The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-09

Of the whole establishment Brass
bedsteads are used in each room, and
In the lower priced rooms are hair
mattresses Of the same drst -class quail
ity that are contained In the higher
priced apartments. Excepting the brass
bedsteads. the furniture Of the bed
rooms Is Of mahogony- polish through
out the hotel and nearly every room
possesses one or more novelty pieces.
For the $50 bedrooms there are 100 pri-
vate bathrooms. The carpetings are
wilton and velvet, laid over soft. thick
padding. A stationary washstand with
open plumbing is situated In every
room.
An important department Of any
hotel Is the kitchen. and in the Jermyn
this feature was given particular at
tention by the architect and Properie-
or Godfrey It is the largest room In
the building and contains every con-
ceivable modern culinary appliance. in
cluding automatic time-limit egg boil
ers. self -dishwashing machines and the
like.
One of the most important Of the
many features which make the interior
so manificent are the carpets, window
hangings, drareries, ETC., which were
supplied by Williams 4 McAnulty
Only wilton and Nelvet carpets Of
splendid quality are used. These and
the draperies justify special mention.
In the dining room Is a heavy Wilton
Of Moorish design in which terra
Gotta Is the prevailing color. harmonic
ing with the window draperies Of hand
some material. The breakfast room Is
laid with a Wilton of empire design
and green and ecru in color. In the
Turkish room. the lounging and smok-
ing apartment, the carpet is har-
monious oriental combination of red
and brown and blending tints. A green
and ecru carpet of empire design Is
laid in the ladies' parlor and the
star" or bridal chamber. WiltOns
and velvets have been used In all the
bedrooms where the appropriate de-
signs and magnificent cOlOrings Of car
pets and draperies present an artistic
and harmonious effect. In each of the
corridors is laid red Wilton of orr
entail design. Eighteen thousand yards
of carpeting are contained in the hotel
and these with the rich and tasteful dra-
peries reflect great credit on Williams
& McAnulty, the firm which performed
this important part of furnishing the
hotel.
THE HOTEL STAFF.
The day, or room" clerks, as they
are termed in modern hOstelries, are C..
Joe Carter, who was Mr.. Godfrey's
manager Of the Valley house, and A.
]. Kolp. of the SavOry house. of Des
Moines, la. A. l.. Bernier. late Of the
Hotel Bennett. of Binghamton, Is the
night clerk. The cashiers are Miss
Anna Barnhart and Miss NJ. c. Har-
rington.
No colored help is employed in or
about the hotel A force of twenty
American walters are employed in the
dining room. The head waiter is Ar
thur Barker. who comes here from the
Niagara hotel. of Buffalo. His men
were procured from leading hotels In
Buffalo. Cleveland and Rochester. W.
ID. Lloyd, also from the Niagara hotel,
is the chef, and under his direction are
employed five men and two women
cooks and a small army of helpers.
The steward Is MIR. Willard, Of San An
tonic, Tex. The recent housekeeper of
the Stratford. Philadelphia, Miss Mar
garet Foster. serves in the same ca
pacity at the Jermyn.
From the 1rOquois hotel, Buffalo, was
secured j. j. DennisOn, who has charge
OF the wine room, cafe, bar and billiard
room. His assistants are Mr.. Doyle
and Mr.. Butler. The cashiers of this
department are John Mcdonald and
John Monahan. The news and cigar
stand is in charge of L. l.. Shoemaker,
one of Mr. Godfrey's Valley house at
attaches. Hugh keenan,, Of this city,
Is head porter and guides the work of
twenty-four porters, bell boys. check
room boys, bussmen. elevator boys, etc.
Engineer Henry Phillips, of this city,
with three assistants. will have charge
Of the electric, heating, elevator and
ice-making plants and other mechanic
al departments.
The bedding in the hotel was fur
nished by the Scranton Bedding COM
pany, and the crockery by the Glenn
ons, Ferber, O'Malley company.