List of menus for events
honoring individuals, 1867-[ongoing].
Descriptive List for the Collection at
Chicago History Museum, Research Center.
Chicago
History Museum, Research Center
1601
North Clark Street
Chicago,
IL 60614-6038
Web-site:
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Call#: F38JB .M54
OVERSIZE and specify date(s) and name(s) of hotel or restaurant.
This collection of menus for dinners or receptions in honor of individuals contains items primarily from Chicago area hotels, restaurants, or banquet halls, but items from other locations are included. Menus are filed alphabetically by the name of the person honored. This category pertains to contemporary persons. Anniversary dinners in commemoration of historical persons, such as Lincoln, Burns, Washington are stored with the collection of "Menus for dinners given by organizations, usually for their membership."
Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include a collection of "Commercial menus, mostly from hotels and restaurants"; a collection of "Menus for dinners given by organizations, usually for their membership"; a collection of "Menus for events honoring an organization or group"; and a collection of "Menus for private parties, wedding menus, etc."; as well as menus cataloged individually and menus included in manuscript collections or in publications.
Subject headings for this collection: Dinners and dining--Illinois--Chicago.
Type terms:
Breakfast BF
Brunch BR
Lunch LUN
Dinner DIN
Name of site
includes hotel & banquet room's name; restaurant; ship; park; or other site
Occasion terms (added if info not keyword-searchable in title of event):
Anniversary
Birthday (of person)
Charity fund-raiser
Corporate sales campaign
Founding anniversary
Retirement (of person)
Sports-related (name sport)
VIP visitor
Wedding
Wedding anniversary
Note:
includes ethnicity, religion, other characteristics not keyword-searchable in the name of the Occasion
includes names of caterer; entrepreneur/owner of restaurant chain; orchestra and/or orchestra leader; other performer
In the column for city, "C" symbolizes Chicago.
Honoree |
Title of event/Occasion |
Year/Mo/Da |
Type |
Name of site |
Address |
City |
Note |
Baker, Hon. Newton D. |
Informal Dinner in Honor of the Secretary of War/ VIP visitor |
1918/07/04 |
DIN |
Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
|
Balbo, Gen. Italo |
Banquet in Honor of the Minister of Aviation and Italy’s Trans-Atlantic Aces of the Air/ VIP visitor |
1933/07/00 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, Stevens Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave and E. Balbo. |
C |
Roma Grand Orchestra, Guiseppe, Director; singers Frida Savini, Ada Paggi, John Pane-Gasser; piano player Attico Bernabini |
Bernstorff, Grafen von |
Zu Enhren des Kaiserlich Deutschen Botschafters/ VIP visitor |
1910/00/00 |
DIN |
Germania Club |
108 W. Germania |
C |
|
Blodgett, Judge Henry W |
Dinner to Judge Henry W. Blodgett by the Bar of the Seventh Circuit/ Retirement |
1893/02/18 |
DIN |
The Grand Pacific Hotel |
Between Clark, LaSalle, Quincy, and Jackson |
C |
|
Boulanger, M. Wm. T. |
Dinner d’Adieu |
0000/11/11 |
DIN |
The Chicago Club |
404 S. Michigan Ave. |
C |
|
Calhoun, Hon. W.J. |
Dinner Given to U.S. Minister to China By his Fellow Wayfarers |
1909/12/20 |
DIN |
Mid Day Club |
119 Monroe (now 56 W. Monroe) |
C |
|
Calhoun, Hon. W.J. |
Dinner Given to U.S. Minister to China By his Fellow Wayfarers |
1909/12/20 |
DIN |
Mid Day Club |
119 Monroe (now 56 W. Monroe) |
C |
|
Cermak, Hon. Anton J. |
Testimonial Banquet to the President of the Board of Cook County Commissioners |
1924/10/06 |
DIN |
