The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-26
HOTEL MEN GATHER
IN CITY TO REVIVE
OLD ORGANIZATION
Divorce Selves From Restaur.
ant Men Because Of Dr.
ferent Codes


the state assembled In Bismarck Fri
day for q two-day meeting. the most
important business OF which Is to re-
vive the North Dakota Hotel Mems
association and interpret the MIRA
hotel code.
For the last few years the hotel
operators have included in their or
ganization operators Of restaurants
and the name has been the North
Dakota Hotel and Restaurant Mems
association.
! In view Of the fact that hotels and
restaurants must operate under Sc
parate codes, however, the executive
committee at recent meeting In
jamestown decided to divorce the ho-
tel operators from the restaurant
group.
A committee Of five Friday morn
ing was named by Harry <. Peyton Of
Williston, acting chairman Of the
meeting here, to draft a new constitu-
tlon and bylaws, which would con-
form with NRA demands, for submis-
sion to the convention Friday after
noon. On this committee were r.
Urban Powers and G. p. Stone Of
Fargo, Keith Bacon Of Grand Forks,
Mrs. Carl Sheaf Of Kenmare and H.
J. Young of Kenmare.
Postpone One Proposal
Consideration OF a proposal that
the North Dakota association affiliate
with the Northwest Hotel Mems as
ISOLATION, primarily to get organiza-
ton. legal and MIRA Interpretation as
sistance available through that or
ganization, was postponed until con-
sideration Of new business Is In or.
der Saturday forenoon.
H. G. Fulton, secretary Of the James
town chamber Of commerce, Friday
afternoon was to discuss the hotel NRA
code and hotel problems in general.
At 7:30 o'clock Friday evening. the
hotel operators will attend q Dutch
Lunch in the private dining room Of
the Grand Pacific Hotel.
r. f. Wenzel, removed this week by
Governor william LANCER as a COM
pensation bureau, Saturday morning
at $3.50 o'clock will give an address on
when state and MIRA code laws pre-
vail and will answer questions re-
garding the minimum wage and COM
pensation laws Of the state. The con-
vention will close with q mass visit to
the new state capitol building.
A. p. Lenhart, president Of the Bis
marck city commission, Friday morn
ing gave an address Of welcome as the
convention opened and Bacon res
ponded.
Subject to $500 Fine
On the convention program 1t was
pointed out that the MIRA hotel code
now Is federal law. with violators
subject to q fine Of $500 for each Of
tense.
Sessions Of the meeting are being
conducted In the dining room OF the
World War Memorial building.
Early registrants for the conven-
ton included r. r. Underhill. Paul
r. Bambury and Clarence E. Olson Of
Mandan: Harry K. Peyton Of Willis
ton: A. J. Breitbach and @. w. Pei
ham Of Jamestown: Mr.. and Mrs p.
]. Wick, Mott; Lydia Wendt, G. p.
Stone, Ed. p. Powers, Tom Powers and
F. Urban Powers Of Fargo: Fred Pet
erson, John L. Peterson, Q. E. Lyon
and Frank Hayes. Bismarck: Mrs.
Carl 6heaf, Kenmare: Mrs. M. J.
Morris, Drake: Keith Bacon, Grand
Forks: J. E. Mack. Cooperstown: H. ].
Young, Towner; Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Qulnlan, Dickinson; Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Lee, Mrs. Anton Lallum, Frank
A. Rowkamp and r. e. Mckenzie. VAL
ley City; Clarence H. Parker and Ed.
Ehr, Minot: and T. A. Anderson,
Steele.