. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. S. L. Lambert, of Welland, Ont., who recently erected the handsome and attractive Reeta Hotel and Lambert Theatre in that progressive city, was elected chairman of the Niagara Pen- insula Lumber Dealers' Associa- tion at the annual meeting, which was held at the hotel on April 22nd. There was a good at- tendance and much interest was taken in the proceedings. Mr. Lambert has been a resident of Welland for the last 15 years and has built up a large busines
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. S. L. Lambert, of Welland, Ont., who recently erected the handsome and attractive Reeta Hotel and Lambert Theatre in that progressive city, was elected chairman of the Niagara Pen- insula Lumber Dealers' Associa- tion at the annual meeting, which was held at the hotel on April 22nd. There was a good at- tendance and much interest was taken in the proceedings. Mr. Lambert has been a resident of Welland for the last 15 years and has built up a large business in the lumber and woodworking line. He has of late years put up about 350 houses in Welland which he has disposed of to con- tented home owners. Last sea- son Mr. Lam'bert recognized the need of the city for a commodious, up-to-date hotel and attractive theatre. This work he under- took and carried it out successfully, the formal opening taking place on March 22nd last, on which occasion he was presented by the citizens of Welland with a handsome loving cup. In the rotunda of the imposing interior stands this silver trophy with the following inscription,—"Presented to S. L. Lambert as a token of esteem and appreciation for his enterprise and public spirit in the erection of the Reeta Hotel and Lambert Theatre in the city of Welland March 22nd ; The new hotel is a four-storey structure and contains 40 rooms, 27 of them with bath. The building is a solid brick one with spacious dining room, which will seat 175 persons. The interior of the hotel has tiled walls and is beautifully decorated while a fresh air fan system supplies ventilation throughout the whole edifice. B. M. Smith, late of the Mossop Hotel, Toronto, is the manager of the Reeta Hotel, the name "Reeta" being selected by Mr. Lam'bert in honor of his elder daughter who is a bright girl in her teens. The Lambert Theatre represents the last word in comfort and convenience and has a handsome e
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