Rose Room, Hotel Sherman |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
|
Blair, William McCormick |
Ninety-Third New Year’s Day Luncheon |
1962/01/01 |
LUN |
The Chicago Club |
404 S. Michigan Ave. |
C |
|
Clark, Gen. Mark W. |
VIP visitor |
1945/05/30 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
C |
Edward J. Kelly |
Clark, Sheldon |
First Annual Sports Celebrities Dinner |
1941/12/10 |
DIN |
Morrison Hotel |
79 W. Madison |
C |
|
Cleveland, Grover and Mrs. |
VIP visitors, U.S. President |
1887/10/05 |
DIN |
Columbia Theater |
104 Monroe (now 53 W. Monroe) |
C |
Ticket for Mr. Geo. J. Isham and ladies |
Cleveland, Grover and Mrs. |
VIP visitors, U.S. President |
1887/10/05 |
DIN |
Columbia Theater |
104 Monroe (now 53 W. Monroe) |
C |
|
Coleridge, John Duke, Lord |
Complimentary Dinner given to the Lord Chief Justice of England/ VIP visitor |
1883/09/25 |
DIN |
Grand Pacific Hotel |
Between Clark, LaSalle, Quincy, and Jackson |
C |
|
Coolidge, Calvin |
Dinner tendered to President Calvin Coolidge |
1924/12/04 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Tendered by the International Live Stock Exposition |
Curie, Madame Marie Skladowska |
Dinner of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society of the Occasion of the Awarding of the Willard Gibbs Medal |
1921/06/14 |
DIN |
Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
|
Davis, Will J. |
Our Guest Our Friend and Associate Will J. Davis |
1907/05/08 |
DIN |
[Not Listed] |
|
C |
Includes portrait |
Davis, Will J. |
Supper Tendered to Mr. Will J. Davis by the Itinerant and Local Friars |
1907/09/27 |
DIN |
The Hof Brau |
73 W. Monroe |
C |
Includes page of autographs |
Davis, Will J. |
Supper in Honor of Mr. Will J. Davis Tendered by the Theatrical Managers’ Association of Chicago. |
1913/01/30 |
DIN |
Auditorium |
|
C |
Includes list of guests. |
Dawes, Brig Gen. Charles Gates |
Dinner by the Central Trust Company of Illinois in honoir of Brigadier General Charles Gates Dawes/VIP visitor |
1919/11/17 |
DIN |
Hotel LaSalle |
LaSalle and Madison Sts. |
C |
|
d’Estournelles de Constant, Baron and Lazare Weiller |
Banquet given on the Occasion of the Centennial of Victor Hugo/ VIP visitor |
1902/02/20 |
DIN |
The Auditorium Chicago |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
|
De Nuber, Hon. Alexander and Dr. Paul Roh |
Dinner Tendered to the Imperial Consul General of Austria-Hungary and the Imperial Consul of Germany/ VIP visitors |
1909/04/08 |
DIN |
Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
|
Denver, Wm. E. and John J. Sloan |
Wacker Drive Banquet/ Founding Anniversary |
1926/10/20 |
DIN |
Louis XVI Room, Hotel Sherman |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
Hosted by the Iroquois Club of Chicago |
Dewey, Admiral and Mrs. |
Dinner given in Honour of the Admiral of the Navy and Mrs. Dewey/ VIP visitors |
1900/05/02 |
DIN |
Chicago Athletic Association Club House |
125 Michigan Ave. (now 406 S. Michigan Ave.) |
C |
|
Dewey, Admiral and Gen. Horace Porter |
Dinner given in Honour of General Horace Porter and Admiral Dewey/ VIP visitors |
1905/12/09 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Hosted by the Merchants of Chicago Club |
Diaz, Gen. Porfirio |
Banquet Tendered Gen. Porfiro Diaz/ VIP visitor, ex-President of Mexico |
1883/03/22 |
DIN |
Palmer House |
State and Michigan |
C |
|
Dickinson, Jacob M. |
Banquet in Honor of Jacob M. Dickinson/ VIP visitor |
1909/03/09 |
DIN |
Iroquois Club |
200 Clark (now 136 S. Clark) |
C |
|
Dodd, William E. |
Farewell Dinner to Ambassador William E. Dodd |
1933/06/23 |
DIN |
Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
|
Doud, Levi B. |
Informal Tendered LeviB. Doud on the Eve of his Departure for Europe |
