Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

ventists, but the churches and church work of Phoenix having been dealt with at length by the Rev. Lewis Hal sey, D. D., in his able article in another part of this issue it is needless to here enlarge upon the church organizations of the city.
 HOTELS. While there are ether very good ho- tels in Phoenix the Adams hotel has the distinction of being the largest. It w25 cpened in December, 1896, the cost Of ~the building and furnishing being S200 009. IL is built of pressed brick and brown stone, is four stories in height with wide veranda5 On every fIcor and is modern i'll all respects.
 The hCtel contains 150 rooms, com p.ising spacious parl0rs and halls, din- ing room 95x45 feet, and office 40x60 feet Sixty-siX of the suites of rooms have private porcelain baths; there is an elevator service and the entire eS- tablishment is run upon as liberal and elaborate 9 scale as any hotel to be found in any eastern city of four times the size Of Phoenix.
 The furnishings are prob8blyas high class and exrensive s:5 -l any hotel in the United States, and the hotel can
 
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 The management is in the hands of MT George N. Walker, an able and eX- perienced hotel man. who in conjunc- tion with MT. J. c. Adams, the proprie tc-, leaves nothing undOne that will add to the comfort of the guests.
 The Ford Hotel-This hotel, with a frontage of 50 feet On Washington street and 15O feet on Second avenue, has a particularly good location, being situated opposite the court house plaza -tbe rrettiest little park in the city. It is only enc block from the opera house and two doors from the post office. The building is new, is three stories in height, has wide verandas on every loor-aH rooms opening thereon and contains 100 rooms.
 The dining rO3m has a seating capac- ity of 125, the parlor5 are spacious and there are sixty bedrooms, twenty Of them with private baths.
 Rates on the American plan are $2.50 to $4.G0; European, $1.00 to $500. It's dining room is reputed fer being first class at moderate rates.
 MT. $. P. Clark, the lessee, is presi- dent of the territorial hotel associa- tion and proprietor of a notable sum mer hotel at Green Mountain Falls, Colo, eight miles above Manitou.
 Commercial Hotel-The Commer- cial, with frontage cf 137 feet on Gen. ter street and 150 feet on Jefferson street, is we'll located for business, be- ing only three blocks from the Santa Fe depot.
 The building contains 100 rooms and has accommodations for 150 guests. i The hctel is run on the European plan, rooms $1.00 per day and upwards.
 The proprietor is Mr. George H. N. I4uhrs, wl4o built the Commercial in i 1857 and has since conducted it to the l entire satisfaction of his guests.
 Special attention Is given to com !! mercial travellers, there being large 1 sample rooms in he house MT. Luhrs | also owns livery stable, which he | runs in connection with the hotel
 There are @ large number of other i hotels and lodging houses.
 CLUBS.
 The Maricopa club has a large mem- ]ership and handsome quarters in the F4ctel Adams building. There is a comfortable reading room, spacious billiard room, card rooms, etc., and ar2e ball room and gymnasium.
 The customary cCJTteSics are extend 'd tG VlSCinS strangers. Mir. Walter Talbot is president MT Walter Bennett $ vice president and Mir. T. E. Dalton ecrctary.
 The Phoenix Athletic club is quar- cred in the Irvine block The officers Ire MT. Water Talbot. president; Mir. } N. Pratt, vice president, and Mr Y. N. Parish secretary.
 SECRET SOCIETIES.
 There are four lodges of the several egrees of Masonry-F and 4. M, loyal Arch. Knights Templar and GYSfic Shrine. fnl1r. nf Odl IFnlln,-r