Mountain Resort Hotel Opens

from _The Cranbrook Courier_, June 17, 1926 (p4)

MOUNTAIN RESORT HOTEL OPENS
The arrival of Their Excellencies, Baron and Lady Byng of Vimy,
signalized the official opening of Jasper Park Lodge for the summer season
of 1926. It was an opening completely devoid of ceremony. Upon their
arrival the party was welcomed by A.S. McLean, general superintendent of
Canadian National Railway Hotels, and John O'Brien, manager of the Lodge,
both old friends of the governor-general. His Excellency and party
proceeded immediately to the golf course while Lady Byng and her lady in
waiting, Miss E.A. Sanford, spent the morning picnicking beside the Glacier
of the Angel on Mount Edith Cavell, joining the others on the golf course
for tea in the afternoon. All records for the number of guests present on
opening day were broken this year. There were visitors at the lodge last
week from Belfast, Ireland, New York city, California, Montreal, Toronto,
Ottawa, Chicago and Vermont, as well as from various cities in Western
Canada. This is indicative of the volume of tourists who will visit the
park this summer. Already indications are that it will be the heaviest
season ever experienced and the additional sleeping rooms now bringing
sleeping accommodation to 450 will be filled during July and August.