1898/12/13 |
DIN |
Transit House, Union Stockyards |
Exchange Building, Union Stockyard |
C |
Given by William H. Thompson Jr. |
Douglas, Paul H. |
A Dinner Tribute in Honor of Senator Paul H. Douglas/ VIP visitor |
1960/00/00 |
DIN |
|
|
|
|
Downs, Augustus Huntington |
Complimentary Dinner to Augustus Huntington Downs |
1889/11/04 |
DIN |
The Grand Pacific Hotel |
Between Clark, LaSalle, Quincy, and Jackson |
C |
Addressed to Mr. Drake |
Durkin, Martin P. |
Inaugural Dinner Tendered to Secretary of Labor, State of Illinois |
1933/11/25 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, Hotel Sherman |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
|
Edison, Thomas |
Dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison/VIP visitor |
1909/09/02 |
DIN |
Briarcliff Lodge |
|
New York |
Given by association of Edison Illuminating Companies; addressed to Mr. B.E. Sunny |
Edgerton, Wild |
Complimentary Dinner given to “Wild Edgerton” |
1867/09/23 |
DIN |
Briggs House |
Randolph and Wells |
C |
B.H. Skinner, proprietor |
Elizabeth II, Queen of England |
A Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh/ VIP visitors |
1959/07/06 |
DIN |
Conrad Hilton Hotel |
720 S. Michigan Ave. |
C |
Given by Mayor Richard J. Daley |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. |
1952 Campaign Tour |
1952/00/00 |
DIN |
|
|
|
|
Eisenhower, Dwight D. |
United Republican Dinner |
1958/01/20 |
DIN |
International Amphitheatre |
W. 42nd and S. Halsted |
C |
|
Eisenhower, Dwight D. |
Fight-to-Win Dinner Rally |
1958/10/22 |
DIN |
Amphitheatre (dinner); Gold Room, Saddle and Sirloin Club (reception) |
W. 42nd and S. Halsted |
C |
Given by Republican Precinct Workers of Illinois, sponsored by Illinois Republican State Central Committee; reception hosts Francis H. Connell and Howard J. Cartwright |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. |
For “60” Dinner |
1960/01/27 |
DIN |
International Amphitheatre |
W 42nd and S. Halsted |
C |
|
Evans, Charles “Chick” |
Evans Testamonial Dinner/ VIP visitor, Fundraising |
0000/00/00 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Western Golf Association, Cover illustration by Mel Keefer |
Fish, Stuyvesant |
Dinner to Mr. Stuyvesant Fish |
1896/01/04 |
DIN |
Kinsley’s |
105 Adams (now 64 W. Adams) |
C |
Given by the Columbian Exposition Directors Association |
Foch, Marechal |
VIP visitor |
0000/11/05 |
DIN |
The Drake |
E. Lake Shore and N. Michigan |
C |
The American Legion |
Frederik IX, King of Denmark |
A Dinner in Honor of Their Majesties to King and Queen of Denmark/VIP visitors |
1960/10/09 |
DIN |
The Conrad Hilton |
720 S. Michigan Ave. |
C |
Given by Richard J. Daley |
Fuller, Hon. Melville W. |
Complimentary Dinner to Hon. Melville Fuller |
1888/05/16 |
DIN |
The Richelieu |
|
|
Given by Uri Balcom |
Gage, Lyman J. |
|
1906/02/03 |
DIN |
|
` |
C |
The Illinois Society of New York |
Gary, Joseph Easton |
Retirement |
1901/06/20 |
DIN |
The Grand Pacific |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
Given by the Chicago Bar Association |
Gaulle, Charles de, General |
Dinner in honor of General Charles de Gaulle |
1945/08/27 |
DIN |
The Blackstone Hotel |
Michigan Ave and Balbo Dr |
C |
Tendered by Mayor Edward J. Kelly |
Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. John Sr. |
45th Anniversary Luncheon/ VIP visitors |
1962/04/12 |
LUN |
Conrad Hilton Grand Ballroom |
720 S. Michigan Ave |
C |
|
Grant, Ulysses S. |
Grant Anniversary Dinner |
1922/04/27 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
|
Grant, Ulysses S. and Julia |
Calumet Club Reception to General and Mrs. Grant/ VIP visitors |
1879/11/17 |
DIN |
Calumet Club |
