Until this equality of condition had come to pass, the idea of the solidarity of humanity, the brotherhood of all men, could never have become the real conviction and practical principle of action it is nowadays.

In your day the same phrases were indeed used, but they were phrases merely." "Do the waiters, also, volunteer ?" "No," replied Dr.Leete.

"The waiters are young men in the unclassified grade of the industrial army who are assignable to all sorts of miscellaneous occupations not requiring special skill.

Waiting on table is one of these, and every young recruit is given a taste of it.

I myself served as a waiter for several months in this very dining-house some forty years ago.