The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-27
ALABAMA HOTEL
MEN WILL ELECT
OFFICERS TODAY
Representatives From All
Sections of the State Will
Be in Attendance at
Annual Meeting

Not less than 10 members of the Ala
hama Hotel Mems association were pres
ent yesterday morning when the opening
session of the convention was held at the
Tutwiler hotel at 10 o'clock Adolph p
Reich of Gadsden, proprietor of the
Printup hotel, president of the asso-
ciation acted as chairman.
City Commissioner John R. Hornady
welcomed the visitors and the response
was made by C. M Sherrod. former SEN
ator from Lawrence county, who is now
the proprietor of the hotel at CORTLAND
A luncheon at the Hllman was one of the
entertainment features of the convention,
and proved to be a highly delightful
event.
In the afternoon a business meeting
was held at the Tutwer, at which a.
number of addresses were made by prom
inent members of the association. c. NJ.
Sherrod of CORTLAND. manager of the
Colonial, spoke on the subject Good Eff
fects of the Hotel Associations on the
Country Hotels" B. woolf of the I'm
perial of Montgomery spoke on the SUBJ
ject, 'Fireproof Hotels" Harry B. New
of the Motion spoke on the Front Office
of the Hotel" Ed Taylor of the Gay
league of Montgomery discussed Rebate
Associations and F. C. Carter of the AL
bert of Selma spoke on Hotel Depreca-
ton" Charles B. Hervey of the Cav
thon of Mobile spoke on Hotel Help in
the South" and Hardy NJ. Burt. mana
ger of the Florence spoke on THE City
Hotel Association" Mr.. Burt is ths
president of the Birmingham City Hotel
Mems association and is intimately ac-
quainted with the subject he discussed.
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the afternoon and was highly instruc-
tive to the members of the association
who operate hotels in cities.
The election of officers will take place
this morning and it is generally reported
that Harry B. New, proprietor of the
Motion, will be chosen president. The
next meeting place will also be selected
at the meeting this morning, and it is
expected that Mobile will be named. A
large delegation of prominent Mobile men
are here to secure the convention, and
it is expected that their efforts will meet
with success.
A luncheon at the Motion will follow
the business meeting. when the hotel men
will be the guests of the Motion hotel.
In the afternoon the visitors will he
entertained at a baseball game at Rick
wood, and at night a banquet will be
rendered them at the Tutwiler.
The members of the association present
are:
Adolph P. Reich, Gadsden. Hotel Print
up, president; Leslie D. Fairchild, Mont
gomery, Exchange hotel, secretary; E. G.
Taylor GayTeague hotel, Montgomery;
c. M. Sherrod Colonial hotel, Courtland;
Joe A. Dacovich, st. Andrews, Mobile; B.
Woolf Imperial hotel Montgomery; S. H.
Peck, Battle House, Mobile; Bert Clifford,
Alabama hotel, Andalusia
Charles B. Hervey Cawthon hotel Mo-
bile; Luke Thompson, Thompson hotel,
Montgomery; c. r. Newsom Newsom
hotel, Dothan; II. P. Hodges. Lyons hotel,
Decatur: w. M. MADISON, Crawford hotel,
Jasper; l.. j. Snow. McLester hotel, Tus-
caloosa; L. ]. HARRISON, Central hotel,
Talladega; Mrs. f. l.. Clark, New Gordon
hotel, Gadsden: O. B. Love, Twickenham
hotel, Huntsville; Y. C. Barfield Nichols
hotel, Linevilie Al Weaver. Weaver hotel,
Roanoke; Mrs. Belle Searcy, Searcy hotel,
Fort Deposit; H. w. Hyde, Chicago. Of
the Hotel Dulletin;" Claude Williford.
Sheffield.
Harry B. New. Motion hotel; Fred
Shireman, Tutwiler hotel; r. D. Riden-
hour Southern hotel; III. M. Burt, Flor
ence hotel: H. L. Bailey. Hillman hotel:
F. B. Freeman, Jefferson hotel: ]. T.
Robertson, Empire hotel; L. w. Scoville,
Morris hotel, of Birmingham.
Mrs. ]. III. LumplSis, Arcadian hotel.
Selma: d. w. Coyle, Greensboro, KY;
Charles A. Johnson, Ralston hotel, Co.
lumbus, Ga. and John Rolston, Rolston
hotel, Coden.