N.E. corner 20th and Michigan Ave. |
C |
Dinner given by Mr. John B. Drake |
Grant, Ulysses S. and Julia |
Complimentary to General and Mrs. Grant/VIP visitors |
1879/11/15 |
DIN |
The Grand Pacific Hotel |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
Given by John B. Drake |
Gray, Hanna Holborn |
Civic Dinner in Honor of the President of the University of Chicago |
1978/10/12 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Given by Board of Trustees; addressed to Mrs. Harold K. Skramstad Jr.; Chicago Brass Society, conducted by Mitchell Arnold |
Harald, Crown Prince of Norway |
Folke Luncheon for His Royal Highness Crown Prince Harald/ VIP visitor |
1965/10/01 |
LUN |
McCormick Place |
E. 23rd St. and the Lake |
C |
|
Harlan, James M. |
Complimentary dinner to Judge James M. Harlan |
1878/06/03 |
DIN |
Grand Pacific Hotel |
|
C |
Hand-painted menu |
Harrison, Benjamin |
A Dinner by the Fellowship Club of Chicago in honor of the President/ VIP visitor |
1892/10/20 |
DIN |
Kinsley’s |
105 Adams (now 64 W. Adams) |
C |
Given by The Fellowship Club |
Henry, Prince of Prussia |
A Dinner in Honor of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Prussia/ VIP visitor |
1902/03/03 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Given by Mayor Carter H. Harrison; addressed to Mr. Kerfoot |
Jones, Fernando |
70th Anniversary |
1890/05/26 |
DIN |
Auditorium Hotel |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
|
Kelly, Edward J. |
Testimonial Luncheon/ Campaign |
1943/04/03 |
LUN |
Grand Ballroom, Hotel Sherman |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
American Federation of Labor |
Kelly, Edward J. |
Campaign |
0000/00/00 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Labor Division of the All-Chicago Committee for the Re-election of Mayor Kelly |
Kingsbury, George A. |
Supper Tendered to George A. Kingsbury as a Personal Tribute by the Chicago Theatre Managers Association |
1913/05/03 |
DIN |
Hotel La Salle |
|
C |
Includes autographs |
Kinley, Prof. David |
Banquet of Honor |
1910/05.20 |
DIN |
The Blackstone |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
Given by the Chicago Association of Commerce |
Kintore, Earl of |
Dinner Tendered The Right Honorable The Earl of Kintore, P. C., G. C. M. G./ Anniversary |
1914/01/27 |
DIN |
Union League Club |
S.W. corner Jackson and Federal |
C |
The Chicago Group of the American Committee |
Kuroki, Gen. Baron |
Dinner given by General Baron Kuroki/ VIP visitor |
1907/05/13 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Addressed to Mr. Bryan Lathrop |
Landis, Maj. Reed G. |
Dinner in Honor of Major Reed G. Landis/ VIP visitors |
1919/04/16 |
DIN |
South Shore Country Club |
70th St. and the Lake |
C |
Hyde Park Aviators |
Lindbergh, Col. Charles |
Dinner in Honor of Charles A. Lindbergh/ VIP visitor |
1927/08/13 |
DIN |
The Stevens |
720 S. Michigan |
C |
Given by the Mayor’s Committee of Chicago and the Chicago Association of Commerce |
Lipton, Sir Thomas |
Dinner in Honor of Sir Thomas Lipton/ VIP visitor, Sports |
1906/10/5 |
DIN |
Chicago Athletic Association |
125 Michigan Ave. (now 12 S. Michigan Ave.) |
C |
|
Lipton, Sir Thomas |
Dinner in Honor of Sir Thomas Lipton/ VIP visitor, Sports |
1906/10/5 |
DIN |
Chicago Athletic Association |
125 Michigan Ave. (now 12 S. Michigan Ave.) |
C |
|
Lipton, Sir Thomas |
VIP visitor, Sports |
1906/10/5 |
DIN |
Chicago Athletic Association |
125 Michigan Ave. (now 12 S. Michigan Ave.) |
C |
Addressed to Mr. B.E. Sunny |
Logan, Hon. John A. |
Complimentary Dinner Tendered to Hon. John A. Logan |
1885/06/29 |
DIN |
Parker Hose |
|
Boston |
Norfolk Club; Beckman & Punchard |
Loudon, Dr. J. |
