The sun., 1903-11-23
PRACTICE FOR MULLIGAN BALL
,Ou NITTEE TO ESCORT MCLEL-
Ian VERY CHOICE.
civil Service aminatiOns for Places
on It-POet Joe Dunn Turns Himself
Loose. betically-ImpOrtant Con.
tracts Are Let to Three Wine Houses.

on It-POet Joe Dunn Turns Himself
Loose. etically-ImpOrtant Con.
tracts Are Let to Three Wine Houses.
Ian, the Mayor-elect. has promised to attend
the ball Of the Larry Mulligan Association
on Wednesday night at Everett Hall. Larry
Mulligan Is the half brother of Big Tim
Sullivan.
There was considerable fun at the meet
ing held last night by the association at It's
Bowery headquarters when the Chair began
to appoint committees. Every man in the
hall was anxious to get on the special COM
mittee which will escort Mr.. Mcclellan to the
bali But the chairman made deal with
Joe Dunn and Johnnie Lyons to get up set
of civil service questions to hurl at the
unacceptable. The questions were framed
UP in few minutes and the scheme worked.
The first man called to the stage was Jimmie
Longieri, an Italian musician. Johnnie
Lyons began to question him.
what use did the Greeks make Of Persia
in the Peloponnesian WARP" asked Lyons.
NO un'stan'," replied the candidate
and he was told to take back seat.
Then came Louis Cohen, who was asked:
What relation exists between a circular
conc and the inscribed sphere?"
Give it up answered Cohen, and he lost
his chance.
Sam Ellenbogen, the Mayor Of Canal
street, was the next candidate.
What is the vertical of two surfaces?"
asked Lyons.
TT amt nothing like dot in der law books,
replied Ellenbogen. "You might yust 80
well ask me il two semi-circles are hang
ing in a delicatessen store window how
much is bologna Dem answers amt on
no books"
Well continued Lyons, tell us the
wind velocity, the barometrc pressure
and the chemical changes which occur in
the person Of German who loses 30 in
poker game
Give it up" said Ellenbogen, and he
was sent back to the floor committee.
Among other questions asked candidates
were these
'Can q foreign telephone understand
English9'
How much would 1t take to satisfy the
persona. equation OF man weighing 200
pounds
-Inscribe in a small circle all that you
know about etiquette?"
After getting through with the bunch in
the rear Of the ball the chairman appointed
Big Tim Sullivan chairman Of the reception
Committee, with power to name the other
members.
Then delegation of organ grinders were
tile hall in body on condition that they
wore evening clothes and left their organs
at home Letters accepting invitations to
the ball were received from all of the candi-
dates electe ~ Tammany at the last
election. Mr.. Dunn then recited piece
about the coming ball. 1t was entitled.
THE Mu1-LIoAN ALPHABET.
stands for Aldermen. fat, thin and tall,
for the Bowery the Big Bugs and Ball;
{ for the Carriages falling In line.
II for the Drinks, including good wine
+ for the Eagles who'll go on a spree.
F for the Froics and Fun you will see:
G for the Girls who II be dressed up In style.
II for Tins Henchmen they'll greet with smile:
] for the Indians Tammany chiefs,
j for the jolly old lawyers with BRIEFS
for the King OF the Mulligan Ball.
l. for Big Larry. the chief OF em all:
NJ Is for Murphy, Mcclellan and Mayor.
the New Workers who II surely be there:
o for the organs from Mulberry Bend.
for the People Tom Foleyll send.
Q for the questions they1l pile on Big Tim.
r the Repubs who will shake hands with him:
S for the Sulvans, ten thousand or more
T's T,mmy. marshal all over the noor
U Is for Uncle whose diamonds they'll wear
for the Victory well celebrate there:
" the Walters all dressed up In white.
y for the Ten Spots we'll spend there that night:
y for the Yelling for Larry and Tim.
z for the zebras who'll not be let in.
The chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements announced that as the ball was
to celebrate the Tammany victory no ex-
pense had been spared. Every Tammany
leader in New York would be there and
contracts had been let to three wine houses
There would be six bands of music and a
regular floral decoration Of the hall, which
would be made to resemble scene at the
Waldorf-Astoria.