Identifier: 1910tripofhmmbat00jame (find matches)
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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iling mothers, wlm were watching it all, to shower theirsilver gatherings in the motherly laps. Then one of the Easterners took a laughing little Chinese girl in his armsand carried her around the room. She was a princess, a fairy, a recipient ofhomage and a bestower of smiling favors. That started it, and all thoughtsof the next course were forgotten in the general rush to claim a dainty HttleChinese partner. When the sedate mothers of all the charming little people rose and saidthat it was time to go home there was a loud sigh. Stolid men frcjm theEast who have done nothing Init worry aliout what other peoples childrenwere going to do in their hotels for the last twenty-five years objected.They wanted to adopt the kiddies, they would not let them go, and the finall)arting \vas almost heartbreaking. igjEgie tg^ii^jwia!.^ #^m #m^ -mi^is ^smm m^mv<m. Wo, fe iH ^ <(^ m m m- m <5«1 # ^m tti g ^ m »a ^ 1 ^ § ■S ^ M ma m ^ ^ ^ w -(-Id ^ 334 THE IJIO TRIP OF THE H. M. M. B. A.
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HIGH I wish to remark,—And my language is plain,—That for ways that are dark,And for tricks that are vain,The heathen Chinee is peculiar,—Which the same I would rise to explain.Ah Sin was his name.And I shall not denyIn regard to the sameWhat that name might imply;But his smile it was pensive and child-likeAs I frequent remarked to BiU Nye. —Bret Harte A Page from the Menu of Banquet tendered the H. M. M. B. A., Palace Hotel,San Francisco, California, April 20, 1910. TO CALIFORXIA AXD THE PACIFIC COAST CRESTA BLANCA WINES Only those of the H. M. M. 1.. A. who do m.it drink wine are unfamiliarwith the wines hearinsj the abo\-e name. The Cresta Blanca brands weresupplied with generous abundance and used throughout the whole westernhalf of the trip. They were served at all the hotels with the special luncheons,dinners and baiKjuets. and the ice bo.xes of the special trains were lavishlyfurnished. The president and manager of the Wetniore-Bowen Company.Mr. Clarence J. Wetmore, is

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