The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05
EVERYTHING WAS ON FLORRIE
MCSIC, FIJI AND ROCKETS AT
SULLIVAN FESTIVAL.

He Was on Trolley Car While : Rubber
neck Wagons TOted the Elect Of "De
Ate" to S,ilzer's-Convention Of Pic.
co,os Held-The bellies Dance.
Seventeen rubberneck automobiles
bowled up Third avenue last night, pre-
oeded by the fire of hundred Roman can
dies and followed by trail OF corks. Forty
times seventeen voters Of the city and county
of New York, good men and right, dead
right, whooped aloud for Florrie Sullivan
by whose generosity they were riding free
to Sulzers Harlem River Casino.
Florrie himself rode in an electric car
to show that he wasn't proud. The car
passed the procession In review. and Florrie
was recognized. Three intelligent voters
fell off the rear seats Of the rubberneck
wagons In their haste to get on and ride
with Florrie The car and the rubbeIneck
carts reached the Casino at the same mo-
ment. and Florrie ran into 300 waiting arms
and 400 glad hands.
In this fashion did tho Florence j. Sulli-
van Association proceed to its grand mid
nipht festival ball and fireworks display
In honor of It's standard bearer, who was
marked officially by a badge which bore
his own photo button and the designation
Of his high office.
Florrie himself opened the ball. He
approached the belle Of The Eghth-far
be it that jealousy should be stirred up
AGAINST her In the word by the mention
Of her name-and said
-This Ia yours. could just die waltzing. "
And Florrie glided away with the proud
belle draped over his arm. Judge Leon
Saunders and Senator Fitzgerald and
many another light Of the bench and bar
chose sub-belles and followed. Even Bat
terry Dan Finn, who had brought rubber
neck wagon from his own district, and was
doing his best to repay the call which Flor
rio made on his party last week-even
Battery Dan Waited.
There was free champagne out under
the trees-not for every one, it is true, but
for those close in. II you enjoyed the
confidence Of Florrie and his leaders, you
could make a great impression on your
girl Tho champagne was bough IN the
district. 1t was right. The band which
footed for the waltz was raised in the dis
triot. 1t was dead right. Florrie is tor.
ribly fond OF piccolo music. All sorts OF
men have come to him this week. teliing
him how they could play the piccolo Flor
RE gave them all JOBS on me Fo 1aha had iael
sumed the throne in box near the middle
Of the house, the leader approached him
We've got nine piocoio PLAYERS ana they
well, that's all right said Florrie::
Cant have too much piccolo music. Put
The leader explained that it would spoil
the balance and things.
All right" said Florrie. play EN- one
at time, then. But they're all on the
payroll. That goes
So they had piccolo solos. duets and
trios, all on Florrie.
Pretty nearly everything was on Fiorrie:
The ladies' who tried to buy admission at
the door were waved in and told that their
money was no good. 1t was on Florrrle
Gorgeous bombs and sparkling star mines d
night, This was on Florrie. The park
caro,sel footed itself hoarse and circled
itself weary with voters OF de Ate VINO
will begin to vote right about fifteen years
hence. This also was on Florrie.
Because" said Florrie az he ordered
two more bottles sent over to the legal lights
in the next box because Pm here to make
'em enjoy themselves. Get that?'