, 1876-10-10

It Was Celebrated Last Evening it q
Quiet, Convivial Way.
Oct. ., ~, Chicago In Ashes Oct. 0,
'70, Memorial ''Rcd-Cap"
Supper ut Lu1wig's.

Tie great lurfl event Of lvo years ago was
very flttfnE1y celebrated laAt evening at Lud-
WHY'S by a "Sfcmortal Supper" given by Mcsars.
N. e. Mcdonald 1. Co. 10 their friends, NUM-
berthg about 100 of tho leading business men Of
Chicago. The ntta'r was quietly arranged, but
was gs,ttcn up wltl, ull that elegance and care.
full attention IN detail TINT Is characteristic Of
that popular caterer. The guests began to ar.
rive at 1880, but It WIS not until, nearly o'clock
that all were gathered around tho hos
pltablc board anil tile battle began. The
Till Of fare, Including Ill the tempt
Ing s1c1fcae!cs of the scnson, served
to sharpen thu appetltcs Of all present, and the
afat and second courses disappeared under the
fncllowing influence Of l!otk and Rllinc wines
like morning dew before the rising sun. The
moro substantial part Of the repast, embracing
ga1nc Of dozen varieties, prepared in styles as
vnrfcd anil pleasing the must e1actfng III cpl
cures could demand, WIS washed away lii low
Of clnrct.
But tho moro gcnia! part Of tho banquet was
app1oseaCa M @ Cap s spsrSIs5 S pas' nnd .pas @
t4neous Wit went around tho board.
Mons. Shlrk, the accomplished agent Ut tue
celebrated Old sslnc-house Of l.nmartne rcre i;
als, Of Rheims, producers Of tl'!s most delicious
Of wlncs, WIS pfcscHt, md III fact the OCCASION
Chicago conno!sseurs OF Tired Cap,n whtvf.
Is jusl bcIng introduced into this country. anu
of wiiich Messrs. Mcdonald & Go. are exclusive
tile pere 4 fills lays protluscd i for forty years
for tlc consumption Of royalty, but, after tho
finally consented to is Introduction
intH L'i,, America. l.asi evening our leading
judgcs Of winc lad cllatre to test its inertia
and the result is d triumph for 'tRcd Capt.
such as Mill llcncclorth nuke It tho standard
hrnnd IN cncayo a1lous thosc who arc the best
: The tests applied we're witl, G. II. Munm's
Extra Dry. Roedercr, pommcry Lee. Dry Mono
pole. Scs,ricder, md Iiuinart, and It was thc
nnous nn opinion of a present that "Rs
Ts 'eF We 'upspF ps ssy ts III that In fs
Cap" has been introduced into ali the leading
hutels anu restaurants, mud lIas burn adopted
By mnny nj our principal wine drinkers. over
5O cas:s were sold In this city during tho last
sixty 1nys.
Tne gathering was one Of the plcasantest and
bert arranged t!lut laa occurred this scaRon at
thfs fa1nul,s place for social good times. As
tic last course was finished, the post.pranlinl
stories without number. and everybody had =
personal experience lii tho great tiro tO rclutc
Toast followed tonst III rapid succession, and
ono speech was no sooner ended tIan another
at one time, ono speaker having the floor ii
eac'i OF tic four. large ruoms set apart
for thu oecasiot,. Thus with speeches, soi.ge,
toasss, stories, and general good cilees, tllp
time wore away until the Bn.ait hours began to
appear, when the gueats quietly arosc, passed a
vOtc of thanks 10 aeskrs. Mcdonald s. Co., pnd
acclared Kcl Cap the giant among cllampaanes.
The longest AMI best speeches of the Grcn.t,g
"The Day We Cclebra,c,'' md s!r. II. l.. Frank,
! cx-prcslleut Of the Standard Club, by spcvia!
Invitation, In response to "lsctl Cap''-"Ne'll
put It Wl.erc It'll do tho most gool..'
George II. Pullman, John d. Drake. Potter
Palmer, Hurry Grcencbaun, Frank Partne1cc,
L. Latin, philp Hoyne, Mayor Heath, II. Y.
Be.nts, n. sclz, Gen. digger, Juln A. Auck, n.
ullricli, ]; schoenteld, I. 3; Gale, Joseph X.
Mr. Hchimpfer1na1n, and sfr. Stuuton.