Evening star., 1936-11-21
ByLucy Salamanca.

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TURKEY a year old, preserved
by a patented frosted" proc
ess; fish, in which the tang of
- the sea has been retained by
q secret method registered in the
United States Patent ONCE; hair
tonic cocktails" invented and pat
ented for the growth of hair rather
than for bibulous purposes. and vari
Gus and sundry astonishing foods and
beverages will be consumed tomorrow
evening by scientists meeting in
Washington from all over the United
States to commemorate in an unfor-
gettably unique manner the Tooth an
niversary of the American patent
system.
A national committee, made up Of
members of representative chemical,
engineering and scientific groups, will
have an historic centennial celebra-
ton that has been designed to call
to public attention the great strides
that have been made in industry
through industrial inventions since
the inception of the patent system
as we now know it, in 1886. The
celebration, while it includes the
United States Patent Ofice in it's
program, Is not the idea Of the Patent
Once itself Rather it has been
planned and carried through by tech
nical and scientific groups which wish
to honor system that has proved
20 conducive to the stimulation of in
ventive genius in this country.
Monday, November %, 1896, has
been set aside for the day of observ-
ance, and under the honorary chair
manship of Daniel c. Roper, Secre-
tary of Commerce Of the United
States, and DR.. Charles F. Kettering,
chairman of the national committee,
events will add interest and enlive-
ment to day terminating in din
ner that promises to become famous
In the Capital as the first patented
dinner" ever to be held anywhere.
with the dance of the Patent Office
Society winding up the evening in the
Mayflower ball room
The National Academy Of Sciences
will be the scene of much of the
activity in connection with the CEN
tennial celebration. Beginning at 10
O'Clock, there will be addresses In the
academy auditorium for all who are
interested to attend.
THE patented dinner" will un-
doubtedly be the unique feature
OF the centennial celebration. This
will be given in the Mayflower Hotel
at 1880 o'clock in the evening, and
every one of its numerous courses will
be made up of a patented food or
beverage. In fact, every item in con-
nection with this dinner will actually
have been patented. The foods will
be, for the most part, frosted" foods,
sealed and frosted as long as q year
ago. The cocktail Of the evening will
be a product of the inventive genius
Of one Friedrich Wilhelm Emil Muel-
Ter, who first secured a patent on the
idea with the intention of using the
concoction as hair tonic, although
1t is q combination of water, ripe
black currant juice. sugar, corn whis-
key and port wine. The original
concession was dated November O.,
1909.
Duplicates Of several hundred orig
inal patent models will serve as deco
rative pieces on the banquet table, and
even the flowers used in decoration
viii be patented specimens. Under the
plates Of 20 representative inventors of
America, selected by q secret commit
tee. will be slipped doilies of pliable
patented wood. Boxes of attractive
"beetle" ware, likewise patented, will
contain cigarettes and patented ciga-
rette and cigar holders ss souvenirs
for the guests.
The menu for the dinner will be
composed entirely of patent numbers
no mention of the dish to be served
being made except in extremely small
type at the bottom Of the menu-sc
small that only by using the patented
"pontalite" magnifying glasses thai
will be at every place may 1t be read
The magnifying glasses will be incasec
In covers of chlorophene rubber, alse
patented, and serving as souvenirs.
livery guest attending the banque'
II will sign his name to one stub ol