The sun., 1919-04-24
MOUQUINS OBSERVE
GOTH WEDDING DAY
Patrons for Half a Century
Call Upon Restaurateur
and Helpmate.
ENTIRE FAMILY PRESENT
Oldest Employee, SO Years in
Service and Now a. Among
Notable Company.

| The only shadow that was cast over
the reception OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henri
Mouquin, Sr.. TO celebrate their sixtjeth
wedding anniversary in their famous
restaurant at 14s Fulton street yester-
day was due to the cloudburst Of prohi-
bition impending over the land. In fact.
they said they expected that II the coun-
try remains in that condition they will
have to celebrate their seventy fifth an
niversary in France. No wine, no we'd
ding anniversary.
But after al. this impending drought
mad very little chance TO mar their han
piness, for old friends by the score
thronged about them on the second floor
OF the restaurant and shook their hands,
keeping their faces too busy with smiles
and their minds too occupied with
thoughts OF past days to give them any
opportunity to regret the passing OF their
oaily appetizer. Men OF all walks Of
me were there. some of whom had
known the elder Mouquin from the time
when he opened his first restaurant AZ
90 Fulton street after he arrived in this
country Mt the age of II and learned the
restaurant business here at Delmonicos.
MS Oldest employee came--Alexander
'tH' years ola. VINO started work
Tor him hfty-nine years ago as a waiter.
and who insisted on coming. even though
ne Is a paralytic and practically had 10
be carried in to see his old boss. After
having risen to the place Of head waiter
ana acquired comfortable nest ers
smith retired Ave years ago.
Entire Family Present,
Though he suffered stroke las,
decoration Day and has been under the
care or physician since then. nothing
could Keep him away from this Jubilee,
so the white haired man was brought In
an automobile from his home by his
daughter. Caroline Smith. and his son
Joseph. and leaning on their arms was
Drought into the restaurant. ea4erly
trembling to shake the hand OF oi1
Henri. Old Henri smiled through the
tears when he saw him.
Inc whole house OF Mouquin OF cours.
was on hand also: for II the elderly
couple could travel all the wav FINN,
their home in Williamsburg. Va, 70 ~.
tend the festival. could not the vounge-
though not spryer-members Of the
family come from their city houses
so Henri. Jr., was there. looking sIr,os,
as young as his father. and the thre,
Houis-Lou's C.. who hustled about as
a
iiushed and bulging with happiness as
the rosiest picture ever drawn OF a wei,
pourished European boniface: Louis n
H., ms son, noted as a fencer, who ce,e.
prated his recent release from The navy
IN ADDITION to the triumph OF the name
OF Mouauin over time, and grandson
Loulou, who. though only IA months old
10 already showing the traditional Mon.
gum discrimination in viands.
Grandson Is With Per.hinx
Nor must one forget Mrs. Ida Jacou.s
uausnter or the elder Mouquin. whose
sonc Henri Casim!r Jacques. is a seere-
tary overseas to Gen. Pershine which
makes II certain that the Genera, yvhsn
he comes TO New York will be able 10
PICK with unerring certainty a place
Tor n fine meal And all Of these like
the rest or the gathering. gave their
congratulations to Grandpere and Grand
mere. Grandpere Is Sc, and his hair 1,
sprinkled with gray. but his step. though
sedate, Is firm. He seemed TO remen,-
Der everybody. which was no small task
Tor 1t seemed as though anybody who
mad o'ned at least once at Mouquin's
had come to see him.
And Grandmere, 81 years old eeen,ad
able to move about and make conye~
sation almost as readily as when she
came to this city from Switzerland ID
married her compatrot in 1859. The
couple indeed seemed much younger in
spkit than any OF the old timers, their
Juniors in years. who flowed in an un-
ceasing stream amid the decorations of
Swiss. American and French flags and
the heaps OF. flowers sent by friends.
The mushroom king. Pedifious of Plain
field. was there, smiling all over his
ruddy countenance, and ]. T. Pike, a
patron Of the restaurant for fifty years
who could tell of the old walters who
had acquired fortunes from tips and the
table d'hote dinner they used to serve
In the basement for 25 cents.
Louis Waits on tho Guests,
But It was the affection of his old
helpers that affected NJ. Mouquin the
most deeply. One OF these was Edward