The evening world., 1893-10-18

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The baby-girl came to Mr.. and Mrs
Michael j. Mulqueen, of Al West One
Hundred and Nineteenth street, at
A. NJ. Monday. 1t weighed ten pounds.
The Mayor stayed in town long enough
to be assured that the young mother.
his daughter, Mary Agnes, was doing
CALCULATIONS OF as many Of his friends
as learned the news, and set out for
the White City last evening.
Mary Agnes Gilroy was married to
lawyer. April 10. 1882, at st. Patr!ck's
Cathedral. Archbishop Corrigan off
ciated, with Rev. John Keoghan, OF St.
Thomas'S, as his assistant. There was
no nuptial mass. but a fine musical
Baby Mulqueen has exhibited great
terHsi srandfather. Thomas +. Gilr "os
has risen from the humblest be-
ginnings through his own efforts and
the exercise Of Gsd;given talents to a
He was educated in the public schools.
learned the printers trade In all its
branches and developed an unusual
mSns sssi eapaf as re eei ! fSh Of tse Y ea D.
bly, tangled affairs of Mitchell.
Vance & Co, when he restored order
from chaos and turned over the business
Of the firm with all the debts paid and
the business on a substantial founda-
ton. He emphasized the reputation then
gained by an admirable administration
as Commissioner of Public Works. and
his reward was an elevation to the
Mayoralty.
Although Mr.. Gilroy was the son OF a
poor and hard-working truckman and is
the father of a large family of children.
he has steadily risen in public esteem
and he has amassed "a decent compe-
tence.
Two years ago Mr.. Gilroy found time to
look un his npllRrpa. and he TaSDrlpcte1
a coat-of-arms used by the Gilroys In
Ireland a century or more ago. Its main
feature is a winged heart, from which
arises the fame Of conStanCy. and the
Latin motto translated is Faithful to
the end"
Perhaps sticking to his family motto
been credited as one of the big four
Croker, Grant, Cochran and Giiroy-who
have led the councils OF the Democratic
party during the past ten years.
itself into the big two. nowadays, by
the turning down of Grant. who APP
pointed tiilrov tnler-$f"lif am after
wards made him Commissioner Of Public
Works. and Bourke Cochran. who is
thought by his friends 10 have the
bi..rest nriin IN Congress.
Mr.. Gllroy Was able to give his daugh-
ter Mary Agnes the thorough education
which every true man 50 dearly loves
to confer upon his child, and she was
graduated from the Normal College and
COIlpieleu HtT euuSdtbl III Il IdilSldh
convent. She was a charming girl, IL
lovely bride, and should be an admira-
BILE matron.
Papa Mulqueen, a young man Of wealth
and rising In his profession, has ac-
quired a large business through his mar:
riage into the municipal "roya! family
He has his ONCE at lis Broadway.
The wedding OF these two was fol-
lowed by a reception at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Gilroy. 7 West one Hundred
and Twenty-frst street. There had been
1000 Invitations to the wedding and the
great Cathedral never held Il larger as
sembly. There was nm immense throng
at the reception. Judges congressman.
Senators, Assemblymen, Aldermen, Com
m%issioners and other officials vleing with
leading citizens in doing honor to his
daughter of an humble printer who has
left the case and the composing stick to
lead In public affairs.
There were more than six hundred
presents, ranging from the completely
furnished house given by the bridegroom
to his bride. There were more than
$780, 600 worth OF gifts. and among the
givers were Sheriff German. eN-SheriG
Bowe. ex-Judge Tappen, ~ex-Comm!s-
sioner Meakim, Commissioner Cram,
Police Justices Ryan and White, eN-
Register Reilly, eN-Supt. OF Police Muir
ray, Congressman Fitch: Assistant Dis.
j.. O'Donohue. Martin b. Brown, the
public printer; Nick Muller, Thomas S.
Brennan and "A host of other Tammany-
ties who We're in Office. had been in
office or might be suspected as being
not averse to accepting Office from the
political organization IN which Mr.. Gil
roy exercises so much potency.