The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-02

ADDITION 70 THE RlD(rHooD
ADDS TO CAPACITY Or House
LARGER HOTELS ARE NOW ~
CONDITION TO ACCOMMODATE
THE FULL CAPACITY NumBga
OF GUESTS.

With the opening Of the Ridge
wood, Desp1and, Palmetto. Prince
George and Bennett hotels at noon
yesterday the winter tourist season
may be considered IN full swing Ia
Daytona and the city ds In better
shape to take care OF the wlnker
guests this year than It has ever
been before.
Most of the smaller hotels have
been open and entertaining guests
for several weeks and some OF the
regular season guests of the larger
hotels have been taken care Of By
the hostelries in advance OF the
regular opening. but the larger
houses have not been ia condltton
to accommodate the capacity number
of guests until this time.
The opening OF the Clarendon the
last day of this week win complete
the list of season houses Ia this
vicinity and from that time to the
first of April all houses win be
ready to accommodate the capacity
number of guests.
Changes, alterations and improve
pland, Palmetto and Prince George
! in the best possible cuaditiom TO
handle the winter business, and
the hotels were all I'm FIRST class
condition when formally opened yea-
| terday.
At the Ridgewood more extensive
changes have been made than In
any of the other hotelk8 IN this Vi
cinity and regular season guea*s at
this popular house VIII scarecely rec
ognize the big house when they
arrive from the north.
The big, coQuina addition has
been completed, elegantly furnished.
connected with the other hotel part
and is now ready for the reception
1 of guests. The addition Is entirely
of fiFeproof construction and practk
4 caay all the rooms IN this part Of
the Ridgewood have already been en-
gagged
/ To better accommodate the guests
4 of the new part the hotel office has
been moved to the northwest corner
4 Of the old part and the lobby en-
trance frcm the north wing now opens
! directly into the main office. The
space formerly occupied by the Office
will be used for a newsstand and
hairdreEStng and manicure parior.
The doors which formerly formed
the man hotel entrance have been
closed and replaced with windows.
: the former parlor entrance from the
: north end of the porch now being
the main hotel entrance.
In the new wing the first three
floors are arranged in suites, every
suite being equipped with bath and
each room being supplied with hot
and cold running water. The top
/. floor has been arranged In an artis-
tic way for dance hall, where dane
ing parties win be held once OF
: twice each week, and this room wal
: also be used for concerts, card
! parties and other entertainments dur.
ing the season.
AN of the large force of help
needed to handle the big hotel this
!. winter has arrived and the fhaa
touches of getting the house in con
: dition to receive guests were com
9 pleted in plenty of time for the open
= ing yesterday. No additions have
been made to the dining room and
!, kitchen to accommodate the extra
guests of the addition, but addhiona
T tables have been placed In the dining
Il room, which is plenty large enough
to accommodate the additional mum
ber of guests.
II The firing of 13 gums marked thu
Il opening at / O'Clock and Jusl oefor'
the dining room was opened for tn
first meal, the manager. Col. E. p
Woodbury., was called into the room
and there the employees of the houe
had a mighty pleasant surprise Il
s. ore for him, in the shape OF "a
mmense floral horseshoe. symbol
of their wishes for him for the ne'
wear. The piece was beau;hu
ore.
Fhrst OF the sca-On g1eSts at tn
Rfdgev ood are Daniel Lees, Ph5E
delphia; Herbert Dunkiee, PtSeO
4 Core, Mess MIR. and Mrs. r. [
Newcomb, Cleveland; Mr.. and Mri
rying r. Todd, St Stephens, Can.