Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-21
AT THE HOTELS

A farewell dinner was given last
night at the Alexandria hotel by Her
man Ridder, editor of the New York
Stats Zeitung, to some Of his friends
Although there were only fifteen covers,
the dinner, set pieces and table deco
rations have seldom been excelled In
Los Angeles.
Among the set pieces was a huge
printing press Of the old Ben Franklin
type, made of white CONNECTION, with
the words New York Stats Zeitung
lettered on the front. Two huge pieces
were made of solid cakes of Ice one OF
which was carved into a full-rigged
ship and the other shaped into baS-
ket from which the caviar was served.
A statue of liberty, made out or striped
candy, was another piece which
brought forth comment. They were all
the work of Charles A. Frey, chef OF
the Alexandria.
Mr.. Riders guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster Coates, Miss Coates, Mrs.
Tscheppe of Whittier, J. B. Elliott, r.
H. Leech, Judge and Mrs. e. B. Amend,
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Amend, Miss
Amend and V. f. and j. e. Ridder.
Mr.. Ridder will leave today for the
Yellowstone and then go to Lincoln to
visit William J. Bryan. He will be
identified with the Bryan-Kern cam
paign, and will return to Los Angeles
in October and speak here for the DEM
ocratic cause. He will also speak in
San Francisco and probably in Port
land and Seattle.
I'D. Winter, mining man of Nome.
Alaska, is at the Lankershim.
Dan O'Leary of New York is staying
at the Angelus.
Charles t. Leeds of the United States
army and Mrs. Leeds are at the Van
Mugs.
J.L. B. Alexander of Phoenix, United
States district attorney, is at the Alex
andria.
H. Moon Stephens of Berkeley. state
commissioner of insurance, is at the
Alexandria.
Fletcher M. Doane of Tombstone, as
sociate justice of the supreme court Of
Arizona, is at the Hollenbeck.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. 7. Carney of Gold
field are at the Lankershim. Mr.. Car
ney is prominent mining man.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Mcdonald of
Buffalo are at the Angelus. Mr.. Nc
Donald is prominent business man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bogel of Prescott,
Ariz., are at the Westminster Mr.
Bogel has mining interests in Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger T. Edwards Of
Saticoy and Miss f. M. Edwards of
Santa Barbara are staying at the Van
Mugs.
James d. Phelan, former mayor of
San Francisco, is staying at the Alex
andria. He attended the banquet of
the life underwriters at the Hotel Vir-
ginia last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Kennedy of
Buffalo are at the Angelus. Mr.. Ken
nedy is president of the board Of alder
men of that city.
Eaton G. Washington, day clerk at
the Lankershim, will leave for San
francisco September to take posi-
ton in the Arlington hotel there.
Twenty one members of the Bach
elors' club held their first banquet at
the Westminster last night The club
is composed of young unmarried men
between the ages of 10 and 80
Commander James H. Bull of the
United States navy, Mrs. Bull of San
ia Barbara and Miss Margery and Will
fred d. Bull are at the Alexandria.
They will leave soon tor two years
trip abroad.
j. S. Williams of Denver and George
Custer of ST. Louis are staying at the
Westminster They are Well known
real estate men and are looking about
the city with view to future invest
ments.