Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
HOSPITAL DAY
HUGE SUCCESS
SOCIETY GIVES AWAY MONEY
WITH LAVISH HAND
MARYLAND HOTEL FETE BRINGS
LARGE SUM FOR CHARITY
Women Manage Hosiery Throughout
the Day with Marked Ability,
Especially in Role of
Cash Takers

the doorkeeper a little change, found a
bellskip waiting, handed her some
change, and so on down the line.
1t is safe to say that the proceeds will
amount to at least $500. How much
more they will go the committee, with
Mrs. Robert j. Burdette at its head,
dare not estimate: in fact, will not esti
mate at all; but it is safe to predict a
good sized addition to the fund for the
nurses home.
How could it be otherwise, when a
glass of iced water fetched So, and
every time a door was opened from 1G
cents to 50 was handed over?
Eloquent testimony to the wealth and
social standing of the crowd that
packed the hotel to suffocation was
afforded by the display of waiting auto
mobiles which stretched three blocks.
More than four hundred sat down to
supper, and every concert seat was sold
long before the performance began,
Nor was the attendance by any means
confined to Pasadena society, Los An
geles being largely represented by mem
bers of the most exclusive set.
Manager Linnard is half tempted to
throw up his position once~and for all,
since in all his years of experience in
the hotel business he never saw, he de-
clareS, eaSy money come so easily"
Only the fact that Mrs. Burdette de-
clines to succeed him is keeping Mr.
Linnard at his desk. Of course he was
not on the desk today. Everybody in
the main offices of the hotel took holt
day, with the exception of the tele-
phone girl, the elevator boy, the barber
and the bootblack
Promptly at 10 o'clock society matrons
took the positions of the desk and room
key clerks-the bellhopS.
Diqnified with New Name
Right here there is an explanation
due. Mrs. Burdette objected to the use
of the word 'bellhOp' as applied to a
charming young matrOn or society
beauty, and decided to invent a name
No true society woman could be eX-
pected to hop. Altogether too undig-
nified a thing, that hop" Why not
skip? So they skipped. "Bellskips,"
declared Mrs. Burdette, and "bellskips''
it was.
The bellskips came out in the costume
of nurses, and the bellbOys, wondering
what would happen next, withdrew
after being drawn up in line to salute
their successors. Manager Linnard
conducted the committee to their desks
and withdrew.
The first shift at the desk was COM
posed of Mrs. Walter Raymond, Mrs.
Tod Ford and Mrs. L. c.. Slade, and the
w -
Henry Villas and Miss Edith McRae.
The charming young women who acted
as bellskipS were dressed demurely in
student nurse uniform, consisting of
blue chambray gowns, white collars,
cuffs and aprons and a little white cap
perched on the top of the head.
Miss Alice Alden was the captain of
the crew, and was seconded by Miss
Irene Crosse, Miss Majorie Bolt and
Mrs. Marshall Watkyns, jr. The COM
mon bellskips, or rather uncommon
ones, were the Misses Genevieve Steh-
man, Louise Austin, Ruth Green, Ethel
Farley, Alice Johnston, Elizabeth Speer,
Agnes Claypool, Emily Hubbard and
Edith Hind.
The flower table at the east end of
the lobby was a prolific source of
revenue This was in charge of Mrs.
Herbert Kinds Holt and Mrs. Orcellia
Hines, who had as their assistants a
number of the little girls stopping at
the hotel
OF these assistants, who were on the
floor all day, none was more favored
than little Miss Edna Korn, otherwise
known as Happy. Happy is 4 years old,
and yet she took in So all by herself
just selling little bouttoniers of violets.
She did not bother about giving change
nor did any of the others.
The luncheon at noon was tremen-
dous success, as was the dinner at
night. Los Angeles sent many of its
foremost people to the affair, particu-
larly in the evening and at the luncheon
hour, Mrs. Carter Harrison of Chicago,
now stopping at the Maryland and one
of the foremost workers for hospital
day, entertained Mrs. William A. Ed
wards of Los Angeles, sister of Presi-
dent-elect Taft. The tables were deco
rated beautifully with palms and a
choice variety of flowers at both lunch
con and dinner.
Among Mrs. Carter Harrison's guests
were Mesdames Jarvis Barlow, Edward
Taylor, Charles Deering, Louis Faffin,
Henry Robinson, William Wert-Dixon,
Clifford Payson, Alfred Crosse, George
H. Cristy and Miss Waddell.
At another table, beautifully adorned
with California peoples, fourteen en-
ployes of the Union National Savings
bank, of which HI. I. Stewart is presi-
dent, were seated.
Miss Meeker of North Raymond ave-
rue, who was hostess at a luncheon
party, had as her guests Miss Edith
Foster of San Rafael, who is her house
guest, Mrs. Summer Bugbee Miss Mary
Abbott and Mrs. Anna Coffin.
Others entertaining friends at lunch
who had eight guests; Miss Sharpe,
who entertained four guests; Mrs 1. N.
Van Mugs of Los Angeles, who mo-
tored over and entertained at luncheon
party of six; Mr. James Hueston
Holmes, wife of the proprietor OF Hotel
Green, Mrs. Ernest May, Mrs. Henry
H. Klamroth and Mrs Dwight. Presid-
ing at the beautifully appointed tea
table, glistening with it's cut glass and
silver. were Mrs. William Stanton,
Mrs. Lewis Mitchell, Mrs. C. j. Willett,
and Mrs. A Moss Merwin. The first
two women poured during the first half
hour from to 4:30, and were relieved
by the other women until o'clock.
Grand Concert Given
After the dinner an admirable concert
was given in the music room, the pro-
gram being as follows:
Trio for piano, violin and cello. Walter
Msrchen," (SchutO Misses Coleman, Barnes
and Fuhrer.
Song Memory" Edna Rosalind Park.
Song, THE Lass with the Delicate Air."
DR.. Arne.
Song. 1.-THE GULL (sinding). Miss Katherine
Ellis Clarke.
Violin Romance Sans Paroles,' CWieniaw-
SKID, Miss Madeleine Barnes.
Piano. 'Nocturne in Sharp" Chopin;
Songs. "Elfenlied," (Hugo wolf ''Naus-
salem spruchlein." Hugo WolD; Tin wun-
der-schonen Monat Mai" (Hammond); Come
Wen Wander Alone in the Moonlight" Cor
nelius). Abram Miller
Song, selected. Nine. Elsa Russell Duncan.
Cello, Cantilene,'' (Goltermann) Miss lucy
conoc sscoo+oh r,oIIa5s - ssCox,;,-- rrtro, ~.