DINNER IN HONOR OF MARSHAL FOCH

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

DINNER IN HONOR OF MARSHAL FOCH

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1608

Description

A printed paper menu that opens out in a book form; it contains four pages of thinner paper. One long red silk cord binds the pages together. A lady liberty with palm tree behind her and below a cacophony of military garb and tools with inscription across the surfaces.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Date made

1921

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Front reads: "Dinner in honour of His Excellency Ferdinand Foch/ Marshal of France given by the/ France - America Society/ Saturday, November nineteenth Nineteen hundred and twenty-one/ The Waldorf Astoria New York" Menu: "Huitres du Cape Cod, sauce d'Oscar/ Potage d'Oseille a la Francaise/ Celeris Amandes Salees Olives/ Medallion de Bass rayee a la Mornay/ Pommes de terre, Rissolees/ Jeune Perdreau roti, sauce au Pain/ Riz Sauvage saute Salade d'Asocats/ Bombe de Marrons a la Chantilly/ Petits fours Assortis/ Cafe" Lower left: "White Rock/ Cigars/ Cigarettes" Lower right: "Presentation of Marshal Foch By the/ President of the Society/ Response by Marshal Foch Officers and Directors The France-America Society/ President d'Honneur His Excellency, J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador of France/ President Nicholas Murray Butler/ Treasurer J. Pierpont Morgan/ Vice-Presidents Hon. Chauncey M. Depew/ William D. Guthrie, Frederick R. Coudert, Hon. Myron T. Herrick/ Secretary Snowden A. Fahnestock/ Chairman Exec. Committee F. Cunliffe Owen. Directors: Elliot C. Bacon, James M. Beck, A. C. Bedford, S. Reading Berton, George W. Burleigh/ R. J. Caldwell, William Clark, Frederick R. Coudert, V. P., William C. Demorset, Chauncey M. Depew, V. P., Snowden A. Fahnestock, Secretary, Samuel Fairchild, John A. Finley, Robert W. deForest, Paul Fuller, Jr., Albert Eugene Gallatin, Elbert H. Gary, William Greenbough, William D. Guthrie, V. P., McDougall Hawkins, A. Barton Hepburn, Myron T. Herrick, V. P. Amb. to France, Darwin P. Kingsley, Clarence H. MacKay, J. Pierpont Morgan, Treas., E. H. Outerbridge, F. Cunliffe-Owen, Chairman Exec. Committee, Wm. Barclay Parsons, Frank D. Pavey, Elihu Root, Henry W. Sackett, Herbert L. Satterlee, Charles H. Sherrill, Archibald G. Thacker, Henry Van Dyke, Whitney Warren, Henry White, George W. Wickersham, R. Thornton Wilson."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-3/8 in

Width

8-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (31.4 x 22.5 cm)

Material

Paper, Silk, Cord

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

General Ferdinand Foch

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

MP.94.1601 - Portfolio - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom