The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 13

THE EVENING NEWS, HARRISBURG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1930 PAGE THIRTEEN on tli. nnvrfilt ax rhipf tin. cated directly above the main din basemeht, is a completely equipped Harrisburger Is Officially ing room, are three in number and week, to be certain that it functions perfectly. During the hot weather, the ice-making machinery laundry, in charge of Bruce Smith. separated by folding, disappearing partitions, which make six differ This takes care of all the hotel's Opened for Guests Today; ent combinations possible for vari staff who keep all the rooms swept! dusted, and in order, the beds made, the towels all in place so that you can reach them with your eyea shut, and the thousand and one details that the guest never notices until they are not properly cared for.

Alexander W. Hamilton, superintendent of service, also is charged with much responsibility in the matter of guests' comfort. He has direct ous sised parties. They are lo (fineer. With his assistants, he must keep all the machinery from the sub-basement boiler room to the elevator mechanism in the pent house on the roof, in running: order.

He is a "trouble-shooter" of the first grade, as the wheels must be kept running smoothly and silently. Service Is Important The responsibilities of Mary Mas-sey, housekeeper, are little realized, but most important. It is she and her cated iust off the lobby mezzan Entire House Is Reserved ine. and are reached by a short fiieht of stairs from the main washing and all the activities of a modern and well ordered kitchen. Paul Munsell, food controller, works hand in hand with Chef Hannika, keeping the refrigerators and the big store room across the hall properly stocked with the right amount of supplies, ready for the cooks to use.

Careful records are kept of all supplies, to guard against waste or loss in the serving of meals. On the same floor is the big refrigerating and ice-making room, where all ice required for the hotel is manufactured, and the circulating ice water for the guest rooms is kept ice cold. This machinery has been running for more than a lobby. Beautiful Throughout The newly completed Harris- Turn to Paee Foqrteen was running to capacity a severe test and functioning perfectly, and Manager Crawford was donating sparkling ice by the truckload to the city's charitable institutions. In the front of the basement, but reached by separate stairs from the lobby vestibule, and entirely separated from the service rooms, is the barber shop, in charge of Clyde E.

Patton. This room, with its nine chairs and tiled floors and walls, is a symphony in delicate green and white. Has Modern Laundry Still farther down, in the sub- requirements, and the sheets, pQ-low cases, towels, napkins, tablecloths and other articles are placed in the linen room next door as soon as they are laundered. The sub-basement also houses the machinery room, where a battery of special tanks keeps water for the whole hotel boiling hot, and also supplies the steam needed for the kitchen. Incinerator, supply rooms, locker rooms, trunk storage and many other activities are also housed on the two floors below the street level.

i Presiding over the whole array of mechanism is Clifford Burdsall. of- The main lobby is strikingly beautiful with its pillars and pan urger Hotel was officially opened guests today. No elaborate ceremonies marked Its opening, but entire house was reserved for eling of solid walnut, finished in a two-toned effect, and its subdued Jie first right, many of the modernistic decorations and drap -eservations being in the names of Iarnsburg people who were invited be among the first guests. Several days before the date set the opening, the workmen had eries. Unusual lighting fixtures of leaded glass and silver, luxurious carpets and most comfortable furniture complete its furnishings.

The telephone booths, located in an alcove just off the lobby, are unique in that they are connected with the main ventilating system of the. hotel, whereby the air is finished and moved their tools and equipment out of the building, all furniture was in place and the oig building cleaned and dusted from top to bottom. The entire staff, totaling about 175, were changed once a minute 1 i Upstairs. the bedrooms are cached in their duties, and bell if tastefully decorated and furnished. Six distinct color schemes have boys, elevator boy's and porters 3 I L- i i GAS fi.44.

i been used all through the building in finishing the guest rooms, and some are painted while others are papered. The furniture throughout is of walnut, most of it being of special design for the Harrisburger. 1 3 I Floor lamps, bed lamps and the little conveniences such as sewing implements for emergency repairs, complete the equipment or the rooms, which are most comfortable and inviting with their soft car 19 Floors of Hospitality and Service i pets, luxurious beds and distinctive Ill ftfc- in their trim bhie and white uniforms. On Tuesday, and again on Wednesday, the doors were opened from 4 to 10 p. when more than 10,000 persons went through the hotel, being escorted in most case3 by members of the staff who explained everything to them, from the guest room floors to the sub-basement.

