Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-11
New Oregon Given Brilliant
Dedication AT Opening Banquet

"nen UTllllant tnrOng OF l0O people
gathered at the hotel to place their
stamp of approval upon Ashland's
new hostelry and celebrate the con-
summation of one OF Ashland's great
est desires, that of securing a hotel
to which every citizen could point
with pride. We call it the New"
Hotel Oregon because had even the
builders who erected the original
structure visited it Tuesday night
they would never have recognized it,
To describe the new hostelry is un-
necessary Most of the residents of
Ashland and vicinity have seen its
beautiful interior, and those who
have not have cordial standing in
vitation from the owners and proprie-
tor TO drop in and Sc for themselves
the wonderful Transformation which
has been wrought. The crowd which
attended Tuesday evenings affair
wandered from top to bottom of the
structure and constantly found new
beauties to call for eXclamations of
pleasure The Hotel Oregon now
ranks as a first-class hotel and one
to which anyone can be proud to di-
rect the visitor One thing we must
mention, and that is the ladies draw
ing room. Every lady who attended
Tuesday evenings event gave vent to
"ahs" and "ohs" Of pure amazement
when they entered that room with its
harmony of fittings, tints and refine
ments. The men found enjoyment
everywhere in the building, but the |
women, no matter how pleased with |
the rest of the hotel, were irresistibly |
drawn back to the quiet restfulness
of the drawing room.
At 8 o'clock the guests were ush-
cred into the dining room to the
strains of music from Loveland's or
chestra and were seated at tables
made beautiful with great masses of
flowers. The dining room, lobby and
drawing room were perfect bowers of
spring blossoms, which added to their
natural attractiveness.
At each plate the guests found a
rose and booklet menu with the
names Of the guests, reception COM
mittee, etc. The reception commit
tee consisted of Messrs F. F. Whit
tie, w. E. Newcombe, Clark Bush. ].
H. McGee, D. D. Norris, Mesdames C.
H. Vaupel, E. D. Briggs, F. G. Swed-
enburg, D. Perozzi, George Owen, D.
0. Norris. I
President V. o. N. Smith acted as
toastmaster and handled the program
Of the evening in a most pleasing
After an orchestral selec- '
ion Mrs. Sylvan Provost sang beau Y
.iful solo, following which a banquet I
which will be long remembered by Y
he guests was served. The orches- b
ra furnished music throughout the o
banquet and Prof. Loveland added to a
his part Of the program with two t
olos which were enthusiastically en- s.
ored. C
Toastmaster Smith told of the pur- G
ose of the gathering and gave a brief n
istory of the hotel down to the in
option of its remodelling and the a.
art which the Commercial Club had h
layed in this. bl
He then called upon w. E. New NJ
ombe, who responded to the toast, HI
Our New Voters" with talk over to
owing with witticisms, mingled al
ith touches of seriousness in which
lie ladies' part in Ashland S, advance ca
ent was eulogized. pc
Mrs. E. D. Briggs expressed some til
oprociated thoughts in a talk on tn
Living For Ashland" re
Porter j. Neff of Medford in a sim
re address on Expansion compli- m;
ented Ashland highly on its expan- ag
On, which followed the lines of the uIi
ca for which expansion stood in the
CHEST sense, namely. not merely to 10y
ow bigger but to grow better Jo
schools, parks, hotel, spirit of CO. j.
eration'-these things all stand for sol
e true meaning of the word Eek W.
nsion." Mu
Earl Rasor delighted with we'll cor
ldered solo which was encored. Cla
c. M. Thomas brought roars of ap- ten
eciative applause with spontane- SUI
sly humorous talk on "The Last Bat
Ie," in which, to use his own words, son
nearly forgot what he was sup K.
'ed to talk about" but finally ner
Ited the title of his talk onto the Ira
mile of road between Medford w.
Ashland, the Billings hill. Smi
Mrs. Provost and Mr.. Rasor then DR..
e duet, most beautiful selec- 70.
1 in which these two voices blend Jacl
in perfect harmony. ua and
During the course of the banquet Mr..
Smith read telegram and letter Man
n J. M. Scott, one of the best Mrs
nds of Ashland among the sotfth- Mrs