Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-20

Did the hotel mems visit in Los An
geles last week do any good? 1t cer-
tainly looks that way, in one instance,
at least
A prominent hotel man Of Chicago
in fact, the proprietor of one of the
largest hostelries in the Windy city
who was here with the innkeepers, told
several local men that Southern Cali
fornia had won him unconditionally.
Further than this, he stated that he
was going home, firm IN the intention of
selling his property there and coming
to Los Angeles to stay for the rest of
his life.
According to those to whom the Chi
cago man made this statement, it
means another big hotel for Los An
geles within the next year
Guess the II. M. M. b. A. didn't help
some. Huh!
The hotel men were in San Francisco
Monday afternoon and all day yester-
day. Monday evening they were enter
tained at the st. Francis with a smoker
which, according to Frank Cummins,
special representative Of that hotel in
Los Angeles, was "some class" Last
evening they were the guests of the
Palace hotel at a dinner. All the local
hotel men who could possibly get away
went north to attend this function.
The Palace hotel has recently added
another man to its staff of clerks. and
some local people going north probably
will recognize him as Otto Schroeder
who for the last three years has been
front clerk at the Lankershim. Mr.
Schroeder surrounded himself with a
host of friends while in Los Angeles,
and would have been still at the Lam
kershim had not the wanderlust so
common among the hotel fraternity en-
tered his system and compelled him to
seek other fields. He is front clerk at
the Palace.
Chief Clerk Fred L. Presbrey OF the
Hayward hotel, who for the past month
has been confined TO his bed is around
again and will be seen directing things
at the Hayward in about one week. A
burst artery in his left leg caused
Mr. Presbrey's illness. During his en-
forced absence his shoes have been
filled in the most capable manner by
Fred L. Wood, room clerk at Fryman's
hostelry.
They say that actors are the most
generous people in the world. Who
ever made that statement was not very
we'll acquainted with the hotel people,
or the latter WOulu nave DeeH lHCluueu
in the class Of easy givers.
E. G. Washington of the Dankershim
force vouches for the following, which
illustrates this point:
bellboy at the Glenwood inn at
Riverside was fortunate enough to win
the hand and also the bank account Of
a wealthy widow who was staying at
the Glenwood The date of the we'd
ding was set and the bellboy came to
Los Angeles to buy his wedding togs.
Now, during his some twenty-five years
of existence the front" had accumu-
lated the magnificent sum of $3.50. On
arrival here he registered at the West
minister, and repaired at once to the
wash room to make himself present
able.
There he accidentally dropped his
roll. The money was picked up a few
moments later by one of the local bell
boys, and he, knowing to whom the
money belonged, went at once to the
owner and gave it back.
The Glenwood boy counted the money
over carefully, found 1t all there. and
then, dividing 1t. exactly, handed the
finder $50 for returning 1t.
The latter protested.
"You don't want to give me all that"
he said. "Why, kid, that's half your
wad."
"Take n" insisted the nrosnective