The Washington times., 1923-05-22
ROOF GARDEN Of
ARLINGTON
TO OPEN
Hotel Engages Goldman Or
chestra and Star Entertain
er for Guests.

The Arlington Hotel will open its
roof garden season Thursday eve
ming after having made extensive
Improvements. The color scheme
will be unique and pleasing. On
account of it's great height tit be-
ing the highest roof in Washing
toni the patrons will be assured
of cool breezes at all times during
the heat of the summer. An en-
tierly new dance floor has been laid
but the music will be the real at
traction.
Samuel J. Steinberger, the pro-
prietor, has secured the best or
chestra that could be. gotten to-
gether. 1t will render both jazz
as well as classical music and will
be under the direction of Myer
Goldman AS a feature with the
band, Bob" Foster will entertain.
Foster, known as 1.-THE Pied Pieper,"
received this appelation when a
doughboy overseas. playing during
such intervals as he could snatch
from the grim business of war. for
the wounded in the many hospitals,
and as an entertainer of his Bud
dies of the A. E. F. throughout
France, and Germany after the
armiStice.
Master of dozen different instru.
ments, Foster not only excites the
interest and admiration of those who
come to dance to his seductive
Ici hut rNfV ioio n
marvel at his unusual versatility.
Comes From Vaudeville.
Coming recently to Washington
from an extensive tour of the Keith
Circuit with his act, Bits of Versa
tility," he realized Washington to be
the Garden City of the World, and
at once chose this spot of beauty for
his home.
travelling salesman with a passion
thought of becoming musician him
self, until bit of hard luck induced
him to try the violin. His friends
recognizing his talent for different
instruments, encouraged him to take
up the banjo, saxaphone, piano,
mandolute and bass clarinet and the
many novelty instruments that he
uses so well.
Foster is a West Pointer and is
most interesting to talk to regarding
his many experiences. In his travels
abroad he played for President Will
son, in Paris, ard for the Prince of
Wales, the Countess of Luxem-
,bourgh, and many others of the no
bility in Europe.
The Arlington Hotel has just COM
pleted extensive improvements by an
addition to it's banquet hall and
dining rooms, which makes it one Of
the most beautiful halls in the city
The improvement also includes a
fully tiled kitchen, in which the ar
est equipment has been installed. +
New Banquet Hall.
The new banquet and dancing
hall will contain approximately 5000
square feet of floor space, unbroken
by any columns, and the decorative
scheme will be most unique and
pleasing. Ventilation will be made
through specially designed ceiling
frills, thereby insuring at all times
a constant change of air, so often
lacking in the construction of this
type of building.
Dances are contemplated nightly
and an orchestra of exceptional
talent will be featured.
The Arlington Hotel is a new
fireproof, eleven-story structure of
modern type, and is located in the
heart of the financial and theatrical
district. A spacious roof garden
tops the Arlington, where nightly
during the summer months the
guests are RECALLED with cool breezes
A complete food service kitchen
has also been installed on the roof
Samuel J. Steinberger. the pro
prietor, caters q to both family and
transient trade in his hotel