New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-07
TRIP OF THE HOTEL MEN WEST
LUXURIOUS TRAINS TO CARRY THEM TO THE
CONVENTION IN LOS ANGELEs-BONIFAcEs
TO BE GUESTS IN CALIFORNIA.

TO BE GUESTS IN CALIFORNIA
When James Bresn. president OF the Hotel Men 8
Mutual Benefit Association, at the recent dinner
Of the association SPOKE OF the coming Hotel
Mems Convention in Los Angeles Cal. he said:
I'VE going out there to have a good time. and
intend to show those foreign bonfaces that no
member OF our party carries his load-line below
tho water-mark" The convention referred to-.
which opens on April a. promises to be one OF the
most successful OF the kind held. The New
York delegation will leave Jersey City next Thurs
day While hotel known for their ability
to extract much possible out OF LIE. yet II
has doubtless never befaen another party to en-
10y such luxury and comfort as will the b'nifaces
in the coming 'ranscontlnental trip.
The New-Yorkers will leave Jersey City In what
IS said TO be the finest train ever put together by
the Pennsylvania Railroad At the same time the
New England members will start on a special train
OF their own also finely appointed At Chicago
third special train and perhaps two Will be picked
up and the Journey across the continent VIII
be continued. When 1t was decided last spring TO
mold the next annual convention OF the hotel men
on the Pacific Slope, none OF the New-fork ana
Eastern members had idea Of the magnitude OF
the generosity OF their Western brethren The
transcontinental promises to be memorable in
many ways.
The railroad company directed TO get up
the finest train possible, and the hotel men en-
route Will live like kings. Everything possible Tor
comfor. and luxury has been provided 1t VIII be
unnecessary for the hotel men to leave their cars
on the way our 1r back. unless they wish to- so
thoroughly has every want been anticipated and
provided for.
Reports received in this city say that the New
England special will rival In luxury and mag
nincence the New-York train. The New-England
speclal leaves Boston the same day that the New
York train starts The reports about these two
hay he'd Chicago
bonifaces declare that when the two trains from
the East arrive at Chicago they will find special
waiting 10 carry the Chicago men to the Pacinc
Coast which will make the Eastern trains look
like cattle-cars The formal start OF the three
specIal trains will be ma ie from Chicago on the
afternoon OF April TO- at o'clock. and the specials
will run directly through to Los Angeles without
DELAY II IS thought that at least one more special
train VIII join the procession from some Western
city. .....
The date set for arrival in Los Angeles Is April
a. While the business programme VIII be carried
out pleasure will not be overlooked. On the night
OF April u the delegation VIII go on ooard '.e
snecIal trains again and Will be made TO
entertainment Will be given on me taclnc saole'
Spanish tournament - part OF the entertain am
ment and the athletes from the Coasts ana nis
for miles around are TO compete Inc festlvlties
will end with an od-fashloned barbecue. BOARDING
their trains again that night the hotel men 20 TO
selves al santa barbara Taey will get there just
in time to the flower festival which is the
Nardi Gras OF the Pacific coast. This includes
fantastic flower parade closing with a pitched
battle between rival factions OF the town folk.
clothed in gaa attire and using flowers for weapons
Their on to Pasadena goes the procession and
there excursions will be made back into the coun,
try by carriage The orange groves Will be visited
and the day will end with an orange supper, gwen
by the Pasadena hotel men. At Riverside the
CHESTS will see another California folk festival.
known as Orange Day" Two days will be spent
at Coronado. where tie sportsmen OF the Paclnc
coast will show the Eastern bonifaces what Kind OF
sport can be had with fishing line In California
waters At san Diego George A. Lynch. wee presi-
dent Of the association. will entertain the hotel at
Spanish luncheon The meal Is expected TO be the
most luxurious eaten on the Pacinc coast III
will be served In a tropical semi-forest setting. ana
every kind Of fish. game and fruit known 10 me
coast will be served. The Governor OF California
and his STAFF have accepted invitations to be pres
ent -, r..
The return rip to Los Angeles will be made after
two days spent in the mountains. Then the party
will proceed 10 San Francisco Many other famous
places on the Pacific coast are TO De visited IN
Guiding the Leland Stanford University. santa cruz
and Monterey. on April 20 the trains VIII start
for home The excursion is an exclusive one. anu
only members Of the associations and their families
will take part In H.