New-York tribune., 1870-10-03
THE FRANCO-IRTSH SOCIETY.

GREAT PICNIC AT JoNEs'S WOOD AND SMALL
PROCEEDS - UNGRATEFUL FRENCHMEN OR
UNGENEROUs IRISTMEN-THE STORY OF THE
FIRST AND PROBABLY TIE LAST FRANCO
IRISH PICNIC.
The very large attendance, and evident sue
cess as demonstration OF the Franco-Irsh picnic at
Joncss Wood on the 18th ut, noted at the time,
though there some comment upon the absence OF
proper management in the affair There were several
thousand (some said many 10000 people there dur
ing the day, and the tickets OF admission were sold
at 90 cents each. 1t thought that large sum
ought TO have resulted for the benefit OF the
sufferers in France But wbeD at o'clock in the after
noon, At the picnic, the musicians stopped playing
because they not paid according TO agreement a
session uf the Executive Committee ut called
and quarreling began the Irishmen saying that
known Frenchman who had been one Of the two treas
urers had possession Of the money taken the gate
while Frenchmen quietly declared that the Irishmen
who had originated the whole affair knew very
well where all the money "ss There was
ID IL alleged that tickets which bad been sold
taken In the gate again and again sent out and
sold by the gate keepers, without checking them of
would he necessary in fair dealing The musicians, who
refused 10 play further unll paid, were quite
clamorOus, and the strange spectacle
presented OF several thousand people waiting in vain
Tor hours 10 be entertained by music for which
their own admission fees have sufficient pay
several times Over-there no money in the cash box
Finally one Of the managers, Capt OGrady, gave his
viz: S2O and $50 found ut the gate, while the
Frrnchmeu rned Joined contributions 10 make up
the remainder of the S44 required OF after that
the orators were enabled their eloquent refer
euces to the French and Irish Republics and the pirate
RAJ England with appropriate interiudes o the Mar
seillaise and the " Irish JauntiDg Car"
The Irishmen, represented by DR.. OLeary, the
President Of the Society state that handsome
realized about 5000 and soon after duly turned To
the proper for remittance TO France But the
Frrnchmen do not to he satisfied upon the subject
The officers OF the society jointly assigned 10 Irish
men and Frenchmen under which aTTan ngement Capt
O'Grady and NJ. Tinan were Treasurer. The French
men declare that since the pic nc, OGrady and O
have not conferred with them; and that when Brad
field one OF their number, addressed O'Grady
yerely beaten by the Captain and his brother. The
Freucbmen held "a meeting yesterday, at No. $40 sixth
ave pursuant to public notice calling upon the persons
who had received portions OF the $4,000 tickets which had
beeu printed for the picnic, tO appear and
te m under penalty Of having their made public
a. defaulters Three long hours the Freuchmeu waited
but none OF the ticket men appeared They finally
cluded 10 Try once more, and decided give public
notice that all tickets must he accounted for by next
"Wednesday or exposure ensue, =
AccOrdin 70 the books kept by the French Treasurer
And French Secretary OGrady received 6,5O tickets,
aud rrurned $50 lees than that number and the Pres
dent DR. OIeary, received 1900. OF which he has
dered no account at all The total that hos been
trned in from the sale tcket- is sos So while the
nctnal expenses $50 Inc 5000O tickets were
yered by the printer to OGrady, who, the FreHchpen
sav oDened the packages, and tumbled them together
and when the French Treasurer eNposulated against
aioviup such an appearance OF fraud exist Otrsdy
told him To count them, and see that they were right
The Frenchman attempted to do but haVn reached
1900 in The count, gave up the task exhausted