Officials Entertained i Last evening State, county and 'city officials were entertained at dinner in the main dining grill of the hotel, which accommodates about 175 in perfect comfort. This room is really an informal dining room, finished in antique oak with beamed ceiling. Its main floor is reached by a separate entrance on Third street, or directly from the lobby. It also has a spacious balcony, or mezzanine floor, with tables comfortably arranged around three sides. Chef John Hannika and his crew i in.

1 crapes. i I1 Iff I b'iHl Jul Each of the 300 rooms is an out FRED H. CRAWFORD Manager of Harrisburger Hotel side room, and each has a clothes closet, tiled hath, shower and run ning ice water. The rates are dis played on each door. III I were functioning smoothly in the big kitchen in the basement, which is connected by double stairways and a big service elevator with three smaller service kitchens, one for the grill, one for the balcony Completely Equipped Below the street level, the base is used in the kitchens of the new Harrisburger Hotel Careful study by the management, covering every phase of kitchen activity and affecting the quality of every meal served, as well as its cost, resulted in the selection of GAS.

ment and sub-basement house a and the third for the private.dining most complete equipment. The big kitchen has every modern device for cooking, baking, vegetable "peeling and slicing, bread cutting, dish rooms. The private dining rooms, lo With Dining Service Second to None Determined to supply its guests with a dining room service that can leave no room for improvement, the Harrisburger has installed for your protection the choice of leading hotels the world over oltAutosan You, too, can enjoy all the advantages and economies of gas in many new ways in your own home. Why not investigate all its possibilities? LAWRIE GREEN Harrisburg, Fenna. Architects For "THE HARRISBURGER" DISHWASHING MACHINE Sparklingly clean tableware, thoroughly cleaned and sterilized, thus becomes a certainty in the newest of Harrisburg's hotels.

YOU will note the difference. The Harrisburg Gas Co. 14 S. Market Square Colt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Company Ills II Autosan Machine Division Hartford, Connecticut Bell CV.

6171 2221 II I jjgai2ff rv 1 -zat il riiiMWW! eOair hut Central Pennsylvania's Finest Hotel Officially Open on Friday, August 1, 1930 Locally Owned Individually Operated This is a hotel of and for Harrisburg. When you bring or send your friends here, you do so with the management's assurance that you will never need to apologize for the hotel or its service. And we shall be even more gUd to hear your constructive criticism than your praise. THE officers and management hereby publicly express their appreciation to those who have contributed their share toward making the Harrisburger a truly great hotel. All have given freely of the' kind of workmanship and co-operation that could result in but one thing a masterpiece of modern comfort, of which the city can well be proud.

The opening of this hotel brings to us the added responsibility of maintaining the pace in service that they who worked here have set in its A Capital Hotel In the Capitol City An achievement in both comfort and economy, graced by the finest appointments and most charming surroundings Bright cheerful, restful rooms, with slumber-persuading beds, easy chairs, soft carpets everything to promote rest and utter relaxation. A complete staff, trained in efficient and hospitable yet unobtrusiveservice. A hotel that means much more than just a place to sleep! THE HARRISBURGER, a Corporation Main Dining Grill and Private Dining Rooms Easily accessible by, a separate entrance on NThird Street or directly off the lobby, the main dining grill and its mezzanine balcony provide a comfortable homelike atmosphere in which you and your friends can dine, with a wide variety of temptingly prepared food, courteously served and moderately priced. 1 Private dining rooms are also available for your luncheons and private parties. RAY S.

SHOEMAKER, President GEORGE ROSS HULL, Vice-President EDSON J. HOCKENBURY, Secretary J. ALLAN DONALDSON, Treasurer FRED H. CRAWFORD, Manager 300 All Outside Rooms Each With Bath, Shower and Running Ice Water i.