same restaurant in new York. When the check came,Frank handed the waiter a small cardboard card, a Diner's club Card and signed for the meal. This event is known in the meal. This event is known in the credit card industry as the First Supper Soon the concept of charging it was picked up by merchants as an alternative form of payment to the use of cash. By 1952 the Diner's Club Card was accepted by thousands of businesses across the United States and it became a status sy mbol for those who carried it