The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
MtRTIN EN0EL BiLL WAS SWELL.
Lower Orders Restrained by . Rope-A
Feathered souvenir for Every Guest.

Feathered souvenir for Every Guest.
De Ate' ,hone as II never did before on Friday
nigh, a, tho annual ball Of the Martin Engel As
ISOLATION in 1~'animany Hall. Martin Engel ex-
pressed himself az satisfied that the ball was the
sw ellest affair ever held by a Tammany Hall or
ganizatiun In New York.
An official Urder was issued In the forenoon by
the Committee" on Dress to the etfec, that In the
interests Of harmony the members Of the cstra
c1ed stt if unable u raise enough money TO hire
dress suits, would be allowed TO attend the ball
with the b'st clothes they could scrape up, hut
| they would be roped Oh in the lower hallway,
where they could drink all tho beer they wanted.
They were not 20 go on the floor Of the dancing
hall, however, under penalty Of being elected A
meeting OF tie ostracized get v as hastily sum
mpncd W j. Choa,e pearlnap. Of the Essex
Market Bar Association. who read the order;
You gentlemen can come. he added in ex-
PLANTATION, but you know that We have got %
draw = line. 1, would never do to have such
rr minent social leaders as Max Hochstim, Capt
Charlie Kramer, Tim Sullivan, Little Buck. Nor
ris Rose and Ilosey the Lawyer, rub against YOU
Remember that some Of you have to work for a
living at menial occupations Sui. it would % a
pleasure Tor us to have you attend You can
drink all tn beer you want"
Il hat de. brice for n dress sud. Can't | get in
we're der vine is" pleaded Gas Works Myers.
Not alive: you don't belong TO tho set, re-
sponded PearImhn
"la hiNins. it's a concession. " remarked Mike
flanagan. the weighing machine man, an ri
move lhotweg@ Wen get beer ann way anti
wouldn't be lher only tonne Oh was IN Their steer
age
Hannigan's motion was carried unanimously,
and the ustracled even agreed To wear SEARCHED
collars provided By the swell at "a q special mark
OF reCog hilton IN return Tor devotion 10 the party
The grand march did not start until after IL
o'clock, because the Committee Of Arrangements
hal 20 val for the guests who attended the
VI, Goyern-Gatdner prze light at the Broadway
Athletic Clnh While they we're waiting, John
Icipzriger chairman Of the committee, announced
that il. mad received letters Tegrettng inability TO
Httent from William Jennings bryan, Grover
Cleveland, David b.. HIM. Capt chapman,
George Fred v illiams, Fatty" GtOte, Mayor ' an
MycA, Counsellor Nolan, and the Hon. Phil
Let's ses tho letters 40 that We can copy them
into uur scrap nooN, ~ suggested Joe tohen, presi-
dcat of the Allen Street Literary Club.
AN, g'Wan, tnid Leiplclger, and hastily
placed SOME pa pers in his pocket.
Palms, pot,ed plans, ferns and evergreen
aioru,d the hail, and %buntlnt; was literally DIS
PLAYED, hut the crow ming decorations were live
canary birds N cages provided At the expense II
Martin tngel andllve chickens and geese 10 give a
"pastnralcheCt, in the wOuls OF lsusey the Lawyer.
The grand march, which WAS headed by Assem-
llyn an I7ldor tohn, va, viewed by thousands.
Nearly every man in line had A diamond stud In
his shirt ir nj, Diamond Charlie solomon and
other members VI his family who loaned the
diamonds fer he occasion were present in ioIce.
guarding all the apptua he, u the hall, and be-
fore h lessSes Of the diamonds went home hoy
were ohIig ed to return the gems Anon those
Cong reSsnlan Bradley. AsSemhlyman Tim 4.
Sullivan, Coroner Bausch, tho zion John + Car
roll. the 'ion j. I'm v Kcl T Aldermen Smith,
porgp Marks and Flick. 4 scmhl ympn Saun
dcrs, Harburger and II 1ch., and nearly all of the
CisiTi t /, aders 4 Nammsny Hall.
The ostrscized set we're happy in their eclusion
IN the roIed ~ arena down Stirs They drank
beer in unlimited quantities, while the swell sol in
the boxes drank wine. When they went home
each man in TIE ostradzed set took with him a
canary bird Gift u Martin FngeD as a souvenir.
This year said kosey the Lawyer, rs he put
ncage under his coat, mo Republican can say
that We stole the bird. Tx" thy I'D last year"
The o~straciza sat is 10 feast on its souvenirs
tr-iay in The cellar Il the saloon Of the late Silver
LOllaE Smith.