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I know. Negroes do not have confidence in their race tor this kind of business. No ma‘em. Colored will. go for a white doctor and white lawyer ‘cause they think they know more about that kind of bualnesa. I would recoimnend as the best means of making a living tor colored young people is to select some kind of work that la absolutely nec~ essary to be done and then do it honestly. The trades, carpentering, paper hanging, painting, garage work. Some work that white people need to have done ‚ and they just as soon colored do it as white. White folks ain‘t never going to have Negro doctors and lawyers, I reckon.

That‘ s the reason I took up catering - even that long ago. fifty-five years ago I knew to look around and find s~ work that white folks would need done. There‘s where your living comes from.

/1 Yes ‚ miss ‚ my business is slack — falling off, as you say.

Catering is not what it used to be. You see, 30 or 40 years ago, people ‚ s homes were grand and. big; big dining rooms, built for parties and banquets. ~it for the big affairs with 500 or 600 guests, they went to the hotels. Even the hotels had to rent my dishes, silver and linens . . . . Oh, lord ‚ yes ‚ mi sa. I always had my ‚ own. It took ~ ten years to save enough money to start out with my first 500 of every~ thing. . . . You want to see them? . . . . &u‘e, I keep them here at home . . • • Look. Here ‚ e my silver cheats ‚ ail packed . to go. I have them divided Into different sizes. This one has fifty of every kind of silver, so if fifty gtiesta are to be provided for. I keep my linens, plates of different sizes, glasses and everything the sane way. A 200.guest outfit is packed in those chests over there. NC, nia‘am, I aon‘t have xi~ch trouble of losing silver, because it all has m~‘ Initiale on;