Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-16
Around Hotel Corridors

YESTERDAY was Sunday, conse-
quently quiet day in hotel cor
Il ridors. Fred Wood, down at the
Hayward, was standing at rest, and at
peace with all the world, for about two
seconds and some one, name not given,
began to tell Fred what snap ne
really had. That started Fred, and of
course @ crowd soon gathered. Fred
told a few of the troubles that the no.
tel clerk bucks day in and day out
and then a happy thought striking him,
he brought out his scrap book and read
a few lines of 1t to the gent who said
he had a snap.
He ended up with the following
"Don'ts for Hotel Clerks, Whlch
brought down the house, retiring the
author of the original remark In dis
grace. Here they are: ,, =,
Don't take the job imagining IL Is
easy. You'll get left.
Don't tell the bellboys what rum
house this Is compared with the last
one you worked in. The proprietor
might be peeved.
Don't instruct the manager how to
run the house. You might lose his con-
fidence, and incidentally your job.
Don't fail to laugh at the proprle-
tors jokes. 1t might lead to a raise.
Don't count your position secure uh-
til you own the hotel.
Don't tell the cashier what you think
of the man on the other watch. The
cashier is only human.
Don't be too popular. 1t makes oth-
er people jealous.
Don't fail to take a liking to the
hoss' little hoy. Mrs Boss Will hke
you for it, and that means several
things.
Don't imagine that every woman
who smiles across the counter is In
love with you. She is only keeping In
practice.
Don't hirt with the female cashier
in the cafe. She is dangerous.
Don't wear more jewelry than the
boss. He might not like it.
And don't be attentive to chorus
ladies. Remember your salary won
stand for everything. =,
"Last-but the biggest don't OF an
don't marry If you are night CLERK
Among yesterdays arrivals at the
Alexandria we're Mr.. and Mrs. Ed"aro
E. Muecke, Iquique, Chile. Mr.. MuecKe'
who lived at one time In san frai1cIsco,
has been American vice and deputy
consul in Chile for sixteen years. he
is now on an extended trip with ms
wife, during which he will visit san
Francisco, Canada, eastern states, tnen
Europe, Brazil and Argentine, 10000
miles In all. His stay In Los Angeles
will be limited to few days w ME
here he will visit Santa Catalina Is
land, Mount Lowe ana otneE poAA's VI
interest near the city.
Mr.. Muecke talks in an interesting
manner of life in Chile. The nitrate
industry is the principal one, ne says
Regarding American trade with CnlIe'
he says that at present it is not exten-
sive American manufacturers, accord-
ing to Mr.. Muecke, are very careless IN
packing goods shipped to Chile. he Is
the representative in Chile of the East
man Kodak company, the National
Cash Register company, Victor TaIklng
Machine company, Underwood Type
writer company and number OF otner
American firms.
Mr.. Muecke complains Of the frigid-
ity of the California climate, akthough
he enjoys the green things that he sees
years in Chile he says that he has not
seen one drop of rain fall.
Ed Allen at the Hollenbeck has
friend who is a retired oculist and
consequently of a scientific turn OF
mind. Incidentally he yields to temp
tation and looks on the wine when II
| is ruby at sundry times. One day TINS
week he strolled up to the counter at
eye for a few minutes without saying
anything.
Ed.
"Highballs-" began the ex-ocu-
list, and then he relapsed into silence.
What about highballs?' urged Ed.
IT have examined the fundus OF
many highballs," continued the pro
fessor "but l always have noticed that
Q than half-0OZen
at one sitting L became affected per-
sonally in the most curious manner;
mydriasis, ptoss, paralysis of accommo-
dation and divergent strabismus were
among the remarkable subjective
symptoms I experienced"
BY that time Ed had locked himself
in the safety vault.
A commercial man at the Hayward,
who sells musical typewriters, carries
with him the following composition on
Longfellow, written by his little
daughter:
Henry w. Longfellow was born in
Portland, Me-, while his parents were
travelling in Europe. He had many
| fast friends, among whom the fastest
were Phoebe and Alice Carey"
Among the Pasadena people now at
! the Virginia are Mr.. E. o. Rowland,
Mr.. N. S. Taylor, Miss Gertrude Luck
ey, ]. William Vollmar, Miss Edith
and Miss Martha Day, Mrs. B. c. Duff,
Mrs. ]. C. Willis, Miss Doris Camp
| bell.
party from Salt Lake City is So
journing at Hotel Virginia, consisting
of Mrs. Richard Gundry, Mrs. j. HI:
Mcmillan, Miss Elsie Mcmillan and
Mrs. H. G. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. e. o. Stearne of Chi
cago, accompanied by their daughter.
are among the late arrivals at Hotel
Virginia.
Long Beach is coming to be a
favorite place for the San Francisco
people Among some who are now at
| the Virginia are Mr. James N Bryne,
Mr.. C. e. Mickelwait, Mr.. w. H. Tai
| bot.
| Miss Gertrude Luckey is over for a
| few days visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
liam Allen, who is stopping at the Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. and Mrs Sherman Jones of Los
| Angeles, accompanied by their friend,
Mr.. Henry Genuit of Richmond. Ind,