New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-23
Topic Leads All Other Sub
iects in Convention
Discussions
NATIONAL EXHIBIT
DRAWS BIG THRONG
Grand Central Palace
Show Proves Magnet for
General Public

Grand Central Palace, in which the
first National Hotel Mems Exposition
is being held in conjunction with the
thirtieth annual meeting of the New
York State Hotel Association, became
Yesterday the Rome of hoteldom, to
which all roads led. The exposition was
formally opened Tuesday night. but the
pathways leading between the l'S
booths were really crowded by visitors
for the first time yesterday.
Upstairs, in Convention Hall, the
members of the state association were
in executive session. The subject up
for discussion was one vital to the hotel
industry. From the preponderance Of
booths on the floor below displaying
beers, ales, wines and liquors, one
might Judge of the close relationship
between the two businesses. And when
the hotel men began informally TO dis
cuss the questions which harass the
restaurateur, the subject Of prohibition,
like Abou Ben Adhem, led all the rest.
To such an extent, indeed. did it lead
that discussion of the American VS..
the European plan, the sprinkler sys-
TEN, checking and accounting systems,
front Office systems. vacuum cleaning,
etc. was shelved until to-day.
Several hotel men were frank in eX-
pressing their anxiety over prohibition,
dilating especially on the fear that il
would spread so far that New York
State would be engulfed, periodically
in dryness. Others, especially those
from dry communities, believed that the
loss TO the state from excise taxes had
been so great that further inroads need
not be feared.
State Loss in Excise Taxes
81 have heard" said John McGlynn,
president Of the state association, that
the total amount lost in excise taxes
from dry towns is more than S2,000,000
year"
The Village Hotel Keepers Associa-
tion was admitted to membership in
the state association late in the after
noon. The former organization has
been run separately for several years.
Its membership is something more than
500. This action by the state sssocia-
tion was praised by II. Zoney, repre-
senting the Northwestern Hotel Mems
Association, who said that whatever
legislation favorable to hotels had
been passed in recent years was due
largely TO the influence Of the new
member.
It was also decided TO increase the
Al. A
legislative committees.
The exhibition booths on the ground
floor. while displaying wares of par
ticular interest to hotel men, were not
without appeal to the general public.
Crowds were to be seen especially at
the Bltmore and McAlpin booths. In
the former were exhibited models of
the new Hotel Commodore and its
kitchens. This hotel. when completed,
will have 1000 rooms and as many
baths. On the roof will be an aviation
field.
For the Tired Business Man
In each room, in addition to the pre-
vailing reading lamps. writing mate
rails and other knickknacks for the
comfort Of the guest, will be attached
TO the wall set of exercisers. The
tired business man will not want for
means to remove the well known ia
tigue by the pulling of weights.
In the McAlpin booth. or rather
room, is shown each hour picture en-
titled "A Honeymoon in New York" 1t
is one which, as means of boosting
New York 10 the Southern Americas,
l.. VI. Boomer, managing director of the
hotel, arranged to show throughout
Central and South America. The Span
ish titles are retained, but they are
translated by the assistant manager.
who took the film on its Southern tour.
The hotel men-almost 1000 of them
are in town nowhere the guests of
John Nee. Bowman at the Biltmore.
A buffet supper was served and every
effort made TO impress on the out-of-
town man the full meaning of the word
hospitality"