The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-28
TON FOLEY PLANS A JOY FEST.
on EVE OF ANNUAL PICNIC GETS
SOUVENIR or HIS FIRST.
Great Gathering Of the Nations Ahead
at suizer's-Old Follower Wnl BE
There rs Well - New Oncs-Second
District SprucinR Up for Great Event.

There as Well - New Oncs-SecOnd
District sprucins Up for Great Event
The Second Assembly district is sprucing
up for Tom Foley's annual picnic and
joyfest Next to election day, 1t Is the
most important event In downtown social
life. 1t must be understood that election
day Is a social event In the Second Assembly
district, sometimes little on the rough
house order. but social nevertheless.
Leader Foley. or Big Tom," as he Is
known to his followers and to other Tam
many district leaders. has been backing
picnics 80 long that up to few nights ago
he had forgotten when he had held the first
one. He was reminded OF it by a dilapi-
dated citizen who wandered into the Down.
town Tammany club.
The wanderer, for he was a wanderer,
slouched into the clubrooms and demanded
to see Mr.. Foley. Patrick j. Whelen.
who rules the outside Office in Mr.. Jerome's
headquarters in the Criminal Courts build
ing and who is Mr.. Foley's first mate, held
up the visitor.
Say now, said the stranger. Il want to
see the boss and damned quick. don't
want any interference from a mere youth
like you. knew Tom Foley before the
Whelens discovered Manhattan"
P. j. Whelen was impressed. The
stranger marched up to Big Tom and greeted
him like brother.
TOM said he. you look pretty young
and skittish for an old fellow
Thanks, said Foley. without enthusiasm.
what can do for your"
Mr.. Foley experience in Fourth Ward
politics has taught him that a stranger who
seeks him generally wants something be-
sides kind word.
Now come on. said the genial visitor.
.You don't have to hand me that brand Of
salve. I've been noticing your handsome
phiz In some of the ginmill windows around
these parts. They tell mo you're going to
give picnic. Do you remember the first
one you held2"
Big Tom said he didn't remember exactly
when that was.
well, here's something that will brush
the cobwebs out OF that thinktank Of yours, :"
said the stranger.
He pulled out q dirty old dance program.
crumpled from years Of wear, and handed it
to Foley. 1t was q souvenir OF the first
picnic and dance OF the Thomas F. Foley
A $50 citation. which was held at the Ger
mania Assembly Rooms on Jan. 10. 1879.
1t was q more picturesque thing than the
plain. prossic programs Of the present day,
and Mr.. Foley got interested at once.
I'D like to have that" said Foley, in
stinctively reaching for his roll He skinned
of good sized bill and handed it over to
the stranger.
Il don't really care for that bit Of green
and brown" said the old timer, ~but seeing
that you've got plenty don't know but
what can use It. As matter Of fact
to give yoa That oTG t
in California. blew the dough all the way
from Chicago to Paree: but that program
thing has stuck to me through hard and
soft. When was up against 1t it reminded
me OF the good old boys at home and made
psrfb up e H. and ~heR u got too gay
minded me that New York was still on the
map and that some day I ought to take a
bit back to Manhattan for my old age. I
didn't, though. he added sorrowfully, and
I amt worrying about polo ponies"
v Big Tom ss S IRE p sna gave his
TN be there. said the ancient traveller,
and maybe IN have turned this shoestring
into q tannery by then: Anyway, Brer
Foley, III drink your health in a tub Of the
best German suds.'
Mike the Bite Jack the Bear and
ali the youth and beauty Of Madison street.
All nations will be represented at the Foley
gathering. Foley's men have secured a
dne collection Of national flags to hang at
the park 30 that nobody will feel offended
because he doesn't see colors Of the old
All Sin will rub shoulders with
Rocco, and Paddy McCann
and Fritzy Schroeder will take horn to-
gether. Tho On Leong Tong and Hep Sing
Tong will meet on neutral ground.
The picnic will be held at Suffers Harlem
River Park on next Friday afternoon and
evening. In the afternoon the children
81 the district will have their fun, Big Tom
having provided tons Of ice cream and
sugar plums for the little people. In the
evening politicians and the plain people
will have their yearly cut up.
aAll the neighbors' children will be there
,ays p. j. Whelen. District Attorney jerome
will probably look In on the fun.