Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, April 19, 1900

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1900-04-19

GUSN

GUSN-310560

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Menus - Organizations - Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - 1900-1909
Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, April 19, 1900
(current record)

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  - Menus - Organizations - Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - 1900-1909
    - Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, April 19, 1900 (current record)
    - Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, March 17, 1903
    - Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, February 22, 1904
    - Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, April 19, 1905
    - Annual dinner, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Hotel Somerset, January 17, 1906
    - Annual meeting and banquet, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Exchange Club, January 16, 1909

Description

The members dined on such dishes as Cotuit oysters, broiled shad, roast spring lamb, roast chicken grouse and strawberries and cream. The music program is listed opposite the menu. A list of officers is included on the last page. The Society's seal is on the upper left corner of the cover. The cover has a photograph of the Washington equestrian statue with the base decorated for the holidays by the Sons of the Revolution.Eight photographs of historic sites are included: Lexington Green, Minute Man, Washington Elm, Old State House, Christ Church, Old South Meeting House, Faneuil Hall and the Bunker Hill Monument.

Details

Descriptive Terms

societies
revolutions
wars
hotels (public accommodations)
food
historic sites
historic buildings
landmark buildings
seals (artifacts)
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : illustrations ; 7 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.15.001

Image Dimensions

7 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

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

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

John A. Lowell & Co. (Printer)

Material Type

menus

Other Organizations

Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Subjects

Patriotic societies
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Equestrian Statue of George Washington (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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