Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-13
HOTEL KEEPERS
BAND TOGETHER
ASSOCIATION is FORMED FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL HELP PUBLIC OFFICIALS
UPHOLD LAW
Bonfaces Say They Neither Expect
Nor Desire Concessions-To Pros
ecute Dishonest Guests and
Confidence Workers

Complete organization of the South
ern California Hotel Mems association
was effected at a meeting of thirty
delegates at the Hotel Angelus yes
| terday afternoon.
| These officers were elected: Presi.
dent, John S. Mitchell, Hollenbecl
hotel vice president, H. c. Fryman
Hayward hotel; secretary, e. w. Ca.
son of the Hotel Brokers' association
treasurer Dwight Hart of Hotel Ross
Ign and Natick house; chairman Of
the executive committee, c. c. LOOMS
of the Angelus.
The association embraces all legiti-
mate hotels in Southern California
with Fresno the most northern point
The object of the organization is tC
effect harmonious relations with city
county and state bodies and to take an
active interest in the welfare of the
communities in the district. The Of
ficers of the association will work with
the civic and commercial organiza-
lions, transportation companies and
other associations whose interests are
mutual.
One clause embodied in the charter
is to maintain the law and to uphold
public officials in their discharge OF
duty The members of the organiza-
ton do not expect or desire any con-
cessions from the law, but want to
uphold the present laws for the benefit
of the hotel men and their guests.
To Bo ,st Southern California
AS the charter specifies, one object
to be attained is to promote the good
name, interests and prosperity of~the
coast in general and of Southern Cali
forf1ia in particular
A fund has been provided, attorneys
and detectives engaged to protect hotel
owners and patrons from possible loss.
This was not possible before in South
ern California, as the expense to carry
out such purpose was too heavy for
the individual proprietors to attempt,
but with strong combination guests
who defraud <proprietors or commit
crimes will be traced and brought back
to the place where the crime was COM
mitted and made to stand punishment.
In each hotel belonging to the asso-
citation will be displayed a member
ship card, which will be a guarantee
of protection to all guests and also to
the management.
The steady and increasing rush of
tourists to Southern California has
awakened the hotel proprietors to the
fact that their business is one that
should be guarded and protected, as
are the largest commercial enterprises
in the state, and this point was one
that made the organization possible.
Previous Organization Falls
Fifteen years ago similar organi-
zation, though on a smaller scale, was
started in Los Angeles, but soon died
out, and many hotel men Joined in
forming a Hotel and Restaurant Keep
ers' association, but the needs of the
hotel men differed so widely from
those of the restaurant keepers that a
distinct and separate organization was
talked of and quietly pushed, with the
result attained at yesterdays meeting.
Representatives from ten cities out
side Los Angeles were present at the
meeting and the organization will start
with charter members representing
about thirty hotels in Los Angeles and
ten in different parts of Southern Cali
fornia.
A special meeting of the association
will be held at the Angelus next Mon
day afternoon, when the officers will
begin active work and applications for
membership investigated and passed
upon.
Thereafter meetings will be held
monthly.