Among dad's things I found numerous photos, including this one. I also found a china plate with a pattern matching the one in front of me. Here's what I can say about this.
Location: The Pantry Restaurant, 718 Garden Street, Park Ridge, Illinois
Date: maybe 1966?
Occasion: Naomi's retirement party
The location was originally the house of artist Walter Clute. The web indicates that it is no longer in operation as a restaurant.
I note that it is barely 3 blocks from the ancestral house.
I'm pretty sure my brother was at home with a babysitter. I don't know if any of the other cousins were present. I don't know if this restaurant was special in some way, or why it was chosen, or anything else about who was there.
I appeal to our patriarch's memory for other particulars of this occasion.
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The Pantry was the one "fancy" restaurant in Park Ridge, IL. We only went there on special occasions. I vaguely remember my mother's retirement party there, but don't recall anything out of the ordinary.
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