The Detroit times., 1915-02-06
NEWSPAPER FOLK
FIRST TO DINE in
STATLER HOTEL
rendered Banquet by Manage
ment After Inspection Of
Splendid Hostelry
LATEST WORD IN COMFORT
AND CONVENIENCE
Formal Opening Takes Place
This Evening, With Capacity
Crowd Assured

The public will have It's first op-
portunity to inspect the new Hotel
Statler. Saturday night. when the
formal opening takes place. That II
will be q gala social event Is assured,
for the reservations have been com
pletely sold out. Friends and well.
wishers of K. M. Statler, head of the
company that operates the new De-
troit hosiery as well az the Statler
hotels In Buffalo and Cleveland, are
coming from other cities In large
numbers, 80 the outlook il that the
hostelry will open to capacity bust
ness, which is as 1t should be.
In advance of the formal opening,
newspaper men and women Of De-
troit were guests of Mr.. Statler and
the local management at dinner, FRI
day evening, following a Cooks
tour" OF the house which proved an
GUS attaches led the way through
magnificently-appointed suites. some
OF them containing as many as 16
rooms. And the arrangement is such
that they may be grouped in any com.
bination desired by the guest.
But the wonder Of II all was not the
costly, highly artistic decorative
scheme, nor yet the excellence OF
Statler service as q whole, but the
really great values offered In those
cozy $50 rooms, which are not
tucked away under the roof but are
found on every floor. They are all
of the same general type, and there
is nothing lacking that man would
expect to find In 50 or "a room.
And every last one OF them Is pro
vided with bath.
One feature that impressed the Wis
itors vas the minute attention to de-
tail that is everywhere apparent
Nothing that would make for the con-
venience of it's guests has been over
looked by the management. On every
dresser. for instance (And II might
be observed, in passing. that the fur
niture is all Circassian walnut). 10 q
pin cushion containing needles and
thread and an assortment of buttons.
Every room has q writing desk. pro-
vided with laundry list, telegraph
blanks and writing material. The
house maintains It's own laundry, q
complete plant representing an IN
vestment OF about $4,000. and also q
tailor service. And II q man finds
himself up against It for q clean coli
lar or q new tie, he can obtain both
at a miniature haberdashery just. on
the main wash room. One, guest floor
Is typical OF all.
The main floor. with It's great lobby
and It's wonderful dining rooms, baf-
fes description. The hotel through
out II done In the style OF what is
known as the Adams period, which
was contemperaneous with that OF
Louis XVI. The ballroom floor, which
answers for the third story, is an
other feature OF the institution that
must be seen to be fully appreciated.
Following the dinner, Mr.. Statier
gave his guests an idea Of just what
he means by Statler service, but to
II on the basis Of the an
nounced rates, the liberal support of
the public will be required, he said.
Homer Warren. who Is entitled to
much Of the credit for the selection
of the old Bagley homestead as the
site for the new hotel, and who really
engineered the deal. presided az
IooSsmsStSi. DficA IoepOQbeb were
made by Edgar A. Guest. James
Strasburg, Of the Board Of Com
merce; H. 8. Scott, r. w. Bergman,
manager Of the Statler; Frank w.
Hinkley. secretary-treasurer of the
Statler Hotels Co., and others.
G. II. Emory, representative of
George B. Post & Sons, New York,
who were the architects In charge of
the building of the magnificent Stat
Ter, was present and was not only
the recipient OF hearty congratula-
tions. personally, but heard the nice
words that were expressed generally
while the newspaper representatives
were on their rounds OF inspection. -
Congratulations were also In order
for T. J. Costello. general manager
OF the Comstock Co., OF New York,
and Chicago. which installed the SUI
perb electrical work I'm the hotel.