The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
HOTEL MEN WANT PUBLIC PROTECTED
Judge Sherrod Outlines Law Which Will Be Submitted
 To Next Legislature

Among the most modern of all miracles is the transformation of a s15 scrub heifer into a thoroughbred jersey by contact with a railroad lo- comotive. and the simpler process undergone by articles of little or no value which hotels are forced to pay for by some occasional patron who has paid no fee for a service rem dered,' Judge C. M. Sherrod of Court land told the Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Alabama Hotel Mems association at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Adequate legislative enactment for protection of both the hotel and it's guest was the theme of Judge Sher
 rods address ITO sum the matter up," he stated, we are asking the law making body of the state to force us to keep clean houses, for the protection of the public. No legislation in the world is more open or above board than that asked by the hotel men of this state. In addi- ton we are asking enactment of 8 law relieving us at least to some eX- tent of a situation which forces us
 to pay eXhorbitant prices for ar ticles of little or no value which might happen to be lost"
 His message to the hotel men was in the form of a law prepared by the | legislative body of the Hotel Mems association, which will be adopted and presented at the next session, with few amendments.
 Approximately 30 members of the association are attending the session
 which opened Tuesday morning at the Tutwiler. Half that many more are expected during the day We'd nesday for the closing session We'd nesday evening at l:30 o'clock with the offocial banquet in the ball room of the Tutwiler.
 The program opened at o'clock ! Tuesday morning with registration of delegates, distribution of badges and banquet tickets, followed by a get-together meeting for guests and members at 9:30 o'clock. The meet in the Old Colony club rooms of the Tutwiler, with invocation by Rev. Middleton s. Barnwell, rector of the Church of the Advent.
 The address of welcome was de- livered by w. W. Wynn, city attorney and responded by to F. A. Cater of Selma, second vice president of the Hotel Mems association.
 Members Discuss Problems.
 Other features of Tuesdays ses- sion were Relationship of Com mercial Travellers to Hotels" Charles E. Abrams; Legislative Situation" C. M. Sherrod, chairman of that com mittee: Some Observations About the Hotel Mems Association pr. c. A. Abele. director of inspection; ad- dress, A. B. Causler, assistant man. ager of the Battle House, Mobile; ! appointment of group chairmen-
 Delegates were guests of Birming- ham Hotel Mems association at l o'clock at the Tutwiler, followed at 9:s0 o'clock by converting of groups of different class of operators. A theatre party at S;l5 o'clock, compliments of the Birmingham Hotel Mems association, closed the Tuesday session.
 Delegates registered Tuesday in- clude Leonard Hobart. Birmingham; J. W. Williams, Opolika; Joseph A. Dacovich, Mobile; Mrs. J. F. Steele, Birmingham; F. A. Cater, Selma; c. M. Sherrod, Courtland; George M. Galloway, Tuscaloosa: Alger B. Can sler, Mobile; J. F. Steele, Birming- ham: C. A. Abele, state board of health; T. S. B. Matthews, hotel in
 spector; R. R. Bonner, Roanoke; C..
 s. Ward, Jr., Center; Charlie Abrams, | Birmingham; D. R. Ridenhaus, Bir-
 mingham A. R. Reid, Gadsden; oryor H. Plumblee, J. M. Anderson, Bir-
 mingham; L. L. -olmar, Andalusia;
 Tom B. Burke, Birmingham; H. B. New, Birmingham; Leon w. Fried man, Birmingham; L. B. Lilies, An
 niston; R. H. Borders, Birmingham
 and Quincy B. Love- Huntsville. | The meeting will reconvene at 9:3O
 o'clock Wednesday morning in the
 old Colony club rooms of the Tut wiler.