New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-16
MAYon srEoNa orENs TIE srEEcM-llAN


MAYOR STRONG OPENS THE srEEcH-MAk-
ING
After coffee and cigars had been served the wat
or5 removed some Of the tables from the large han
and carried In chairs to enable men who hau ain'l
/ u other rooms 10 SIT down and near the speeches.
/ There WAS great applause when b.. J. Mrri.ir'i.
/ after brief speech Of greeting. introduced Mayor
Strong TO deliver formal welcome 10 Nr"-h YORK.
Mayor Strong said;
have been asked to welcome You TO This city.
/ Wei. not long srce friend came 10 my mouse
| and said 10 nae. Il have aau four or I've burglars
in my house, they wont down INTO my cellar and
drank my wine ana spirits. aAl as arrived nom.
rather late ole Of them approo ned M ana artual3
/ asked NE to welcome hlm 90 my house Now "n
! also have been enjoying "N we li,tsnl,
/ sights OF NoR-lork hy day 1923 WEI. as ~ nish. ana
| welcome TO the city notwithstanding al tAe a,p'
| hoic and Inc hosts - fair ladies you have oil-
i,a'ca. hei H. you I''r ,'I,er'f a i"., 90 ,.
next time. look olt. They may stop al Sat Ian,
I In coming out douI .uphtrr. go DOT know wil..
Kind of speech yol want mc so make .n We'."lhih.
| you have not done ALI tioss tnoss thai You ought
/ 70 have done because You hA' 1ot ehlrl al ~,
/ iaurhten. Us: you wouii not come because taere
! was not something stronger UcneEcI laughter. OF
course. If there had been some other flavor o. th.t
! ia you would have como AMI seen me-. li."'''i
! 40 not believe CHAT any Of you f,.'i,n, ', "'nt
/ than nye or six thousand dollars var. M't ]
i'g ''o SAKE oi IT, hand ani y6u vii a'n
/ ina nay Mtchstilig out wh,h !oi can upon 4''.
AMI don't think any Of you care about the lltrc
/ CIV Al YOU wish rs TO have "a good tne have
! had ltte experience of the hotels o4 N-i" U.s.
| cause They were wiling 60 trust me when was
| young G.aughtcr) And when received your !i-
| whether you were az good a. The men ! knt" n
my young days Having Son YOU -ha;i ~ h"-t
| the hotel men after az. Appausc ana Mu5hi -
| Wei gentlemen. hope sincerely ihat sou M'l
] q o. y.
| Will because You have the knack o. cuyJyirs aat-
y Stis nil Away feel that Naw-York IS the b.. place
for YOU to have good time. becSnss ] tnink inat
happcst and .ivo.lest place in the Whole country
| loud cheersJ
/ After the applause which followed the Mayors
| speech had ceased. W. j. flaming was introduced
to speak Of the Hotel Association OF New-York CITY
| lie said in part:
Mr. President and Gentlemen: The cordial welcome
rendered 20 oar visiting guests 9y tHe pr si'ni Z"
dress renders II unnecessary for me 10 rae tnt
sentiment. And yet any resrons" To- me i'.-. "ho"
.p,.r i-s f Tho Sn|.re rlisre II gives ~ ,tcA
/ ana every member Of tne Hotel Association ~ y A.
dcclsSa vtnturc TO assert nat II lcft in1iv.l-
u4l effort alone. the delightful entertainments Of
which the festivities OF tl7 evening FORM " part
could not have ben orsanzei ana aacf 81 ~, ..5
citation 10 achieve such a sicnia ie. 80 ID mn"
manner n which some - the intif lli' in,mn .i'
annals ~ hotel keeping. have plac, each ana every
Ssat.i.ic II il BE- true thri the programme made
zap for IN entertainment OF our esi."s"'.n' ''..
