New Britain herald., 1926-02-25
GEO. ). WORTKINGTON,
 HOTEL VETERAN, DIES
Was General Manager of American Chain, Which
 Includes Burritt
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G"tEge U, Wortliugt ou, general manager Of the American Hotels corporation, of which the Burritt hotel Of New Britain is unit, died suddenly at Martiusburg Va, -nis morning. He was expected here to- morrow 10 relieve Carlos l, Smitl. zone manager, who has been in charge temporarily since Manager John E. Weaklcy l~ft on a months sick leave.
 Mr, Worthington was at Martins burg, Va, where h. expected to u'. lend the opening Of The Shcnan- doah, t new tot+l, which was sched- nI"l to throW open its doors 10 the public today. He had planned to Lave there ibis evening and arrive in New Britain some time tomor- TOW or Saturday.
 Yesterday he was taken critical ly Ill and took 10 hia bod at The Shonandoah This morning at %:20 o'clock he passed away. Double pneumonia was given as the cause Of death,
 l No details as 10 the funeral are known here yet. Zone Manager smith and Acting Manager George rontius ordered tho flag on the Burritt hotel hung at hal1 mast.
 Probably none Of the officials of | the American hotels, who were not residents of Now Britain, were as well known or as well liked in this city as Mir. Worthiugton. He cam" here frequently and had a large cir ce Of friends in this city, Recently l,n was invited to address the local Kiwanis club on tha subject ot Hotel Management, but was unable 10 arrange q satisfactory date at the time.
 He was born in Buffalo, x. Y. April 2&, 1876. His father was q member of the nationally known department store of Barnes. Ban crott X Co.,. of that city, At the age of fH h." went 10 the HotcI | Netherlands, Now York. where hC learned iii. hotel business from thu ground up. He spent li years there, seven in the Kitchen an seven al thr desk.
 For thr"e years |, was proprietor
 or inc NTcrIuHd hot"l, Michigan
 City, Indiana. In turn he was man
 agcr Of the Brarlslry hotel, Cham
 pairn. H., for three years; Park
 side hotel. Kecwmce, Ill.,, two years
 Mcngcr hotel. San Antonio, Texas
 one year; and for three years h
 was manager and half owner Of tn
 Ppnn-Alto hotel al Altoona, Pa. To
 inc past year he has furnished, or
 gani2cd and opened one hotel ever month for the American Hotels cor poraUon.
 Mr. Worthincton is known as tn
 organizer Of Post X of the Travel rrs' Protective association an
 formed posts in Harrisburg Koc wanea. Akron and Altoona. A Champaign, ILL, in 1912 he wa elected q member Of th" Gr"et"r' association and six years later h
 was president Of tho Illinois Greet { ITS. Later he organized t1o Penn . sylvana Grcotors and achieved th % , unique distinction of heinz el"ctc - state president Of th" same organ' l cation in one stat" after havin f filled tho same oitire previously 1 I another state. H. roorEaniZei th = Maryland Greet,rS in 129o, rool . ganzcd the WaShtnCton Groetol 0 inc same year and before the clos | Of the year was elected nation; n president Of the Grcot"rs Of Amer h ca.
 He roorCanizcd or organize a Groctcrs in West Virginia, TIorid d New Jersey, Georgia, Ktn'uck O Tennessee and South Carolina, F q is survived by lis widow.