New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
HOTEL MEN H4VE LAUGHS
Humorous Speeches EflliUen the
Annual Dinner of BOnifGces.

-rrA tuentv-afth annual dinner Of the Hotel As
rociation Of New-York, was held last night at
Delmonicos. Five hundred hotel men ana their
guests including jurists, politicians, hnanciers'
writer's and men IN other walks OF life. sat down
10 the feast. The menu was an elaborate affair
containing quotations from Homer, Horace and
Shakespeare.
Lanes II. Rreslin OF the Gilsey House, acted
ms toastmaster. and seated the guests table
with him were Justices Mclaughlin, GidersleeVe.
r4tzserald, Bischon, Blanchard, Scott amend
Davis Cireenbaum. Recorder Golf, Justice Mayer
DEPUTY Police Commissioner Cowan, County Clerk
5Iamilton Charles Y. Fornes. president OF the
Board Of Aldermen; Il. II. Nreeland, P. +. Murphy
and Simeon Ford. Among others present were
Postmaster Cornelius Van Colt, Health Co.nIns-
sioner Thomas Darlington. George Il Daniels the
Rev Dr. Thwing. and nearly al the MOTEL men IN
Justice Mayer, the first speaker. said IN part;
No longer does the hotel clerk wear the diamond
are nov the proud possessions of the head waiter.
no longer does the proprietor !hgt 500 nd bnt II
your manners are agreeable the cher may enter
tain you on leisure afternoon
He was followed by Simeon Ford. who, as usual
kept his audience IN roar. He said:
We are suffering from undigested hotels Some
day they may all be filed, but the balance OF the
The csDifaiist with farseeng sagacity argues
that if the Waldorf can make a million year ten
they viii have to start a hatchery and hatch out
We certainly have had very camp season in
sity is the banner winter resort and We now boldly
assert that il Is unriyalled a watering place.
There are two very dangerous gangs OF men , low
at large in the city TO which We can TIE attentl4In
around the Grand Central Station and are called
6 0SnGo nroTs about the lower end Of tie city and
we call them fnanciers The one gathers m me me
hayseees and jayhaTks ana Inc o'leF taxes IN ai
And the hotel helP are getting together her and
ample Of the other working people who are now
things-for the walking delesate-3and they. have
shown the poor &c Seefb at hWefty day than
get steady eInploym1e2gtt at Gye b.o,e+ INV oil
yer anniversary, why should We repne?
wouldn't it be nice & the public would celebrate
ware Of which they have relieved Us during the
last deoade7
Pr. Murphy also made speech that made his
hearers chuckle. saying:
the arts and sciences iG that a have have
was comparatively unknown TO the Greeks and
Romans but which tq-day mas reacneo us acme acme
men. II is the science which teaches how TO get
guest the least possible amount OF cost TO the
ose Of the great fruits Of this science is forcing
the guest pay the wages OF the hotel help and
a.r Is that tBe pubic imagine they are doing II CT
their own free will-under the name OF gratuites
This tipping system was created by way Of fur
= guieless public and there is something slyly
ssf5riCal about the institution when reflect that
The word tip is abbrevistion ann was originally
called T l. p the initial letters Of three words
ITO insure promptness
H H Vreeland injected serious vein into the
speaking by the following remarks transporta-
ton:
Frequently OF nights. as sit pondering plans for
the abolition OF hanging straps and the furnishing
OF one complete seat with each hve-cent fare,
think OF you gentlemen. who sit smoking cigars
and contemplating vacancy, sometimes whole floors
CT il and envy you your happy lot.
TRANSPORTATION Is eInineDty practical problem
how practical will be realized by any who
observes q line OF twenty thirty streetcars
blocked by broken truck which has fallen athwart
the tracks. II this single cause OF delay our
tracks IN front OF that should be kept moving
at a constant rate-if this OF trouble
could be avoided should be able to many
more cars than under present circumstances there
1s room for.
we have made repeated efforts to induce the city
government 20 enforce existing ordinances against
impeding OF streetcar traffic and 10 adopt
tain highway rules. the enforcement OF which
would be highly useful. but such effort has
awaited Those who want 10 better conditions Of
transportation should address themselves. not SO
much to the streetcar management which is doing
the best that be done. bat the Board OF
Aldermen and Police headquarters where there IS
q chance 70 accomplish practical reform.
Mr.. Beck conC&Sted tie difference between q
century ago. when Or. Franklin and John Adams
were obliged on q Journey to Amboy TO sleep in
bed In an I'm at New-Bruns wick in a room
speRdor of the average New-Yorlk hotel.