ATDTDA (12): NY Vegetarian Restaurant

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Vegetarian Restaurant in New York:  (note the singing)

 From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), April 1895, p.93:

     A Vegetarian Restaurant in New York. - New York has at last a 
vegetarian restaurant. It is under the management of Mrs. L. Volkman, 
and was opened with some ceremony on February 5th. On the evening of 
that day there was a vegetarian banquet, at which the Rev. Henry S. 
Clubb. President of the American Society, Mr. J. W. Scott, President 
of the New York Society, and some forty or fifty other vegetarians 
were present. After the banquet, Mr. Scott having congratulated the 
guests upon the realization of the long-cherished wish for a 
vegetarian restaurant in New York, introduced Mr. Clubb, who was very 
cordially received. He read short paper in defence of vegetarianism 
as taught by Sylvester Graham. Mr. George Brunswick then sang the 
following song, which he had composed for the occasion, the guests 
joining heartily in the chorus [ vegetarian song quoted ]

     The event received due notice in the papers the next day, the 
Press giving a report of the proceedings, and the Commercial 
Advertiser, not only a report, but a copy of the menu, and some 
humorous sketches entitled, " Our artist at the vegetarian table 
d'hôte."

 From the Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), Septemberl 1895, p.270/1:

     "The Vegetarian" (New York). - We have to chronicle the advent of 
another magazine devoted to the propagation of vegetarianism. The new 
venture bears the name of The Vegetarian, a rather unfortunate 
choice, as there is already in existence a magazine of that name, and 
is published at New York by the Vegetarian Publishing Co. The 
Vegetarian is published in the cause of vegetarianism all the world 
over. Its objects are to "call the attention of thinking people to 
the crime of killing and the disgucting habit of feeding on dead 
animals, and to prove that animals were not created to be killed, 
much less to be eaten by civilized man." The first number, dated July 
15th, is a very creditable production, being interesting and prettily 
got up.


http://www.ivu.org/history/societies/new-york.html
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  THE AMERICAN VEGETARIAN SOCIETY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

 From The Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), July 1890, p.194:

     THE AMERICAN VEGETARIAN SOCIETY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. - The 
World's Fair, which is to be held at Chicago in 1892 (sic, it was 
1893), is not to be without representatives of Vegetarianism. A 
correspondent of Food, House, and Garden says:- "I hope that as many 
of our vice-presidents as can will try and meet one another at a 
certain specified time. We should doubtless have great pleasure in 
meeting and obtaining a better knowledge of each other. It would be 
well if we could secure some home for the reception of our members 
and securing for them proper food and other necessities. Many 
stranger might be attracted thereto, and know more of our ways and 
the manner in which we live." "This idea," adds the editor, "is worth 
considering. Of course it is and we have been considering and working 
toward it for some time. We hope the V.S.A. will be so strong by that 
time that it can have a good Vegetarian restaurant in the principal 
building of the Fair, and a large hotel secured for its adherents." 
We trust that there will be some representatives of European 
Vegetarianism present also at the World's Fair to make acquaintance 
with its American representatives.


 From The Vegetarian Messenger (Manchester), May 1900, p.141/2:

     "Vegetarian Magazine." - Food, Home and Garden, which the Rev. H. 
S. Clubb has conducted for ten years, has been incorporated with the 
Chicago Vegetarian Magazine, which was established three or four 
years since as the Vegetarian. The Vegetarian Magazine describes 
itself as "an illustrated magazine of better living, an authority on 
foods, their selection and preparation," and it "discountenances the 
use of flesh, fish and fowl for food, upholds the right of life for 
the whole sentient world, advocates justice, humanitarianism, purity, 
hygeine, temperance, stands for a stronger body, a healthier 
mentality, a higher morality." This is a worthy programme. The 
Vegetarian Magazine shows that Chicago is not given over entirely to 
slaughter-houses.

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