The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-13
N'ADOO PENS HOTEL JESTS.
ruF SIDE DOOR BOUNTY AND
CRFFNE-LAW son HIS SUBJECTS.
uanauetlnE Innkeepers Miss His Cor
poreal Presence and Gaze Sadly on
the silent Simeon Ford-Martin
tutIeton on Horrors OF Home llfe.

Merry as were the InctnpeIe Va wv 40"
vark city Hotel Association at their twenty
urth annual banquet. held in Delmonico's
at night. shadows lowered. They were
tba silenoes of Simeon Ford and William
NcAdoo. Mr. Ford was not on the toast
lst for he persisted in his retirement from
-,,hl,o sneakinR life He was there, now
ever and that was something Police
cornnissioner McAdoo was on the list,
hpt be did not come. lie sent letter,
however. and that was something.
II was the biggest banquet the assoda-
Hon ever had remark which Is duuiully
made land is usually true) every year.
Hotel men have knack Of appearing pros
rernus and when they gather at table
mo-, o,itshine one another in the radiance
~ earned increment, with badness on the
ode or course the hotel mems banquet
d,avr, other folk, too. There were Judges,
legislators, city officials and wine agents.
Al the speakers table were President
Washington l.. jacques. Justices McLaugh-
Mn Davis. Scott. Bischoh. Fitzgerald,
blanchard. Bowling, Hinsdale and Cowing
,rd ofher notables. The orchestra, promp-
,sd by some one with memory. played
.o,ne of the tunes Of long ago. When 1t
a
n applause and song from the banqueters'
Many who associated the song with Simeon
Tord's early after dinner attempts burst
into tears.
What with singing The Bowery and
other archaic things, it was late when the
sueeches began. {.
President jacques said, referring to the
Increase Of New York hotels, that IN hve
years the membership Of the local orsanl-
Eation would equal that OF the State Asso-
cation. He introduced James Il. breshn
as the proprietor OF two of the newest hotels
in the city, and the orchestra played we
won't 20 home till morning
These are great occasions, said MIR.
Breslin. Some people kick at the hotels
but at our annual banquet / never hear
kick
The Rev. Dr. W. n. Ryder Of Boston sug-
eested that as all political matters were
now settled at hotels the Capitol at Albany
was unnecessary and might as we'll be
sold.
-One might almost say he observed,
stbat YOU were the arbiters Of peace, and
that IL matters OF State we're left to the
decisions OF hotels our elections and polit-
icl. troubles would find easy adjustment.
We read under New York date line that
AT the Fifth Avenue Hotel it was decided
that Chaucey NJ. Depew will be elected
Senator.
Martin " Littleton, president OF the,
borough OF Brooklyn. was the chief speaker
OF the night. He did not sit at the speakers
table, but lust below it and right opposite
solemn Simeon. Mr.. Ford's whiskers and
Mr.. Iittletou's eair were the rouge ct NOR
Of the ball. NJ, Iittle'ou. beaInet ~ by
tie retired Mr.. Frrd, SAID in part:
Hotels are Gi Weed into two classee;
Il ose where people go to be seen and those
where they don't. These two classes have
two different ways Of serving meals; in
one the proprietor gets back the money
and the meal, and in the other he gets only
the money,
It was thought by wise men who make
our laws that if the influence of hotel life
could be thrown around an ordinary gin
mill wa would have one of two results
wa would either get rid Of the baneful
character Of the hotel or the demoralizing
character of the ginmill. In this we have
been sorely disappointed, for the worst OF
each Of these survived.
The future Of the American family in
the city will probably be spent IN hotels.
where also they will spend some OF their
money. Circumstances over which we
have no control are driving US out OF the
house and fiat into the hotel.
In the short space Of two years. owing TO
emergencies in my household. / have all
but learned four different languages There
vas time when | tried 10 make the other
fellow do the work and learn English, but
the despotism Of the pantry and kitchen has
IN la
after the return from some dinner where
delight 10 year English spoken you can tird
me with the German primer, the Swedish
eyntax and the Japanese dictionary pa
tently working my way up 10 position OF
YesDActability in nv household. ! get
my regular Thursday evenings out and am
allowed to receive company occasionally.
This last Christmas ! was grathed 20
note that none OF the expensive presents
which we're distributed among the. help
were returned, as was the custom hitherto.
The privilege Of having a front door key,
which was for time denied me. has been
restored and any Thursday night you can
find me out in the street heaving chunks
n the frozen snow against the chamber
window Of the baroness of the broom, en-
desvoring 10 have the chain removed so
that may get IN in time for breakfast.
OF course the hotel men had been looking
forward 10 a talk from Commissioner
MoAdoo. for they had received a bulletin
saving that he would speak on hotels ana
PROBABLY wo Id take up the Raines law
hotel question so they we're grieved when
President jacques read a letter from Mr.
McAdoo saving that he had a pressure Of
work and bad cold and couldn't attend.
The letter added:
hau cooked forward with pleasure TO
attending the dinner and it is a matter 81
sincere regret 70 me that | am not able
To do so ! know ! am breaking all the
traditions II the force. which would lead
one n suppose that no cop ever refused
a good side door invitation from q hotel
man
You hotel man have one advantage over
me- you have your critics in your power.
from bed to board. and when you black
il-t them along the line they had better
take TO the street. | do not even get
chance 10 club mine. or. at least, only at
rare intervals. while you can hammer
youTs into insensibility at any time with
he cd reliable bill-seven days stay.
In these days Of discord there is one
thing about the hotel that is noticeab bic.
Hotel seems TO spell harmony Apparently
hioodthirsty bankers who exchange letters
beginning respectively, You are a cur and
gentleman and You are liar and the
Lest fellow ] ever knew meet under the
roof Of one Of your gilded palaces and at
Egn from tho hotel man il is, How are you
Ion, old mani and, "Glad 10 see you.
Blu Come UP in a. and let US talk IL over. y
Who can estimate the soothing influence
Of the hotel on a 'frenzie1 civilization .?
New York has the best hotels in the world
and, II there are ADLER men and better