The sun., 1906-12-05
UPSTATE HOTEL MEN DINE.
NNE0N FORD \ SOLEMN AND
RELUS TINY TOASTJ 4STER.
Jsines the COnntrymen and Tells IN FrOut
by George BOidIS Example Archie
Baxter warns Them Against the Evils
Of Tipping Justice O'BriPn a Speaker.

BY George BOltlt's Example Archie
Baxter Warns Them against the Evils
Of Tipping Justice O'BriPn n Speaker.
Country botel keepers, members Of the
State Hotel Association, dincd at the Hotel
Astor last night with sim Ford and a
dozen kinds Of champagne on the side.
IL was the twentieth annual dinner of the
state Association and topped or their
annual meeting and election Of officers
yesterday afternoon.
Perhaps 25O members Of the association,
including Garry Benson Of Albany, owner
Of The Tub" and their friends sat down
to dinner in the Astor Gallery. With the
sepulchral MIR. Ford on the dias were former
. Supreme Court Justice Morgan J. o'Bren,
George G.. Boldt, Assemblyman james
, Rodgers, Owen Cassidy, Joe Bensnger,
Richard S. White. James s. Whipple, Col.
Archie Baxter of Elmra and James Aristides
Hatch, who made his first after dinner
. speech. Supreme Court Justice Victor y.
4 Bowling was among the guests.
President +. n Balm referred To the re-
cent death Of James II Breslin. to whose
/. memory the hotel men drank a silent toast
!, and then announced that Simeon Ford had
consented reluctantly to act az toast master.
A large man with a rubiound face laughed
noisily and the diners made il unanimous
Mr. Ford said he had received a number
, of congratulatory letters from prominent
men, but unfortunately he had left his
spectacles at home and couldn't read them.
; Among these communicatlons, sald
Mr.. Ford, "was one from GOV: Higgins,
a very polite letter, dare say. lLaughter.
"A toastrnaster.' ooLtinued the hon.
Sim, SIS Painful necessity. He is usually
self-luhrioating, with an lngrown mte lie &C
( and a loose hung jaw. | have been hon
sored at many banque t., toastmsster--t thank
God-at very few. / intend tonight to
! reverse the usual order and give some of
/, these speakers who are sitting around here
sweating blood chance.
Il am glad to see 70 many worthy country
men present. | sprang from the country
/; myself-as quickly as | could. iLaug hter.l
Why even George {. Bollt was poor
country hotel keeper once.
~The f-st speaker II one that we have
brought re at great cNTense through
Garry Fen on. Garry, you know, keeps
Turkish bath We poor devils make our
/ living by the sweat Of oar brow. Garry
! makes his by the sweat OF somebody else's
. brow. He sells them rum. boils them out
again. sells them more rum and SO on ad
, 1nfinitum."
Col. Archie Ravter iollied the hotel men
until somebody shouted. You're all right,
old boy, and then Col, Archie switched to
giving advice.
Nov a'word about the tipping svstem.'
he said 1T is the one nuisance in your
well ordered hotels. ] suppose there is no
help for il, as the guest would get no help
without IT, The hotel man who puts an
Y end to 1t will be a real hero. A friend and |
were at Wiesbaden, Germany, not 80 long
ago When IL came time 10 leave my friend
said he would give no tips, sand be was
oonsc:entiously opposed To it as matter
of principle.
n string OF walters. ehambermaidS. hunkeys
pf all kinds lined upin a row, hands out--al
smiling like pleased cats. l let my friend
20 first He went past the line with his
head up ana eyes straight to the front,
clear out Of the door. The look Of amaze
men scorn. Indignation and contempt
that those hotel servants put on was SIM
ply Understandable. | settled, Laughter
Rather than not have given up would have
come home steerage and walked all the
way to Elma" Laughter
Col. Baxter told the hotel meu that the
way to be succeesful was to have the glad
band out always and never wear anything
but an amiabIe face. Just be a good
fellow" said the Colonel, and it will mako
money for you
James A. Hatch spoke at length Of the
pleasant mature Of the gathering. While
he was among the youngest men at the
speakers table. he doubted if there was
anyone more appreciative Of the honor.
Simeon Ford introduced George &. Boldt
as the king OF hosts, saying that If he had
his life to live over DO would be Mr.. Boldt's
adopted son.
do you love this old mani" he said.
pointing 10 the next speaker.
Mr. Boldt SAID hat before his advent In
fhe hotel business in New York city
women unaccompanied could not he served
He told Of being IN n fashionable hotel
and seeing two women without escorts re-
fused accommodation. His wife was pres
ent at the time She told him that If he
was ever guilty of the same thing he
fwouldn't be on speaking terms with his
better half Mr. Boldt said he pevcr gave
his wife offence on that score.
Mr.. Ford retorted by saying that he was
accommodating unaccompanied women at
his hotel when Mr.. Boidt was running
about the Harty mountains wearing wooden
shoes.
At the business n'eeting Of the association
In the afternoon at the Waldorf r. ". Balm
was reelected president G. A. Farnum vice
president and Garrett J. Benson secretary.
George W. Sweeney, proprietor of the NaTl-
borough, was elected treasurer.