The New York herald., 1922-09-17
Owners of Resort
Hotels Want State
Publicity Bureau
Meeting at Lake Placid Calls
Attention of Legislature
to California Plan.

Special Dispatch to TIE New YoHK HEnALD.
LAKE PLACID, n. Y, Sept. 16.--lnau-
guration of movement having for Its
object the establishment by the State
of New York of an official publicity bu-
reau authorized to expend S1,O00.000 to
advertise the natural advantages of the
State was the feature of the annual
meeting of the Adirondack Resorts As
ISOLATION held at the Stevens House here
last Wednesday.
On the motion OF Mr.. J. A. Flanagan,
proprietor of Hotel Flanagan In Malone.
Mr.. Joseph II. Marvel, proprietor Of the
Hotel Marion at Lake George, who was
reelected to the presidency OF the asso-
citation, appointed committee including
Mr.. Flanagan, Mr.. L. c. Emerson. pro-
prietor of the Leland House, Schfoon
Lake, and Leslie Kincaid. Adjutant-
General Of the State to act with Senn-
tor Thayer In presenting to the Legisla-
ture bill for the establishment Of such
a publicity bureau. The undertaking Is
along the, lines OF the publicity bureau
maintained by the State of California.
Steps were also taken to bring about
the Incorporation OF the association.
Philip E. Rice reported that during the
season now closing approximately $4,000
was expended by the association In ad-
vertising the beauties of the Adiron-
dacks. Montreal was represented at the
meeting by a delegation headed by
George A. McNamee, secretary of the
tourist bureau. and including ID. Ray
mond, president OF the Windsor Hotel
Company: John Davidson, manager of
that hotel. and Edward Moore.
In addition to Mr.. Marvel. as president,
officers of the association reelected are
treasurer. Philip Z. Rice. manager of
| the Brown Swan Club Schroon Lake,
| and secretary, George w. Ryan. mana
ger Of the Witherill, Plattsburg.
The following were chosen members
Of the board of directors: Edward
Sweeney of Saratoga Springs. NJ. w.
Callahan OF Keeseville and Au Sable
Chasm, Harry r. Price. manager of the
Ten Eyck. Albany: ID. Raymond of
Montreal, b. w. Freeman Of Glens Falls,
W. A. Rukeyser of the Grand View,
Lake Placid; E. Falk of the Sycamore,
Long Lake John Flanagan Of Ma
lone and III. p. Smith, manager OF West
port Inn. Westport
Among those who addressed the one
hundred hotel men present were +. Paul
Stevens of Lake Placid, J. +. Flanagan
of Malone and Bernard Fay, represent
| ing the Delaware and Hudson system !;
i hiit SstifdblaH representatives., t~TlCt
of Albany; G.. C. Delmonico, on behalf
of the New York newspaper men: l.. c.
Emerson, who urged the use of intro
duction cards for guests going from one
association hotel to another within the
association: N. A. Caldwell. secretary OF
the New York State Hotel Association !:
C. r. Mott. manager of the Hotel Som
erset. New York, and treasurer Of the
New York City Hotel Association, and
| L. B. Judson, secretary of the Chamber
OF Commerce, Saranac Lake. who urged
the matter Of representation Of the as
sociation at the New York Sportsmans
Show.
The members OF the. association were
guests of the Stevens Hotel Company at
dinner.
Among those present at the meeting
were Joseph II. Marvel OF Lake George
L. W. Emerson of Schroon Lake. George
w. La Sale of Luzerne. Horace II. Nye
Of Ausable Chasm, III. r. Smith of West
port A. J. Coughlan of ST. Huberts. ].
s. Laventy of Elizabethtown. T. +. Ro-
land Of Lake Placid. f. Falk of Long
Lake, Irwin ID. Hogle of New York. Earl
Plumley of Long Lake, T. r. Cotter of
! Plattsburg. verian w. Otis of Long
Lake. ID. H. Palmer of Elizabethtown,
NJ w. Callahan of Keeseville. William
H. Howell OF Plattsburg. T. J. Gala
nan of Keeseville. Frank w. Swift of
Lake Placid and o. Byron Brewster, f.
p. Finnegan. +. r. Quinn and l.. f..
Parent of Elizabethtown.
Also G.. II. Brickwede and c. L. Weeks
OF Schroon Lake: ID. Raymond, j.
Davidson, T.. II. Moore and G.. A. Me-
Nance OF Montreal. Canada; g. p. Gra-
ham OF Albany, Lee Borden Judson OF
Saranac Lake. J. ID. Washer of High
Falls Gorge. George II. Rymers OF
| Plattsburg. j. Chester Jubin and F. l..
Shotwell OF Lake Placid. Wallace MUIR
ray of Saranac Lake, Claude r. Mott Of
New York and T. A. Leahey, Raymond
l.. Stevens. +. Paul Stevens. l.. E. Shat
tuck and wallace Murray OF Lake
Placid.
Also N. w, Keane OF New York, J. A.
FLANAGAN of Malone. George +. Dwyer
and NJ Crane of Utica. p. r. Rice Of
Schroon Lake, Harry X. Price OF Al
bany. Vernon G. Cardy Of Montreal,
George W. Ryan and w. B. Jaques OF
Plattsburg, Edward J. Spain Of New
comb. George s. Buckley of Plattsburg.
and John Schatz OF Lake Placid.