The Washington herald., 1915-01-17
Hotel M'ALPIN'S Chef
LEADER in HIS Line
Lecturer at Columbia University.
News Notes from Great New
York Hostelry.

York Hostelry.
NJ. Edouard Panchard, chef of the
Hotel McAIpin, and the youngest man
holding such an important position in
great hotel in this country. has been
! invited by the faculty of Columbia Uni
versity to deliver a monthly series OF
lectures at the Teachers College on the
subject of food stuffs. The first of the
series will be given early in February,
and will be a lecture and practical
demonstration of sugar at home, in
pastry work and confectionery. as a
food and hygienic factor. with its con-
version into syrup for sherbet liquors,
candy, and artistic work such as bas-
kets, flowers, etc. NJ. Panchard is
thoroughly up in his subject, having
studied medicine in Paris for two years
and being a graduate chemist. Before
| his appointment to the staff of the Nc
Alpin NJ. Panchard was connected with
the most important hostelries in Eu-
rope. notably the Ritz, Paris; the
Stephanie. Baden; the Nassau Hotel at
Wies sbaden. and the Grand at Monte
Carlo.
NJ. Edouard Panchard was born in
Paris in 1880, and was educated in Vienna
and Paris.
father, chef OF the Russian Embassy
! in Vienna, with Prince LobanOff ROs-
| toCki Three years in pastry, ConfectiOn-
cry and fancy cookery. Paris. with NJ.
Dalloyan and NJ Coquelin. As vOlun-
teer at the Cafe de Paris, Avenue de
TOpera. Paris. At the opening of the
Ritz Paris. as fish cook. At the OPEN
ing of the Pavilion Royal Roumain,
deCOrateur. paris exposition 19OOD. Pavil-
Ion Royal Bois de BoulOgne, as assist
ant and chef par interCm. Paris.
Stephanie. Baden Baden. as Eardc man
aCer Nassau Hotel. Wiesbaden, as
gardc manager Grand Hotel, Monte
Carlo. seven winter seasons in every de-
partment. and all-round chef. Served
one year in the French army at AuXerre
and Orleans. In the United States at
opening and for eight years at the St
Regis, New York as sous chef. Sew
eraI months at Waldorf Astoria. With
Mr.. Merry and Mr.. Boomer as chef at the
Nassau Hotel. Long Beach, for three
years. Opening of the Taft Hotel. New
Haven. Opening of the Hotel McAlpin.
New York City.
The Knickerbocker Chapter. D. A. r..
held a meeting at the Hotel McAlpin
yesterday afternoon. when a committee
on nomination of officers was appointed.
The annual election will be held in
March. Mrs. Simon Baruch. president of
the chapter. announces reception TO be
held at the McAlpin on Monday. Jan
uary -. which is chapter day, commem-
Grating the eighteenth anniversary of the
organization
The Socete CuIinaire Philanthropique
will hold its forty-ninth annual food and
cookery exhibition at the Grand Central
NJ . H.
hibition will be given under the auspices
Of the following committee: Messrs. l..
c. Boomer. Hotel McAlpin: George c.
Boldt and Oscar Tschirky. of the Wal
dorf-Astoria; Albert Keller, Ritz-Carle-
ton: w. c. Muschenheim, Hotel Astor,
and Fred Sterry, Of the Plaza
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton Palmer. Of
flee manager Of the Hotel McAlpin. and
his fancee, DR.. Rebecca Nicholas, held
an informal reception at the McAlpin
yesterday, when they entertained invited
friends and the entire Office stafr.
The members Of the Melrose Club of
Wanamaker's dined at the McAlpin yes
terday.
Among prominent visitors at the Nc
AIpin yesterday were noted Mr.. Reginald |
Vanderbilt Mr.. G. NJ. Mclaughlin. Mr..
c. E. Hawke. Judge s. s. Whitehousc, |
and Mr.. A. Forahm.
Club women visiting New York are in |
vited to register in the club registration |
bureau on the womens floor Of the Hotel |
McAIpin. Mrs. Lois Pierce Hughes, prom !
inent in club circles, is in charge of the
floor.
The members of the Sigma Chi held a |
smoker in the blue rom of the McAlpin
last evening.
Twenty-Five members of the Meissen
Club banqueted at the McAlpin last night.
The National Association of Clothing
Designers began their annual cOnven-
lion at the Hotel McAIpin yesterday.
Mr.. Irving l. Frankel, of Cincinnati.
was elected president for the coming
year The purpose of this body is the
of mems wear, and the
exhibition and demonstration of fall
Ind winter garments for the 1856
season, which will be held at the Nc
Alpin this morning at 10 o'clock, will
present every ideal for male clothing
II the designers of America and several
sensational surprises are promised
These will be catalogued, discussed pro
ND con, and lronclad decision MADE
Ipon the habiliments of the Ameri-
an man for the next twelve months.
his body is really of international jul
iciaI Importance in matters of mems
lothing, its members including a num-
er of foreign designers. who report
rowing friendliness abroad for the
.merican-cut garment. 1t is felt that
7hile men are entitled to innovations
n attire that these. when adopted,
hould stand for a twelvemonth. Yes
erday's dress parade of male models
yiIl forestall the artistic men to be
hown later in the "snappy" clothing
ds.