The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-16
NEXT MEETING OF
/. HOTEL MEN To Be
HELD IN GADSDEN
Adophus Reich's Invitation
Is Accepted by State
Association
BARBECUE TO-DAY
AT ROEBUCk CLUB
Meetings Yesterday Mostly Executive.
Legislation Committee Said to
Have Been Appointed-Con-
vention Win Close Today

Being unable to resist the persuasive
logic of Adolphus Reich of Gadsder. and
at the same time desiring to visit that
progressive city in Etowah, the Alabama
Hotel Mems association yesterday after
noon decided to meet there next July.
Announcement to this effect was made
yesterday afternoon after the first busi-
ness meeting was held.
The association. which convened at the
Hillman hotel yesterday morning at 10
o'clock for its semi-annual meeting, will
meet at Roebuck Springs Golf club at
noon today to attend a barbecue which
has been arranged for their entertain
ment. The meeting will be concluded to-
night with a banquet at the Hillman
hotel.
Welcomed by Weatherly
When the meeting opened yesterday
morning there were about 80 members
present, including the local hotel men
who are making every effort to make
the meeting in Birmingham instructive
and pleasant. Commissioner James
Weatherly welcomed tho hotel men to
Birmingham. He told them how impor-
tant part they played in the operations
of things in all states and said Birming-
ham was very glad indeed to welcome
them to this city.
The hotel men were called together by
President II. NJ. Burt of the association,
which went into executive session soon
after converting, announcement being
made as to what topics were taken up
| by the members. 1t was unoffcally
| stated that matters affecting the opera
| ton of hotels which will probably be act
| ed upon by the Legislature, were discussed
| 1t is understood that a committee on
| legislation will be appointed and that
some remedial laws will be asked at the
| conventning of the lawmakers next
| month.
The hotel men after discussing business
| for short time adjourned for lunch at
| the Tutwiler. The luncheon was given
| by the association and the hotel men
we're not guests of the Tutwiler COM
/ pany as was stated yesterday morning
The hotel men, with the ladies of the
| party, met at the Tutwiler at / O'clock
| Later the ladies were taken for an auto
mobile ride over the city, and while IL
| was rather cold they seemed to enjoy II
| very much. The men reconvened at the
| Hillman hotel, where they transacted
| some further business at the afternoon
session. Adolph Reich of Gadsden. who
| operates the Printup in that city, ex-
| tended an invitation to the hotel men to
| meet next In his home town. He made
| the invitation so very pressing and prom
Used so much from the people OF that
/ city that Gadsden was selected as the
next meeting place.
Must Have Meeting
L 10 lola 81,
| Mr.. Reich said, land I will not hesitate
to return home now that have your
| promise to come there next year The
people there told me 1t would be next to
| madness to return unless you all de-
| cided to meet with U.S."
| The hotel men present are from every
| principal city in Alabama. Mr.. Horvey
Is here from Mobile, Mr.. Snow from
| Tuscaloosa, Mr. league from Montgom-
| cry, while Ben p. Branham is here from
Chicago, representing the Hotel Bulletin.
| Others attending are: c. e. Taylor,
| Marion hotel, Little Rock Ark: Charles
B. Hervey, Cawthon, Mobile: H. NJ. Burt,
| Florence, Birmingham; IL. A Bruner,
Hotel Bruner, Talladega; H. b. New,
Motion, Birmingham; M. G. Seaborn and
L. w. Scoville, Morris, Birmingham; J.
w. Williams, the Clement, Opelika r..
b. Shreman, Tutwier: r. b. Freeman,
Jefferson. Birmingham; J. L. Rolston.
Rolston. COden; r. A. Cater, Albert, Sell
ma: Ben p. Branham. Empire. Birming-
ham; j.. #. Pritchett, Empire Birming-
ham: Henry A. Snow, McLester Tusca-
loosa ]. A. Clifford, Alabama hotel, An
niston; Mrs J. Fl. LumplSin, Arcadia,
Selma; C. IL. Nabb. Hillman, Birming-
ham; D. r. Ridenhour, Southern, Bir-
mingham; Charles johnson, Exchange,
Montgomery; William league Cay
| Too