The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-02
EAST SIDE RECEPTIONS.
PAT CONNOLLY. MAJOR OF POTERTE
BoLLoW, ENTERTAINS.

So Does His Rival, Abe SprnnE-HiEh
Low Lewey's Reception Attended by
Capt. Chapman and HIS Sieuths-Ice
Cream, Soda and Cake, but No Beer.
There were n number OF New Year recep-
tions on tho east side yceterday, among the
most notable being those Of the Hon, Pat Con-
molly. Mayor of Poverty Hollow, and Abe
Sprung, the former Mayor. Connolly's recep-
ton was a return one to his friends. who re-
Gently rendered him one at Gloistein's Hotel.
when he was reinstated rs Mayor. But IL had
a special importance. because Tor the past
week there have been rumors that Sprung Is to
contest Connolly's right to tho title. A num-
her of Springs friends declare that the Of
fetal chair. which was used at Connolly's re-
cent Inauguration. was obtained by fraud.
Connolly's friends gathered in force yester-
day at his residence, at Delaney and Cannon
streets. The rooms had been deliberately dec
GRATED for the event with evergreens. American
and Irish flags and brewery calendars. A
punch FOWL sat on a table. and there were
wines and liquors galore. Among those VIII
called were August j. Gloistein, the President
of the Gloisteiu Fishing Club; the Hon. Tim
Campbell. Editor Mitchell OF the East Side
Netrs. Pickles Ladd. John Stiebling. Hats Gold
water. John Herring. Senator Foley. Assembly
men Charles s. Adler. Leon Sanders. Benjamin
Hoffman: Korpstein the Undertaken, Pete the
Barber. Lazarus the deaf and dumb official
bootblack Of the Essex Market Court. and Pat
rick coleman of the Kerrymen,s Association.
Snee chmakinR was commenced by Gloisteln.
We hat been told dot our frendt. der Hon;
Patrick Connolly, dot der is a man named
ni,itoudt der Office OF Mayor; We, are all his
his friendts in der cellar of Schulum's store
anS h 6i Se's as der %p Mayor rssu'1 ch entnis V DER IS a
man here who Is sent here to led sprung undt
De- bsr tFi Sas q SPY pPR BY G GS9 camp nrs saying "00ua' IT.
"A spy a sry! !, shouted Connolly. "Yes.a
sryi A regular 1tlm ipforp% I'm " hear that, Dovs -,
shouted Pat Coleman, and the kerrymen pres
EN-, jumped from theirseats and commenced to
"Dere he Is. over dsre" said Gloistein, point
Hon HSt On ther T"' HHquid on there, Modera;
ton. gintlemen." yelled Connolly. as he Jumped
into a corner e =" want to say one thing, that
korpstein Is my dear friend. entertain for
h hhnd the he h h,n. H res stSt, | II went @y lS SoSy yeu as gp m g
frisSd J." "'n' TIC Stays NY "''S' 40 ~
dorsing Connolly and drank his health
glorious dHtS as Year "E r% and tIf let US al wish for another
iieSin as 9 the s pa faIS S"G prosPer iHE az and Hpr" good
luck to all. but I'll oppose to me last dropof
blood any attempt to form an alliance with
Springs friends held n reception in the
rear of Schulum's cigar store in Grand street.
Nearly all tho Schulums were present. Sprung
was cheered to the echo. Young Joe Schulum
declared that Connolly had stolen the office OF
Mayor of Poverty Hollow from Sprung; The
party later held an executive session and. it is
said. agreed to arrange Tor inauguration cere-
monies for Springs reinstatement. and II the
chair cannot be stolen out of Connolly's back
room n new one will be built.
High Low Lewey entertained his friends in
the rooms next TO the Martin Engr! Associa-
ton. in Grand street. The reception was to
have been held in the rooms OF the association.
but an hour before the guests showed up some
one placed a lot of red pepper in the furnace.
aud his assistants were forced to vacate. taking
their lunch with them. Lewey was indignant
over the outrage.
Boys he said to his friends, this trick
must have been played by some of those bad
cafe keepers we helped to drive out OF the dis
The lunch consisted of ice cream. soda. lem
onade. cake and candy. Lewey was, assisted
by Riddles Finkelstein. Half Dollar Smith.
Rosey the Lawyer. Charlie Solomon and Max
Hochstim. Nearly all the members of the
Martin Eugel Association were present,
Can't. Chapman and his wardmen. +. Wesley
Hall. Lem Hutchinson. RUDE Young. and VIM
Mcclure visited the rooms and were warmly
received. Capt. Chapman passed plates OF ice
cream to the sleuths. saying: If we had come
in here a year ago we might have found them
passing around beer High Low Lewey pro-
posed three cheers for the Captain, and they
were given with a will
My boys, - said the Captain. " let the coming
form az the last few months Of the past has
been"
Hear. Hear" shouted the crowd. and the
Captain and his wardmen retired.