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Dinner given at the Algonquin Club Boston to the members, Boston, Mass., Janaury 27, 1913

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1913-01-27

GUSN

GUSN-309805

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Description

The dinner was given "To celebrate the cancellation of a mortgage of $45,000 which freed the Club entirely of debt." A drawing of the building facade on Commonwealth Avenue is shown. The illustration opposite the menu listing is identified as Chief Algonquin. The Club officers are listed. "Ballad of a Mortgage," by E.F. Burns is included in the menu. The members dined on such dishes as caviar, filets of kingfish, roast plover and bombe glaces.

Details

Descriptive Terms

clubs (associations)
mortgages
dinners
food
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : color illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 5 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.08.003

Image Dimensions

8 1/2 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Charles T. Thayer, 30 August 1927.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

M.T. Bird & Co. (Printer)

Material Type

menus

Other Organizations

Algonquin Club of Boston

Subjects

Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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