The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-11

nearly duplicated their equipment OF
linen and tableware The rate plan
agreed upon is as follows: One OF the
/ first class hotels for instance, where
Tie normal charge for a room and bath
varies from So to 81 a day. Will char g
as many persons as occupy 81
Z room $3 each, and those in 81 room
81 each. but no one will be charged
4 more than 81 day even though he
/ be one OF the occupants of a SIS or
81 room The Hotel Managers asso-
citation claims this is a fair arrange
n.ent since otherwise a guest might
leNpect to hire s. room and put in
III as many persons as he saw at, pay
ing only nominal service charge
for each additional person. such a
service charge. the hotel men say.
would not compensate them for the
OUTLAY for extra equipment and help
necessitated by the convention
The hotel committee reports that
none of the hotels has raised cafe
rates, and that rooom rates will run
as low as s 80 day. Ii declares
that comparison with prices of
cities that have taken care Of previous
, convention crowds and with the rates
scheduled in Chicago for the Repub-
/ lican convention Ibis year shows that
hotel charges here are as low as any
and in many instances lower
! A booklet issued for the convent
lcnce of convention visitors contains
Ithe following paragraph regarding
, this subject OF food and lodgings:
Baltimore is prepared to handle a
! ts.1 4 H. N g
! reservations III advance No one need
feel disturbed however, il reserva.
/ tions have not been secured in ad-
vance. A very effective plan has
been developed whereby persons ar
IRVING, without having made reser-
vations, will be able to secure com
Portable quarters at no Inconvenience
ito themselves. All that is needed. af-
ter reaching the city Is to make APP
plication at the official headquarters.
lThese headquarters are down to. on
THE first floor OF the Equitable build
ing Calvert and Fayette streets A
complete register is on file there of
iall the larious gradations of quart
crs and accommodations, from the dol
lar room to the more pretentious
suites If notice is sent in advance
.as TO the time visitors expect to ar
rive in Baltimore. an effort will be
made TO have some OF the reception
committee at the particular place OF
Iarrival so as to look after those who
may come. Any and all information
Iabont seats and accommodations can
he obtained by writing to Mr. Robert
Grain, general chairman, Calvert
building, Baltimore
Baltimore has been putting her
house in order for the past three
months, and today she Is spick ane
span and ready for callers. Many of
the streets leading from the conyen-
ton hall to the railroad stations have
been repayed The street railway
company has laid special tracks ana
loops 10 handle the crowds and or
.dered SO new cars at cost of $500,
600.
When the city first began to pre-
pare for the convention, plans were
suggested for the erection of street
arches and for decorating the public
buildings with colored bunting Later
this idea was rejected, because the
committee on decorations concluded
that ii would attain better results by
ccnhning its decorations almost en-
tirely to lights and flowers and living
green.
At night, the stranger in town will
have no difficulty finding his way to
the convention hall He need only
gaze upward and follow any of the
three great beams OF light which viii
be focused on the Fifth Regiment
Armory from three different parts of
the city. These searchlights will
shine forth from the tops OF the Emer-
son and BelYedere hotels and from
the tower Of the Maryland Casually
companys bnilding.
The appropriation for this special
lighting is $4,000 The convention
lall itself will be a blaze OF lights,
the ribs OF the currine roOl being out
lined by 10000 electric bulbs The
block of Bolton street leading to the
main entrance of the hall win be
brilliant With a eOllonade OF electric
lamps on pillars 80 feet apart The
portico of the City Hall will be out |
lined with electric bulbs and some of
the city's principal monuments will |
Re treated in the same way To sup !
plement this display by the city the !
and 1ants of all the !
all buildings have been asked to !
eave the lights burning in upper |
ooms so that the business district at |
right viii be ablaze
The Park department, which has /
barge Of the plant and flower decora-
ions. has done much 10 beautifv the I
.Xterlor Of the convention hall by
screening the temporary doorwavs
md stairways leading from street to
he balconies with trees and shrubs.
Among the trees transplanted for this
urpose are elms and oaks. some of
hem 40 feet tall Baltimoreans are
ond of floral displays. and appeals
eve been made TO shopkeepers and
Of private houses TO deco
ate their windows with flower boxes
To Baltimoreans the convention it!
elf will be the whole show. but thou-
ands of visitors that come here from
u parts OF the country viii 6nd
lenty to occupy their attention when
lev grow weary of watching Demo
ratio celebrities and listening 10
ratory. One of the most popular
lips of the week promises to be down
he Patapsco river. which forms the
tvs fine harbor, and out into Ches-
neake Bay. For the accommodation /
delegates and visitors who wish
, take this cXcursio ION the city has re-
tied the steamers Annapolis aud Lat
lhe. which are used I'm winter 10
eep the harbor clear OF ice Annano-
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