Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-04-19
PROMINENT HOTEL MEN FROM
OVER TIE STATE ARE ENJOY.
1 ING o1TY,s HOSPITALITY.

Delegates to the state hotel men g
convention to the number of about IS
gathered here Wednesday with head
quarters at the Great Northern hotel,
to hold their annual meeting Of bust.
ness and elect new officers for the COM
ing year.
Nearly all of the prominent state ho-
tel men are present and are being made
welcome by Manager Mayer and his
efficient assistants.
The regular business meeting was
held this morning at ten O'Clock and
much important business was gone ov-
er. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-C. A. Klaus, Jamestown.
Vice President Wells, North
ern hotel, Grand Forks.
Secretary Treasurer-Robert Z. Kcl-
Ter, Waldorf, Fargo.
Those Of prominence among the del
egates present are J. D. Bacon, presi-
dent of the Hotel Dacotah, Grand
Forks; R. A. Keller, Waldorf, Fargo;
E. H. Cole, Metroolep, Fargo; Fred
Bartholomew, Frederick, Grand Forks;
E. B. Wilson, Fargo; Oscar Knudson,
Columbia, Grand Forks; A. H. Leim-
bacher, Gardner, Fargo; G. A. Keeny,
Jamestown, and numerous others.
A special dinner is being served to
the guests today, fitting sample of
the Devils Lake way. The boys are
being made to feel very much at home
and with the convention taking place
in the spacious parlors of the hotel,
that popular hostelry is the headquar-
tiers.
At the business session the regular
order of business was changed in order
to give the newspapers chance to pub.
lish the election of officers. Mr.. Klaus,
in accepting the Office Of president
said in part: cit is indeed a great
houor you gentlemen have bestowed
upon me in electing me to head an in.
telligent organization, and while the
honor comes rather sudden I feel that
I am inspired to the best in following
such worthy footsteps as my predeces
sor, j. D. Bacon has made"
"Mr. Bacon," he continued, "has
accomplished great deal for the asso
citation. His able leadership has placed
us among the foremost hotel organiza
lions in the United States and an
glad the hotel men are taking such {
lead in placing our fair state in thu
spot light along with the other business
enterprises here found"
Mr.. Bacon replied to the high com
pliment paid him in his usual modes
manner, thanking his successors for hi
words of praise and expressing himself
as thankful if his humble efforts had re
suited in good for the association.
In leaving the Office, Mr.. Bacol
leaves it with record of having &C
complished a great deal Of good TO
the association, having assisted il
bringing proper legislation for the pro
lection of the hotel men about AM
bringing their business to the from
ranks of state industry.
In the election of Mr.. Keller for tn
Office of secretary treasurer to succeed
himself, the convention conferred al
honor upon him, his work during tn
past year has been such that no on
was considered quite so competent t.
20 on with it but himself and the pres
ident was instructed to declare a unani
nous ballot for him.
The matter of rates was taken up b.
the convention and it was decided t.
leave matters as they are and the pres
emit rates of the first class hotels vii
not be changed.
The meeting throughout was yer.
successful and resulted in much goo
for the organization.