The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-14

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 Arraycd in all the elegance which money could provide and standing as the pride of its owners and operators, the Tutwiler hotel will be opened tomorrow afternoon at o'clock for business.
 This gladsome announcement, which has been more or less anticipated for srm'' weeks, will be none the less interesting and gratifying to the hosts of BirminS- ham citizens who work day in and day out for the welfare of this community as a unit, and all of whom have recognized and admitted the city's hotel shortcom- ngs for years To those men of money and civic patriotism who have made this hotel possible there should be all honor and glory. And these doubtless will be when the people of this city see tomorrow the greatness of the plant erected on Fifth avenue and Twentieth street.
 To the operating company. of which Frank Dudley is president, Frederick Rockwell is vice president and D. M. Johnson treasurer and secretary, there
  lations as to the magnficence of the fur nishings t'-y have bought and the gen. eral elegance of the hotel unit by unit which they propose to operate in this community.
 None in South so Beautiful
 It is safe to say that no hotel south Of Washington is as beautiful, or is filled with furnishings more superb, elegant or refined than tho Tutwiler There has been nothing done in the south during the past 20 years in the hotel line that can approach the hotel Tutwiler in this re- spect It has been built as if it were on Broadway, New York. or Michigan ave- nue. Chicago. rather than on Twentieth street, Birmingham. It's capabilities are unrestricted. It has the capacity to han de any size banquet, dinner or party, while no hotel in New York is able at this time to afford more luxurious place of meeting or place of greater dignity and charm than the Tutwiler hotel.
 There is certain to be multitude or Birmingham citizens to pass through the he tel tomorrow afternoon. And it is safely assumed that they will be intensely sur prised as they will be deeply proud of the fact that local men have caused to be erected this modern hotel and modern op- stors have placed therein modern equip rlent.
 Final Details for Opening The final details of the opening will be straightened out today. Lyman Cleve- land the furnitur- artist, and D. M. John son. secretary Of the cymrsny. started yesterday afternoon the work or placing the furniture after the diagrams drawn by MT. Cleveland. With them there is proceeding a florist from New Jersey, who is placing the ferns in the ferneries and the palms and the bay trees and the other green shrubbery about the hotel. Ihis work progressed famously until midnight last night and will be resumed this morn- ing. In this connection it is worthy of note to point out that two palms reached nere yesterday each 22 feet high for the main lobby. These are easily the highest and the costliest that have ever been shipped to Alabama. They created tre- mendous amount of comment yesterday and wide attention Mrs. Robert Jemison. Sr., who chanced to be passing, noted them and was struck with their beauty and stateiiness. lHti . HaS HcNcT OcCn DIOuSul SOutu UT Washington as great an array of ferns palms and bay trees for any hotel, and these touches will doubtless be instantly appreciated when the throngs go through | the hotel tomorrow afternoon. Many Reservations for Tables The announcement of the opening was issued some days ago. There have beer a great many reservations for the table d'hote dinner which will be served to- morrow night incident to the opening The dinner will be opened to the citizeEs | of this city who desire co pay the tariff of s. The statement was made yester- son, Jr., for the owning company, and D. M Johnson of the operating company | that the officials will not have any se, | A flair at the opening There will be nc | formal dinner for the officials. directors or special guests In other words, who- ever pays the tariff will be on the same footing as the officers. It was considered inappropriate to have any special func. | tion of this sort at the opening. This despite the fact that great many men who have drawn upon their time and talents and finances without ceasing are | fin a mood to celebrate at least in a mod est informal way
 Plans to Serve 600
 1 Plans have been made to serve about !! GOO persons at the dinner. Most of the 1 officials will have tabies while great many of the most prominent men in the city have made reservations for tables There will be no la carte service for the opening night. There will be no dance in the ballroom or elsewhere in the Tut 1 wiler.
 The Tutwiler is a dream of years or | the part of Birmingham upbuilders There has been no city in the south interrupted 1 in it's growth and It's reputation so mucf as Birmingham through inadequate hote facilities That was the situation unti last night. when Wells Bros. Co. de lyered the keys to the completed Tut | wiler and the operating company assumed \ control Never again will 1t be truth !
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