El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
10000 Or More People Daily At Ne0 York Hotels

The entire suite is not often in de-
{ mand except by some diplomatic mis-
sion or transient millionaire. It is a
E matter Of hotel history that the Jap
/ anese mission occupied this suite at
the close Of the RuSsO-Jananese war.
This establishments banquet man
ager. some % years ago entered its
service as bus boy, to carry dishes
/ out Of the dining room From that
rank he has risen TO be manager OF
important dinners at a salary Of $780,
0G0 a year. He has his farm on the
banks of the Hudson. and motors into
New York every day.
Country Girls Are Cham bermnfds.
What happens to girls who run
away TO seek their fortunes can be
tol din part by the servant girls OF
any hotel often the girl who runs
rience TO do office work. is not pretty
enough for the stage. and is afraid
Of losing caste If she tries domestic
service The way out for her is hotel
service. so that a surprising percent
age of hotel chambermaids are ad-
venturous young women from the
country.
More Employees Than Guests.
Few people realize that the number
Of a hotels employees is usually great
er than the number OF its guests. =
hotel that accommodates 1000 guests
staff, for bedrooms for employees who
sleep at the hotel. and rest rooms and
hospital equipment
Detectives Guard Presidents.
All hotel empltyes are important.
but II any distinction is made the
house detectives may be placed next
TO the head cook Very little is
known Of these men who protect the
guests and the house. They wear
plain, inconsDicious clothes. they do
not reveal their business By an air OF
mystery OF curiosity when a per-
son OF national or international inn
portance visits the hotel they are re-
sponsible for his safety. II the pres
ident Of the United States is TO stop
at the hotel. for instance, the floor on
which he is to be located is cleared OF
guests except well known persons, or
old residents Of the hotel Some
presidents make life a. burden for the
house detectives and their own secret
service men by eating in the public
dining rooms and appearing in the
hotel corridors Others stay closely in
their apartments
say Visitors Are Unreasonable.
The floating population OF New
York, in the opinion Of the hotel man,
Is unreasonable He can never tell
whether tomorrow viii bring in a
large delegation of tourists from some
town in the FAR southwest. who enter
New YORK confidently ana marcn up
70 his hotel, stating calmly that they
have heard that it has good music and
demanding rooms for the delegation
all on the same floor. Thousands OF
people drop into New York" every
day on business or pleasure. and ex-
pect rooms at a hotel in a certain
location at a certain price without
having engaged the rooms beforehand
others who write in to ask about
rooms make strange demands. For
example, Have you a place where my
little boy can play?" or. do you take
care Of young girls2 Ny daughter is
coming TO New York alone" These
particular situations have so often
been brought Up that play rooms and
Fairgrounds are features OF newer
hotels. and as for the girl, or woman
either, IN the big city, there are hotels
where women guests only are re-
ceiVed and cared for.