1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens Crockett

OldWaldorf Bar Days ness applied to many of his meals. He often ate in the Men's Cafe, across the corridor. To attendants he main– tained an attitude of intolerance. If he was in a bad humor-a not infrequent condition-the wai ter who served him must leave the food on the table, and im– mediately move away. Penrose would not touch food as long as the waiter hovered about. Here might be mentioned General Benjamin F. Tracy, who, after serving as Secretary of Navy in President Harrison's Cabinet, resumed a successful law practice in New York. A man of vigorous health and personality was General Tracy, and distinguished-looking as well. At the age of eighty-three, he was still arguing cases, appearing before the United States Supreme Court for that purpose. Senator Stephen B. Elkins ofWest Virginia was some– times numbered in the crowd, but not often. His sons, "Dave'',-who followed in father's footsteps and, after an interval, succeeded to his seat in the Senate-and "Steve", proved more ardent customers. Their grand– father, Senator Gassaway Davis, of West Virginia, was an occasional visitor during the early days of the Bar. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, U.S.A., always a heroic figure, even when out of uniform, headed the roster of army men who occasionally came in to satisfy a thirst; and the United States Navy was more than once ably represented by Rear Admiral "Bob" Evans. Of course, Evans wasn't the whole Navy, and he was by no means the only member of our maritime arm of defense who graced the place during its history. Remember, one is speaking of the Navy.

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