The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-25
LEWISTON HAS
WONDERFUL HOTEL
NEW HOSTLERY TO BE OFFICIAL
LY OPENED TO PUBLIC
THIS WEEK.

Lewiston-Of immediate interest in
Lewiston and the northwest is the an
nouncement that the northwest hotel,
the Lewis and Clark, will be officially
| opened to the public on September %
and 20, 1922, The commemoration of
the event will be regional in scope,
while hotel men from all northwest
points will participate in the opening
day festivities. The construction cost
of the Lewis and Clark is approximate
ly 100000 and the outlay for furnish
ings will reach $100,0 900. Construction
work was done by the Hurley-Mason
construction company. The work was
started October last The architect
is Kirkland A. Cutter of Spokane. The
lessee is James Harding. who is as
sociated with the Olympus hotel at
Tacoma.
In the Lewis and Clark, Lewiston
citizens express the pardonable pride
of having provided a modern hotel of
type that cannot be duplicated by
any city of like size in the world, if
there be an exception the same apply
ing perhaps to resort serving some
large center or population and tran
sient in character. The Lewis and
Clark is entirely home owned. That
fact affords a remarkable illustration
of the cooperative and enterprisfng
spirit that governs the community. The
stockholders numer hundreds and
in the plan bankers have become part
ners of day laborers. This large fl
nancing was accomplished also dur
ing a period when depressed CONNER
cial conditions prevailed in the Lew
iston region and throughout the north
west.
The selection of a name for the ho-
tel was happily made as it conveys
distinct historical significance. Lew
iston is rich in history applying to the
northwest. The hotel is on the trail
of Lewis and Clark, the exact camp
ing spot of the explorers can be
viewed from the hotel windows, on
the banks of the beautiful Clearwater
river, the stream that helped lead the
path finders to the sea. The hotel
covers ground on which were located
part of Idaho's first capitol buildings.
Thursday noon a luncheon will be
given for the visiting hotel men, Off
Gals of Nez Perc county and the city
of Lewiston, representatives of civic
and fraterna1 organizations, and 9TH
ers Thursday evening has been set
for the grand opening banquet, at
which guests will dine in the ban
quet rooms, the main dining room
and the garden room. Preceding the
dining, entertainment will be provided
in the lobby and in the court by the
Davenport hotel of Spokane under the
direction of Harry Wraight and Louis
Davenport, and Lewiston entertainers
under the direction of Jess Mann. Two
orchestras and groups of performers
will provide continuous programs
during the banquet. This entertain
ment will be from 7:30 to II p. m.
Thursday afternoon at two will be
devoted to a pageant showing the ar
rival of Lewis and Clark, explorers
who passed down the Clearwater riv-
er 118 years ago. AS nearly as posS1-
BILE a duplication will be made of the
Lewis and Clark party as it descended
the river in canoes. Nez Perce lnd1-
ans will be encamped on the bank
of the river virtually the same loca-
ton of village on the former day,
and will re-enact the part played by
their forefathers in the coming of the
white men.
A progression symbolic of the prog
ress of Lewiston will march from the
hotel to the landing place, where the
party will be received by city off1vIaIs,
and key to the hotel presented to
Sacajawea, Indian maiden guide of
the explorers.
Schools. civic and fraterna1 organi-
zation. clubs and other societies will
be asked to furnish floats for the pro-
cession.
Friday afternoon has been set aside
for a tea for Lewiston and out-of-
town ladies' Friday evening the grand
opening ball will be given, informally,
both the ball room and the main din
ing room being used A light sup
per will be served at the dance Res
ervations are required for all events
of September % and %.
The Lewis and Clark hotel has been
open for business since September II,
but all details of furnishing and dec
Grating were not complete until the
middle of the week.