The New York herald., 1922-06-04
improvements Made in Many
Hotels Conventions Ar
range for Meetings.

range Tor Meetings..
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
LAKE PLACID, N. Y, June 3.
n ELDOM has the opening of a sea-
son in the Adirondacks been at
~ tended by such a number of
conventions and large group events as
will mark the opening Of the season
of 1922 The village of Saranac Lake
is the convention center" of the
woods, for there will be the thirty
fifth annual convention of the New
York State League of Savings and
Loan Associations on Thursday and
Friday, June Is and 16, to be followed
on July and by the annual mid
summer convention Of the New York
State Automobile Association, which
will be attended by about thousand
delegates from all parts of the State.
Arrangements for this convention are
in the hands of committee. including
Of Saranac Lake and Messrs. t. A.
Leahy, f. Paul Stevens and Frank w.
Swift of Lake Placid.
June meetings at Lake Placid in
clude the convention of about 500
members Of the Cleveland Discount
Company, Cleveland, Ohio. at the Ste
vens House for the latter half of the
month of June and the annual conven-
ton of the New York State Bankers
Association at Lake Placid Club June
1921 inclusive, In connection with the
bankers convention is to be an espe-
cially attractive display Of fireworks
on Mirror Lake on the night OF
June 10.
New Hotel Projects.
Most everything in the Adirondacks
this season Is new, with the exception OF
the scenery. All the resorts are pre-
pairing for an unusually busy season.
Principal among the new. hotel projects
IL that at Saranac Lake for the erection
OF hotel on the site OF the former Am
persand Hotel, which was destroyed by
fire about ten years ago. Near by are
number Of the former Ampersand cot
tsges, and these George Fl. Galley OF
New York, representing the hotel In
terests back of the movement, Is now
preparing for use this season. 1t Is ex-
pected that the movement will be
financed, and the new hotel--which Is
to be OF fireproof construction. to con-
tain 200 rooms and Is to remain open
the year around-will be erected and
ready for occupancy by January l. 1928.
The cost of grounds and building Is
placed at approximately $S0O,0oO.
rf-t-. -. ~. Tw-nNl
Lake Placid. is the one of principal in
terest among the present Adirondack
hotels. Early in April Noel Feldstein
acting for M. B. Marshall of New York
formerly owner of the Grand View. sold
the hotel and the big park In which the
buildings stand to the Placid Hotel Cor
poration. which was organized by the late
Arnold S. Rukeyser. His son, Walter A.
Rukeyser of New York, Is now president
and general manager of the company,
the other officers including A. Vineberg.
ce-president, and E. Weill secretary
and treasurer. The hotel, which Is to
open for the season on June "a, remain
ing open until the end of September. Is
now being redecorated and otherwise im-
proved Also Il Is plarineu TO open the
Grand View for a period OF about two
and one-half months each year during
the winter sports at Lake Placid.
At the Stevens House. where arrange
ments are now perfected for the recep-
ton of the large throng of delegates TO
the convention of, the Cleveland Dis
count Company numerous improve
ments have been made upon the interior
and exterior of the hotel and there are
reservations indicating one of the most
busy seasons. L. Paul stevens. presi-
dent of the hotel company. and Mr.
Raymond f. Stevens. treasurer. will be
in active charge.
Golf to BE n Feature.
At whitaface Inn. Lake Placid. ]. J.
Sweeney of New York. who returns as
manager. from Aiken. S. c.. where he
is manager OF the Highland Park Hotel
during the winter. will have as his as
sistant Albert S. Wilcox of New York
and Aiken. Golf will bs more than
ever a feature OF the summer life at
Whiteface Inn. where many from New
York have arranged to join the cottage
colony and have made reservations at
the hotel.
Lakeside Inn Is ono OF the Lake Placid
! hotels where many improvements have
been made for this season. 4. A. Leahy,
manager. has provided new main din
ing ROOM The parlors have been en-
larged and new ballroom, a new model
kitchen and ten additional sleeping
rooms with baths. are included among
Improvements representing an invest
ment OF about $4,000. Frederick Dem
min of New York and Troy is assistant
manager.
At Northwoods Inn, Lake Placid.
which was extensively improved n year
ago and remained open through SUE
cessful season last winter. Frank w.
Swift. proprietor. has made several adj
ditional improvements.
Changes providing a larger parlor and
additional baths have been made at tho
Belmont. Lake Placid. by John Schatz
proprietor. who recently returned from
a tour of Europe with Mrs. Schatz and
their daughter. and changes also have
| been made at the Homestead, Lake
| Placid which was recently purchased
by Thomas F. Roland of New York. for
many years connected with the Stevens
House. The Pines, this season under
new management. is another of The
Lake Placid hotels where improvements
have been put In effect.
Paul Smiths Hotel. headquarters for
the campers on the ST. Regis chain of
| lakes, Is this season under the manage
ment of Il. G.. Fitzgerald of New York.
for several seasons assistant manager