The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
THE Rain DIDN'T PHAzE Them.
Members of the Ahearn Assooia-
tion Off for College Point
Nine Hundred Strong and They Took
as Many Friends with Them.

1t requires something more potent
than a drizzling rain to dampen the
enthusiasm of John F. Ahearn Asso-
citation man on the day when that Or
ganization gives its annual outing and
dinner.
Every one of the Associations 900
members, and as many more of their
friends. crowded on board the big Iron
steamboat Sirius at pier 40. East River,
about 10 o'clock this forenoon, and to
the inspiriting strains of brass band
of forty pieces sailed away to College
Point.
When the residents OF East Broadway,
oliver, Madison. Market. Catharine,
Water, Cherry, Gouverneur and Mont
gomery streets awoke this morning their
first thought was to hunt up all the bunt-
Ing there was in their respective houses.
BY o'clock the region mentioned looked
as IL to-day was the Fourth Of July,
They always do this when the John F.
Ahearn Association has an outing.
An hour before 1t was time for the
procession to move from the club house.
every sidewalk for blocks around was
crowded with sood-natured members OF
the Association and their friends. Among
house were the following weli-known
politicians:
Ex-Aidermen Thomas Shells and
Police justices Ryan and Koch, Judge
John Henry Mccarthy, Judge Joseph e.
Newberger, ex.County Clerk Patrick
keeRs rothn J. cpy jas
tice Bolte. Alderman Talt, Senator John
F. Ahearn, Fire Chief Ahearn, who was
SO So badly burned some til. time ago; and
to-day; Morris eatherston. Senator
Timothy Dry Dollar Sullivan, father of
tice Diver, Judge James Fitzgerald.
John Collins, Daniel e. Bowling, Joseph
Ivory Charles Perry. W. H; Bolander.
simpson, William A, fiers, Charles
Brennan. Thomas Dempsey. James
prepared to sdd TO the days pleasure.
and his Committee on Athletics had
made up the following programme:
| l. Baseball game.
st. Francis Xavier. Of New York. vs. IronSides'
g. Football game. Marrisd men VS.. single men
Tus-Cf-w1r. -; Married ia1 men y single men
& u,.s ,,u, First and second econ, prize
HOP . aPD and jump First and second ss P PrI:
| T. Haf-mils race (open to alb,
| First and second prize
g. Fat mems race. zoo lbs, and over 400 yds)
| First prize
First prize
II. ousrter-mile run for members.
First and second prize
| IL. Shooting at long range.
Four full bands and two fife and drum
corps went along to furnish music dur
President H. NJ. Looney, vice-Presi-
dent Thomas Brady, Treasurer Peter
Halpin and Secretaries John McPher-
son and Thomas Lilly were lively as
crickets in their endeavors to make 1t
pleasant for everybody. That they sue
ceeded goes without saying.
When the Association returns this
evening there will be parade from the
| steamboat landing to the clubhouse, over
the following line Of march:
South street to Gouverneur, to Water,
to Montgomery. to Cherry, to Gouver-
neur. to East Broadway. to Oliver, to
Madison. to Market, to Hamilton, to
Catherine, to Cherry to Rutgers, to
Monroe, to Jackson, to Madison, 70 Mont
gomery, to Division, to Grand. to East
Broadway and the clubhouse.
A grand display of fireworks will at
tend the march.