New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-12
HOTEL MEN MERRY.
Feast of Wit and VsctuaLs at annual
Dinner.

The Astor Gallery of the waldorf-Astoria Hotel
of splendor last night at the dinner
given by the Hotel Association of New-York CITY.
President Boldt in opening spoke briefly, bidding
the guests welcome and expressing regret at the
absence of James H. Bresln account of Illness.
He then introduced Simeon Ford as POSTMASTER.
which Office had been originally assigned Mr..
Breslin
The speakers included George A. Post, John w.
Griggs and Joseph A. Lawson. They no less
in favor than the POSTMASTER when their names
had been announced.
Mr.. Ford's speech included these remarks on the
hotel business
I own a painting which represents ar inn of the
olden days. A traveller has just arrived on horse
back and the landlord, all smiles, is hastily don
ming a clean apron as he approaches to greet ms
'Ho. catiff, your sunniest chamber and bottle OF
sack"
Very naughty and arrogant the traveller. Very
It's funny what a difference just few years
what would to Fo5 the sunni
est chamber and bottle OF sack!
He might not get the sunniest chamber he sure
would get the sack.
Mr. Ford wound up by calling upon the Mayor
to make a little speech. The Mayor caught the
humor OF the situation and said
don't really know how happen to be here my
self. I'm like little Cobb, in the Senate VINO dian
thought 1 was expected long time ago. but both
But d to be serious The hotels are the Their
mometers of the country. Bad hotels. badly kept
site conditions indicative of the highest plane
of civilization. AS New-York has the best hotels
in the world it naturally follows that we are on
the world than the Hotel Mems Association. But
you have not yet come to me. Yesterday com
myself and Governor Higgins to look into matters
concerning the protected exposition or w9r and 1 9
ported. want the views OF the hotel men on TINS
subject for there none better Qualhed 10 know
You know that am going to be Mayor for four
years more, and have great burden 10 carry on
my zsn mqs an haze o KEEP Gdw
Of New-York want. I want your suggestions You
come to the City Hall and will guarantee to see
you.
Mr.. Post said in part
Hotel men of New-York. salute you! You are
noble band, but you come high. 7 am much obliged
to have f bs Gg even y p and ali necessity for
should love to bask in the sunshine of your society
and occupy your best rooms and have tables
marked Reserved for me; But as Mr.. Ha TI.
yet" For yet a little while 1 will content myself
with listening acquaintance with the head por-
firtatious nod at the head waiter
As stand in the presence Of this aggregation OF
which may prove to be an inspiration and solve
the public and the legislative minds Of our land
refer to the rebate question; Our President Is
their abolition, and almost everybody is red In the
face about the iniquty thereof Railway mag.
they seem to sit supine Ny possibly great thought
the s hotel proprietors Of New-York city and let
them handle the subject. They would approach II
ine Of f'g giving s things u back hotel
give rebate? Not on your life! Iheirs Is a ira
all that it will bear and they never cut rates.
up e b t5aG man ang the ddror 1e %
pers will be as clay in the hands Of the modeller.