Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-12
HOTEL MEN HERE
FOR CONVENTION
Six Hundred Delegates to Thirty
first Annual Meeting Arrive
from the East
MITCHELL FOR PRESIDENT
Local Men May Be Chosen to
Head Organization Sessions
Begin Today
MITCHELL FOR PRESIDENT

Hotel men, representing the hiSneSt
class of hotels in nearly every state
in the Union, literally poured into Los
Angeles last evening. Accompanied,
in many instances, by their families,
the delegates to the thirtyf1rst annual
convention of the Hotel Mems Mutual
Benefit association, six hundred strong,
arrived In three special trains at b
o'clock and were distributed among
the various hostelries Of Los Angeles
for their weeks stay here.
Already they are delighted with the
city and with Southern California, and,
according to the statement of members
of the committe from the Southern
California Hotel Mems association
who met the visitors at San Bernar-
dino and conducted them over the last
stage of their journey, many of them
will remain In this city until the hotel
season opens again in the east, in
stead of returning at the end of the
convention.
The party made the long trip across
the continent in three special trains
two on the Santa Fe and one on the
Southern Pacific. The delegates from
New York city and vicinity were on
the latter road. The New England and
Chicago delegations came over the
Santa Fe. The New England excur-
sion party is the only one on the three
trains which will not be broken up
here. 1t will continue on to San Fran
cisco and there dsband.
Yesterday was spent visiting the cities
of San Bernardino, Redlands and Riv-
erside. AS the hotel men came yester-
day morning from their long ride over
the desert they were greeted at the
San Bernardino station with what sew
eral delegates termed a blaze or
beauty" Fruit, flowers and greenstuffs
were distributed among them by the
chamber of commerce and citizens or
San Bernardino, and then they were
taken for auto rides over the city.
GREETED Al REDLANDs
Returning to their train after the
ride the party went on to Redlands'
where flowers and fruits were dis
tributed with an even more lavish hand
than in San Bernardino. Here, also, in
carriages and automobiles, the hotel
men were shown about the city and
taken over the famous Smiley Heights.
From Redlands they proceeded to
Riverside, where luncheon was served
at the Glenwood Inn. After an inspec-
tion of the latter city the trains were
again taken and the last stage of~the
tourney completed. The trains arrived
at ten-minute intervals-at $3.50, and
6:10 respectively.
Private cars on the Los Angeles
street railway were waiting for the del-
egates at both the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific depots, and they were CON
veyed in these uptown and to the dit-
ferent hotels. an
The New York delegation of over 100
is established at the Angelus hotel.
The New England delegation has lts
Headquarters at the Van Nuys ana
Westminster hotels, and the Cblcago
delegation, the largest OF the three' Is
distributed among the other hotels
with headquarters at the Aiexanufls'
This hotel is also the general heau
quarters for the entire delegation
The first thing on the program thls
morning will be general registration
of all those in the party at the Alexan-
dria, followed by the annual convert
tion of the II. NJ. NJ. B. A. at the west
Minister. Those in charge of the pro-
sram have requested that everyone
register before noon and at the saile
time secure their coupons for the dlf-
farent events of the week. IL VIII De
impossible to give out these coupons
after 12 o'clock, as the- committee from
the Southern California Hotel mems as
sociation must know by that time eX-
actlv how many persons to prepare LOT
at the different entertainments being
planned.
AZ 10 o'clock the convention will be
called TO order by President Fred Van
Orman of Evansville. Ind. reports
from the board of directors OF the as
sociation will follow and the conven-
tion will then proceed to the electlon
of officers for the coming year.
MITCHELL FOR PRESIDENT
II is the custom of the hotel men to
select their chief executive from among
the hotel men residing in the vicinity OF
their meeting place, and for TINS rea-
son a southern California man will be
selected. In all probability this man
will be John S. Mitchell, vice presl-
dent and general manager of the Hol-
lenbeck Hotel company and director
of the Alexandria Hotel company.
Mr. Mitchell stated last night that
he would not take the office unless ne
were forced to. The hotel men OF
Southern California are. however
unanimous in their choice of Mr..
Mitchell and 1t Is believed he VIII De
chosen for the office.
Others who have been mentioned as
possible candidates for the presidency
of the association are Walter Raymond
of the Raymond hotel. Pasadena, and
Morgan M. Ross of Hotel del Coro-
nado at Coronado. Both have stated,
however, that they do not care to ac-
cept the office and would much rather
II would go to Mr.. Mitchell.
The other offices to be filled are
those of secretary-treasurer and eight
members of the board Nof directors.
without doubt j. K. Blatchford, the
present secretary-treasurer, Will be re-
turned to that office, as he has held 1T
for several terms. The directors will
be selected from among the promi-
nent eastern hotel men.
During the convention hours the Wis
iting women will be taken In charge by
a committee of local women and pilot
ed about the shopping district. In the
afternoon the entire delegation will
be given an automobile ride through
the residence district. In the evening
they will attend the Orpheum theater,