Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-15
-DINE AS DINNER
MAKERS SHOULD
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT MEN
MEET AT LEWIS
ASSOCIATION HOLDS INITIAL
ANNUAL BANQUET
Well Known Caterers and Leading
Citizens and Officials Respond
Happily to Long List
of Toasts

| Fully a hundred members of the
Hotel and Restaurant Mems associa-
| ton of Los Angeles assembled at Al.
LeVy's cafe last night, discussed ques-
| tions of interest to their organization
and reviewed the part played by their
| profession in building up Los Angeles
and California.
Although only organized a year the
association has accomplished wonders
by bringing about unity of effort. This
was the first annual banquet of the as
ISOLATION. 1t was given in the largest
banquet room of Al. Levy's cafe, and
a summer house, draped in garlands,
banked with hot house plants, palms
and dwarf trees, and agloW with warm
colored lights, covered and surrounded
| the two parallel tables.
Hand lettered place cards marked
the seats reserved for each member
and guest. Hastily engraved menus
gave the long list of choice delicacies.
Al Levy sat at the speakers table at
the head of the room.
President Al Levy, first chairman of
the new organization, called the meet
ing to order and introduced the toast
master of the evening, John S. Mitchell
of the Hollenbeck. The spirit of the
gathering was tersely expressed by Mr..
Mitchell, who said: "This is strictly a
love feast. We, the hotel and restau-
itillL IlGll VI l4OS kAltSCltfaJ nave IlO
to grind. We must organize, not for
aggressive purposes, but to protect our
selves and promote our common in
terests."
Responding to the toast, California"
Mayor Harper briefly described the part
played by hotel men and restaurant
keepers in building up Los Angeles and
the surrounding country.
THE Hotel Man was the subject of
Interesting ri NHalfpt-
mond. M. L. Godfrey, the well known
restaurant keeper, responded to 1.-THE
Restaurant Man" and Reuben w. Drom-
gold to Los Angeles City Govern
ment'
III. and r. Men as Employers" was
treated by Felix Zeehandelaar, who was
followed by Edward T. Naples, editor
of the Hotel Register, on the subject of
THE San Francisco Hotel Mems Asso-
citation" George H. Stewart, president
of the chamber of commerce, spoke on
Crops of Southern California"
List of Those Present
H. D. Clark. B. Boyer, Il. Healy. A. Green,
George Tomicich, W. c. Brode, j Bonst, c. ].
Corwln, ]. d. Tucker Theodore Pascoe, ]. W.
Dowder, c. D. Snead, Pamo Zaspodnetich,
George Parnerich, V. Sharich S. Gaspadwitch,
James Dood, Morgan r. Ross, S. J. Whitmare,
Charles A. Stuenk, H. c. Fryman, W. P.
Traman, r. G. Wells, J. Foster, George F.
Barlow, j. E. Dune, L. Wolfe, A G. Star
key, T. A. Lee. Lawrence Holmes, Guy X.
Woodward, Mayor Harper, W. H. Salwan,
Walter Raymond, I. ]. Nicholson. R. A.
Green, John S. Mitchell, H II. Yonsin, Frank
A Miller, Edward T. Naples, E. w. Cason,
A. C. LOOMS, ]. D. Minister, ]. H. Holiness w.
C. Brode Paul Kerkow. A. Conrey, John
swers, John e. Buick, James r. Grawn, John
Patterson, James Wilson, Henry Lyon, J.
NJ. Hainmant, William l.. Winans, w. r.
Davis, NJ. l.. Godfrey George H. Stewart,
Frank Virgins. E. G. Fulton, f. q. zeehaude-
laar, H. NJ. NJ. Toy, H. W Alden, T. p.
Hart John ]. Lonergan, c. w. Lyle, o. P.
Paulson. E. c. Fitch, r. f. Toulsey. M. Ham
on, J. M. Schneider w. B. Corwin G. Ache,
T. S. Jones' Frank Nein, R. w. Dromgold,
D. T. Hart, Phil Matachan, jr.