The sun., 1916-12-06

eHtlrely Dy MT. bOl0t-tnat MOOT caused
his name to be known In cities far from
Philadelphia.
One day a member Of the Twombiy
family Of Manhattan went to Mr.. Boldt's
hotel with his wife and . sick child.
There wasn't q vacant room In the hotel,
but Mr.. Boldt did then exactly what he
did here in the Waldorf "a lately as the
recent convention and football over
flow In Manhattan-he turned over his
OWE apartments to the Twombiys and
nav that the sick child received extra
attention. When the Twomblys. their
child well again. left the hotel there wat
no extra charge for extra services rem
dered.
We'll. III get wen with you soma
day. Boldt," said Nj. Twombly when the
hotel man refused extra reimbursement
Meets william waldorf Aster.
And Mr.. Twombiy did. For some time
Mr.. Boldt had had his thoughts turned
toward owning In New York the finest
hotel in the United States-in the world
IL possible. william Waldorf Astor. now
Baron Astor Of Hevor, had decided to
move from Fifth avenue INC Thirty
third street and build a commercial
structure OF some kind. probably a hotel.
on the site OF his residence. Through
"Ts W.T.. poiul 6utV w my
before Mr.. Astor his idea Of q hotel m
the lines OF the Waldorf.
The Waldorf opened tn doors on
March ~. 1898, with Mr.. Boldt II sole
proprietor and with a lease OF twenty
five years In his possession. Ry mid
night Of that day only thirty-two pa
irons had siened the register and pro-
pr,ctor and hackers were n hi gloomy
as they thought of the hundreds Of va
cant rooms above stairs. But the thirty
two had seen not Ire red plush and
gloomy wood furnishings Of what up 10
that time had been the best hotels OF
the city. but q respondent hotel OF mar
Bile and gold and velours and paintings.
OF service and cuisine that were Of un-
heard excellence-and Of unheard prices.
for which. however. value was received.
VI New York hotel men," Simeon
Ford said yesterday. when asked for
"reminiscences about the early days OF
the waldorf. "never believed Mr.. Boldt
could make his new methods 90 here.
One OF the nrst things he did when he
reached town was TO invite all the lead
ing hotel men OF Manhattan to have
luncheon with him at the Waldorf.
E~ntertains Hotel Men.
I'VE were too thunderstruck TO re-
fuse. lie cntertlined US magniicently
that day then he o us all over his
wonderful plant. What We saw I'm.
! pressed US very much. but when we had
left him there was a tholy htful shaking
Of heads among US. Ten dollar a day
and moro when the limit up to that time
had been IS or So"
Pittsburg and the farther West be-
gan to hear OF the wonders of the Wal
| dorf. Into town came the Western rich
to spend their one as money never
| had been spent for like purposes here
before. And almost In a season the
Waldorf. which then occupied only the
southern half OF the block running iron,
Thirty-third to Thirty-fourth street,
society" In Manhattan made the hotel
a social centre unknown here since The
glorious days Of he ancient Astor
House down town. Smart tally-hos
n drags started from its doors with
bray OF trumpets. The Bradley Martins
gave a costume ball In the Motel that
was read about with awe at breakfas,
tbales the length and breadth OF the ma.
'.on. A Inner wasn't a dinner unless
ii was held inside the walls Of George
c. Boldt's hotel.
The Waldorf in less than five year,
could not accommodate the crowds that
nocked to It's doors. With an invest.
l H'Ui'e vi suNH IToNeu WOTIn IL was mol
hard for Mr.. Boldt to persuade John
Jacob Astor. who owned the Thirty
fourth street stretch Of the plot. to en-
large the Idea by building the towering
Astoria and merging the new seventeen
story part with the old Waldorf under
the name OF the Waldorf-AstorIa,
Ground for the new addition was broken
on November /. 1897. and thus the pres.
ent Waldorf-Astoria came into being.
His Work for Cornell.
The success OF the Waldorf-Astoria 4,
q part of the present moment and there.
fore need not be told in detail. The
Boldt ideas appeared In rival cara
Na'saries that began to spring up on
every side. but Mr.. Boldt always well
coined tho new arrivals on the theory
These splendid new hotels help tn,
town. help me. help everybody on towatj
SUCCESS theory which IL proved by
the fact that the present season has
been the most successful the Waldorf
| Astoria ever has had.
At n time OF life when Mr.. Boldt's
family and friends wanted him to begir
to think about resting he started In upor
one OF the most important activities OF
his life-his voluntary work for the up.
building of Cornell University. When he
died Yesterday morning there rested or
a table in the ext room a plaster model
Of his idea OF a great dormitory system
for Cornell. And his work for tn,
Ithaca institution had got far beyond
the theoretical stage. On the campus TO-
day are three dormitory buildings fol
which Mr.. Boldt's energy and financia
genius alone were responsible.
one wondered. perhaps. why It wa,
that Mr.. Boldt, who never had been in
side an institution OF learning as a stu
dent. wore a Sigma Phi fraternity pin
He was prouder OF that pin than he was
OF many greater possessions.
One night In tho fall OF 1914 ne wa,
summoned before a body of Cornell
alumni. and TO his surprise was told h.
was about to be initiated into the Cor
nell chapter OF Sigma Phi. He rod
the goat" az any ~youngster misht-th'
first man not a college graduate to b.
taken into the Greek letter society.
Active In Many Lines.
Mr.. Boldt was president and directo
Of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Company
the Waldorf-Astoria Cigar Company
Ltd. owner OF the Bellevue-Stratford 4
Philadelphia. vice-president and directo
OF the Apollinaris Agency Company, di
rector of the Commonwealth Trust Com
pany, trustee and acting chairman of tn
board OF Cornell University. president O
the Holland Library OF Alexandria Bay
director OF the Lincoln Trust Company
director of the North British and Mer
camille Insurance Company OF Ne,
York, director Of the North British an
Mercantile Insurance Company Of Lon
don and Edinburgh. president of the s.