Chatou of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting place for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc.), most notably the "Déjeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party)" in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. On August 25, 1944, in Chatou, the nazis shot 27 people, civilians and members of the French Resistance. This event is today known as the "Massacre des 27 Martyrs". Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A. The community
Stock Exchange Luncheon Club African American member of the NYSE when he joined in 1970, said that his "biggest fear...was where would I sit in the luncheon club?". The situation was resolved when Searles was given his own table by the club, and he dined alone for a while. A ladies' restroom was installed in the club as late as 1987, some twenty years after women were first admitted to the NYSE. In 1999, the club had more than 1,400 members, and was lavishly decorated with various animal heads, most shot by members on safari. In August 2001, the Stock Exchange Luncheon Club served