The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-14
BlatChford Reelected
Secretary and
Treasurer.

BY a unanimous vote Jerome II.
Joyce, proprietor Of the Hotel Joyce, of
Baltimore, was this afternoon elected
president Of the National Hotel Mems
Mutual Benefit Association now in an
nual session in this city. The election
Of Mr.. Joyce was followed by shat of
n A. Court, of the Chittenden Hotel,
Columbus. Ohio. as first vice president,
and ]. X. Blatchford, of Chicago. as
secretary. Mr.. Blatchford has been sec
rotary and treasurer Of the association
for a number OF years. ana his re-eIec-
ton this morning was followed by three
ringing cheers from the several hun
dred delegates at the convention hail in
the New Willard
He responded to the compliment in a
speech. Besides the election of officers
the session today. which lasted for only
two hours, from II TO 1 o'clock. and is
the only business meeting of the assO-
citation during its four days stay here,
was consumed in the reading Of reports
and routine matters. Immediately on
adjournment the delegates left for the
Arlington, where a buffet luncheon was
| served at 100. followed by a reception
at the White House by President Roose-
welt at 2:30.
Jerome H. Joyce. the newly elected
president who succeeds President James
H. Bowker, Of Meriden. Conn, is one
of the most widely known hotel men
Of Maryland and the entire country. His
name was presented to the convention
by President John T. Devine. of the
! Washington Hotel Mems Association,
and the nomination was in turn second
| ed by several members of the Maryland
delegation Mr. Joyce IS president of
the Maryland Hotel Mems Association
He has virtually been a hotel man since
boyhood. his father having been owner
and proprietor Of the Joyce House in
Baltimore for many years prior to HIS
death.
He was succeeded in management by
his son, the present proprietor, who has
made this hosiery one Of the most noted
Of that city.
In a speech of acceptance Mr.. joyce
promised his best efforts toward the
furtherance Of the interests of the as
ISOLATION during his tenure Of office. and
followed the precedent set by former
presidents in offering a handsome gold
watch to the member Of the association
bringing in the greatest number of new
members during the present year
Blatchford's Election Conceded.
n. A. Court the newly elected vice
president, has for seven years been
proprietor of the Chittcnden Hotel. of
Columbus, Ohio, prior to which time he
was manager and owner of the Norman
die, of the same city. He still retains
ownership &C the latter hotel. Secre-
tary BlatchfOrd's election was conceded.
he having filled that position to the en-
tire satisfaction of the national party,
as was evidenced by the fiattering re-
ception he received today.
Following the election Of the three
principal officials of the association. the
other officers were elected as follow. all
of the nominations being practically
without opposition:
Board o. Observation-Disclosures. W. II.
North, Bellevue, Chicago; Frank Up
ham, Victoria, Chicago; George W.
Reynolds. The Virginia. Chicago (suc-
Ceedlng NJ A Loring. of the same city,
now dead; E. s. Pinney. Chicago,
George A. Lougee. KimbaIl, Atlanta;
John c. Roth. Auditorium Hotel and
Great Northern Hotel. Chicago; Henry
J. BOhn. publisher Hotel World, Chi
cago; F, W. Rice, editor National Hotel
Reporter. Chicago
The auxiliary directors were named, as
follows: For New York State-E NJ
Tierney, Of the Marlborough, New
York; New England States-Oliver J.
Pelren, Eagle Hotel, Concord. y. H:
Middle States-Louis Setback. Setback
Hotel, Louisville, KY; Northwestern
States-A- L. Severance. Hotel Pfster.
Milwaukee. Wis; Western States-WiI-
liam G. King, Butler Hotel, Seattle,