MAYORS' BANQUET 1900 BANQUET DES MAIRES 1900 - Set of 6 documents and a bronze plaque relating to the Banquet des maires de France held on September 22, 1900, under the presidency of Émile LOUBET, during the Universal Exhibition. - Menu and program for the banquet on cardboard (approx. 26.5 x 17.5 cm, folded) illustrated in color, the cover depicts the Triomphe de la République (statue by Jules Dalou inaugurated a year earlier on Place de la Nation) against a background of a radiant golden sun, dominating a view of the World's Fair pavilions on the banks of the Seine, inside the menu and program are framed with a coat of arms, menu glued to card stock with an adhesive strip, cuts at the fold. - Printed text of President Loubet's speech, 1 f. folded. - Souvenir portrait of President Loubet. - In a printed folder: a color reproduction of the tapestry "Les armes de la République" executed by the Manufacture des Gobelins offered by the Société les Veloutés Courbet, an explanatory letter, 1 folded leaf, and a subscription form. - Souvenir plaque from the "Banquet des Tuileries offert aux maires de France" in the name of É. BOULÈGUE de Saint Hilaire Foissac [Corrèze], bronze plaque, approx. 4.6 x 6.3 cm, featuring two allegorical female figures on the obverse, the Republic and the City of Paris, raising their glasses to the assembly of mayors, and the republican symbols (flag, lictor beam) on the reverse, with a legend on the right and the guest's name in a central medallion. Signed F. Vernon, bronze horn hallmark on the edge, slight traces of wear on the reliefs, in its worn original case. Organized by Potel et Chabot, this gigantic Republican banquet required the installation of kilometers of tables and tents along the Tuileries gardens. It welcomed 22,965 dignitaries, making it ONE OF THE LARGEST ATTABLE MEALS IN HISTORY.