New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-14
HOTEL MEN as GUESTS.
ANIMAL, MEETING OF THEIR MUTUAL
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
THEY ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER TIE GUM
TRY TO TEST THE JOYS OF LIFE

THEY ARE COMING FROM ALL Wv T." ~" wv
TRY TO TEST THE JOYS OF LIFE
IN GOTHAM
,r, ,rcow,np tide OF hotel men from every state
IN the Union began yesterday. The guests al 'he
hotels around town had hardly reacheo '"e o''""
.able Yesterday before the taVerh-heePe's 'es', ~
eock IN They did not come unannounced or unher-
aided Each individual boniface. prohuhs ny eApe
| ,oo nod carefully reserved apartments Tor him.
o,s q, coma hosiery. and each knew just which
niche r. was TO fit in. They are here 10 attend
,-..al meeting Of the Hotel Mems MUTUAL Ben
Association, and an elaborate programme mas
,eer arranged for their entertainment. About 400
| arc exnected in all. The Imperial. Firth Avenue
Grand Union and PARK Avenue VIII e" ~
majority OF the visitors .
snec,al trains from the West and South arriVea
Yesterday afternoon. The New-Enelahd ueiesa''o"
came earlier In the day. AT noon the room OF 'he
pocen,ion Committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
was crowded with delegates. who were waiting u
register Among the Reception Committee are r.,
l. Nerri6eld A. l.. Ashman. Simeon Fora, H. H.
Brockway j. c. Matthews, A. C. roster. W. u.
Jaynes, George Green. Gustav Baumann. |. r.
Wildev and other hotel men. They speedily maue
the visitors feel at home. The real programme De-
gins to-day.
Each member of the association as he registered
received a beautifully engraved set OF invitations
and little reference book, neatly bound IN ca"
and morocco. be carried in the pocket as ies's
ter of the incidents of the week
The session to-day will begin at Demoncos at ~
n m At 1880 D. N. the hotel men Will be enter
tanned at luncheon at the Waldorf by George 1.
Ro,dt In the evening the visitors and members Oh
their families will witness performance OF Lit
tie Christopher" at Planners Theatre. the en're
seating capacity of the theatre having Deeh Sc
cured.
Tomorrow al 20 m, carriages Will take INC
visitors from the Fifth Avenue Hotel Tor ofNes
through Central Park and along the RiVeTSlde
Drive Stops will be made at the metropolitan hu-
scum Of Art and at the tomb OF Hehefd' "''.''
The drives will be finished by 80 p m "heh '''e
visitors will be entertained at luncheon at the Hotel
Netheriand by Stafford Whitaker ana henry
Roesser The annual dinner Will take pace al 'e'-
monico's in the evening, while the women VISITORS
will be escorted by committees TO theatres anu
treated 10 a supper at Deimonico's later.
The steamboat Laura NJ. Starln viii convey Inc
visitors about the harbor on Thur day ana 'a''i
them a. Bay Ridge. whence special IRAN VIII
carry then. to Manhattan Beacr where dinner VIII
be served
The officers OF the Hotel Association OF New
York City are taking lively interest IN the enter
tainment OF the visitors. T.. L. Merrihed IS pr"sl-
dent A. L. Ashman vce-pre siden'. ii. H. BROCK
way treasurer and Simeon Ford secretary OF inc
New-York association. Members OF the Executive"
Committee are Charles j. Wetherbec. George e.
Bold Louis l.. Todd. y. =. Barry ana e. r. "l.ncy
| The dinner committee is composed OF A. H. AHn-
| man. Hiram Hitchcock. Gustav Baumanh anu ~ " .
| Foster The committee amusemen's consists OIL
| II H. Brockway j. G. Matthews Henry +. Roesser
lanes Buckley Frank w. Sanger. Robcr: Dunlap
| John Burke J. c. Mccormack. A. c. Foster {. ~
| Brockway W l.. Horricks and NJ e. Mefrlhc'1
| In the transportation committee are W. L. Jdf'es
| r. G. Brown. George Green and W. II. sehich
| The committee on supplies includes c. +. Widey
| Gardner Wetherbee George &. Bod'. David Ham
mond J. H. Breslln and y. -. Barry. Members OF
| the committee on printing are Louis j.. Todd' H. H.
| Brockway and Simeon Ford The committee on IN
y,ted guests consists OF +. l.. Merriheld, d. H.
| Brockway and Simeon Ford {. +. LaIzc'ore IL
| the press agent
| Among those who registered at the headquarters
| OF the committee yesterday were T. T.. Rocssle Ar
lington Hotel Washington; r. X. Hcinsohn. Kerry
House. Muncic. Ind Charles Iiaur Terre Ha nr
mont mSnse Hotel te WABASH Ind. " 3 Turpen leorss
House, Peru. Ind Mrs A.. d. bTo"vss "a
, nSTnI Hotel Terre Haute Charlie f. Woodward
ya Cu Se T Easn4S Mooney
! NeW. Henry ] Bangs. ew-York; g. C. llelen-
"a hshaEIn oq 9%s
Vile S Purtland. spence House Iolnmpns ono
E 1nS DAVIS Sn Kennard House Cleveland am.s
! " Rodgers Bamoral Hotel ew-fork; A. NJ.
she5 e1ms i Heel shors SsT Wash4scn
thews Gilsey House Eawara i''p .,
Hs's 3$sS$$sSS GSar. 3 Hefa ss s'
G sa@e,e hoi Phadelpha: Charles S Ayer Yates
| Mouse Syracuse. y. y; Edward .nnrcn, nathh
ou Columbus OHIO George G. Ppne sai n ay'
Newport; 81. r.. Dyers, Jefferson House, T%eqH:
FfuseW II. Downs Arlington Hotel ninsn Tn1tSn
" X Blacke Maxwell pi HonT To,el Na Tnmps
r. Lee Indian River Hotel indian Ias Rvs be ngsIs
r H.hiH ames G }ckey. United States Hotel Bos-
tom john Hearsey National ailroad Ho,els o Sa
Frankfort Ind W Kisey jr CrSsDy H iosc
Elwood Ind Henry W Van 0rmqn, HSIel , pHey
apos NJ j. Heaiy Deer PARK HoeI Pee so1nrs
Mo' + narrowe spencer Hotel, Marion Ind; +. s
leeds Colonial Club ST. James. New-York; ID. G.
Shears Grand Hotel. Cincinnati.
Chicago May Zone hundred and thirty mem.
hers of the Hotel Mems Benevolent Association anf
their wives and friends started yesterday u a'
| tend the sixteenth annual convention OF the as
ISOLATION which will meet tomorrow IN New VI n
Four Wagner seeping-cars. two dnlnb-c"ts an,
n baggage made up the train, W a'.er I,ai IT, IT,
| OF the Victoria Hotel. secretary or the ASSOCIATION
| was In charge OF the party.