The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-01
HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.
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IempletOn yesterday. lie IS III Tie
New England delegation, being the pro-
prietor of one of the finest hostelries
in Boston, the Copley Square hotel.
He is virtually captain" of the Bos-
ton special, being chairman of the
transportation committee and also
treasurer of the general committee. He
was at one time a member of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, and has large
circle of friends. He is only an assocl-
ate member of rhe association, now
ever. having Joined when past the age
limit Were he an active member MS
chances would be good for president IN
the near future. Mrs. Risteen is an
amiable and accomplished lady and
charms all who meet her.
A comparatively young man who
keeps an old hotel is Colonel George A.
Keller, proprietor OF the American no.
tel, at Boston.
He has been an invaluable aid to the
Yankee" delegation during the trip
from which he is the constant recipient
of warmest praise.
He has taken most active part as
a member of the general committee ON
arrangements from New England, and
was hard worker at the Colorado
convention.
One of the youngest and handsomest
proprietors in the excursion is w. w.
Davis of the Norfolk house in Boston.
This is the first time Mr.. Davis has
attended one of the conventions, but
has made himself known as good
worker already. He helped greatly in
perfecting the arrangements for the
California trip as secretary for the gen.
eral committee of New England.
George Edwards, a near neighbor.
was in yesterdays influx. Mr.. Edwards
first came into prominence in the asso-
citation as secretary of the general. en-
tertainment committee at the fifteenth
annual meeting of the H NJ. M. B. A.
in Colorado. He is publisher of the
Daily Hotel Bulletin at Denver, is sec
rotary of both the Colorado and Den
yer Hotel Mems associations, and is
highly esteemed by Colorado hotel men.
He is a general favorfte of all the dele
cations.
In the Chicago special of yesterday
came E. E. Amy and wife, of Roches-
ter, N. Y, Mr.. Amy being proprietor of
the Osborn house in Rochester. He is
a regular attendant at the conventions
and when he's toasted they sing land
he's a jolly good fellow and he is.
He has spent some fifteen years now
as proprietor of his hotel, and through
constant improvement has made it one
of the best in Rochester
One of the finest old gentlemen in the
whole company is Jewett Wilcox, who
reached the city yesterday morning. In
the convention of 1887, which took place
in Washington, D. c., this venerable
Chicago man was elected president. He
is portly gentleman who in his time
has evidently laughed and grown fat.
He has a very kind smile which al
features, and Immediately fascinates
one with whom he is in conversation
with.
He wears no moustache and his
mouth shows great deal of charac-
ter. He has, however, mutton chop
whiskers, which are quite becoming to
his style
Few hotel men are as widely known
to the fraternity at Jewett Wilcox,
who has given much personal attention
to the interests of the association. He
was born in New Hampshire, raised in
Vermont, where he received his school
tune, first being clerk, then captain in
a Mississippi steamboat. After the war
he leased the st. Charles, now the Hal
fiday house at Cairo, ILL.,, and in the
seventies went to Chicago, managing
the fremont until j. A. Rice leased the
hotel. After this he took charge of the
Gardner house, now the Leland, and
subsequent to this he was the proprie-
tor of Greyloch hall, Willtamstown,
Mass, the hotel Lafayette at Lake Min
IleIuonka, Mimi, and for three seasons
the well known Hotel Riverview, at
Kanhakee, III.
He has always been devoted to the
association, was one of the organizers
and charter member. his certificate
bearing the number 49, -
The top of the second page of the
register yesterday caused
many smile all because four hotel
men with the true place they came
from were registered as follows: S.
P. Clark, Goose Greek; G.. D. Edwards,
Turkey Greek; S. Ecker. Trout Greek;
and John Murphy, Chicken Creek; all
of Colorado.
Regular Templeton guests of yester-
day were H. Karin, San Francisco;
Mont. Miss Cooley, San Francisco, and
C. NJ. Savage, New York.
Those who registered at the Knuts-
ford were: R. T. McCarter, jr., Phila-
L. T. Boswell, San Francisco;
G. A. Boyden, New York; Mrs. F. NJ.
Reese, Pittsburg; Mrs. w. c. Bush and
daughter, Rochester; w. ]. Reeves,
Chicago; e. M. Mcintyre and wife,
G. NJ. Hill and wife, Denver;
o. S. Bond and the Misses Bond, Tole-
do; Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Powers, Roch-
ester; G. H. Tippett, st. Louis, ]. ].
New York; E. H Fox, Chicago; S.
Bloom and M. Gutenberg, San Fran
cisco.
Cullen guests of yesterday were P.
Nutter, Strawberry, Utah; Charles
Fifer, Chicago; E. E. ingalls,, Bing-
ham; H. c. Lewis, Red Rock, Mont.
A. j. Warner, Ogden; H. c. Steele,
]. F. Marshall, F. ]. WHIP
pold and T. C. Jacoby. st. Louis; o.
Fuller, Earlville, ILL.,; H. L. Morley and
wife, ST. Louis; Mrs. NJ. Hynds, Morris,
Ill, aud A. Wechsler, Denver.
The Walker yesterday caught W. H.
Powers, Rochester; G. w. Tighe, Los
A. L. Max, Lexington, Neb.;
John More, GAINESVILLE, Wis; Peter and
Christia Larsen, Mount Pleasant, and
E. J. Kearnes, Gunnison.
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