The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-02
TWAS tom FOLEY'S PICNIC,
AND ALL THE DISTRICT MOVED
TO HARLEM FOR A DAY.
Ono Woman with Is Children and Another
with 81. Not All Her Own, Politicians
Out in Force ~ Night. Not Excepting
the Tim Sullivans, Big and Little.

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the Tim suliivsns, Big and Little
The program called it the fourth annual
afternoon and evening picnic Of the Down
town Tammany Club. Second Assembly
district, but of course it was just Tom
Foley's annual outing, held yesterday at
Suffers Harlem River Park, Second avenue
and l2sth street.
Tom Foley holds 1t uptown 80 that the
Second Assembly district folk can have a
CHAMP; If air and see what the jungles OF
Harlem are like. Earlier in the summer he
had sectional picnic in jeanette Park
but that was a mere incident, pleasurable to
the people who live on the borders Of Dan
Firms realm. Yesterdays was the real
event.
The plain people Of the lower East Side
began to arrive early in the afternoon,
mostly woman and children. They knew
that Thomas Francis. who tore the crown
from Paddy DIVERS head in the some
time past, would provide a good time.
The children monopolized the afternoon.
One woman brought eighteen Of them and
said they were all her own.
Congratulations. madam" said Mr..
Foley, 'and many happy returns OF the
day"
(which day." said the lady, following
Mr. Foley as he brought the Children toward
the delights of the merry-go-round.
Mrs. Mary De Lisle Of Oliver street, who
is citizeness Of Foleys district. appeared
with fifty-five children.
They're not all mine, Mr.. Foley she
explained, and they don't all live in our
district. but they're neighbors' children
that have moved away, and thought you
wouldn't begrudge them pleasant after
noon"
Its not in my heart, madam said
the cavalier of Center street, bowling low.
ALLOW me to provide them with tickets
for ice cream and candy, and let us hope
their ways, will move bacainto the Second.
All the youngsters saw vaudeville show
in the afternoon and most Of them we're
shooed home about dark, when the voters
and their wives and girls began to arrive.
Then FL the pbc aSe got o ccyd All
EN-, in the floor committee, from Aaroneon
(Moe) to Fang Henry, and, in the reception
committee, from Albert Apianadose to Frank
hunino not to mention the Brennans, Dowds,
McCarthys and Sullivans.
Patric X j. Whelan of the District At
torney's office was chairman Of the COM
mttee on grounds, with few MoGarrys,
McGraths and McGuires to help him out.
They had in reserve Archie Taggart, the
largest framed policeman in New York and
the smallest Of his family:
Tom Foley was everywhere and where
he wasn't Senator Rordan was, for Riordan
is Foleys Senator and consequently one
Of his first lieutenants. Other Senators
there were Luke Keenan,. the apple Of Joe
Cassidy's eye; Sam Foley, Hawkins and
beautiful Jim Frawley.
or course, Battery Dan. that is, Magis-
trate Finn, was there, and Justices Sanders
and McKeon. The Police Department was
and Capts. Shaw, Creamer. Tracey and
Russell. 1t was said that Will Devery was
The sIliivans9 Certainly. Little Tim
was there early and Big Tim arrived at
10 o'clock, ready to bull the ginger ale
market and tell tales Of European travel.
in A the ssvenns beore I she o
mothers and children had gone away.
He admired the way Foley cared for them:
tom was meant to be an archbishop
he said, shut suppose it's too late"
District Attorney Jerome probably would
have been on hand il his illness had not
kept him in Iakeville. but his office was =
we'll represented by Assistant District
Miner, Kernochan, Lord, Turnbull and
Corrigan.
Count also Coroncra Goldenlsranz and
Schiller, Deputy Sheriffs Bell and Kelly,
Battalion Chief O'Hara Of the Fire Depart
ment and Fritz Lndinger, president OF the
Liquor Dealers Association. Mike the
Bite and Jack the Bear were kept in strait
Jackets SO as not to disturb the peaceful
gathering.
Everybody who wasn't busy drinking
champagne danced in the glow OF seven
million colored lights in the big hall.