New-York tribune., 1896-01-10
THE HOTEL. Up TO DATE"

The Hotri Up to Date" was the text'oi talk Dy
Wllam : Hawk. and he said that he didn't think
there were any hotels IN New-YoTk that were NOT
uu tp date and even a week ahead OF time. MS
happy remarks led frequent interruptions by the
81. huslast.c diners In the Of his speech he
si!I.
rh' association has been particularly forunaIe hs aye
In ne selection 90 rs oincers' "I,I ret,res sse COW
cred with crowned glory. and with the thanks ana
appreciation u eAch an. every one or of nn, W n hs
ability and devotion 20 the best interests OF @ ,le
association. His untring energy, c9rdta coopeIaII
prcsiient. and the reign Of Merriheli VII 90 down
info the annals Of the history Of our association
The Kng is dead! Long 1--we the King.
welcomlne M r eyes to IT, new president who greets
ms to-nigh, lie needs no introduction; we all
know hin and love him. re ever popular host
th~ prize cara OF the whole pack. he takes the
"trick' With every time. Wherever you 60
NTH t. Ameri,an hotcl predict srea, things
FOR the association under his leadership, and snail
e,rn. lnali,ies ,hai have always distinguished him
In the ranks DApplause'
Distric,-Attorney Fellows. responding to Mine
Host" struck o happy vein in speakng of the life
of a hotel man. and his remarks were heartily ap-
precatei as ~as at.estel by the applause that
greeted his speech
Mr. TWING'S GOOD POINTS.
Every one is taught IN schoo. what the senses are.
but L remained for the Rev e. Living to eNpauae
caters TO them Mr.. living was greeted heartily.
anI s.il in part
Talk about Middle chamber work in "A Blue Lodge
vhy any member of the New-lork Hotel Men
Nssn,iat on can give points 10 the best Senior
Deacon in the city Of New York the five senses
th,y can hear. see feel. smell and taste more IN
twenty four hours than any auctionecr. astrono-
ner. Blind man. Board of Health Inspector or free
lunch ncnl can possibly do in the given time
/ uaughtcr) Doubt my Neractty? Turn to Breslin
on Hotel Smells" Volume Y page 25 Read tho
evidence before the Coroner In the OF Silas
Blewitout. who took gas az Simeon Ford's expense
There the pcrpcndiclllar proprietor of the Grand
Union tcstiii,s that he has trained his sense OF
smelling to that point that when he is on duty he
can smell tn" bicarburet"i hydrogen f!Snt atte'
The first suicidal puff. lie has such complete sys
TEN OF smelling that, II he finds that he is few
whiffs behind the victim OF despair, divorce OF
debt he never goes to the keyhoe to smell FOR
proof. but rings up Coroner. undertaken and the
superint cndcnt OF the cemetery. (LaughterD
In the earlier and older days there were men VINO
were called epicureans: they may have kept hotels
BE this as il nny. they were given TO luxurics on
the table perChance such as We this night nave en-
'oved. and their motto was "Ede. b!bc. lude post
inortcm nua voluptas." | give il In the original for
the benefit OF of the college-bred proprietors
merry for after The Coroner has held his post
mortem there no pleasures.
II there was one man In that whole assembling
who was perfectly fitted to talk about The Trials
and Tribllations Of the Bonface" It A. q
Foster His presentation of what hotel man has
to put No with found echo In the heart of every
man present He nerjected humorous remarks
! and poems into his speech and was heartily APP
Altogether this dinner of the hotel one
that viii long he remembered.