The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-12

MANY EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
Structure Has Twenty-Eight Stor.
les, Three Underground

New York, Dec. 12.-Announcement
is made that the new Hotel McAlpin,
| which excells in magnitude and general
appointments anything heretofore at
tempted in the hotel line, will be ready
| for tho reception of guests within the
next week, though the big blowout
that will mark the formal opening will
be deferred until New Years Eve. The
hotel has been completed for several
weeks. SO TAR as the exterior is CON
cerned, and "A small army Of worlimen
are now engaged in installing the
| furnishings.
The McAlpiu is declared by hotel oX-
perts who have inspected it to be the
most wonderful creation in the way
of hotels that was ever dreamed OF by
man. As it stands today it representa-
an investment of nearly $4,000, 600,
which is going some" even in this
city with it's almost countless number
ol luxurious hotels.
To Have $500 Employees.
The structure occupies the block on
I the east side of Broadway. between
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets
1t consists of twenty eight stories
three of which are underground. The
guest rooms number l,5O0 all With
baths, while a total OF fifty parlors
| viii bc under the one roof To run
| the hotel and the several restaurants
nnd cafes in connection herewith will
require Il total of I 500 employees.
The McAlpin will havd several feat.
ures that will he unique among Amerl-
can hotels. For instance, the entire
fourth floor will be for women eX-
clusvely. a woman guest arriving at
! the hotel without escort will be able
| to her room in an elevator in charge
of a young woman conductor, and
| have all of her errands run by a bell
girl instead of the customary bell
boy.
Mems Floor Too.
quite the opposite will be the con-
ditions prevailing on the twenty
second tloor of the big hosiery. This
| floor will be reserved for bachelor"
guests. No chambermaids or other
women servants will be permitted TO
stop at this floor. All the work will
be done by chambermen and Wallets.
The hotel will maintain a United
Service club, TO which officers of the
army and navy and members of the
diplomatic corps can obtain member
ship cards and enjoy club life and en-
tertain their guests. Another feature
out OF the ordinary will be section
of guest rooms reserved exclusively
for the use Of newspaper men visiting
New York. Here will be found type
writer's. an abundance OF copy paper
reference library and other conven
ieucies for the free use Of the visitors.
Zig Opening Night,
Grill rooms, palm gardens, plunge
baths. roof gardens and other luXuries
that are now so numerous among New
York hotels that they have almost be-
come common will. of course be found
al the new hotel
fNtIN llllnE w btllS Pidttu ih i'"uf
ness at the McAlpin for the New
Years Eve festivities. 1t is said that
every table for the evening was re-
served weeks ago " It'll the main
restaurant. the several cafes and
score of private dining rooms the hotel
will furnish New Years cheer for
several thousand persons. Nahan
Franko. one OF the most noted conduc-
tors in New York, has signed two
year contract with the new hotel TO
conduct It's orchestra and have charge
Of its musical features There will be
forty pieces in the musical force ut
the McAlpiu, divided among the grill
room. restaurant and the tea room.
The famous Seventh Regiment Band
and the Royal Neapolitan Players
have been engaged as special features
for the opening night