The Washington times., 1905-02-13
President Was Delighted
With Hungarian Dinners

With Hungarian Dinners
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Presdent
Roosevelt, when he was a police com
missioner. used to go every Friday night
from Mulberry street to East Houston
street for Il Hungarian dinner. On these
occasions he was always surrounded by
the leaders of the Hungarian colony
The Hungarian Republican Club made
him it's guest of honor at dinner
Marcus Braun, speaking of that event,
turned to Mr.. Roosevelt and said:
Some day, Mr.. Roosevelt, you will be
President of the United States. 1t IS
written in the stars, but any man can
read it in your career and In your char
acter. When you are President, sir. this
club will again ask you to be its guest
at humble dinner"
I'm come, too said Mr.. Roosevelt
That's a promise-if l ever should be
President"
1t would he impossible to exaggerate
the condition of mind of Mr.. Roosevelt s
old friends on the east side. Nothing
like il ever happened. No President IN
the memory of man has ever before
diued east of the Bowery with fellow
citizens of foreign origin. The Hunga-
rian Republican Club feels that 1t can
not make too much demonstration of its
affection for an old friend who now
happens to be the most exalted person.
age in the nation
Every resident of the east side regards
the event as in some seisse an honor TO
himself.
A movement is under way to have the
people in the streets along the PTeSi-
dents route dress in their national COS
tunes. Every window commanding
view of the Nations Chief as he passes
will be- filled with the fiatholders in
vited guests in gala attire.
Will Lavishly illuminate.
The streets by which the President
will approach the Cafe Liberty Gilt
tie Hungary''). where the dinner will be
served will be illuminated iayishly by
residents Some individuals will spend
as much as 800 TO show their sentiments
in this way.
Across Second avenue at Sixth street
a great electric sign viii blazon In let
ters of fire the Presidents favorite ex-
preston, ''De-lghted!' And that voices
the emotion of the people of Little
Eyery-Country-in-Eu Europe who i've III
New York
At Little Hungary the most elaborate
preparations are being made for the
| event The main floor is now divided
into several rooms. By Tuesday night
all the partitions Will have been re-
moved and one room containing tables
for $50 diners will have been created.
This room and the decorations will have
cost $4,000 when all Is ready for the
feast.
It's impossible to find room for more
than 450 persons Max Schwartz. the
proprietor of the restaurant, and his
manager, K. Steinhardt, have been be-
sieged for Il week by persons who would
give $50 for a chance to enter the ban
quet hall. President Braun, of the club,
has had 10 refuse. more than 200 ap-
plicants for tickets al $40 each. This
pressure sent Br. Braun to bed, Ill, last
week. and upon Mrs. Braun has de
volved q big share of the preliminary
work.
Specialties OF Magyar Cookery.
The dinner fs aot to be altogether
Hungarian but il will be distinctiveIy
so. The speciaIties of Magyar cookery
on the bill Of fare include esiga leves,
soup made of beef, favored la
Hongroisei tarhona, d side-dish whose
foundation is an egg-and-fiour dough,
cut into small pieces and then cooked
into some resemblance to rice or bar
ley; kapotas Tetes, Il combination of
cabbage and pie-crust that must be
eaten to be understood; apple stTudel, a
variation of the American notion of
what apple pie should be, and lipt0i
cheese. made of goats milk.
To drink with this meal will be served
kobanyai, white wine from Hungary;
then German white wine familiar TO
many .<ew Workers; after that sashegyi,
q red wine from vineyards near Buda-
pest; champagne and Tokay the royal
wine of Hungary with cordials and
coffee to finish the feast.
Cafe Manager Enthusiastic.
Kamian Steinhardt. the manager of
the cafe, has already begun To work on
| his preparations for the feast, He has
six cooks and six under cooks to help
| him in the duties of chef, which he will
assume on that night. To no other
| hands would Steinhardt intrust the job.
! Enthusiastic? It's q pale word to APP
| ply 10 his frame of mind.
Never was a dinner served in Hun
| gary that will compare with this" ne
| said last night. II had the great honor
! TO know and admire Mr.. Roosevelt
| when he used to visit this place in his
! Mulberry street days. was one of
! those wnl used to say he would be
! President He used to praise the dishes
! here. W WheneVer he dined with us he
! was most popular. Always there would
| be dozen of our people around him
| How he could talk! And what good
/ talk IL was,
when he came home from Cuba he
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