A HOSTESS TO TRAVELERS
MISS CARRIE BENTON, of Cincinnati, stewardess in the dining car department of the C. H. & D.. is the first woman to be placed in charge of a dining car on any railway in the world. Her first experience was gained in a station restaurant. When she began her new task on the diner, where the work has always been done wholly by men, the experiment was watched with interest by passenger officials of the leading American railways; but her success was recognized from the outset. She is a young woman of sunny disposition and good judgment.
Miss Benton serves on an average of one guest each four minutes, during meal hours. Every day she makes the round trip of 118 miles from Cincinnati to Dayton and back, and since assuming charge of the dining car she has traveled approximately 70,000 miles. She has had numerous offers of positions in hotels, cafes and offices, but has preferred to remain in railroad service.
The dining car remains in Dayton several hours before returning to Cincinnati on the southbound express in the evening. Miss Benton devotes her spare time to looking after the car, tidying it for the return trip, preparing the menu, and then, if there be an opportunity, she will resume her fancy work or other sewing.
"I am fond of railroad work," said Miss Benton recently, "and am ambitious to build up the service and patronage. My work on the car is extremely interesting to me, for there is so much to be observed about the peculiarities of human nature from coming in contact with the traveling public. There is also a chance to learn about railway operation and the organization behind the scenes which makes the American train service possible. I feel that my experience has been an education in itself, and I couldn't be induced to return to a less active occupation."
MISS CARRIE BENTON, of Cincinnati, stewardess in the dining car department of the C. H. & D.. is the first woman to be placed in charge of a dining car on any railway in the world. Her first experience was gained in a station restaurant. When she began her new task on the diner, where the work has always been done wholly by men, the experiment was watched with interest by passenger officials of the leading American railways; but her success was recognized from the outset. She is a young woman of sunny disposition and good judgment.
Miss Benton serves on an average of one guest each four minutes, during meal hours. Every day she makes the round trip of 118 miles from Cincinnati to Dayton and back, and since assuming charge of the dining car she has traveled approximately 70,000 miles. She has had numerous offers of positions in hotels, cafes and offices, but has preferred to remain in railroad service.
The dining car remains in Dayton several hours before returning to Cincinnati on the southbound express in the evening. Miss Benton devotes her spare time to looking after the car, tidying it for the return trip, preparing the menu, and then, if there be an opportunity, she will resume her fancy work or other sewing.
"I am fond of railroad work," said Miss Benton recently, "and am ambitious to build up the service and patronage. My work on the car is extremely interesting to me, for there is so much to be observed about the peculiarities of human nature from coming in contact with the traveling public. There is also a chance to learn about railway operation and the organization behind the scenes which makes the American train service possible. I feel that my experience has been an education in itself, and I couldn't be induced to return to a less active occupation."
A HOSTESS TO TRAVELERS
MISS CARRIE BENTON, of Cincinnati, stewardess in the dining car department of the C. H. & D.. is the first woman to be placed in charge of a dining car on any railway in the world. Her first experience was gained in a station restaurant. When she began her new task on the diner, where the work has always been done wholly by men, the experiment was watched with interest by passenger officials of the leading American railways; but her success was recognized from the outset. She is a young woman of sunny disposition and good judgment.
Miss Benton serves on an average of one guest each four minutes, during meal hours. Every day she makes the round trip of 118 miles from Cincinnati to Dayton and back, and since assuming charge of the dining car she has traveled approximately 70,000 miles. She has had numerous offers of positions in hotels, cafes and offices, but has preferred to remain in railroad service.
The dining car remains in Dayton several hours before returning to Cincinnati on the southbound express in the evening. Miss Benton devotes her spare time to looking after the car, tidying it for the return trip, preparing the menu, and then, if there be an opportunity, she will resume her fancy work or other sewing.
"I am fond of railroad work," said Miss Benton recently, "and am ambitious to build up the service and patronage. My work on the car is extremely interesting to me, for there is so much to be observed about the peculiarities of human nature from coming in contact with the traveling public. There is also a chance to learn about railway operation and the organization behind the scenes which makes the American train service possible. I feel that my experience has been an education in itself, and I couldn't be induced to return to a less active occupation."
MISS CARRIE BENTON, of Cincinnati, stewardess in the dining car department of the C. H. & D.. is the first woman to be placed in charge of a dining car on any railway in the world. Her first experience was gained in a station restaurant. When she began her new task on the diner, where the work has always been done wholly by men, the experiment was watched with interest by passenger officials of the leading American railways; but her success was recognized from the outset. She is a young woman of sunny disposition and good judgment.
Miss Benton serves on an average of one guest each four minutes, during meal hours. Every day she makes the round trip of 118 miles from Cincinnati to Dayton and back, and since assuming charge of the dining car she has traveled approximately 70,000 miles. She has had numerous offers of positions in hotels, cafes and offices, but has preferred to remain in railroad service.
The dining car remains in Dayton several hours before returning to Cincinnati on the southbound express in the evening. Miss Benton devotes her spare time to looking after the car, tidying it for the return trip, preparing the menu, and then, if there be an opportunity, she will resume her fancy work or other sewing.
"I am fond of railroad work," said Miss Benton recently, "and am ambitious to build up the service and patronage. My work on the car is extremely interesting to me, for there is so much to be observed about the peculiarities of human nature from coming in contact with the traveling public. There is also a chance to learn about railway operation and the organization behind the scenes which makes the American train service possible. I feel that my experience has been an education in itself, and I couldn't be induced to return to a less active occupation."
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