The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-17
MEETING OF HOTEL
. MEN COMES TO END
"Courtesy and Hospitality
Slogan of Association
LOCAL MEN THANKED
Burt Points Out Necessity of Ade-
quate Laws to Protect Hotel Men.
Z Urges Birmingham Men
to Cooperate
BY G. H. MANDY

'Courtesy and Hospitality is to be the
slogan of the Alabama Hotel Mems as
ISOLATION for the coming year. This was
the motto announced last night by Presi-
dent c. B. Hervey at the banquet given
at the Hotel Hillman which brought to
a happy close the first annual convention
of the association. The affair was a
particularly pleasant one, the banquet
elegant, the speeches bright and appro-
pirate and many expression of apprecia-
tion being made for the splendid hos
pitality the association has been accorded
while in the city.
Herbert A. Bruner, retiring secretary
of the association as toastmaster, presided
with much grace and fittingly introduced
the several speakers. All the delegates
and the ladies attending the convention
were present. Fred Houser and ]. T. Let
ton of Atlanta came over for the banquet
and both made happy and appropriate
speeches. Souveniers were presented to
each guest, watch fob for the gentlemen
and a handsome gilt pocket mirror for the
ladies.
The toastmaster introduced Mr. Naob
as the dean of the association, who made
a very happy talk He expressed the
qualification of the local committee in
having the association with them. He
said that he appreciated the association
as a means of bringing about needed
legislation and predicted that it would be
but short time before every hotel man
In Alabama would see the benefits of CO.
operation and would become members of
the association.
Taylor Talks of Progress
c. E. Taylor. retiring president took for
his subject, Progressive Hotel Busi-
nd ,oIi
that the association hoped to adopt and
that with the right effort much could be
accomplished. He referred to the prog
ress in hotel building in the past few
years and said that the hotel men must
Cooperate to get the proper results.
President C. b. Hervey made a very
happy speech relating a number of anec-
'dotes apropos to the occasion. He paid
a fine compliment to the retiring presi-
dent for the work he had done in making
the association possible and designated
him as the founder of the Alabama or
ganzation. He complimented Secretary
Bruner for the splendid work and ma
terial aid he had given in making the
association a success. He again thanked
the association for the honor conferred
on him by electing him president and
stated he had rather be the president of
the Alabama association than that of any
state in the union. He commended to
Inc HOlel men 10 ADOPT lne slogan OF
Courtesy and Hospitality" He conclud-
ed by stating that the hotel men of Bir-
mingham had fulfilled their duties as
hosts and on behalf of the association ex-
tended their thanks and appreciation.
Toastmaster Bruner read the following
report of special committee which was
adopted by rising vote:
Thank Local Men
"Whereas, the Alabama Hotel Mems
association was invited by the hotel men
of Birmingham to meet in conclave in
that city, as guests of said hotel men. And
"Whereas, the Birmingham hotel men
did enter into with enthusiasm the enter
tanning and caring for the visiting men,
bers. vieing with each other in their
efforts to make enjoyable the brief stay.
And
'.Whereas, the Birmingham hotel men
have fulfilled the duties of hosts most
nobly and have impressed upon their fell
low members in most fitting manner
the hospitality and open-heartedness of
the Birmingham mine hosts;
"Be is resolved, That the Alabama Hotel
Mems association extend as a body their
thanks and appreciation of the efforts of
the Birmingham members. And be it fur
ther
"Resolved, That the wives of the Bir-
mingham members be especially thanked
for their own fine contributions to the
success of the convention. And be 1t
further
"Resolved That in their splendid CO
operation: their enthusiastic embracing of
the purposes of the association and their
open-handed hospitality, the Birmingham
members have endeared themselves great
~ to the association and have materially