A stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife sought shelter in a small hotel in Philadelphia. Approaching the front desk to escape the rain, they inquired about a room. The clerk, a friendly man, explained that all rooms were occupied due to three conventions in town. However, he kindly offered his own room for the couple to spend the night. Despite their initial refusal, the clerk insisted, and the couple accepted his gracious offer. The next morning, as the elderly man settled the bill, he commended the clerk's exceptional hospitality, suggesting he should manage the best hotel in the United States. Two years later, the elderly man, William Waldorf-Aster, surprised the clerk, George C. Boldt, with a newly built hotel, the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. This unexpected turn of events transformed the young clerk into the manager of one of the world's most prestigious hotels.