Grand Banquet in honor of John J. O'Grady, Supreme Chief Ranger, Foresters of America, 1908.
San Francisco: Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant,1908. 9pp. 7 x 4 inches. Color cover with embossed Stag. Musical programme followed by menu and names of participants, mainly Jewish and Irish.
From the Press Democrat: 7 August 1908 FORESTERS GREET CHIEF IN LARGE NUMBERS
Supreme Chief Ranger John J. O’Grady, of the Foresters of America, who Is on the Pacific Coast for a tour of inspection of the order, was the guest of the Courts of Sonoma and Marin counties Thursday night at Petaluma. Several hundred members of the order were present to greet him and a most enjoyable time was had by all. A special train was run from Ttburon to accommodate the members of the order from the south, and another from Healdsburg for those from the north. The Healdsburg band, of which the members are Foresters, accompanied the special, and headed the parade In Petaluma. After the meeting, which was held In Woodmen hall, the visitors were banqueted In Dream" land rink.
In 1908, the owners of the Poodle Dog, the Old Poodle Dog, John Bergez Restaurant and Frank's Rotisserie merged their businesses, opening Bush Street and Claude Lane under Lalanne with partners Jean B. Pon, Jean Bergez, Louis Coutard and Camille Mailhebeau. The restaurant now boasted five floors; the top floor offered a ballroom. A side door mimicked the earlier establishment with a birdcage elevator that took the men and their "companions" upstairs. They brought the elegance of the Nineties back to San Francisco as the Bergez-Franks Old Poodle Dog. The cuisine reflected the skills of some of the finest French chefs in the city but also included innovations unique to San Francisco. The original Louis Dressing originated in the Bergez-Franks Old Poodle Dog circa 1908; a product of the skills of Louis Coutard. Item #51-1979
Price: $125.00