Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-23
Y. N. {. A. BOYS
TOUR HOTEL OU P0NT
Made inspection Trip a. oussts
Of Managing Director Harry
Aarklns.

On saturday afternoon last %s mcm-
t'crs ~ the Younger Juniors class Of
thu Y, NJ, Z. A. BOYS Division en-
yoyed tho hospitality OF Managing Di-
rector Harry !. Narkins OF tho Hotel
du font ON = trip of Inspection
through that hostclry. The boys
reached tho hotel at o'clock. and
under tho leadership OF Mr.. Harkins.
together with A. W. Pendcroth. act
ins assistant manager. were escorted
So the roof. from which they enjoyed
. wonderful view of Wilmington and
anvlrons. From this point tho boys
we're led to tho point whcr~in tho
draft fans carry on accumulated od6rs
from tho Kitchen and other parts OF
the building. thence through en-
plovcs' quarters. cabinet making
rooms. valet rooms bed and bedding
storeer rooms to the laundry where
the boys were given n first hand op-
purtun,tN to Witness how big hotel
handles Its thousands OF pieces of
linen each day From here the boys
werc taken through one OF the many
beautiful suites of the hotel where
they were shown tho various me-
,hanical devices and convcnienccs
which help TO make the stay OF a
guest NJ hotel OF this nature com
Portable, They were shown the mail
at the Office signal the automatic
cupboard lights and the maid In the
room signal, together with other de-
Nicc~ Installed.
Tho next point of interest was the
front desk. where they were shown
ine system; from here on back past
the immense switchboard through the
meme club and lounge room into the
du Barry room. They next went to
the Gold ball room and were shown
tho beautiful decorations therein, to-
pcihcr with the most admirable retir-
ins rooms Cor ladies and gentlemen.
The ncNt stopping point was the
rolf club, where Instructor Skelley
demonstrated several OF his interest
ins shots
Another trail led them 20 the do
main of steward 4. &. Sweeney. who
took great delight in showing the
boys the dining room, the grocery
eturp and all OF the other phases In
,idont TO the preparation and service
81 food TO hundreds OF people daily
After being shown several of. the
storerooms OF the kitchen and pan
tries the boys were turned over to
Maitro de Hote John Wagner. who es-
.orted the boys 20 the grill. and there
the fun began, for there was spread
before them "A delightful buffet lunch.
con, OF which the boys pariook. After
the luncheon Managing Director Har.
kln- addressed the boys upon pos
sihllitics OF vocational thought In q
hotel career. mentioning the fact tha
the University Of Illinois had Just re
Gently received an appropriation fron
the state Legislature OF some seventy
odd thousand dollars Cor the purpos,
~ institutins n course In hotel train
ine.
The trip wac under the persona
direction Of Mr.. BAiiantyne. Director
~ che Boys Division, assisted by
~. Eppcrson. MIR. Rallantyne AN
nounccd at one point in the trip tha
Hr, narkins had offered prize OF &
i2S0 sold piece Tor the best one-thou
sand wore composition containing
minute description OF the largest mum
bcr Of individual objects observed OF
the trip. In addition TO this prize an
other friend of the boys has offered
similar prize FOR the best composition
findicatlne n deep knowledge OF thihs
seen. heard and described.
After the trip. while the boys wer
still assembled In the Boys Divisio
club room. they unanimously voted
sincere debt of gratitude for the Kin
hospitality OF MIR. Harkins and hi
rlafl.
The following boys were present O
The trips Fred Anderson. Par
Adams Jr. Stewart Ayars II. Bestt.
Charles A Rickinr. Nell Blair. Pres
ton l.. Bliss. Charles r.. Chandler, Wa
ter churchman. Herbert Cohen, Phile
mon Conner. Edward y. Davidso,
Merritt Davis, Lawrence A. Deverel
J. Morton Dillon. 3rd.. William Ehar
George h. foulk, Jr., Barry Gorlinge
Frank CORY, James CORY, Paul
Gray. VIM. Grecnhalrh, Richard Hi
Franklin r. Holt. Robert w. Jacl
Walter korsiake. Edgar n. Lake
Harold G. Lang, Harry w. Lind, Cor
rad Mclaughlin, Ford Il. Miller, Hal
old plummer. Samuel III. Reese, J.
Robinson. samuel salvatore. Jam,
Adolph schulz. Theodore II. Talbo
Wilfrcd Taylor, Lawrence Thompson
Francis W. Valentine. Leonard Wall
or Malcolm c. Walker, Paul warne
John IL. whitney. Jr.. Erie w. VIII
chester. and II. Dalton Wood.