Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-27
HOLIDAY GUESTS
THRONG HOTELS
RUSH OF DINERS SURPRISES
EXPECTATIONS
LEADING HosTELRIEs MAKE
GREAT PREPARATIONS
Thousands Take Their Thanksgiving
Meal Out and Enjoy the Sump=
tuous Fares Provided by
Noted Bonifaces

Every hotel in Los Angeles made eX-
ceptional preparations to accommodate
the expected rush of diners-out yester-
day. The expectations were fulfilled,
Tor each beflowered and handsomely
wreathed dining room was filled lmme-
diately after the opening of the broad
doors leading to the rooms where the
name of his majesty, King Turkey,
was printed in the blacklist of/black-
faced type on the menu cards
At some of the hotels dinner began
at $50 o'clock and from that hour
until 3 automobiles, carriages and
street cars deposited thousands of per-
sons in front of the different hostel
ries. Only one of the leading hotels
experienced any difficulty in caring for
the guests. This was the Angelus,
which, on account of the restricted dim
ing room space, resulting from the
abandonment of the accommodations
upstairs, depended entirely upon the
grill. Few persons, however, We're
compelled to seek other places where
the Thanksgiving appetite could be
satisfied Dinner was served at the
Angelus from to o'clock.
At the Alexandria elaborate prepara-
tions were made to accommodate the
large crowd of local visitors. The din
ing room was beautifully decorated with
floral wreaths, stringerS and palms.
and the menu was one of the finest ever
furnished at the hotel at a Thanksgiv-
ing day dinner
At the Lankershim and Van Mugs
most of the tables had been reserved
far in advance. The dinner at the for
mer lasted from 5:30 until o'clock
and at the latter from to 9. Through
out this time the dining rooms at the
respective hotels were crowded.
Most of the tables at the Westmins-
ter were reserved in advance. Dinner
was served from 6 to $50 o'clock, and
one of the largest crowds ever seen at
zhis house partook of the splendid
menu.
AT the Hayward luncheon was merged
into dinner, the hours when guests
were accommodated being from 11:90 to
$50. During that time many hundreds
of persons visited the. beautifully deco
rated cafe.
Prominent Names Noted
Among the most prominent guests at
Los Angeles hotels yesterday were the
following:
At the Alexandria-C. B. Cushman,
Springfield, Mass; E. E. Drew and e.
E. Rhodes, Newark, N. ].
AT the Hayward-C. T. Comerford
and T. E. Mahoney, insurance men of
ST. Louis, Allan DdHIOTlHt d piolCS-
sional man of Harvard, Mass; J. NJ.
DAILY Pacific coast representative of
the Scranton Ice company, and H. q.
Wiseman and wife, Philadelphia.
At the Van Nuys-Wallace James,
manager for Louis James; F. Y. Brun-
ner, manager for Rose Stahl in the
Chorus Girl: James Clark, a mining
man of Arroyo Grande; Paul P. Hast
ings, a mining man of Prescott, Ariz.;
J. H. Ballantine, wealthy Newark,
n. j., citizen, and F. ]. O'Brien, bond
broker of Tucson.
At the Angelus-Gen. c. r. Murray
head of an extensive rubber company
Trenton, N. J., and his secretary, Per-
cival Stern, New Orleans: w. c. Moore,
a mining man of Las Vegas, N. M;
Attorney James e. Wadham and
George b. Keith, real estate man, San
Diego.
At the Westminster-J. Clark Hite,
broker and capitalist of Philadelphia;
c. c. Lamping, well known business
man of Kansas City; M. c. Hall and
daughter, and Mrs. A. E. Mcclure of
Cleveland, Ohio. who have taken apart
ments at the Westminster for the win
ter.