More consideration needed

Letters

Editor: Referring to the letter by Marian Dewitt ("Discrimination at hotel," Bulletin, Dec. 6), I was appalled and thoroughly dismayed that some patrons in a public establishment serving guests of all ages complained that they felt like they were in an old folks home, showing disregard for their elders when a group of four seniors in wheelchairs appeared to be seated with reservations for a luncheon.

The general manager of the Sylvia Hotel showed poor judgment and distinct discrimination when, without an apology to the senior group, offered an unoccupied section of the hotel, away from the not-so-old patrons. I have been a senior for many years, requiring the assistance of a walker, as do many seniors, and also the necessary comfort of a wheelchair. With these disabilities, seniors have been welcomed and have never encountered such discrimination and disrespect as shown by the general manager of the Sylvia Hotel on Sept. 30.

Respect and kind consideration are acknowledgments that the blessing of becoming old is in the future of all human beings.

Ruth Crystal
Vancouver

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