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- Scans of a menu for a dinner honoring Marshal Ferdinand Foch, held at the Hotel Statler on November 7, 1921. The half-folded front cover is made of a heavy gray paper which has been printed with the basic information about the event in gold text within a shield motif against a background pattern of blue fleurs-des-lis and green stars. The inside front cover includes a half-tone print of a portrait photo of Marshal Foch in uniform. The first page notes: "We render Homage to Marshal Foch, Foremost among those who saved Civilization; The City of Detroit, The American Legion; Ils ne passeront pas." The interior pages list the program and menu and are printed in black text on yellowed paper. The interior pages also have a decorative border that is printed in a gold color. A green cord (broken) has been used to bind the cover and pages together. A large envelope printed with, "A testimonial of gratitude from the City of Detroit to one of her citizens who served in the Great War," was included as well.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for a Bankers Club of Detroit banquet held at the Russell House on April 3, 1902. The menu consists of a two leafs of beige paper bound with blue ribbon between two beige pieces of cardstock. The cover is printed with a blue engraving of a woman in a flowing robe and a Phrygian cap holding a torch and quill while leaning on a block containing the embossed gold crest of the Bankers Club of Detroit. The menu and a program of pieces of be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of L. Alberti are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Small ribbon-bound menu and program booklet from the 1916 New Year dinner at the Oriental Cafe. The cover is printed with a gold, red, and green embossed image of a bell enshrouded with ribbons and holly. George G. Poy is listed on the cover as the manager. The interior pages are printed in red and black on green paper. A list of songs, and dances to be performed, under the direction of Archie Dayne, are listed on the first page. A list of dishes comprised of varieties of chopy suey and chow mien, as well as a special dinner menu are listed on the following pages.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Fifteenth Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi held at the Hotel Pontchartrain on December 26, 1908. The menu consists of a half-folded sheet of paper bound inside of a grey cardstock cover with grey ribbon. The Gamma Delta Psi logo is printed on the cover in burgundy. The menu and a list of toasts are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Normandie in 1891. The menu is bound in light blue crush embossed paper with a white ribbon and orange wax seal emblazoned with "HN, Detroit" affixed to the cover, and was printed by Winn and Hammond of Detroit. Six pages are contained within. "Thanks Giving 1891," is printed on the third on a green background. A menu is spread across the fourth and fifth pages, listing a variety of dishes ranging from the traditional like stuffed young turkey and sweet potatoes, to stuffed mallard with jelly and fresh lobster. The menu is decorated with small green illustrations of a turkey, a stylized fish, and ten cartoonish characters seated on a long bench eating. "Carr and Reeve" is printed on the last page above a green illustration of a bunch of flowers with their stems wrapped in a ribbon.
- Date Issued:
- 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Dinner menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain dated, Thursday, February 14, 1918. The recto lists meal options under the headers, "Oysters," "Hors d'oeuvres," "Soups," "Fish," "Special Selections," "Vegetables," "Salads," "Desserts," "Ice Cream," "Fruit," "Cheese," and "Coffee." Wartime meal stipulations are printed across the top, along with the War Savings Stamp logo: The United States Food Administration has decreed one meatless meal and one wheatless meal every day, also the use of no Beef, Lamb, Mutton, Veal, or Pork on Tuesday, no White Wheat Flour, on Monday and Wednesday and no Pork of any description on Saturday. Breakfast is hereby designated as the meatless meal and Dinner as the wheatless meal. The verso is printed with an image of a flag and a passage discussing the Hotel Pontchartrain's involvement in the United States Food Administration's conservation plan.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Fifth Annual Convention of Gamma Delta Psi on April 15, 1903. The menu consists of two half-folded sheets of paper bound inside of a burgundy cardstock cover with white ribbon. The Gamma Delta Psi logo is printed on the cover in silver. The menu, a list of toasts, and the lyrics to the fraternity's song set to the melody of "John Brown's Body," are contained within. The booklet was printed at W.A. Sturgeon and Company in Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu for the "6th Annual Dinner Americus Republican Club of Pittsburgh, PA." commemorating the birth of General U. S. Grant on Wednesday April, 27 at the Monongahela House. The interior contains a print of Ulysses S. Grant on a horse and other war scenes, as well as the menu and list of officers and committee members of the Pittsburgh Americus Republican Club.
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Ninth Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi at the Russell House on December 13, 1902. The menu consists of two half-folded sheets of paper bound inside of a burgundy cardstock cover with white ribbon. The Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi logo is printed on the cover in silver. The menu and a list of toasts are contained within. The booklet was printed at W.A. Sturgeon and Company in Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Menu booklet from the Tenth Annual Banquet of the Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi held at the Hotel Cadillac on December 29, 1903. The menu consists of two half-folded sheets of paper bound inside of a grey cardstock cover with burgundy ribbon. The Iota Chapter of Gamma Delta Psi logo is printed on the cover in burgundy. The menu, a program of musical selections to be performed by the Hotel Cadillac Orchestra, and a list of toasts are contained within.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