Banquet in honor of His Excellency Dr. J. Loudon/ VIP visitor, ambassador from the Netherlands |
1912/02/15 |
DIN |
Union League Club |
S.W. corner Jackson and Federal St. |
C |
The Holland Society of Chicago |
Mandel, Fred and Ralph Peck |
VIP visitors |
1903/05/05 |
DIN |
Sherman House |
Clark and Randolph |
C |
Ways and Means Club |
Marie, Queen of Roumania |
Dinner in honor of Her Royal Majesty Queen Marie of Roumania/ VIP visitor |
1926/11/13 |
DIN |
The Drake |
E. Lake Shore and N. Michigan |
C |
|
Mateos, Adolfo Lopez |
Official Luncheon in honor of His Excellency Adolfo Lopez Mateos/ VIP, President of Mexico |
1959/10/13 |
DIN |
Morrison Hotel |
79 W. Madison |
C |
Richard J. Daley |
McKinley, William |
National Peace Jubilee Banquet/ VIP visitor, U.S. President |
1898/10/19 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
|
McKinley, William |
Banquet in honor of the President of the United States/ VIP visitor |
1899/10/09 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Chicago Day |
McKinley, William |
151st dinner of the Commercial Club given in honor of President William McKinley |
1899/10/10 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Tendered by the Commercial Club of Chicago |
McKinley, William |
Banquet Tendered to the President of the United States/ VIP visitor/ Founding Anniversary of United States Government Building |
1899/10/19 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Chicago Day |
McKinley, William |
Banquet tendered to President William McKinley on the occasion of the thirty-forth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic |
1900/08/29 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Tendered by the Hamilton Club of Chicago; contains membership recruitment insert for the club |
McMullen, Rev. John |
Reception Supper/ VIP visitor, First Bishop of the Diocese of Davenport |
1881/07/30 |
DIN |
Kimball House |
262 Clark (now 314 S Clark) |
|
|
Mercier, Cardinal |
Banquet in Honor of Cardinal Mercier/ VIP visitor |
1919/10/21 |
DIN |
Blackstone Hotel |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
|
Mercier, Cardinal |
Dinner in honor of His Eminence Desideratus Cardinal Mercier/ VIP visitor |
1919/10/21 |
DIN |
Blackstone Hotel |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
William H. Thompson |
Mercier, Cardinal |
Reception in honor of His Eminence Desideratus Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines/ VIP visitor |
1919/10/21 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
|
Mercier, Cardinal |
Chicago Belgian Day in honor of Cardinal Mercier/ |
1919/10/22 |
|
St. John Berchmans Church |
2517 W. Logan Blvd. |
C |
|
Miles, Nelson A., Major-General |
Dinner in honor of Major-General Miles |
1891/01/31 |
DIN |
Palmer House |
|
C |
Compliments of the Chicago Coaching Club |
Morton, Paul |
Banquet given in honour of the Secretary of the Navy/ VIP visitor |
1904/07/14 |
DIN |
The Chicago Club |
200 Michigan Ave. (now 406 S. Michigan Ave.) |
C |
The Merchants Club of Chicago |
Moten, Etta |
Birthday (100th) |
2002/04/02 |
DIN |
Charlie Trotter’s |
816 W. Armitage |
C |
|
Nobile, Maj. Gen. Umberto |
Banquet to the Major General Umberto Nobile/ VIP visitor |
1926/07/08 |
DIN |
Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
“Hero of the North Pole”, The Italian Chamber of Commerce |
Northcliffe, Lord |
The Chicago Association of Commerce Dinner to Lord Northcliffe/ Liberty Day/ VIP visitor |
1917/10/24 |
DIN |
Hotel La Salle |
LaSalle and Madison Sts. |
C |
|
Olav, Crown Prince of Norway |
In Honor of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Olav of Norway/ VIP visitor |
1939/05/04 |
LUN |
The Chicago Club |
404 S. Michigan Ave. |
C |
Given by Arthur Andersen |
