The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17
HOTEL IN HEAVEN
OPENS AT GARDEN
Bus Boys Banished by Me-
chanical Dish Carriers and
Walters Doomed.
"DRY" BARS DISCUSSED
Association Takes Up Prob
lens of Caring for Great
Travelling Public.

The third annual exposition OF the
Hotel Mems Association, which opened
yesterday in Madison Square Garden,
is important not only because the hotel
men will grapple with prohibition but
also because the exhibition contains
device for curtailing the deadly de-
structiveness Of Gus the Bus.
A couple Of hours after George c.
Brown. proprietor Of the Park Avenue
Hotel, entertained. at luncheon 300
delegates from all parts Of the coun-
try who heard Edward NJ. Tierney OF
the Hotel Ansonia touch briefly on
the fact that the maple walnut sundae
was staring hotel proprietors in the
face, the Garden was thrown open TO
the advance guard OF the 10000 pro-
fessional hosts who are expected here
for a weeks vacation.
The delegates were able to inspect
the continuance known as a Sub
veyor." which is guaranteed to restrict
the busboy's field OF crockery fright
fulness to a minimum and enable the
hotel owner to turn his attention to
getting the most out OF another In
vention for obtaining soap from con-
somme The machinery for making
the busboy foolproof consists OF an
endless chain Of tray holders which
receives the trays of dishes and de-
posts them in the washing machine.
Foreshadows waiterless Day.
1t was only one OF the many in
genious systems displayed for auto
matically cutting down the activities
If hotel help, foreshadowing the wait
erless day when hotel patrons will find
themselves tipping machines instead
Of men.
The saving Of labor and the elimi-
nation of waste formed the principal
aim Of most OF the articles displayed
in the 400 exhibits.
As thick as tanks IN a charge were
The electric ovens, with shelves revolv-
ing on a reel and baking the food more
quickly than the patrons temper could
come to a boil ct being delayed. There
were dishwashing machines OF the
type used In all the large hostelrles
which scour, rinse and dry the plates
as carefully as though the boss did 1t
himself
4 cynical touch. which indicated
that the travelling public has not al
ways shown itself as honest as the
hotel proprietors would like TO find IL.
was contributed by a sign which read:
why continue with the loss OF missing
towels when the locked on towel ser
vice eliminates it," The locked on
towel is fastened through hole TO a
rod, which enables the hotel guest to
use II. but prevents him from taking
It home to the family in Punxsutaw-
ney as a memento OF his stay in the
big city.
Device Eliminates Towel.
Another device shown dispenses with
the towel altogether, consisting of a
nozzle through which the guest pours
stream OF hot air upon his wet face
and hands by merely stepping on a
foot pedal and turning on the minia
ture Turkish bath, without having 10
srope bnndly for the towel with his
eyes full Of soap.
For the benefit OF those hotel man
egers who aim to prepare for the
worst and turn 10 the serving OF soft
suds and loganberry cocktails about
the time the country celebrates next
Independence Day by going bone dry
The Garden floor was sprinkled with
mode! soda water fountains and one
booth retailed root beer with real
head on IL. However these shiny har-
oingers OF the future did not prevent
many OF the hotel representatives
from patronizing the bar where the
.c2! stun was dispensed, numbers Of
them expressing the hope as the drinks
wore on that they might not have TO
yield to marshmallow frRppes alto
getler.
another section attracting attention
was the booth picturing the kitchen ar
ranscments OF such monster caravan
sarics as the new Commodore. the
Diltmore, the Murray Hin and the An
sonia. complete model OF the three
big kitchens in the Commodore was
laid out. revealing to the minutest de
tail the arrangement of ranges, bake
ovens refrigerators and pantries in a
prOfusion so bewidering that one won
dered that the 200 kitchen helpers and
the walters didn't get lost in the Iaby
Tinth and go wandering around for
days aud days looking for that order OF
hlct 90 bRuf mignon.
Lectures on Conservation.
Methods of diminishing waste were
referred to in the speech of the eve
ming officially opening the exhibition,
which was delivered by Mr.. Tierney.
lie declared that mo other business
element in our country contributed