1904 Ohio Society of NY Banquet Program for William Howard Taft, Sec of War for Sale

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1904 Ohio Society of NY Banquet Program for William Howard Taft, Sec of War For Sale

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1904 Ohio Society of NY Banquet Program for William Howard Taft, Sec of War:
$100.00

Offered is a banquet program from the eighteenth Annual Banquet of the Ohio Society of New York given for William Howard Taft, Secretary of War. Held at the Waldorf-Astoria March 5, 1904. The theme was Army & Navy. The Ohio Society of New York is an historical, social, and patriotic organization established in 1885 and based in New York City. It is the oldest state society in New York. The Ohio Society of New York was founded by Civil War General Thomas Ewing, Jr. when he and several other prominent gentlemen of Ohio roots living in New York City met on November 10, 1885, and made the first entry into the society\'s first minute book. They met 10 days later, on November 20, 1885, and adopted a constitution. Initially a dining society, it later leased private rooms at the Waldorf Astoria (then located on Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street) until 1929, the Hotel Pennsylvania until 1962, and the Biltmore until 1977. The society is perhaps best known for its extravagant annual banquets which, during the 1800s and 1900s, were often oversubscribed and frequently reported on by the media. This program has a small image of Taft as the frontispiece. The main body has full page Army & Navy images. Battle of Bunker Hill; Ranger and Drake Action; Bon-Homme Richard & Serapis engagement; Battle of Lake Erie; Battle of New Orleans; Storming of Chapultepec; Ft Sumter prior to Bombardment; Iron vs Iron; Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, and 10 more pages officers and battles. 9” x 11” on quality paper. The spine is weakening and the covers are pulling separating along the edges. Internally clean and good. Priced and sold as found.