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THRE DREAM CITY OF THE AND ITS FOLEa. AKE ® Moms of all Sorts Gethased Together by Our Uniquitess Reporter and Served up in Delnty Style for the Delectation of Wu: Headers, ‘Mr. Lan Palmer of Objesgo,te in the ity. ‘Mr. Lawrence Charles of Brothertown, Win, is in the city. ‘Me, G. W. Bland who has been on the sick Lint. 44 convalescent. ‘Mr. Calvin Lyvere who has been on the #lck in In able to be out again. Murphy the bare polisher was stopped plugging ‘and will return to honest labor. Mesara Clifton ‘Miner, Alexander Perry and John Sime of Chicago, are in the city and may be found at the Plankinton. ‘Mrs. Julia Watsou and Mrs. A. V. Reiney and daughter of Pleasant Valley who have been in disposed for some time are able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson are stopping at the Matthew's villa 689 Jefferson street where they will be pleased to meet some of the Cream City elite. Capt. J.B. Buford who was offered his former Position 1 the Plankinton 4s captain of re morn ing watch, has declined nd will work at the Davidson. Mr. Richard Cattlin who has been away from th e CK for several wees has returned. Mr. Catlin wayohe ise bees up to Florence, Wis., training horses. He sooke it, Meanra Peter Evans and Geo. Downs of Chicago have left the Davidson hotel because they could not take it along. ‘The Pisnkinton loaned hesd= I waiter Hutton rome waiters until he could bire tome, Mr. Geo. Fields an ex-hesd waiter of Chicago, after trying for five days to hold down an eight chair table, has resigned his position and has re turned to Chicago. Fields st 's Milwaukee hotels are to warm for him. Mr. J. J. Miles Jr. writes that St. Paul and Minneapolis are too slow for him. He has estab lished his headquarters in Duluth, Mn. He su re will go to Yellowstone Park on the 28th vial Where he will spend the summer among the bi g trees ‘The ladies of the executive ‘committee of the Women's Cind have decided to draw the color one at their convention which will convene in this city June éth. ‘They claim that the Southern women would withdraw if they would admit the Afro-American Women's Club. Mr. Gilbert Hamilton, who has been employed at the Plankinton for the pser ten years as head , Duizate Waller, has resigned hhis position and will go to Minnespatis, Minn., where he will reside in the future, as Mr. Hamilton is one of the pillars of St. Mark's A. M.E. Ubarch he will be greatly missed. Several young men who are studying law, are in the city in quest of employment. It would be more profitable if they would study agriculture .There are now more lazy lawyers in the country than can make an honest living. Many of our Professions] men do not know how to treat their clients and patients. Wanted $4 first does waiters for four days commencing June 4, Will pay $1.50 per day and transportation from and to Chicago and place a sleep, or will pay € 200 per day without transpor tation. Apply to H. O. Vaughn on June 7 st Elite qample room, State street, Chicago, I. None buy ou to +’ waiters need apply. We notice in the hotel ‘papers that some of the end waders are in the habit of giving cake walks | ‘8 «d'm Ng rel performances to amuse the gueste Te] eat Waiters Association should drop all much .1@ bands from the ros. They ares dis grace to Biecraft. A dead waiter should be a man of some character and nots monkey. He found ‘conduet himself to sneh ‘way as to command the reject of the patrons of the hotel and his men. Such conduct in this on the part of ignorant men is doing much to retard the Progress of the craft .The following letter, received by J.J. Myles refers to his efforts on behalf of the project to erect a monument to Charles Sumner, Library of Congress, the Senate Reading Room Washington, May 11.—J. J. Miles, Esq. Sir: Your very interesting letter came duly to hand Tom very much pleased with your method and will recommend it, to others. Your state, L trust. Will be the banner state in raising the funds necessary to honors great and good statesman, wish we fad more such noble workers like you, believe we would even raise the $10,000. Accept my kind regards and well wishes for your success Very truly yours. W. JH. Guimsza J.J. Miles, the oldest employe of the Planking ton house, celebrates his twenty fourth anniver sary of head waiter of the main dining room to sy. Many persons congratulated Mr. Miles for bie success in maintaining bie position so long ‘and with so much credit to himself and his em ployer. Some persons may desire to know whe ther there is another head waiter who has heli bie position eolong. It is stated that there are a few where they worked for hotel proprietors, not managera) because ar a rule proprietors appreci ate the value of the employe more than the mana *gers and stewards. It is a custom for managers and stewards, when taking charge of a house, to ignise 4] servants to make room for their friend. But fortunately the managers of the Plankinton house have showed nu each desire. Speaking of ‘susceneful hotel men, Mr Miles says that ec men as Potter Palmer, John B, Drake in his day, and Meesra, Whitbeck and Chitten, act in fact no! ‘Successful hotel men allowed the heads of the different departments to be changed if they were competent. Mr. Miles came from the Grand Pa cific hotel at Chicago May 19, 1876, to work for H.B. Sherman, who was then proprietor of the Plankinton. When Mr. Miles leaves the Plank inton he will return to Chicago to spend the re mainder of his days, a be ved there ten years before coming to Wisconsin. John Plankinton was a friend of Mr. Milen and assisted him in I many ways. He eye that all of the employer Srom the hrimblest servant to the highest official have treated him with the Greatest Kindcene ince he was been employed at the hotel, and that the bar made some very warm kenda with the yueate from all over the countty.
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The Appeal
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Sat, May 26, 1900
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