The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-20
OPENING
 ID BE SUSPICIOUS
MANAGER OSBORN ANNOUNCES EARLY ARRIVALS MORE NU-
 MEROUs THAN BEFORE.
Inaugural Ball This Evening Will At. tract the Society Devotees and
 Prove Another Big Social Feature.

Another winter season of gayety will be formally ushered in with the great inaugural ball at the Hotel East. man tonight.
 The Monarch of the Glen. one Of the most famous resort hostelries in all Southland, has been gayly redec- orated and handsomely refurnished since the curtain went down on the 1913 season. and Manager Egbert T. Osborn flatteringly announces that Ee is anticipating a highly prosperous season.
 Our early arrivals are more nu- merous than ever and reservations for the remainder of the month. as we'll as for .he entire month of Feb ruary are far ahead of last year" stated MT. Osborn yesterday after noon. MT. Gaines spent a lot f money this month in advertising the hotels opening date, and l have re- ceiyed so many applications for rates, etc, as well as for Hos Springs book lets, that I am confident we will dup licate our big 1913 season"
 Improvements at the Hotel East man cost upwards of $5O.000 The beautiful ballroom. all the different parlors and the gay grill room have been tastetully redecorated while the spacious bath house has been com pletely overhauled It is up-to-datc in every particular; in fact, cannot be improved upon.
 Mir. A. B. Gaines of Englewood, N. ls the president of the New York Hotel Company which operates the Hotel Eastman. reached Hot Springs Sunday in company with Col. Lyman T. Hay the general manager of the property MT Gaines is also the chief executive of the Arlington Hotel Com pany. Born in Hot Springs. on the very piece of ground on which the Hotel Eastman is located. Mir Gaines has done yeoman service in the de velopment of the Spa It is really due to his generosity that the dancers, the musical lovers and the golfng contingent are able to secure so much enjyment each winter season. He is working for additional entertainment for the tourists and the recent lavish expenditure of money in further beau tifying the Arlington and Eastman speak volumes for Mir Gaines love of the Spa
 Col Hay also worked diligently for Hot Springs good at the time work was demanded He is allied with MT Gaines in the handling of that gentleman's extensive hotel posses sions and now spends most of his time in St Louis directly the des i. nies of the Jefferson and Planters. MT Gaines plans remaining at the Eastman throughout the season. while Col Hay will return to St. Louis tomorrow or Thursday.
 Manager and Mrs Osborn are m4k- ing extensive preparations for to- nights inaugural ball It has long been one of the big successes of the Spas winter season of iollity and there IS every indication that az reat crush of the visiting fashionables and resident ultra swell set will he in a. tendance Mir Osborn cordially in- vites all friends ot the famous hos teiry to attend and it scarcely need be added that the ball will be strictly formal
 Prof John B. Graham of Chicago is 70 make his bwo as the Eastman's musical director He is an unusually skilled musician and is confident he has recruited an Al orchestra. Dan iel O'Brien of New York Clty. will again offciate as room clerk. while popular Jake" Miller of course, will serve as the steward
 Both the American and European plans are again in effect The idea was tried a year ago and proved so popular with the tourists hat it has been retained