El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-29
FORMAL OPENING OF NEW HOTEL IS
MADE A BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIR

- T1W YORK had nothing on E.
N Paso socially on Thanksgiving
day. The opening of the new
Paso del Norte hotel was made So
cial event that win 20 down in Fl
+ PasO's history as one OF the principal
+ affairs of the city The dinner scene
/ in the evening was one OF brlll1ancy
/ and color that could not have been out
I done at ReCtOr's or Martins in New
/ York. The women in evening clothes,
the men IN the formal attire, the diners
set the custom for dinner at the new
hotel FL PaSO has been sOmeWha t
careless Of dinner customs in the past
I when dining ia public but with the
surroundings such as the new Motel OF
J fers, there is every inspiration for
q making the Glnner a formal affair and
FL PaSOans showed last night that
they appreciate the opportunity and
like the custom.
Every table in the great institution
was engaged for the evening meal, in
Guiding the private dining rooms. and.
while the scene would have rlValed
that of any of the cOuntry'S larger cit
les, the service, too, compared very IA
vOrably with the great metropolitan
restaurants The crowd was so large
that no attempt was made to serve
Ia carte, but manager Geo Benton and
assistant Louis ThOerner and corps of
helpers prepared a special dinner that
set a standard for the new hotel which
would be hard 10 surpass anywhere
As a caterer. Mr.. ThOerner, who has
direct supervision Of the culinary de-
partmests, esta blished himself in the
hearts of his guests with the very first
meal he served
The dining rooms were decorated in
vines of Sm1laX and pOtted palms. The
hotel orchestra played throughout the
evening, in the dining. room dlT.1C the
meal and upstairs in the ballroom after
the meal. The ballroom was not e&-
pected to be open for THANKSGIVING
but manager Benton rushed work on
il and the dance was a surprise on his
part for the directors and guests.
The scene Of cOnviviality and pleas
ure during dinner was made much more
beautiful by the handsome gowns of
the women. The FL PaSO diners dis
cussed the scene enthusiastically and
the directors and promoters or the
handsome new hotel we're often
toasted. manager Benton, when con-
graf ulated on the splendid success Of
the opening of the new hotel, mOdestly
gave credit to AlfOns Won der Maren,
head chef. Carl Book. maitTe de hotel,
and r 3. Scott, superintendent Of the
wine service Mr.. Benton and Mr..
ThOerner We're everywhere throughout
the evening looking after the pleasure
and comfort Of their guests. They dis
tributed as favOrs to the diners. silver
hand mirrors for the women and watch
fobs for the men.
The dance following the dinner was
an extremely pleasant social AFFAIR
Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. White. MI. and
Mrs W. l. Tooley. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
McNary. Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Stewart. Mr.
and Mrs. John L Dyer. Mr. and Mrs
W. ". Turney. AIr and Mrs ". II. Bur
ges. Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Primm. Mr. and
Mrs. 7. F. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Benton. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. LOomis. Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph LOOMS, Mr.. and Mrs.
7. a. Happier. Mr.. and Mrs. w. i. Latta,
Mr. and Mrs. r H. Dudley. ar and
Mrs. G. a. Martin. AIRS. Mary HIS, Mrs.