lflrs could lot have been successfully carried 'Ni
l.c,,t frrl9sh h. fundamentally Of the associt
%. a. ..oinV trIe ft.t H. Whole affair nDIlI
Goif'' ana d "NctAerand' on our LIST ~ member
Tne casual observer no,ns the active c9mpei iii'n
existing among hotel mon, "o'li s''i''F .. '" '-
DIS branch " Commercial 'nterpris. cement oAi
f
TINS would i4"'f,r Prove "a De- n.t +" ,r,
OK the case. The history VI ul7 NitAi'~, 'r I'',
hat not only rs t lu-iibe o. JON h''.' n'M tn
gciher by social -nd iai,f"ri Dgn lt IT. , r,e
icable Tor th,m ~ Dn.,e for ths nor ,i, ,'i','
AMI me sn4res and aec', " = ''n.s, ,b
voice ihe t.nin'ui ~ 't'r3 '',''. i .'
he hope that your brief soJoufn 9m'nf u.s. ISL.
prove 10 b. both Interesting tIN ",lsh'',. Ill., ..t
II home. whether among ue c.a. Pc hannlt "i i.T
New England ihe u.Pc MnHs ID, w, ,''' 5.co '
lion " those three days VII D' 10 YOU 49, ih'y Vs."
be- 10 u, "a thns OF joy 10 memory }" al 'N' gear"
pc,,ondlug 70 the toast "Our Guests" General
/ Horace Porter woke the hotel men up to u h'Sh
pitch Of harty and he room rang Mn ,icr' so
laughter at frequent Intervals ''"''" '''''' '''
! In part: .. mo-,
Mayor Strong has told yon mat ygrr neH m nee.
Tx wa e con- m i,aG and may tell you right here
that got away with my virtue u"'''i'"D"
In seeing the advent Of 50 many hotel men here
we Just fatered ourselves that You came ne i,s w.
Of uocn.gs 10 return some Of the many N'sl'a :"
! nave paid You You must be glad TO have got the
tn ,Sk ynyysvcs right with the Mayor and so be
sound on Inc license question If , ann iH isaot
begin better h@n by quoi.nx 70 Deqcncos ins
remark Of Luther before TIE Diet 81 "o''"' ~''
"G nt can n, rt in hotels in the West that
we,rs quit instructive Siee one TO i ~ those Holds
6s ~s in vi gn up WIZ a itHS to rc5
by stage coaches 10 those ancient days. d.. "a, ,
then they have taken OF inose ronie th ''.
hotels in The West Of those days there was me S fa
siaciion Of knowing that oo M. for two. one day
| they placed hunk Of something on thI t"p f vol
can,c origin We tried our teeth and knives IN IL
without elect and then some one ~. .n's sadie OF
hutton" oar guest rctortcd. "Wcll, am sorry u,
Is not bride Of mutton, si, IN our mouths"
Then practised half day on c me- ark Win
: Sss a % 8rT as %@ rsp S @
lie saii How 90 you kno" o., foyl has no teeth"
" no" answered. . but have" ri. couple Of
v-ars aso I ,re5 = t@mperance hotel Ihey Iins
You up early in the morning to prayTrbbs sre nss
woung neitbma@ stay.ng there at the ine ana
when they asked him II he ~ou'p avsaIe ali day"
ilshnoa1 how, be ll,ed the American Temperance
hotels lie replied well there is srea1 ueai ="
difference between this country and my oM IN secret
h seg here You prsv nnen,v and drink in secret
General Porter. whose remarks were s'ee'1u ".''
n running fire Of laughter concluded py oo'srS'u-
lafng the association the periec"o" ~ "".s"
ther had brought their organization anu -" sle
elevating influence the society had ha' " INC nv
tel business throughout the country , 49,,
The next speaker WAS Il. y. Thayer' ",oSe SUI
ject the Mutual Benefit Association" ~ po' 'o"
OF his speech II appended: H..
To many Of you Colorado needs no se''"' '"'''
duction. ....a ona wear aga
The short visit you paid the siaa so D impression IN
this spring WILL hope, have mace ~. M renea
It's favor and left wish In your h' caid' The CON
the visit and become better acqus,hvea rs meeting