Olav, Crown Prince of Norway |
In Honour of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Olav of Norway/ VIP visitor |
1939/05/05 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
C |
Tendered by the Norwegian-American Committee of Chicago |
Peck, Hon. Ferdinand W. |
Appointment to Commissioner General to the Paris Exposition |
0000/12/08 |
DIN |
Auditorium Hotel |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
|
Peck, George R. |
Dinner Tendered to Mr. George Peck by the Wayfarers/ Birthday |
1913/05/15 |
DIN |
Mid-Day Club |
68 W. Monroe |
C |
|
Pershing, John J., General |
Dinner in honor of General John J. Pershing |
1919/12/20 |
DIN |
Congress Hotel |
|
C |
Tendered by the City of Chicago; includes seating arrangement document and invitation |
Potocka, Countess George |
Dinner in honor of H.E. The Polich Ambassador and Countess George Potocka/ VIP visitors |
1936/11/12 |
DIN |
The Casino |
195 E. Delta Place |
|
|
Pusey, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan M. |
Dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan M. Pusey |
1954/10/29 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, The Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
C |
|
Pusey, William, Allen |
First Annual William Allen Pusey Dinner |
1946/10/16 |
DIN |
University Club of Chicago |
76 E. Monroe |
C |
Chicago Dermatological Society |
Rickey, Branch |
Quinn Chapel Salutes Branch Rickey |
1958/05/05 |
DIN |
Conrad Hilton Grand Ballroom |
720 S. Michigan Ave |
C |
Given by Quinn Chapel (African Methodist Episcopal Church) |
Ridings, Harry J. |
Midnight Supper |
1913/04/28 |
DIN |
The Lamb’s Café |
N.E. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
Given by George M. Cohan |
Ripley, Edward Payson |
To Mr. Ripley/ Birthday |
1915/10/13 |
DIN |
The Blackstone |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
Given by the directors and officers of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railway System |
Roosevelt, Franklin D. |
Informal Luncheon Tendered to Governor Franklin D, Roosevelt; VIP visitor |
1929/12/10 |
DIN |
Louis XVI Room, Hotel Sherman |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
|
Roosevelt, Theodore |
VIP visitor, President of the United States |
1902/10/03 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
|
Roosevelt, Theodore |
Dinner Tendered to Theodore Roosevelt/ VIP visitor, President of the United States |
1903/04/02 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Addressed to Mr. Kerpoot |
Roosevelt, Theodore |
Dinner Tendered to Theodore Roosevelt/ VIP visitor, President of the United States |
1903/04/02 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
2 copies; one addressed to Mr. Sunny, the other addressed to Mr. Lowden |
Roosevelt, Theodore |
Banquet in Honor of the President/ VIP visitor |
1905/05/10 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Hosted by the Iroquois Club |
Roosevelt, Theodore |
Banquet Tendered Colonel Theodore Roosevelt/ VIP visitor, former United States President |
1910/09/08 |
DIN |
The Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
Hosted by the Hamilton Club of Chicago, front and back cover missing |
Roosevelt, Theodore |
Banquet Tendered Colonel Theodore Roosevelt/ VIP visitor, former United States President |
1910/09/08 |
DIN |
The Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
Hosted by the Hamilton Club f Chicago, includes autograph page |
Rosen, Baron |
Dinner in honour of His Excellency Baron Rosen/ VIP visitor, Russian Ambassador |
1906/10/26 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Addressed to Mr. Bryant Jr. |
Ryan, Patrick |
Retirement |
2008/07/18 |
DIN |
|
|
C |
Aon Corp. |
