New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-07
ELECTION NIGHTS
RECEPTION READY
Hotels Prepared for the
Crowds Expected on
Upper Broadway

Hotels, theatres and restaurants OF
upper Broadway will keep open house
tonight for all who wish to take part
in the pursuits Of the evening, which
will comprise large and handsome
tribute to the product of Edison's
genius so well known thereabouts-the
incandescent lamp. incidentally cleo
tion returns will be shown.
Full candle power ahead has been or
dered by all the maitres d'hotels. Pc
lice regulations will preclude the usual
election night throngs from certain
undermined parts Of Broadway proper,
but nobody is keeping anybody from
the gilded sale a manger.
Theatres have been sold out long in
advance. Table reservations at the
principal hotels and restaurants have
beer in demand as never before, except
on New Years Eve. New York has
money 70 spend this year, and it's
going 20 be a big night. whether the
favored candidates win, lose or draw.
Waldorf Recognizes Night
The Waldorf Astoria for the first
time will recognize election night as a
fete occasion. The grand ballroom will
be opened at o'clock, and there will
be screen upon which the returns
will be flashed. At first it was planned
only 10 show the returns in the grill
and Rose rooms All reservations there
were taken by Friday, and the Empire
room was added. This was filled, and
the grand ballroom, seating more than
1 900. was resorted to. George G. Boldt
says the Waldorf expects to accommo-
date 5000 tonight
Lindley VI. Garrison. eX-Secretary OF
War, will be the guest of Elisha Lee at
a dinner in the grill room. Others who
will be Mr.. Lees guests are J. T. Van
Loan, T. O. McGill, n. J. Truett and
Joseph Johnson.
II President Wilson is reelected q
dancer. made up 10 represent him, will
fox trot across the grand ballroom OF
the Hotel Majestic with a girl cos
tuned as Columbia. If Mr.. Hughes is
elected the impersonaton Of the Presi-
dent will give way TO q dancer made
up TO resemble the former Governor.
At the McAlpin. where between 5000
and 1000 are expected for the returns
and the things that come ia carte.
the celebration will eclipse that Of last
New Years Eve. lmpromptu Hughes
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rooms are expected to enliven the even
ing AS reports from the various states
come in. Three hundred members Of
The Rotary Club will receive the re-
turns at dinner on the roof.
Stagefolk at Claridge
Theatre folk will watch the returns
at the Claridge. At the Dance Club
celebration will be Mr. and Mrs. John
Drew, Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Crane,
Mr.. and Mrs Chauncey 0lcott, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Harris, jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Hitchcock, Miss Ada Lewis and others.
Miss Grace Field is president of the
club.
Secretary Of State Lansing, with Mrs.
Lansing, will come from Watertown
after he has cast his ballot. They will
entertain in the Louis XIV room Of the
Biltmore. Vance c. Mccormick, chair
man. and several members Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee will receive
returns there. Colonel f. NJ. House,
who probably is as keenly interested
in the election as anybody, will be
present.
Big BiH Edwards, former Street
Cleaning Commissioner who headed an
organization of college men for Will
son. will entertain a party Of former
football stars. Others who have res
ervations at the Bltmore are Charles
VI. Schwab, c. X. G. Billings and John
A. Wilson. the Presidents cousin.