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Letter No. 4
On May 9,1963, still another letter arrived from the "Office of the Chambermaid":
Dear Mr. Jones:
Don't tell me about labor problems!
Just as Mr. Sonnabend and I were developing a nice working relationship
(he was just beginning to see things my way), he ups and
gets promoted to President of The Plaza. Then he took on a new Vice
President and General Manager to run the hotel for him. And here I
am trying to train the new man . . . right in the middle of the busy
season. Now I ask you!
It could be worse. He isn't really new. He used to be Resident
Manager of The Plaza some years back . . . and has all kinds of
experience in hotels. His name is Alphonse Salomone. (He says it
rhymes with alimony. Isn't that clever? That's Mr. Salomone for you! )
Which reminds me. Just the other day he came up with a lovely and
clever idea. He's started a new service for men who make so many
trips to New York they practically live at The Plaza. He says you can
leave a change of clothes at The Plaza between trips and we'll see
that they're laundered and dry cleaned and waiting for you on your
next trip back. That means you can make trips with nothing but a
brief case. I have to admit it's a good idea even if I didn't think of it,
although of course I could have thought of it if I weren't so busy
keeping the rooms the way you like them!
Anyway, come see us soon. Me, Mr. Sonnabend and Mr. Salomone
are looking forward to seeing you. But see me first... the other two
don't make up your bed.
Yours truly,
Mary O'Sullivan
P. S. The other night they gave a party to welcome Mr. Salomone
to The Plaza and a photographer took a picture of me with Mr.
Sonnabend and Mr. Salomone. I wanted to enclose a copy of the
picture with this letter but Mr. Sonnabend said, "Who cares what a
chambermaid looks like?" You care, don't you? Drop me a note and
I'll send you the picture.
Talk about response! Hundreds of busy business executives took time to write Mary and ask for
the picture. What they got was a glossy photo with Mr Sonnabend and Mr. Salomone sitting sideby-side
with Mary, showing her a letter. And, as you might guess, the letter covered Mary's face!
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