New-York tribune., 1922-11-25

On the face of IL a "nyceience-
phalous agglomoration OF circus
stunts" would seem to be something
| slightly unusual in the annals Of the
tanbark and the big top. Even Dexter
| Fel!owes, the prize press agent of tho
three-ring tent, never tried to pull
anything like that, certainly not In
the grand ballroom Of the Hotel Com
I lnodore.
| What did 1t mean? The biggest and
most unabridged dictionary in the Of
Ace was Of no avail. The nearest
thing to neutrality-suspicious. was SO far
away 1t could only be measured In as
Economical light years. SO the inves-
| tigator went to the Commodore.
After his return he still doesn't
know what "mycelencephalous means,
but the aggIomeration OF circus stunts
standa unchallenged. 1t was ell Of
that.
For purposes Of record, the occasion
was the open house party and banquet
| given by John NICE. Bowman to those
attending the Seventh Annual Hotel
Mems Association. Otherwise all rec
ords go by the boards.
1000 "Kids" See Circus
| An entire circus, including the big
top and full sized tanbark ring, the
menagerie and the side shows had been
transplanted bodily into the hotel.
| There was even pink lemonade and
peanuts. And 1000 usually fairly dig
nified hotel men began to act like q
bunch of kids. SO did the investiga-
| tor.
In the foyer Of the ballrorn were the
side shows. JULY Irene, avoirdupois a
mere 625 pounds, was flirting outrage
ously with the hostlers and showing
her dimpled knees. Next was Lionette,
the loin-faced girl, very much the bar
barisn-except that her faxon name
was marceled. Nearly were the Tatooed
Lady and the Fortune Teller and the
American Doll Lady, thirty-six inches
tall.
o,r The chief of police Of the show was
Tucson, Ariz. "Tex" was once the
sheriff at Tucson and he's bad man
to fool with He said confidentialiy
that he had knocked off" more men
than he could rememner-and he has a
graveyard all his own to put them in.
In the East Ballroom was the me-
nagerie. There was Tarzan, the great
est lion in captivity, and Big Ben, a
wondrous snake thirty-two feet long.
There were man-eating tigers. chatter
ing monkeys, many strange, exotic
reptiles, trained feas and snow white
police dogs, once owned by the Kaiser.
"Big Top" in Ballroom
Then every one went into the Grand
Ballroom, transformed into four
poled tent with the ring in the center
and the banquet tables surrounding IL.
Arthur Hill, the ring master, cracked
his whip and the show was on. There
were any number of clowns, boxing
ponies trick dogs, acrobats, tumblers,
wrestlers,' equestriennes and Mile.
Lietzel, the aerial gymnast.
Colonel Fred Lindsay, the Australian
rancher and big game hunter, was
there with his Australian bush whip,
which is twenty-four feet in length and
capable of decapitation. He thrilled
the audience with his hair-raisine
feats, requiring a steady eye and skill
full hand. Then came the death -defying
Ce Dora.
"Ce Dora, the Girl in the Golden
Globe, who rides her motorcvcle at
terrific speed within this steel lstticed
sphere. One slight slip of Ce Dora's
grasp or one faulty cog in the mechan-
ISM VIII bring disaster, perhaps death,
to her. Are you ready Ce Dora?"
Ce Dora rode. There was no dis
aster. And the show was over.
Hotel World Who's Who
Among the many prominent hotel
men from all over the country who
were present we're: E. NJ. Statler, Fran
els N. Balm, of Newburgh, NJ Y; Fred
Sterry, Vhomas D.. Green, of the Hotel
Woodward; James Woods, of the Hotel
Belmont; E. M. Tierney, president Of
the American Hotel Association; Earle
E. Carley, Of Belleair, Fla; Charles E.
Gehrding, publisher Of "The Hotel Re-
view; Fred A. Muschenheim, of the
Hotel Astor; Elmore C. Green, of Buff
falo, n. Y; Jacob Messner, of Roches-
ter; Mark A. Caldwell, secretary Of the
New York City Hotel Association:
George T. Stockham, of the Hotel
Schuyler; Charles A. Judkins, of the
Hotel Belleview; Claude r, Mott. of the
Hotel Somerset; Frederick w. Rock
we'll, of Albany; Charles F. Flynn. Of
Havana, Cuba; John McGlynn, of Troy;
George Wright, vice president for
Canada, American Hotel Association. |
Harry j. Choucherie, president New
iorE Greeters; James E.. Daley, presi- |
dent Texas Hotel Association; /.
tlnegelman, secretary New York Hotel |
Association; Howard H. Hullck, presi- /
dent Naw Jersey Hotel Association:
l.. ID. Higson, president Indiana Hotel
t4ss = zeia 'AGn; FRED Houser, secretary
Georgia Hotel Association; Frank G.