New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
HOTEL MEN DINE.
MANY FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY ENTERTAINED BY THE
NETWORK ASSOCIATION.

The twentv-third annual dinner of the Hotel AS
sociation OF New-York took place at Deimonleos
last night Nearly five hundred hotel men from
various parts OF the country were present Inc
dining hall was decorated and behind the dais the
monogram of the association was shown IN red and
blue electric lights. draped with American nass Al
the guests table sat Charles V. Fornes. Presidenf
of the Board OF Aldermen: Simeon Ford. presidents
of the association: encouragement John S. Wise,
Justice Morgan J. O'Brien. Justice James a.
Blanchard, Justice James A OGorman. the Rev
DR.. G. r. Van De Water, Justice H. A GildersIeeve
Job E. Hedges. Lee Fairchild. Justice James Fttz-
gerald and H. H. Brockway. James H. Breslin
acted as POSTMASTER The first speaker was Simeon
Ford He said in part:
In the twenty-three years of our existence we
have seen many political upSess we enas nave co SSS
in, and We have rejoiced. We have seen the good
and we have reoced 'n s more We hope the
new people will have time to clean up the city be-
different parties accomplish Something for good;
good. and some are caught with the goods on
in the world; We have more hotels than London.
PaTS and Berlin r Go%bIed There re a5s rt twice Were as
year ago. and tn they are being put up Oy the Dozen
/ refer only to the legitimate hotels. don't
count the so-caied Ranes law hotels.
But HG do1 ike the TST aM which % permits
saloon to convert itself into hotel by the use Of
sandwich. Hotel keeping is dignifed and honor
dDle Gaining requiring brains, experience Cdpl-
tai A hotel is designated as place Wherg IaV-
ellcrs lodging. food and drink Thanks
to the Raines law, have hundreds OF places in
New-York, masquerading as hotels, where no trav-
made solely for the purpose OF evadlng the law
Why call them hotels? AS well call Al Adams's
place savings bank or some OF the Tenderloin
resorts young ladies' seminary. admire the
courage of Bishop Potter and DR.. Rainsford and
some other bold spirits who come out honestly and
say; Let the saloons stay open some hours on
staying open all hours Sunday, as now. under
the cloak OF hypocrisy. pretending 70 De what they
are not-hotels.' Why call them hotels? Why not
call spade spade? rose by any other name
The Rev. DR.. Van De Water the speak
His speech filed with references to the
Raines law hotels. He said in part:
There are hotels and hotels; hotels that really
reign supreme. and the hotel that rains, and it
dreariest sort at that
You fellows will have to look out for your laures.
On the one hand you are building palaces for
hotels and. the other hand. coHmonest grog
geries claiming your oldtime hOnored title 1t
would be good thing for you TO get copyright
or it, so that it would cease to be perverted
Now, by far the greater number OF hotels in this
metropolis, IL not In the State. are places where
the bar is the most conspicuous article OF furni-
ture. where the restaurant supplies nothing but
pretZel ana a sandwich and where the patron Is
supposed to do nothing but stand up and drink
To ask for bed in such places would be equiva-
lent 10 forfeiture OF ones reputation for mo-
fashioned hotel and SiShS for the time when the
honorable term shall no longer De msapptied
il now is. when associated with places at the best
dangerous and at the worst iniquitous.
DR.. Van De Water followed by John 5. Wise
End Lee Fairchid. the Republican -spebinder,"
who related a number of funny incidents in his
hotel experiences. which ranged from Maine
California. Job E. Hedges was the last speaker.