The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-16

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 of say, Major Tutwiler, or w F. c. Hard- | ing, over the opening of a real hotel in Birmingham for the first time in many lcng years.
 Many Friends Send Flowers
 The central lobby of the Tutwiler pre- sented a picture of rare beauty when the opening started formally. For enthusi- astic friends of the hotel attempted that futile proposition of painting the lily and sent bouquet after bouquet of gorgeous flowers to the management. So filled were many persons with pride anf' oc ratlhca- tion that they turned many florists loosu on designs for the T"t-yiler These flow CTS added to the stately palms of the central pIa1a5 the wonderful effects maze by the ferneries and the gorgeous ness of the permanent arrangements, formed a situation that would utaize every adjective possessed by Marian liar land and every power Of description pos sessed by the late and lamented V. Hugo There were attempted formalities in connection with the opening The off cials believed it was best to simply throw open the hotel doled up as it were and allow the people of Birmingham and the visitors to see what has been done. l It is true that Vice President Frederick Rockwell was on hand, with Secretary Johnson George Traylor. resident man | William Leslie Welton, the architect;
 John Harris, the builder for F. A. Wells, 1 and Lyman Cleveland to assist in show
 ing visitors through. They attended to l that duty with fine grace and were able
 to get the idea well disseminated among | the callers that the operations of the l hotel would be fully up to the standard l set in the construction of the house and | the elegant furnishings placed therein by | the United Hotels company
 Alter the inspection tours of the after | noon the hotel settled down more or less to commercial proposition. For begin | ming at o'clock and lasting until mid night there were over 500 diners seated in | the two dining rooms. Some of the fore | most men and women of Birmingham
 were there at dinner and they were as enthusiastic in their praise of the service as the chance visitors during the after noon.
 No Delay in Dinner Service The dinner service went through with
 out delay. The coo or more persons to ! take dinner there last night receved l prompt service and the management was 1 congratulated many times by exacting local persons upon the clock-like efficien- l cy of the service on the opening night l The kitchen crews had been busy all day getting ready for the big dinner and the courses came through with dispatch This
 feature of the opening was watched care fully by the officials, who particularly
 desired to have as few delays as possi-
 ble at the opening dinner.
 At the opening yesterday were perhaps two score hotel men from various sections | Of the south. The first guests 10 register
 were MT. and Mrs. Homer Wilson from 1 Nashville. MT. Wilson is remembered
 here as the opening manager of the Flor | ence hotel some four years ago when R D. Burnett was the lessee of that place.
 and decorated it's later opening with MT. | Wilson. The arrival of Mir Wilson was Followed shortly by the registration of Robert Meyer, owner of the Hermita ge | at Nashville, and the Seminole at Jack l sonville. He will be here a few days
 MT. Meyer thoughtfully registered from | Birmingham.
 The third registrations were MT. and Mrs' Lyman Cleveland. They have been here several days, assisting in the details
 leading up to the opening yesterday. Guests of Management
 1 The hotel experts and operators who are here are guests of the Tutwiler man. l agement. They were invited by wire to
 attend the opening by Vice President
 frederick Rockwell several days ago and
 the acceptances indicated the wide inter- l est in the Tutwiler opening all over this section. Mir. Rockwell said yesterday
 that he had personally shown several of the visiting hotel men through the placa
 and they have unhesitatingly pronounced the Tutwiler construction, equipment and
 decorations among the most elegant of
 any hotel south of Washington That is
 going the limit by hotel men.
 Ihe hotel managers as well as the
 score of visitors. were greatly taken
 with the air cooling process which kept
 the hotel at very delightful tempera- ture all during the opening The grat-
 ings over the air passage were adorned with small American flags. which fiut-
 tered carelessly as the chilled air swept through the gratings into the mammoth
 lobby. the lounge, dining room. orangerie
 and elsewhere. Although it was excep-
 tionally warm yesterday there was very
 little discomfort felt by the great crowds
 that visited the opening.