Delmonico’s MENU 1909 U S Attorney Southern District of New York HENRY L STIMSON

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[1909 Menu, Delmonico’s Restaurant, New York City]
Henry L. Stimson recently United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Text on cover page:
Dinner to Henry L. Stimson recently United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York by Members of the New York Bar on Thursday evening, the twentieth of May, Nineteen hundred and nine at Delmonico’s.
Printed in menu are 2 ½ pages of names of members of the New York Bar and laid into the menu is a single sheet which also has names and the seating arrangements by table numbers.
Henry Lewis Stimson
(September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He served as Secretary of War (1911–1913) under President William Howard Taft, Secretary of State (1929–1933) under President Herbert Hoover, and Secretary of War (1940–1945) under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. …  After the outbreak of World War I, Stimson became part of the Preparedness Movement. He served as an artillery officer in France after the United States entered the war. From 1927 to 1929, he served as Governor-General of the Philippines under President Calvin Coolidge. .. After the United States entered World War II, Stimson took charge of raising and training 13 million soldiers and airmen, supervised the spending of a third of the nation's GDP on the Army and the Air Forces, helped formulate military strategy, and oversaw the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs. He supported the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. During and after the war, Stimson strongly opposed the Morgenthau Plan, which would have deindustrialized and partitioned Germany into several smaller states. He also insisted on judicial proceedings against Nazi war criminals, which led to the Nuremberg trials
.
…etc., etc
(see Wiki)
MENU selections (in part):
Lucines, Gombo de volaille en gelee, Alose sur planche, Manhatta, Asperges nouvelles vinaigrette, Glace a la Crème, Pol Roger Brut, 1900
, etc,
A most interest
The menu measures 5 ½ x 7 ½ inches, heavy paper card stock, bound with decorative white string, near fine condition, odor free.
A fascinating and truly rare menu celebrating Henry L. Stimson in 1909 who then would go on to lead a life of devoted service to his country. The list of names of those in attendance certainly represents some of the most noted attorneys of the New York Bar and the U. S. Attorneys of the Southern District of New York of the late 19
th
century and early 20
th
century.
This menu will be a welcome addition to your collection.
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