The Macon Bar Association of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was not really a fun group, but the earliest (and only) public record of a social event from this era shows that when they did party, the old boys knew how to do it.
On March 14, 1891, the Macon Bar tendered the new Superior Court Judge, A. L. Miller, a formal dinner. It was held at Ayres Hall on Mulberry Street, the present Oldham Building. The menu was as follows:
New York oyster on half shell
celery, olives, gherkins
doves on toast
Chicken salad mayonnaise
Roast Turkey, Roast Duck
Smoked Tongue, Westphalia Ham
Lettuce Pommery sec
Strawberry meringues, assorted cakes
Roquefort cheese cigars
Then came the toasts. First, to Our Honored Guest; then, The Supreme Court; The Bar; Our Clients; and, to the Ladies. Each toast was followed by a response. That's five toasts, or ten if the responses count, all on top of the Pommery sec. A mellow evening was had by all.
-- Frank M. McKenney