New-York tribune., 1906-05-31
THE" M'MANUS'S PARTY.
Seven Thousand Children Entertained at
May Festival in the Park.

May royalty usually trudges through the streets
on a level With ordinary people, but the king and
queen OF the McManus May party were drawn By
two Shetland ponies in chariot OF flowers TO the
esth street ball grounds IN Central Park. where the
usual Memorial Day festivities took place yester-
dny The" McManus has been giving May parties
rur ten years In fact he claims the honor OF hav-
Ing originated the political May party. Hence he
he's much experience 10 draw ufon' ana KNOWS "iia'
IS que 20 royalty.
Accordingly, their majesties were not asked 10
come 20 a common meeting place and wait with
common mor1als, while the procession was organ
szA6 The procession organized without them al
Che home OF The McNanus No. a52 West 18th
street and then proceeded to the home OF the king,
Josenb Gabriel Fleming, No. 44s West 4sth street
Having picked him UP. II next called for the queen,
Katharine May Mcdonald. al No. 5S west 4sth
str.~+ The McAIanus and his mother. Mrs.
Maria McManus led the way. with eight little daisy
girls SO small they could hardly be seen under
their huge daisy hats, and one hundred and NIFTY
flower girls. After them came all the girls IN the
partv about four thousand. and the boys brought
I'D the rear. with about forty prominent citizens
besaed by Alderman Fred Richter and Assembly
man Willie Bohan.
Arrived AT the royal residence. the daisy girls
with much prompting from their elders, arranged
themselves on either side of the steps and the
cover girls formed an aisle out 10 the street.
King Joseph descended from his chariot. proceeded
up the aisle Of flower erls and mounted the steps,
et the head Of which the queen stood. pale with
nervousness hut very iEnified. With low DOW the
king handed her huge bouquet Of daisies offered
her his arm and escorted her 10 the chariot where
a stronger arm than MS handed her IN. Then he
took mis- place beside her and elevated daisy sun
shade. which dutiful attendant handed to him
over her head. The band played Hail 10 the
Queen" and the procession began TO move again.
The royal couple were chosen by vote of the
children OF the district, the old 18th and the new
llth The queen who is pretty little girl OF thir-
teen with brown hair and eyes frock OF
white dotted Swiss with veil and OF daisies
and bore her royal honors well. The king, it must
be admitted. took them less kindly His huge
tnsel crown looked odd his closely cropped red
head. and after reaching the park il with diff
iculty that he could be induced to keep it long
enough 20 be photographed. Between shots he
snatched the golden circlet of, and only the watch
ful % a female cOuFtieT prevented his obtrud-
inR a substantial sandwich into the pictures
The DhOtoEraphlnS was work Of time and Il
was no wonder that il eE Exhausted the royal patience
for every in the district IS expected want
a picture OF the king and queen. and swarm of
photographers was there 10 satisfy the demand.
Meantime THE" McManus had laid aside his coat.
and with the aid Of his cdn-nine brothers. includ-
ing himself-and other members Of the Thomas J.
McManus Association dispensing box lunch
and ice cream. These Iuncheons wer ali pre-
pared at his home by the wives and sweet
hearts of association members. The hams were
cooked there. and not slice Of bread until
after o'clock yesterday morning.
After luncheon there were some athletic contests.
and at the close Of the CAV the procession re-
formed and the king and queen escorted 20
Their homes, 10 the music seven bands.
During the afternoon there was a great gat herring
OF Tammany politicians IN the ball grounds Big
Tim" Sullivan and Little Tim Sullivan were there
Erets, and his secretary, Frank O'Br.en. came in
person. There half dozen commissioners
and deputy commissioners. and City Marshal Will
Manus