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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 134, 2 March 1921, Page 9

THE CLUB HOTEL, PALMERSTON NORTH. H. B. TUCKER’S MAJORITY AS OWNER AND PROPRIETOR—HICO--1921. Yesterday was a red letter day in the history of the "Club,” Palmerston North’s foremost residential and commercial house. Mr. H. B. Tucker, the owner and proprietor, has acheived a record which will be very hard to heat. It was the twenty-first anniversary,of his occupancy of the Club, and the occasion was marked by many sincere messages from friends throughout the Dominion, wishing him many nappy returns of the day. On the Ist of March twenty-one years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Tucker arrived in Palmerston North from the Wairarapa, where they had conducted the Marquis of Normanby Hotel at Carterton for over seven years, the Manawatu's hub was passing through one of . its early-day periodical depressions, and it was with a heavy heart end en pty pocket that the Tucker family entered into what was regarded as Palmerston’s "white elophant.’’ However, with that grit and determination so characteristic of the men and women of Devonshire, all obstacles were soon overcome, and what had been regarded as an out-of-the-way hostelry, without a soul or reputation of any kind, soon began to move up into the foremost position of popularity with tourists and commercial gentlemen, until to-day it is, without exception, tin best house in Palmerston North, and ceitainlv a more ably conducted hotel could rot be found in the whole Dominion. .Mr. Tucker has been a lifetime in (he trade, having both Home arid colonial experience of it. which; of course, gives him.a certain “pull” which others could not hope for. His knowledge and experience in hotelkoeping is exemplified on every hand, and to recount the many improvements and conveniences adopted and installed by him in his hotel would occupy more space than the limits of this .article will .allow. Suffice it to say, however, that each year sees an improvement scheme put in hand ar.d carried out to the letter. During the past ;’»w months the electric light has been installed from a self-contained Delco plant in not only every room of the hotel but also throughout " the fine set of twelve up-to-date sample rooms that have been established for commercial gentlemen in conjunction with the Club. Another excellent improvement recently undertaken win a beautiful after-dinner lounge, and the rearrangement of the commercial room and writing rooms on the most a; proved principle, which needless to say find much favour with patrons. In the not distent future an extensive plan of rearrangement will probably be put in In conjunction with the Club there is established a model dairy farm of some 24 acres in extent, on the barks of the Manawatu, in tho Hokowhitu. whore all milk, butter, vegetables, and poultry and eggs that daily form a portion of the menu are supplied front—which is only one of the many otes. that' go towards making the Club Hotel the foremost and best. There is also a wine and spirit vault ran in conjunction with the hotel, and it indicates, to a degree the proprietor’s fore-’ight when it is mentioned that the stocks held therein are perhaps the largest to be found in any wife nnd spirit store in the Dominion. The magnitude of the business done* is to some extent due to the large and varied snpn'lios of all leading brands of wines, spirits, and beers procurable hero that are constantly being imported . direct From the* vinevards nnd distilleries ot world note. Mr. and Mrs. '('ticker are fo b"» congratulated on their woiderful success and.' the great popularity of the Club Hotel with visitors and townspeople alike. Mr. George Tucker, the senior member of the family, takes an ..efive part in tho general management with his father, and Mr. Francis Tucker fins charge of the wine and spirit vaults. w’.:t r . firn Mis«"s Tucker attend to the office and residential portions of the Club, in conjunction with Mrs. Incker and a capable staff. —Advt.

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