The broad ax., 1917-06-09
THE NEW IDLEwILD HOTEL COR
NER OF SSrd AND WABASH AVE.
WILL THROW ITS DOORS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC JUNE 18th, UN-
DER THE MANAGEMENT OF B.
2. MOSELEY.

Chicago is the most rapidly growing
city in the world and the second larg-
est, and the most important city in the
United States for the Colored people,
and is rapidly becoming more so. Not
withstanding this fact, there has not
been a first class hotel for the accom-
modation of first class Colored people
in the City of Chicago, which is prob
ably on account of the difficulty in Sc
curing suitable property, in desirable
location for such a hotel.
At one time, Colored people who Wis
tied Chicago and who lived here per-
manently, and desired the best hotel
accommodations were welcomed at the
larger hotels maintained in the loop
district, but of recent years in Chicago
and many other cities this has not been
the case, and Colored people when Wis
iting Chicago, have found great incon-
venience in finding hotel accommoda-
tions, under proper environment and
surroundings. This has greatly incon-
venienced the leaders of the race and
been one of the principal drawbacks,
when Chicago was under consideration
as a convention city for the many i'm
portant meetings of the Colored people
throughout the United States.
Fortunately, this situation no longer
exists, due to the untiring efforts of
Mr.. Beauregard F. Moseley, who has
probably done as much or more for the
race than any other Colored citizen of
Chicago. Mr.. Moseley attacked this
task with his usual energy and ability,
and has at last succeeded in securing
the Germania Hotel, situated at so E.
33rd st., cor. Wabash ave-, and this ho-
tel will open under Mr.. Moseley's ac-
tive management on or about June
18th, as the "Idlewild Hotel" A first
class hotel for first class people, this
being one of the best known hotels on
the South Side, and being an ideal To-
cation for a first class hotel for Col
ored people, having very pleasant sur
roundings, and the best transportation
facilities of any hotel outside of the
loop district.
This hotel has about one hundred
(1OO) rooms with electric lights, bath,
and a telephone in every room, and
has elevator service. In fact, has ev-
cry convenience that is found in any
of the modern hotels. On the main
floor there is large and spacious din
ing room, well lighted, and it is need
less to say that under the able leader
ship and management of Mr.. Moseley,
that this will become the leading, or
one Of the leading Colored hotels in
the United States. Every man, woman
and child in Chicago who has race
pride, is requested, and undoubtedly
will, become a booster for this institu-
tion, as it is a race effort, and not the
effort of an individual who proposes to
make money at the expense of the race,
but an effort to lift the race, and to
furnish them the same accommodations
as are furnished other people, and to
do something in Chicago that will not
make us ashamed when we invite our
women, children, preachers and leading
professional men to this city; an in
stitution that will be above suspicion
and question, and where all the mod
ern conveniences will be found at q
moderate cost, and the people who are
back Of this proposition win regard it
as such, a. it is the only race effort Of
the year which has been put forward