Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
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out meaning to do 50, her love for
young Bishop.
The loneliness theme came under dis
cussion. Its strange" June said, but
] never realized that people could be
lonely in big city. 1t seems fantastic,
doesn't itp"
I've seen to much of it for 1t to have
any novelty. Naturally. any one in ho-
tel, away from home, Is lonely, IL he
doesn't know people. Life flows about
these strangers, but they are shut out
lust as surely as If there were bars be-
tween"
why don't hotels do something
about it? should think, from a COM
mercial standpoint, it would be profit
able. And it ought TO create Q lot Of
good will"
They do make an effort-some Of
them. The hotel hostess serves q good
purpose in being the focus for social ac-
tivities >. helping club affairs, bridge
parties and weddings"
Il never heard of hotel hosts :s-yes,
I believe I have noticed ads for q
school >. Have you one here?"
NO, but we are contemplating IL.
The Gilmore IS new, as you know, and
1t takes little time to work things
out"
You ought to do something about
the dinner hour. Have a place where
guests OF the hotel who are alone and
lonely could meet and dine together.
You could have your hostess introduce
them
"a sort of lonesome club. ehP It's an
idea" he unused. 1T has its dangers
might cheaper the hotel. On the other
hand, it has possibilities Of real COM
mercial value, especially in building up
dining room trade-it would keep a lot
Of people in the hotel who otherwise 60
out to dine"
June sat up suddenly, her eyes
glowing. I've got swell idea. Your
grill downstairs. You have q good lunch
crowd, but at dinner its practically
empty: And it's such lovely ROOM
Just the place for q dinner club
My dear. sherry agrees with YOU
makes you think. Tell me some more.
He refilled her glass.
Sherry my eye" she laughed. II
was just thinking Of how lonely was
sitting there in the lobby before ran
into the excitement of saving a man
from suicide. You'd be doing lot of
good in the world If you started some
thing like that-and save your guests
from getting mixed up in scrapes,
maybe, like Mr.. Hart did that
wed more than likely get them into
scrapes. But that isn't our RESPONSE
bIity II we gave them the opportu-
nifty to enjoy social hour it wouldn't
be our fault If they carried it further.
Wed have to keep a certain class Of
women out :. but that would be
easy. Do you know think you've hit
on something. That grill has been
worrying us. We'd have to work out
the details. of course. III get our pub
Lefty man to give it some thought.
II it's a club, 1t ought to have name,
hadn't it?"
'Of course And I've got a simply
grand name Call it the Between Six
and Seven Club That Is the CHASTITY
hour. you know"
That's good. It's catchy. People
would respond TO It, Now, in case we
do decide to put this over, we have to
have a hostess-some one who's got
way with people-who can be friendly
and sincere. without being fresh and
flip-some one who Is young and beauti-
ful and likes people to help
haven't any idea where could get such
a girl, have you?"
why, no. haven't. don't know Q
soul in New York. If 1t were Rolla,
could easily find some one"
"Rolla must be wonderful place,
then. I know only one girl who an
swers my description, and don't know
If she's available"
do you really know some one like
that? How lovely!"
Yes. It's your
You are jokingl'
June was astounded: it had not oc.
CURED to her that he could possibly
mean her.
Il mean 1t. What is so strange about
1t? I've been thinking for several days
Of sending you out on the question Of
acting as social hostess for tha hotel.
But didn't know how you were fixed
neutrality-suspicious. you'd be inter-
ested in earning something"
But would! have an incone-a
small one-not enough to let me 60 on
living here indefinitely, or even stay IN
New York unless earn something.
would have to do? Do you think I'd
know how?"
Il think I'd Just as soon trust you as
professionally trained girl-youu
probably put more spontaneity into 1t,
and friendliness-thats your long suit,
think We'd put you on to the tech
nical tricks of the job, of course And
you'd be protected from discourtesies.
so far as was in our power. I'll have
to make rule. though, that you don't
be too sympathetic and invite pros
pective suicides to your apartment"
June laughed heartily. But we are
going to do away with suicides" She
got up. I'll run along. I promised
Mrs. Hart to go shopping with her to-
morrow"
wen, think it over-especially the
old club idea, and we'll try to come to
an agreement in few days. This
Bishop chap isn't likely to raise any
objections, Is hep"
Certainly not!"
"The investigation Is slowing up
bit, isn't it? They're not getting very
far. I think the girl was murdered.
Her body will likely turn up some
day."
'Oh, don't say that!"
There, I'm sorry I mentioned it.
Good night-have q good rest, and II
any more brilliant ideas crop up, hurry
to my office"
II WILL she promised, and went
down to her rooms. She lay awake
long time, thinking over Linder's ten
tative offer. She had entertained SO
unreservedly in her fathers home that
the prospect of handling the same sort
Of thing on larger scale didn't appall
her. Her mind was racing with ideas.
They'd change the menu, too, if she
had any influence. A whole list Of
dishes foreign to New York hotel cook
ing popped into her head, and she got
up to write them down.