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Chicago Tribune 5/1

BURNHAM GIVES A BREAKFAST.

One Hundred and Six of His Associates in
the Great Work the Guests.

One hundred and six invited guests enjoyed
yesterday morning the hospitality of Director
of Works Burnham in a breakfast given in
Music Hall at Jackson Park. Yesterday
marked presumably the close of Mr. Burnham's
work. He has built the Fiar, and as he
surveyed the completed buildings he felt grateful
to the many who had aided him in efforts.
So he decided to give a breakfast and
to it he invited the architects, artists, directors,
and others who have been associated with
him in the work.

At 10 o'clock most of those invited were
present, and they took seats in the hall where
the orchestral performances are to be given.
They were agreeably surprised when a few
minutes later Theodore Thomas' big orchestra
of 120 pieces began for their benefit a rehearsal.
At the conclusion of the rehearsal
Mr. Burnham led his guests to recital
hall, which is up-stairs and at the
rear of the concert-room. Here the
guests were seated at four tables,
three of them ran east and west, and along
their eastern and extended the fourth table.
At its center in the seat of honor was Mr.
Burnham, on his right Frederick Law Olmstead,
and on his left Theodore Thomas. On
the tables were beautiful cut flowers, and
about the room were ferns, and potted plants
which Uncle John Thorpe furnished for the
occasion. All the decorations were of superior
character and the menu sufficiently
tempting. It ran thus:

Strawberries.
Broiled white fish, cucumber salad.
Lamb chops, with green peas.
Broiled spring chicken, potato croquettes.
Lettuce salad.
Coffee and cheese.
Montraehet, Chateau La Rose, Monopole, club
dry, cigars, and cordials.