1931 Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens Crockett

Concerning the Curriculum present at its christening. Nor is there evidence that the originator of a celebrated march upon Washington graced the birth of the Coxey cocktail. The Dorflinger got its name from a glass manufacturer who sold the Waldorf much of the glassware used in its Bar. For the creation of the Eddy, I may predicate at once that no scientific lady of that name was responsible; I am inclined to attribute its origin to a popular and hand– some young diplomatist of the early part of the century who married an heiress and went into eclipse. And surely one would not think of attributing the Hearst cocktail to any personal interest on the part of a great newspaper proprietor; rather to certain of his staff who were in the habit of dropping in at odd times when assign.ed to a story in the neighborhood of what was then Herald Square. And there was McKinley's Delight. Just why it was McKinley's delight, I am unable to ascertain. The chances are that President McKinley never found out whether it was or not. In its favor, I may mention that the Bar was a great hangout for the G.O.P.'s of yester– year, who may have passed their emotion for their can– didates across the counter for the barkeep to translate into terms of liquid intensity. The Waldorf Bar served a Racquet Club, a Riding Club and a Union League Club cocktail, thus honoring certain social and representative New York institutions. But who the "Mrs. Thompson" was, .whose name was bestowed upon one qf its cocktails, frankly, I do not know. Nor do I know just what state of spiritual or spir– ituous elevation, or on whose part, suggested the chris- [ 103]