The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-06
HOTELS DO WELL
IN DRY STAUNT0N
Had More Guests in Past Year
Than Any Other For
Decade
PEOPLE WOULD VOTE
TO KEEP BARS OUT
Men Familiar With Conditions
There Say the People are
Pleased-Echoes From
Meeting OF Hotel Men

Moore. of Staunton, read paper de-
ploring prohibition. Staunton will go
dry again" said a delegate to the con-
vent'on OF the Southern Hotel Mems
Association.
Although / personally do not favor
prohibition yet i know that III staun-
ton the citizens are decidedly tor 1t.
Il know, too. that more people were
registered as guests In otaun,on hotels
iast year than have been registers
in the past ten or twelve years.
MIR. Moore rune motel Iii stanton
waIeh IN former years depended upon
It's bar trade for success, MIR. Moore
has been in Stanton itttte more than
a year.
Professor G. T. Jordan. of Staur-
tton. has shown by facts and figures
that local option has been a benefis
TO that city and stanton voters viii
emphasize this fact nj the neat cleo
ton"
While the name OF the delegate who
made the above statement is not given
for reasons best known 20 himself, 1t
may be said that ne conducts a sue
cesxfuI hotel not far from stanton
and knows the situation there thor
oaghly.
Have Jubilee Gathering.
The delegates finished their business
Tn arsday The fnal session in the
auditorium OF Murphy's hotel was de-
voted chiefly TO considering sugses-
tions how 10 strengthen the as>ocia-
ton.
II was decided finally TO have the
secretaries OF the thsee bodies--the
Virginia, North Carolina and South
ern Associations--comm with
the secretaries of the other State or
ganisations and arrange for regular
jubilee gathering in Charlotte, neSt
January.
After Adjournment the delegates
weft TO the jefferson for lunch. then
enjoyed an automobile sightseeing
trip. called at the Lexington where
keegsn, and then departed on their
ways.
Enjoyed the Meeting
That they had pleasant time was
evident
1T was the most enjoyable and en-
thusiastic convention / have known
said former President +. 81. Fry.
Il am glad we had II chance to see
Richmond by sunlight" pat In Mr..
Griffin.
Sorry l did not have the oppor-
tuu,ty or hearing Mr.. Neddo. OF Nor
folk remarked j. Il. ivey. the sole
representative from south Carolina.
Mr.. Ivey has a hotel In Florence.
our Uncle Richard Was surely
missed" commented Mr.. Lowenberg.
OF Norfolk. Il should have liked to
have heard him give his annual talk
on kitchen affairs. The man behind
is certainly q person of Importance"
Did You take up the mater of
tins 2" Mr.. FTN WAS asked
Tips" answered Mr.. Fly and Ale
= Grimm. together. is IA subject best
left alone. especially In Southern ho-
tells And President ]. Il, c. Spen-
GER, OF the Virginia association
promptly agreed with them.
The delegates declared that the
dance at the Guerrant Wednesday
evening was the bright. particular So
cial success of the convention. They
were the guests of Miss Leftwi.ch and
the ladies were prominent for the fret
time. In fact, the wives of the dele
gates decidedly kept in the back
ground all through the sessions
Wednesday night they were In their
element, however. Mrs Lynn, OF
Lynehburg. was rated the belle OF
the occasion. although there might
have been few dissenting votes were
II put to ballot. Among the other
ladies noticed were Mrs. Callahan, of
Clifton Forge; Mrs, Fry, wife of the
former president of the association:
Mrs. Young. OF Winston; Mrs. Cum
ningham. of Charlottesville: Mrs
Chenery, OF Ashland; Mrs. Robinson
OF Basic City; Mrs, Loomis. Mrs. Davis
and Mrs. s. T. Atkinson, of Rich
mond, and Mrs. Davidson. of Milbor-
ough Springs.
Fine Display Made.
One of the features of the con-
vention was the exhibits on view In
the annex to the auditorium. which
served as a sort of headquarters for
the delegates.
A local firm-Miller & Rhoads
Inc.--had a display OF linens. carpets
and rugs under the charge OF Mr.
Bowman and Mr.. Weymouth.
A representative of Sydnor a.
Hundley. Inc, gave away souvenir
brushes Mr.. Cox had display from
= Washington house that supplies
glassware, crockeryware and kitchen
utensils. and Morris L. Strang repre-
scented a, Baltimore stove manufactur-
ing company.
Business was not neglected and be-
tween sessions quite few orders wero
placed with the representatives of the
various houses.
OF course, the usual vote of thanks
was passed by the convention to the
hosts and rs Mr.. Fry rcmarked:
1T certainly was thoroughly en-
joyabie convention and successful I'll
from every point nj View.