These are menus of historical and social interest, higlighting the development of skills and tastes in the 20th century.
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Luncheon Menu from R.M.S. Titanic April 14, 1912
Titanic
This menu for lunch on the 14th. April 1912 is the day before the ship sank (15th. April 1912). The Titanic was considered the largest ship afloat at the time and was built in the Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast. The ship left Southampton (England) on the 10th. of April. On the 14th. April, 1912 four days into the crossing and about 375 miles south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11.40pm ship's time. By 2.20am the ship foundered and broke apart with about 1000 people still on board (these were mostly men as the protocol of women and children first had been followed). More than 1500 died out of a total number of 2,224 passengers and crew.
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Masonic Lodge, Clontarf, Installation Dinner, Menu, 17th February 1906
Masonic Lodge
Installation Dinner, 17th February 1906
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Menu for a Dinner for the Ladies Festival Organised by the Porchway Lodge no.4675 held in the Grand Hall of the Connaught Rooms on Wednesday, 10th. January, 1951
Connaught Rooms
The menu contains the text of the Grace said and details the toasts and presentations to be made. The toast to the King was proposed by the President of the Porchway Lodge W. Bro. William C. Harrison. The toast to the Ladies and Guests was proposed by W. Bro. Leonard Dobbs, Responses were made by Mrs. E. M. Cayless and Bro. Cecil C. Hill. The toast to the President (of the Porchway Lodge) was proposed by W. Bro. Alexander Newbery. There was a presentation to Mrs. Edna M. Harrison by W. Bro. R.J. Burroughs. Music during dinner and for dancing was provided by Tommy De Rosa and his Orchestra and Gordon Marsh and his Festival Cabaret with the Kembles
