The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-28
tom FOLEY PLANS A JOY FEST.
on EVE OF ANNUAL PICNIC GETS
SOUVENIR OF HIS FIRST.

Great Gathering OF the Nations Ahead
1T SulZer's-Old Follower VIII he
There - Well ~ New Ones-second
District sprucinE Up for Great Event.
The Second Assembly district is sprucing
up for Tom Foley's annual picnic and
joyfest. Next to election day, it Is the
most important event in downtown social
life. 1t must be understood that election
day Is 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 30 long that up to few nights ago
he had forgotten when he had held the first
one. He was reminded OF it by dilapi-
dated citizen who wandered into the Down.
town Tammany club
The wanderer, for he was wanderer,
slouched into the cubrooms 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 st Granger. Il want to
see the boss and damned quick. l don't
want any interference from a mere youth
like you. l knew Tom Foley before the
Whelens discovered Manhattan"
P. j. Whelen was impressed. The
stranger marched up to Big Tom and greeted
him like a brother.
tom" said he, you look pretty young
and skttish for an old fellow"
Thanks, said Foley, without enthusiasm
What can do for you?"
Mr.. Foley 8 experience In Fourth Ward
politics has taught him that stranger who
seeks him generally wants something be-
sides a kind word.
Now come of, 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 ginmi windows around
these parts. They tell me you're going to
give picnic. Do you remember the first
one you held?"
Big Tom said he didn't remember exactly
when that was.
We'll, here's something that will brush
the oobwebs out OF that thinktank Of yours"
said the stranger.
He pulled out a dirty old da nee program.
crumpled from years Of wear, and handed it
picnic and dance Of the Thomas F. Foley
A sociation, which was held at the Ger
mania Assembly Rooms on Jan. 10, 1879.
1t was a more picturesque thing than the
plain, prosa ic programs OF the present day,
and Mr.. Foley got interested at once.
aI'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.
4 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
intended to give you that program anyway.
I've been all over the world, struck il rich
in California, blew the dough all the way
from Chicago to Paree; but that program
thing has stuck to me through hard and
me Of the good old boys at home and made
me perk up a bit, and when got too gay
with bundle that wasn't used to IL Ne
minded me that New York was still on the
map and that some day ought to take a
bit hack to Manhattan for my old age.
didn't, though, he added sorrowfuly, and
I amt worrying about polo ponies
Big Tom kept the program and gave his
visitor an invitation Tor the picnic.
"I'll be there said the ancient traveller,
"and maybe I'll have turned this shoestring
into a t., tannnery by then hen, Anyway Brer
best German suds.
There will he others at the Foley picnic,
Mike the Bite, Jack the Bear and
all the youth and beauty Of Madison street.
All nations will be represented at the Foley
Foley's men have secured a
Hne collection Of national flags to hang at
the park 40 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 a horn to-
gether. The 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
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.
All the neighbors' children will be there"
,aysP. j. Whelen. District Attorney jerome
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