Saint Quentin, M. Rene de |
A Luncheon to His Excellency the French Ambassador/ VIP visitor |
1939/02/02 |
LUN |
Saddle and Sirloin Club |
W. 42nd and S. Halsted |
C |
|
Schley, Admiral Winfield Scott |
Banquet Tendered Admiral Winfield Scott Schley/ VIP visitor |
1902/01/25 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Hosted by The Hamilton Club of Chi cago and the Maryland Society of Chicago |
Schley, Admiral Winfield Scott |
Banquet to Admiral Winfield Scott Schley VIP visitor |
1902/01/25 |
DIN |
The Auditorium |
N.W. corner Michigan Ave. and Congress |
C |
Hosted by The Hamilton Club of Chi cago and the Maryland Society ub of Chicago |
Scott, Walter |
Scott Centennial Anniversary Banquet |
1871/08/15 |
DIN |
Tremont House |
S.W. corner Michigan and Congress |
C |
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Sheridan, Lt. Gen. Philip H. |
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery State of Illinois/ VIP visitor/ Birthday |
1883/03/06 |
DIN |
Union League Club House |
202 Dearborn (now 138 S. Dearborn) |
C |
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Sheridan, Gen. Philip Henry |
Centenary Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan/ Birthday |
1931/03/06 |
DIN |
Hotel Sherman |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
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Smith, Hermon Dunlap |
Dinner in Honor of Hermon Dunlap Smith President-Chairman 1955-1966/ Retirement |
1966/06/08 |
DIN |
The Chicago Club |
151 E. Van Buren |
C |
Marsh & McLennan |
Spalding, A. G. |
Banquet tendered by the Citizens of Chicago to Mr. A. G. Spaulding and his Associates/ VIP visitor, return from tour of the world |
1889/04/19 |
DIN |
The Palmer |
State and Monroe |
C |
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Steward, Col. Leroy T. |
Hamilton Club Dinner Tendered to General Superintendent of Police, City of Chicago |
1909/08/25 |
DIN |
Hamilton Club |
135 Monroe (now 102 W. Monroe) |
C |
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Stock, Dr. Frederick A. |
The Bohemians of Chicago Dinner in Honor of. Dr. Stock |
1930/01/12 |
DIN |
The Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
C |
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Stock, Dr. Frederick A. |
The Bohemians of Chicago Dinner in Honor of. Dr. Stock |
1930/01/12 |
DIN |
The Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
C |
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Stock, Dr. Frederick A. |
Dinner Honoring Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
1940/11/22 |
DIN |
Lotos Club |
2624 E. 75th St. |
C |
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Stritch, Samuel Alphonsus Cardinal |
Welcoming Dinner of Mayor Edward J. Kelly and the City of Chicago to His Eminence |
1946/03/10 |
DIN |
Stevens Hotel |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
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Sunny, Bernard Edward |
Dinner to Bernard Edward Sunny/ Birthday |
1916/05/22 |
DIN |
The Blackstone |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
Picture in museum Print Dept. |
Taft, William H. |
Dinner given in honor of William H. Taft, Secretary of War |
1908/04/04 |
DIN |
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C |
Given by the Commercial Club of Chicago |
Taft, William H. |
7th annual banquet of the Chicago Association of Commerce honoring President William H. Taft |
1911/10/28 |
DIN |
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C |
Given by the Chicago Association of Commerce |
Taft, William H. |
Dinner in honor of the Honorable William H. Taft |
1921/12/27 |
DIN |
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C |
