New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
HOTEL MEN CELEBRATE.
Sail around City, Elect Officers and
Eat Dinner.

After q business session at the Hotel Manhattan
Yesterday the Hotel Mems Mutual Beneht Asso-
citation of the United States and Canada began
it's tour Of sightseeing by taking sail around the
harbor In the evening they went 70 dinner al
the Waldorf. To-day the members VIII assemole
at Union Square and Seventeenth-st. Tor speciai
entertainment, and will then make trip 10 Luna
Park in automobiles. where dinner will be served
at o'clock.
George w. Sweeney. OF the Victoria. president OF
the benefit association, called the delegates 10 order
Yesterday morning. T. K. Blatchford. the secre-
tary-treasurer then read his report 1t showed
1877 members in good standing. $4,000 In the bank,
and a record of s56S,746 disbursements. The gold
watch prize offered for the member bringing in the
greatest number of members last year went
TO c. W. Parker. OF the New-England Hotel. or
Boston. His record was thirty-three.
Invitations for the next convention were received
from New-Orleans. Portland and milwaukee, II
was decided to let the executive COMMITTEES decide
on time and place. George W. Sweeney was re-
elected president and j. X Blatchford secretary
treasurer Frank P. Ewing OF the Savoy Hotel, OF
Kansas City, was elected vice-president and the
entire executive committee reelected. The
register OF the convention showed 40 delegates
present
At . o'clock yesterday afternoon the members Of
the association assembled at West Twenty-second-
St and the North River and embarked for their
sail Shortly before they started the reboat George
B. Mcclellan tied I'D at the pier. and after Fire
Chief Croker went aboard she steamed up the
North River ana awaited the noteI men at q point
above Grants. tomb where she gave fire drill
exhibition. using all her MOBILES.
George W. Sweeney presided last night at the
twenty-hfth annual dinner given at the Waldorf
Astoria. He introduced J. H Breslin as toastmas-
ter The first speaker introduced by Mr.. Bresln
was Charles V. FOrnes. president OF the Board OF
Aldermen who welcomed the hotel men 10 the city.
Ex-Justice Julius NJ. Mayer. said that since leaving
the bench he had become hotel man himself. hav
ing been appointed take charge OF a hotel It
stin In bankruptcy he said
The Rev c. L. living. OF Brooklyn, was the next
speaker He said in part:
The city has grown since you were here as guests
of YOUR New-York brethren grown greater in every
and population in its broadness of thought and in
its welcome TO all who come to it. It Is to-day the
city in all the big world. The hotel men OF New
York have done much as. II not more than any
about IL Is that We have our tigers. our bulls
and our bears. but they never harm anybody but
buck against them. you may realize that the cOndi-
ton of the shorn lamb is not always desirable.
The menu follows:
Clovisses de Mahons.
Potags de sante.
ToFtue Verte Claire
Raids Olives. Ceeri. AmandOs saIees
Truite Savage ! Ia Meunlsre.
FaTcies ConcombTes.
Couronns Go veau Jambon Champignons
Frais.
Care dAsneau du Printemps Casserole
Pommes de Terre. Parisienne ~ -. E.
Asperges vertes NouveEes Hollandaise.
Chaudfroid de P1geonneau-
Salade Romaine.
cs,..u, F Iaise,,. au Parfait- t,ror,av,
Cafe. LiqueUrs. Apollinaris.