The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-19
OPENS TO Big BUSINESS
DOORS OF BEAUTIFUL NEW Clay
POOL THROWN OPEN TO PUBLIC.
Col. w. w. shaw First to Register
and Governor Durbin N Guest-Msn-
ager Lawrence Congratulated.

to the public at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. and at that hour there was line OK
expectant guests in front Of the illinois,
street main entrance. Before that time.
however, a few fortunate ones had found
their way into the grand lobby through the
private Office of the contractor. and Col.
w. NJ. Shaw. the well-known railroad man,
who calls Cincinnati his home, but who has
lived in Indianapolis for many years.
walked UP to the desk at exactly $3.50
o'clock, shook hands with General Manager
Henry w. Lawrence and Chief Clerk Maur-
ice Cahill, and affixed his name on the
top lire of the first page of the first reg
lister spread upon the desk of the Claypool.
Colonel Shaw was furnished a handsome
gold-mounted fountain pen. with which 10
register, and after he had signed his name
he was told that he could keep the pen
as a souvenir OF the occasion. The colonel
was selected to head the register OF the
new hotel because he was one Of the oldest
patrons of the old Bates House. For thir-
ty-two years Colonel and Mrs. Shaw lived
at the Bates. and il was deemed especially
fitting that they should be the first guests
in the Claypool. They were assigned TO
Room &c.,
Jack Robr. who travels for a st. Louis
firm and makes Indianapolis his headquar-
tiers, was second on the register, and Ben
Bohn, of Cincinnati, was third. and then
the guests poured in as rapidly as the desk
force could handle them. BY o'clock
in the evening there had been some rs
arrivals, the names filling over seven pages
OF the register. Governor Winfield T. Dur
bin was one of the first score to register.
Maurice Cahin, chief clerk and Dan j.
Sullivan. mail clerk, who stood the last
watch at the old Bates, stood the first
watch in the Claypool. Mrs. Lawrence. the
wife OF the manager. unlocked and opened
| the doors TO the ladies' entrance on WASH
ington street.
| The lobby OF the hotel was crowded with
| in a few minutes after the doors had been
| opened. hundreds OF Indianapolis people
being on hands promptly for a first glimpse
OF the magnificent new hosiery. Their
| admiration of the arrangement, the magni-
| tude and appointments of the establishment
| knew no bounds. and as the whole building
| was open to their inspection they wandered
from apartment to apartment and from
| floor to floor, meeting with a succession or
| delightful surprises.
| There were several hundred guests for
| the first dinner in the American plan dining
| room last evening and both the general
/ cafe on the ground floor in the northeast
/ corner of the building, and the ladies' cafe.
on the second floor. did large business
/ former manager of the English cafe, Is the
| manager Of the Claypool cafes, and he
| had his arrangements well in hand. In
the American plan dining room John Nc
| Kinney Stewart, who was head waiter at
| the Bates for years and has been head
| waiter at the English during the construc-
| ton of the Claypool. looked after the
| guests. Manager Lawrence was here and
there. the busiest man in seven States. and
likewise the happiest. for everything moved
and hopes that have animated him for the
past five years.
THE FIRST DINNER.
The chef of the Claypool, II. p. Baron.
| Of Paris. won many admirers by his first
dinner. 1t was the conventional table d
hote dinner, but ii left little to be desired
in the culinary line, and the service was
excellent. The following is the menu;
Canapy D'Anchois.
| Cream of Chicken. la Refine.
| Green Turtle, aux Quenelles.
Sailed Almonds. Olives. East India Chutney.
| Kennebec Salmon. Sauce Richie.
Auguillettes d'Halibut, Sauce Aurora.
Potatoes. Duchesse.
Virginia Ham. praised, French Peas.
Minions of Beef. Martin.
| Vol au Vent of Sweetbreads. Toulouse.
| Croutes d'Apricots. au Kirsch.
Ribs Prime Beef, roasted. au Cresson.
Spring Lamb, roasted. Mint Sauce.
Asparagus. Hollandaise.
Garden Spinach; with Eggs.
| Punch Romano.
Mallard Duck, Fried Homny, Red Currant
Jelly.
Lobster Mayonnaise.
| Bavarian Cream.
| Cherry Pie. Assorted Cake.
| Vanilla Ice Cream
English Stilton Cheese.
| Coffee.
| Compete of Fruit. Figs. Nuts and Raisins
Mr.. Baron, after leaving Paris was che,
/ a a D0VOnehirp in on nd fov
the Duchess de Manzanede. in Madrid
| Since coming TO America he has been
identified with the WaldOrf-Astoria in
New York. and the Hotel Alcazar, at st
Augustine.