Given by the Chicago Bar Association |
Thomas, Theodore |
Complimentary Dinner to Mr. Theodore Thomas |
1896/05/08 |
DIN |
The Chicago Club |
200 Michigan Ave. (now 406 S.) |
C |
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Toman, John |
The Ceremonies in the Conferring of the Order of the White Lion of the Czechoslovak Republic |
1937/06/19 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, Sherman Hotel |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
Order given by Vladimir S. Hurban, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Czechoslovak Republic to the United States |
Tree, Hon. Lambert |
Complimentary Dinner to Hon. Lambert Tree |
1885/08/19 |
DIN |
Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
C |
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Truman, Harry S. |
All Chicago Salute to Army Day luncheon honoring President Harry S. Truman and his party |
1946/04/06 |
LUN |
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C |
Tendered by the City of Chicago |
Upham, Frederic W. |
In Recognition of Services in the National Campaign of 1908 as Assistant Treasurer of the Republican National Committee |
1908/12/17 |
DIN |
The Mid-Day Club |
119 Monroe (now 56 W. Monroe) |
C |
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Van’t Hoff, Prof. J. H. |
Dinner Tendered to Professor J.H. Hoff |
1901/06/22 |
DIN |
Sherman House |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
Chicago Academy of Sciences and the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society |
Veragua, Duke of and the Marquis of Barboles |
Breakfast in Honor of the Duke of Veragua and the Marquis of Barboles/ VIP visitors |
1893/05/06 |
BF |
Union League Club |
202 Dearborn (now 138 S. Dearborn) |
C |
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Wada, Hikojiro and Takutaro Sakai |
In honor of the Director General and the Commissioner General of the Japanese International Exposition; VIP visitors |
1909/04/14 |
DIN |
Gold Room, Congress Hotel |
S. Michigan Ave. and E. Congress |
C |
Given by the Chicago Association of Commerce |
Wales, Prince of [Albert Edward] |
Ball in honor of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales |
1860/08/19 |
DIN |
Anglo American Hotel Hamilton |
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C |
“Rice & Kinsley Proprietors” |
Wales, Prince of [Albert Edward] |
Reception in honor of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales |
1860/09/19 |
DIN |
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Toronto, CA |
Given by the inhabitants of Toronto, Canada |
Webb, Col. W. A. |
Complimentary Dinner to Col. W. A. Webb/ VIP visitor |
1861/10/19 |
DIN |
Sherman House |
N.W. corner Clark and Randolph |
C |
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Wills, Charles F. |
Charles F. Wills Testimonial Banquet |
1939/05/06 |
DIN |
Grand Ballroom, Stevens Hotel |
S. Michigan and E. Balbo |
C |
Includes ticket for event; Advertising and Circulation Manager of the Chicago Federation News |
Wilson, Rev. Samuel Knox |
Welcome Dinner to the Reverend Samuel Knox Wilson, S.J. |
1933/11/23 |
DIN |
Palmer House |
State and Monroe |
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Society of Jesus/ Jesuits; Loyola University President |
Winston, Frederick H. |
Farewell Banquet |
c. 1895/01/09 |
DIN |
Kinsley’s |
105 Adams (now 64 W. Adams) |
C |
Minister Resident and Consul General in the Court of Persia |
Yates, Gov. and Mrs. |
VIP visitors |
c. 1901/12/21 |
DIN |
Union League Club |
S.W. corner Jackson Blvd. and Custom House Ct. (now Jackson St. and Federal St.) |
C |
Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Sunnys; given by the Consular Corps. Of Chicago |