Evening star., 1916-07-30
SUMMER VISITORS
FLOCK TOCAP|TA[
HoteIkeepers Tell of Record
Breaking June and July
Patronage.
WASHINGTON is VISITED
BY MANY AUTOM0BILIsTS
Numerous Touring Parties Come in
Their Own Cars on Sight
seeing Trips.

summer have more than doubled the
business of the hotel keepers nvaria-
business of the hotel keepers. Invaria-
is the best summer season on record
that they are perfectly satisfied with the
patronage they have had. and that they
believe that hereafter the summer
months are going to bring increasing
numbers Of tourists to the National
Capital.
The management of the New Willard
Hotel says: Business this season has
been the best ever for a corresponding
period. July has been the best in the
history of this house Considering
tourist traffic alone. we have had more
patronage this summer than from this
class of trade in the winter. In the
winter season, when society is at it's
height here, many visitors are attracted
for social functions. but the summer is
coming to be the best season for tour
lists and excursion parties. Touring to
washington in their own automobiles
Is growing more popular. and we are
now getting a great deal of this sort
of patronage"
Unprecedented Summer Trade.
The Raleigh Hotel also reports an un-
precedented summer business. The man
agement testifies that I'VE have been do
ing very satisfactory business We had
a. steady and large patronage. Under
the circumstances this is remarkable.
Our patrons this summer have been very
nice people. During the next two months
we expect to have our house well filed,
as we are booked for several large con-
venttons. We have just had the post
masters Of the United States, who, with
friends. brought |
to the capital We got our share of these.
From August to II we will be more
than crowded with the Catholic Total
Abstinence Society people. They prom
ise to bring about five thousand persons.
August 15. Is and II we are to be head
quarters for the Southern Philatelic As
ISOLATION, stamp and coin collectors,
which will have about 800 members
present. In November we will be head
quarters for the biggest convention that
has arranged meeting in Washington
for some time-the National Grange
This convention is to be held here from
November Is to %. and will bring thou
sands Of people from all parts of the
country. Most Of the hotels win share
this business with u.s."
The Harrington. one of the compare
lively new hotels. shows the growing
popularity OF Washington as a summer
vacation center. The fact that this ho-
tel will next week start work on a large
addition is best evidence that 1t has had
a busy and prosperous season E. J.
Brennan. the manager, says: THE sum-
mer tourist business is way ahead of
last year. The auto tourist parties are
the big feature of this summer traffic.
We had fifty-five auto parties in June
and ninety-six already this month. We
have been running to capacity all sum-
mer and are booked heavily in advance
for several months. We will have several
hundred guests attending the Catholic
Total Abstinence Society convention here
next month. Washington is a real sum-
mer resort for tourists and look to see
this business grow each year"
Enthusiastic Over Business.
T. A. Mckee, manager Of the Metro
politan and the Gordon, is enthusiastic
over the summer business. The tourist
traffic has been fine. We get our share
of All the excursion parties, and they
have given us about all we could do for
the last couple of months. Summer
patronage is holding up, too. We have
had the best season ever at this time of
the year. Much of our patronage this
summer has been from the south. ]
think the exposition at San Francisco
last year must have gotten the south
ern people out of their stay-at home
habits and that they are travelling now
as never before. Business is increasing
right along. We have big tourist and
convention parties DOOReQ 1Or the next
two months. August and September
will be record months this year In the
hotel business, for all the railroads
tapping the south are arranging tours
with stop-over privileges In Washing
ton. There is a big increase in the
number of small tourist parties, such
as schools. communities. church organi-
cations, fraternal and social societies
There is no doubt but that Washington
Is growing each year to be a more
popular place in the summer months
Another hotel that gets large patronage
through railroad excursions Is the Ma
tona b,s X Russ pas hsd the feels
tourist business for this season of the
year" He looks for still bigger business
during the next two months. on account
railroads are all arranging excursion
trips with stopover privileges in the Ma
tional Capital.
During July" said Mr. Ruth. I'VE had
large parties from the Corning, NJ Y,
high schools; from Lyons. N. Y; the
Vance touring party from st. Paul and
Minneapolis, which conducted large
vention from the Boston Lodge Of Elks,
the Sommers touring party from Cincin-
natl Ohio: Georgia Shriners returning
from their convention in Buffalo. and a
teachers educational tour from central
Pennsylvania. Our July trade was at least
double what It was year ago. We are
booked ahead for August. and for the
first week in September We have 800 per-
sons from the south"
small tourist parties from all over the
limited States patronize the Congress Hall
Hotel. for one reason. because so MANY
members Of Congress live there. Manager
q a Manuel says: There is no COM
narfsor between our trade last season and
fnis year. There has been a remarkable
Improvement We have had as good 4
ISIfse and July ~ We ever had and look
Tor steady Improvement. The tourist traf-
fic TO Washington u growing. and they