The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-09
PROGRAMME FOR
HOTEL MEMS MEET

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Grand Forks, N. D., Aug 9--On
Wednesday and Thursday of next next
week Grand Forks will entertain the
annual convention Of the Northwest
ern Hotel Mems Mems association.
About 200 hotel men from 1--WE states
will be in attendance and the pro-
gramme which has just been made
public will be one Of special interest.
Grand Forks hotel men are making
elaborate preparations for entertain-
ing the visitors. The following is the
programme for the convention:
Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Opening session.
Address of welcome
Response.
Annual address by Pres. R. w. John
ston, Wahkousa hotel, Fort Dodge, Ia.
The Idea--Arthur E. wooden, St.
James hotel, Minneapolis.
Afternoon.
Some Timely Suggestions - Rome
Miller. Hotel Rome, Omaha.
Problems of Country HoteI-C. A.
Klaus, The Gladstone, jamestown.
N. ID.
American VS.. European Plan M
Totten, Palmer House, Grand Island
Neb.
European VS.. American Plan--H N.
Wells, Hotel Northern, Grand Forks,
N. ID.
Paper-Edwin H. Lee, Spalding no.
tel, Duluth, MINI.
Reports OF vice presidents.
Report Of committee on uniform leg
islation, +. T. Taggart, acting chair
man.
Thursday, Aug. III.
The American Hotel Protective Aa-
sociation-F. j. Taggart. Hotel Loyal,
Omaha, Neb.
The Benefits of Competition-John
Wiley, Hotel Monthly, Chicago.
Hotels and Politicians-Col. ]. w.
Moore, Stillman House, Genoa, Neb.
Paper, Selected, Hotel Bulletin, Chi
cago.
Reciprocity Among Hotels-R. Al
Montgomery, Queens hotel, Winnipeg.
Depreciation Of Building and Eduip-
ment-C. N. Chadbourne, Vendome ho-
tel, Minneapolis.
Afternoon.
The Different Kinds of Guests-T. L.
Buckholz, Columbia hotel ana Lake
house, Ortonville. MINI.
The Resort HOTEL. e. Miller. Ar
nold's Park hotel. Lake okoboji, Ia.
Address-John c. Roth, St Paul. no.
tel, st. Paul.
Address-c L. Kingsley, Irving no.
tel, Waterloo. la,
How / Advertise My Hotel-col
Fred Bartholomew. Grand Forks.
Address-Geo. r. Kibbe. Merchants
hotel. st. Paul.
Annual report OF the secretarv-
treasurer, I A. Medlaw, Mid West Ho-
tel Reporter Omaha, Neb.
Election of officers.
Unfinished business.
Objects Of the Association.
Objects of the northwestern organi-
cation are set forth In the following
BY unanimity Of action to secure
enactment of laws in Iowa. Minne-
sofa, Nebraska, North ana South Da-
kota which will make II simpler and
less costly to prosecute hotel deadbeats
and securing laws which viii afford
better protection to the hotel keepers
In the states above named.
TO secure the enactment OF liability
laws which make a hotel Responsible
only for nominal sum when having
charge or custody of articles or bag
gage belonging TO guests, and which
are lost or alleged to be lost.
Afford protection to the EMPLOYERS
against deadbeats and dishonest en-
ployes by system of reporting by
which the secretary will at the ear
lest possible date bring notice of such
characters before all members Of the
association
TO issue to all worthy employees who
leave the service membership certsr.
Gates of good standing, thus affordine
them re-employment by other members
when they are In need of help.
TO establish a more uniform Gus
tom Of charging for sample rooms. for
extra accommodations. for missed
meals, for omnibus service and Tor
fractional parts of day.
BY meeting at least once a year to
discuss In convention the various
phases, interests and features of the
business, comparing notes and results.
and making known to each other new
and useful methods ana practices
which some Of US may follow and which
are not known to others; further. ID
meet each other socially at these con-
yentions and thereby become better
acquainted and through such acquaint-
ance be able to help, assist and pro-
tect each other IS each may find prac-
ticable and desirable.
To help each other In any ana every
way we can, making us united In our
effort 70 carry on our business In the
most economical and satisfactory man
ner which Is only possible BY such CO.
operation ais characterizes Ill pro9aa-
sions and branches OF trade iii our
day.