The evening world., 1894-09-18
THE RAIN DIDN'T PHAzE Them.
Members of the Ahearn Associa-
ton Off for College Point.
Nine Hundred Strong and They Took
as Many Friends with Them.

It requires something more potent
than a drizzling rain to dampen the
enthusiasm of a John +. 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 a 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 Z o'clock the region mentioned looked
as II 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 clubhouse,
every sidewalk for blocks around was
crowded with good-natured members OF
the Association and their friends. Among
those who wenSsd Their way to the club
politicians:
Ex-Aidermen Thomas Shells and
James Murray, Alderman A; A. Noonan.
Police Justices Ryan and Koch, Judge
John Henry Mccarthy, Judge Joseph 3.
Newberger, ex-County Clerk Patrick
Keenan,. Assemblymen Dinkelspiel and
tice Bolte, Alderman TAFT. Senator John
r. Ahearn, Fire Chief Ahearn, who was
so badly burned some time, ago, and
| who has Just returned from the Adiron-
a
| to-day; Morris Featherston, Senator
Timothy Dry Dollar Sullivan, father Of
the baby with the ten teeth; Police JUS
John Collins, Daniel e. Bowling, Joseph
Ivory Charles Perry. w. H; Bolander,
Charles A. Casey, Robert Casey. Nor
simpson. William A: Tiers. Charles
Brennan. Thomas Dempsey. James
shevlin. ]. W. Gallagher, Samuel Barry
| and e. T. Fitzpatrick.
prepared to add to the days pleasure.
Besides breakfast and dinner at Don
nelly's Boulevard Hotel. Charles Perry
made up the following programmes:
St Francis Xavier. of New York. vs. Ironsides.
/, Football game. VI Married ' men VS.. s.nsl. men
| 3. Tug-of-war. Married men vs.. single men
4 Putting the shot from the shoulder az lbsJ.
u,., ,,m, First and second prize
| g. Hop, step and jump. First and second prize
| T. Half-mils race (open to alb,
| First and second prize
g. Fat mems race. zoe lbs. and over 900 ydsj
O. Fat mems race. $40 lbs and over as yds.
TO- Potato race topen to alD,
:, o First and second prize
H. ouarter-mis run for members.
:. s First and second prize
| Four full bands and two fife and drum
corps went along to furnish music dur
| Ing the day.
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 II
pleasant for everybody. That they sue
ceeded goes without saying.
When the Association returns this
evening there viii 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, to Mont
gomery. to Division, TO Grand, to East
| Broadway and the clubhouse.
A grand display Of fireworks will at
| tend the march.