrs. johnson and
on this the program committee hao
prevailed upon her to sing.
Everything was progressing nice.
" and good fellowship was relgnEng
supreme when the head waiter was
hrst noticed. A tall, heavily built
man with bald head and austere
red face, he was observed stand.
ing near the piano. in the front
OF the room and was staring
straight ahead with face as stern
as II 1t had been cut from stone
After a while his eagle eye glinlpsed
Herschel Satterfield, seated In the
other end of the room, who was
p!ayfully plucking the petals from
a Hover tina: had been placed on
inc table as a decoration.
with short quick steps he nd.
Nanced to Mr.. Satterfleld and witt
much gesticulating admonlshed
nm TO not disturb the table dec
orations. After a few embarrass-
ing moments the guests resumed
their dinner and the incident wns
forgotten. The water returned TO
his post. ~
When the dinner course was
served a lady was overlooked ami
Clarence d. Robinson. who wss
sitting near her. raised his hand
ana beckoned to the head walter,
calling Waiter" Again the quick
short steps took the Great Stone
race to the table, where he said
Don't call me walter, pleass,
I'm the head waiter. chief Call.
me Chief"
This lady has not been served"
said Mr.. Robinson, meekly. "WIE
You see that she gets a plate?r
You tend to your own busl-
ness. I'm running this place, II
you were gentleman you would
have given her your plate" en-
ploded the waiter. Mr.. Robinson
was astounded. The guests looked
aghast.-Surely. surely - what
could the club mean by employ
Ing such waiter
Again the waiter returned to
his station, but for some Of the
guests lat least, the evening had
been spoiled.
Next he Spled the Rev. H. G
Stoetzer, whose chair was a lit.
tie bit in the way OF the walters
as they moved about the room.
You must sit in closer TO the
table, These walters can't. get
through here to serve" he scold-
ed. The Reverend Mr.. Stoetzcr
finished his dinner with downcast
face.
When the dinner plates were be-
Ing removed this person spied u
woman at ono OF the tables who
had not quite finished eating.
Rushing up 10 her he shook his
finger and began the following
TRADE: You, you. you are always
the last. Effry time We hat To
wait on your>Tou ought to hurry
more. You are as slow as the con.
tractors on the Morgantown and
Fairmont road"
In between these outbursts Mrs.
Forrest F. Fankhauser sang two
beautiful songs, but even these
could not take the chill ont Of
the air.
S. D. Brady was the next tar.
get for attack. Mr.. Brady's arm
wis upon his ueighbor's chair.
his elbow projecting out into thu
passageway, q little. Put your
arm down" ordered this chief.
''It's in the way" who the
HI are you?" asked Mr.. Brady,
turning white with rage. Guests
in this end Of the room became
alarmed, fearing a fight. and sew
eral Of the men offered to help
Mr., Brady whip the waiter.
Pacing the floor the waiter
shouted, 1.-THE lady who asked me
to come here said you were nice
people-T-l link she lied to nc"
Thinking that it had gone ia:
enough and fearing riot Mrs.
Eng3e claimed tho attention OF
the guests and explained to them
that the waiter was Luke Barnett
Of Pittsburgh, a professional en-
tertainer. whose pose as heal
waiter and whose impudence. was