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Title: The 1910 trip of the H.M.M.B.A. to California and the Pacific coast
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association Hotels
Publisher: San Francisco, Press of Bolte & Braden company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ny blue and white incandescent lights stretched from table totable. A single bar of gold, representing the wealth of the State, supportedthese decorations. At the bottom, as the centerpiece of each table, a wide-spreading bouquet of roses, ferns and other greenery clustered. Triumph of Art The center table was a triumph of art, fashioned by the hands of thatfamous incomparable artist, Joseph Reichl, himself. It consisted of a longlake of real water, surrounded by large American Beauty roses and a greatdeal of greenerv. Out of the lake rose two fountains, one of gold andanother of purple, spraying their delicately scented water high in the air.At the base of these illuminated creations swam goldfish and other membersof the finny tribe. There were seventeen seated at this table. The napery, silverware, the shimmering glasses, and the delicate china,all added their glister. The unique thing of the evening was the souvenirplace card. This was handed to each guest upon entering the banquet
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bo TO CALIFORNIA AXD THE PACIFIC COAST 175 liall—a tiny suitcase of brown grass, with brass edges and lock and pastedover with symbols of the hotel, the occasion, the H. M. j\I. B. A., andothers, indicating the well-traveled man and the man who recognizes thewell-traveled man. Inside of these pretty cases was located the program of the evening,a complete menu and interesting data. C)n the silken cover was stamped alittle poem, appropriate for the time and for the man who finds his homein the great caravansaries of the country. It read : Whoer has traveled lifes dull road,\\hereer his stages may have been,)\Iay sigh to think he still has foundThe warmest welcome at an inn. Contrasts The opposite cover depicted the landlord of old, the man who ran thelittle wayside inn in Revolutionary period, standing before the door of hishospitable place, welcoming the weary traveler alighting from the stage.The other half of the silken cover showed the great hotel of to-day, abell-hop carrying an

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