The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-18
MN HOST ASSEMBLED HIMSELF
Notable Meeting of Hotel Men at Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles. Cal. April 14-Nearly 1000
Bonifaces. the majority Jolly ana rotund
in accordance with the etnIcs OF the busi-
ness. participated at 10 clock this morn /
ing in the 18th annual convention of the |
Hotel Mems Mutual Benefit Association |
of the United States. Every state in the |
Union was represented. The delegations |
from Massachusetts. New York. Pennsyl- |
vania, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota. Kentucky and Colorado
were especially numerous.
The president Benjamin II. Yard of
Spring Lake. n. j., called the convention
to order. and after addresses of welcome
had been made and responded to. deliv-
cred his annual address. The report Of
the secretary and treasurer, Walter Burns
of Chicago. stated that financially the
organization was in fiourishng condi-
ton and that its membership was larger
than at any previous convention in its his
tory He also announced that nasmuch
as the organization was chartered under
the laws of the state of Illinois, il would
be the duty of the delegates. upon their
arrival in Chicago on May l. to assemble
in business session and ratify the acts
of the present convention. The usual
committees on audit and nomination for
officers We're then appointed.
George w. Lynch. proprietor of the Ho-
| tel Florence of San Diego. was selected
as president of the organization for the
| coming year. Prominent In the conVen-
ton today were N. Nj. Tabor of the Brown
| Palace hotel, Denver; Simeon Ford, Grand
| Union. New York; George w. Reynolds
| of the Montana Anaconda, Mont: Frank
| Brobst, Hollenden, Cleveland. Ohio; w.
p. Hardwick, Forth Worth William G..
| King. Milwaukee; l.. y. Hay. Arlington
hotel, Hot Springs f. G. Mccartney Des
Moines r. A. Mulligan, Louisville; II. c.
Bowers. Portland. Or: C. S. Holmes, Salt
Lake; c. Brinkmann. Chicago; II. J. Bohn,
proprietor Hotel World. Chicago. Each
province of the Dominion of Canada was
also represented.
The annual meeting was concluded to-
day and tomorrow morning the visitors
will leave for an excursion to Santa Mon
lea. A special committee of the Hotel
Men of California is here to take charge
of the guests during their stay In tho
state, and back of 1t is a subscription OF
$4,000 with the view of paving their way
with gold.
The election of officers of the Hote
Mems Mutual Benefit Association wal
held in Music hall today. George W
Lynch of the Hotel Florence of Sal
Diego was elected president; Waite
Barnes of Chicago, secretary and treas
: urer; c. II. Booker of Boston. vice-presi
: dent. Boston was selected as the mex
place of meeting.
The Colorado delegation arrived just il
time for the lunch at noon today. Dun
lap of the Imperial. New York and Keef
of the Waldorf are among the visitin
i hotel men.
Vice-presidents were elected from
states. among them being C. Nj. Reynold
U of Montana.
The following directors were elected !
e II. Brockway, New York; A. l.. Bills
Washington; NJ. +. Barker. ST. Pau
c. c. Hilton. c. f. Howard, f. w Rue
]. w. Wilcox. II. ]. Bohm, w. II. WORT
NJ. A. Loring, e. S. Pinney, all of Chicag
:, This evening the visitors are being ell
- tertained at Santa Monica