The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
Fasteners Enlightened as to the
Resources of the Golden
Commonwealth.
IN LOVE WITH SAN DIEGO.
The Association Visits the Old Town
and Is Treated to a Span.
ish Dinner.

CORONADO, CAL, April 2o.-The East
ern hotel men and their fair companions
have fallen in love with San Diego. They
went over to that city at an early hour
this morning, visited the Chamber of
Commerce and inspected the exhibits
therein, and were given a drive through
the business portion of the city, about it's
parks and out upon the heights overlook
ing Mission Valley. From there they
were driven to the Hotel Florence, where
they were the guests of the newly elected
president of the Hotel Mems Mutual
Benefit Association, George W. Lynch,
who treated them to something with
which the majority were unfamiliar-a
Spanish dinner. There were hot chicken
tamales, rich dishes of frijoles, plates of
tortillas, chilli con carne, chilli sauce and
other Spanish delicacies. Music for the
gathering at the Florence was furnished
by the San Diego band, while in the dim
ing-room a Spanish mandolin, guitar and
either orchestra rendered sweet strains
under the direction of Professor Max Hes
ter. The decorations in the dining-room
were especially attractive, and the novel
dinner and its environs were much en-
joyed by the guests of the hour.
Governor James n. Budd, accompanied
by his wife and mother and Miss M. j.
Todman, his private secretary, arrived
from the north in season to partake of the
lunch and subsequently went to the Hotel
del Coronado, where they have been the
guests of the Southern California Hotel
Association at the Hotelmen's Mutual
Benefit Association banquet. The mem
bers who went to San Diego also returned
at an early hour, so as to prepare for the
evenings festivities.
Seats were taken at the banquet board
at o'clock this evening, with plates laid
for 425 persons. The great dining-room of
the Hotel del Coronado was ablaze with
electic lights, and the decorations were
very beautiful. Around the sides of the
handsome room were branches of fan
palm, orange and olive trees, intertwined
with smilax, roses, carnations and other
blossoms. Across the room, hung on wires,
were the letters al. M. NJ. B. A." out
lined in flowers and smilax, while
the seal of the association, similarly out
lined, hung above the seats of honor. The
long-table feature of the average banquet
was absent tonight, the guests being
seated at tables accommodating six per-
sons each, while upon raised dais on one
side of the room were the toastmaster, the
president OF the association, the Governor
of California, the Mayors of Los Angeles
and San Diego and the presidents of the
several State hotel associations. The tai
at which they sat was festooned with
smilax and roses, and presented a beauti-
full appearance as seen from the floor be-
low.
H. w. Chase of the Hotel Nadeau, Los
Angeles, who is mem Der OF the Southern
California Hotel Association, presided as
POSTMASTER. His first call was upon Gov
ernor James 81. Budd to respond to the
toast, California" AS the Governor
arose he was greeted with cheers. He de-
livered an address replete with informa-
ton about the great State over whose
destinies he is now presiding.
The next toast was 1.-THE Hotelmen's g
Mutual Benefit Association" which was
responded to by the retiring president,
Benjamin H. Yard of New Jeresy. He
expressed the appreciation and gratitude
of the organization for the pleasures which
they were enjoying; called for a vote OF
thanks for the same, which was given with
vim and energy; referred pleasantly to the
election of George W. Lynch as president,
which reference brought out hearty burst
of cheers, and reviewed the object and sue
cess of the organization.
Following this the toastmaster called
upon many prominent men in the organ
lzation. Among those who responded
were: Z. NJ. Tierney, president OF the
New YORK State Association; General r.
II. Warfield of the California Hotel, San
Francisco; w. H. La Pointe, president of
the Massachusetts, Association; w. III.
Carlson, Mayor of San Diego; A. L. Ash
man of the st. Clair, New York City;
Horace 81. Brockway, vice. president of the
New York City Hotel Association
Charles Webb of the Hotel Hamilton,
Hagerstown, Nd; T. A. Parker of the
Metropolitan, st. Paul; G. Wharton
James, Pasadena; o. T. Peiren of the
Eagle Hotel, Concord, N. H.; Simeon
Ford of the Grand Union Hotel, New
York City, whose humorous sallies brought
forth storms of applause and laughter
James II. Bowker, president of the Con
necticut association; John Healey, vice.
president for New Mexico; George II.
BoYker, president of the Massachusetts
Association; Jewett Wilcox, one Of the
earliest members of the association; H. J,
Bohn of the Hotel World, Chicago
George w. Lynch, president-elect of San
Diego, and many others.
j. G. Kirkpatrick of the Palace Hotel
San Francisco, presented a welcoming ad.
dress on behalf of the California Hotel
Association, whose guests the hotel men
will be when they cross the Tehachapi
range. Don H. Porter OF Templeton, Salt
Lake City, invited them to visit the cap.
ital of Utah en- route home. 1t was after
midnight before the happy gathering
broke up.
Much credit is due to the management
of the Hotel del Coronado and its en-
ployes for the success of the banquet to.
night. Manager E. s. Babcock gave his
employees all they wanted to make the
event q perfect one