New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-13
HOTEL MEN HOLD FEAST
Bar, Pulpit and Press Honored IN
Selection of Speakers.
SONG AND FUN MARK DINNER
Annual Affair Graced by Pres
ence of 600 Guests in the
Waldorf Astoria.

New Yorks hotel men. owners and man
ayers OF the famous hostleres that enter
tain daily hosts of visitors and residents OF
the city cut I'm search of epicurean Delights
had their own love feast last night
Dignity was tabooed: no thought of busl-
ness disturbed the joyous mien of the me"
whose work consists Of worrying for the
comforts Of others. They just enjoyed
themselves and were aided IN the effort by
six hundred guests representing the vast
number OF persons who appreciate the I'M
portant part that New Norks hotels play
In the social life of the city.
All the well known figures of hotel life
were present a. this thirty-second annual
dinner OF the Hotel Association Of the 'lty
Of New York at the Waldorf Astoria, ana
they sat back to give Themselves up to the
Joy of being entertained. all except FREQ
a. Reed, the president Of the association
who had 10 make speech to greet the
guests and George w. Sweeney. upon whom
the task of toastmaster devoved.
The speakers had been selected to repre-
sent what Mr.. Sweeney called the three
great forces that move the world-the bar
the pulpit and the press. Judge william
DR. Charles A. Eaton, pastor Of the Madt-
son Avenue Baptist Church. and John
Temple Graves were the speakers.
The dinner was long and elaborate and
the list of wines compared i'm length favor
ably with the menu As the feast moved
forward the good humor Of the diners In
creased. and by the time Mr. Reed rose TO
open the speaking the members Of the as
ISOLATION were ready to add impromptu
jokes to the programme.
Tribute to George c. Bodt
Mr. Reed said that New York was known
as the city Of hotels, and that It not only
had the best hotels in the world. but also
the greatest hotel men i'm the world, and
he proposed the health Of George &. Boldt
as one Of the greatest Of them.
Mr. Boldt accepted the tribute. but he
refused 10 he drawn into a speech. saying
that that would mean work. and he was
glad to escape work for one evening.
The Introduction OF Mr. Sweeney was
the signal for an outburst of song and run
that lasted several minutes. lie said he
wondered at his selection az POSTMASTER,
as he thought that Simeon Ford and Ed
ward NJ Tierney mad a sort OF corner on
the POSTMASTER business. but perhaps this
was the very reason why change had
been desired, because nobody else had had
a chance to stand up before big audi
ence and shake as he was shaking.
The speeches that followed were tributes
10 the work Of the hotel men. their work
toward the development Of the city and
it's popularity as a visiting place for people
from all over the country,
Among the well known hotel men pres
ent were Frederick \. Reed, of the Park
Avenue Hotel; George w. Sweeney, George
G. Boldt and George G. Boldt. jr., OF the
Waldorf-Astoria; Rudolph Waldner. man
agcr OF the new Vanderbilt Hotel; William
G.. and Fred \. Muschenheim. of the Hotel
AstOr: William 5. Hawk, of the Manhattan;
Simeon Ford of the Grand Union. Edward
NJ. Tierney, Of the Marlborough; w. f..
Hildreth, OF the Breslin: r. NJ. Ham, OF
the ST. Regis: Fred Sterry. of the Plaza,
and Dan c. Webb, of the Broadway Cen
trail.