The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-10
NEW. JEFFERSON
NOW FULLY Open.
City's Luxurious and Commodi-
Gus Hostelry Begins Most
Auspiciously.
ENTIRE STRUCTURE is IN USE
All the 400 Rooms, Dining-Rooms
and All Departments
Running.
ENTIRE STRUCTURE is IN USE

Though nominally opened on Mon
day last, the real opening of the Jeh.r-
son Hotel will begin to-day, oil the |
guest-rooms being ready for occu-
pancy to-day for the first time. The
hotel is not yet fully complete. but is
in excellent running order The work
yet to be done being chiefly the con-
struction Of ratings and grill work
and ornate interior touches. The raths-
keller in the basement, which has
seating capacity of about 800, Is not
yet opened, but Will be completed al
quickly as possible, and utilized IN
feeding tho throngs of guests expect
cd here during tho latter portion Of
this month and the month Of Juno
The dining-rooms, on the second floor
overlooking Main Street, haze seat
ing capacity of about zoo persons,
making a total seating capacity OF
dining-rooms and rathskeller Of about
500 people. Tho hotel will be oper-
ated strictly on the European plan.
save that personally conducted tourist
parties and assemblages, such as the
sponsors and maids of honor ut the
Confederate Reunion viii be- accom-
n1odated on the American plan. Tie
number of sponsors and maids is
eighty eight, and about fifty other Of
fcials and attaches of the reunion Will
be quartered at the Jefferson, as will
also be the maids and sponsors.
Concerts Every Evening.
Evening concerts are given daily by
an excellent orchestra, directed by AIR.
Henry q. Rees. tho orchestra being
stationed on a balcony overlooking the
main salon. The gallery overlooking
the salon is thronged with ladies and
gentlemen during these concerts. tie
comfortable willow rockers being de-
lightful. These seats give Il fae view
OF tho moving scene in the salon be-
low.
The management has devoted coll
siderable space on the sixth floor to
samplo-rooms for commercial men, p"o-
viding excellent facilities for the dis
play of their goods All the gucrt
rooms have access to baths, and In
many private baths and toilets are
provided. Every room in tho house
has telephone connection with the
Richmond exchange. and with the long
distance lines of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Call bells for messengers are also OF
convenient access to all.
Full Executive Force.
The clerical and executive force of
the hotel has now been completed, and
is as follows: Manager, Mr.. f. M. Fry,
Chief Clerk, Mr.. ]. NJ. Booker; Cashiors,
Messrs. r. T.. Stone and Hunter Nc
CURE Bigger; Room Clerk. Mr.. Norris
Watts: Night Clerk. Mr. w. i. Qualo;
Auditor, Mr.. O. +. Weisiger.
Several Of these are Of tho staff
| Of tho old jefferson, including Manager
Try, lhr. Booker and Mr.. Shore. Mr..
| Watts has long been with the hotol,
! and Ia ono of tho most popular hotel
| men in tho city, having made many
| friends during his residence hero. lie
| was formerly connected with the
Greonbrior White Sulphur Springs Ho
| tel and with several others. Mr.. Big
| ger is q Rlchmonder who has for the
| past fifteen years been an attache OF
| tho best hostelrias In the South, Nj.
| Qualo comes from New York, and has
had large experience In hotel VOL Is
I Tho others are all widely known and
| esteemed
| Many reservations ore already made
| for rooms by persons who Will attcnc
| tho gatherings scheduled 70" tho COM
Ing fortnight. A large party OF Coo
NAL Damoy arrived hero last night from
day and possibly Saturday here, O1
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nurses
attending tho nurses convention. vii
DO hore, and during tho remainder o
, the week tho vanguard and main bod!
of tho Southern Baptist hosts VII
como.
: All OF the 400 guest-rooms are noN
available for use, and tho great din
, Ing room Is open, as are the prlva :
r dining rooms. Tho palm court Id
] been restored to its old condition.
! lndieg billiard and poolroom Is to b
fitted up cast of the palm court.
+ Quarters for Travellers.
Altogether tho Jefferson combine
everything requisite to the comfort an
u taste of patrons. and even luxury ca
Y bo had by those desiring any NOR
= than the elegant general accommoda
! tions. The rates (European) are sl.5
:. per day and upward for commerce.
s travelling men. and So per day an
above for others Special prices al
:, offered for suites of rooms and ~
!. guests remaining for consldcrnb'
: length Of timo.
: Although the hotel opened too la'
: to accommodate the tide OF Wurl'
travel from Florida and the Carolina