Last year, we offered what we believed to be a menu page with a photo of Lou Gehrig that had been signed by Gehrig and a number of his teammates. Since that time, we received this piece, which is the entire item, as opposed to just one page, and we are not able to shed more light on what was a 1935 dinner at the Hotel Biltmore in New York. The dinner, a testimonial to Gehrig, was hosted by the New York City Baseball Federation, a nonprofit that helped organize amateur baseball tournaments. The dinner, which took place on April 14, honored Gehrig as "baseball's highest salaried star," the biographical information highlighting Gehrig's streak of 1,504 consecutive games played, his .363 batting average and 49 home runs in 1934.

The front cover of the program features an illustration by Robert L. Ripley of "Ripley's Believe it or Not." The back cover features a photo of a shirtless Gehrig, with plenty of room for signatures.  Numerous baseball players have signed the piece, including Gehrig. Other signatures include Joe McCarthy (HOF), Red Ruffing (HOF), Jesse Hill, Art Jorgens, Red Rolfe, Earle Combs (HOF), Vito Tamulis, Don Heffner, Lefty Gomez (HOF), Art Fletcher, Joe Sewell (HOF), George Selkirk, John Broaca, Bill Dickey (HOF), Dixie Walker and Johnny Allen. All the signatures except Fletcher and Sewell were applied with graphite pencil, the aforementioned two signed in ink. The signatures are all clear and legible, if slightly congested on the page. The program is in VG/EX condition, with some very minor soiling and some minor edge wear. A tiny bit of paper loss on the reverse can be observed in the upper-left corner, and does not encroach on any of the signatures. Similar paper loss can be seen at the upper-right of the front; we have seem similar paper damage caused by framing tape.

Overall, a wonderful document of the game's admiration for Lou Gehrig, particularly in New York City, where by 1935 he had become a hero. The program will also come with a modern print of a photo taken at the dinner, where Gehrig can be seen standing at the head table. Full LOA from PSA/DNA.