The sun., 1908-09-13
WORK FORPEACE- -ANDGEYD
THE MEN WHO MAINTAIN ORDER
ON THE BIG PICNICS.

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Dtsturbsnees Few and Need OF Pofies n.
terfsrcuee Small on the Hundred, !,
Outings That Take Place Ever,
summer-Hew n Ia They Manage n
Every summer there are hundreds =,
picnics, excursions and so-called outins.
organised in this city. Every Tammsn,
district organization hes its picnic, clam.
bake or summer night festival. IN.
Republicans are not 80 keen for tha,
sort Of thing. but they have their share
In addition there arc the picnics Of non.
political organizations, the outings con.
Quoted by persons who strive to captur,
the elusive dollar and the picnics Of ohurcb
organizations. In fact. there are all kind,
Of pionics managed by all kinds OF person,
and attended by representatives Of ever,
class in.the community.
Considering all the elements involved
man who has been keeping track oi
these things for the summer has mad,
up his mind that there is very little trouba
not much disorder and little or no violeno.
connected with them. or course thers /,
an occasional outbreak and the polic,
have to interfere. but the amount d
trouble ID very small compared with Ii,
number OF outings.
One doesn't expect trouble at churca
picnic and such entertainments may b
eliminated at once from an attemptJ
explanation by an observer Of the reasop
for tho lack Of fighting and trouble. Bu
an unrlly element might join churcb
picnic for the purpose Of having rough
house and the same precautions have 10
be. taken as at an excursion where any
old kind Of shindy might be expected 10
happen.
After you have been on several d
these picnics and excursions,' said ths
man who had become interested enourh
to look into the subject. you soon lean
that it's not good thing to start a fisht,
get too gay or interfere with the pleaair,s
Of others. II you do you are tackled IN
q jiffy and even the most foolhardy and
pugnacious realize that they have got to
be good.
-These excursions are policed. no.
polioed in the sense that there are paid
city policemen along. but they are policed
and very ably polioed by volunteen|
The volunteers form what is called ths|
reception committee. and the main duty|
Of that committee is to SEQ that order 81
preserved. l wouldn't be surprised ii
Sam Parkss wrecking crew Of the days|
Of the ironworkers' troubles got the nalns|
Of Sam Parks's reception committee
from the picnic idea.
"To understand how a real good hvI
picnic is handled on These lines perhap.l
it is best to use as an illustration the out.
ing and games Of Tammany organin.
tion Of downtown district. Every tyn'
goes on an excursion OF that kind. TIL
merchant goes becauss he either liksI
the leader or he wants to keep on hI
good side.
Politicians and Office holders frat|
other districts attend. that being paui
Of their social political life. The rourI
element OF the district. longshoremeI
laborers-the men who work hard whI
their hands-take a day of and whn
they do they are prone to celebrate Il
their own rough way unless restrained
Add TO these the thieves Of the di |
triot. the piokpockets principally. U
less they are notorious they cannct b
kept away. Often they, are OF use to ta +
leader or his trusted lieutenants. aud |
primary fights and on election day the I
are valuable agents in swelling the vr |
for the organization and adding to tbI
glory OF the leader.
"A motley crowd is an accurate d. |
scription Of this gathering. One or tu |
barges and q steamer sail away from ID |
principal dock in the district. each on /
Of them crowded. There is lots to drint |
on board, and when Tammany crowd
is out for days fun there are very feu 1
tightwads. It's not good to be close With /
your money then, for IL you are. az likely I
as not you will be accused Of Throwing
down the leader or the big feller' and
spelling a good time. So everybod,
There is where the reception com.
mittee comes in. Every man on thai
committee knows how to handle himself,
as they say In the district. They are moi !
toug CHS; they are really the Representative
young men OF the district, many Of them
district captains, young men who have
fought their way mentally and physically
to something and who are recognized b
the toughest as courageous and sturdJ
individuals.
Usually they are the most populH
men in the district, recognized by one
class as decent and by the other, The
troublesome, as good men not to bother
with. The reception committee won
brook any interference from outsiders
Any combination that attempts that
sure to get into trouble.
There may be fights emeng the regr
lars, but they are attended to In the pre-
scribed fashion. In the first place III
fight must stop. II the fighters won
stop by request there Is another method
Subdue them by superior physical forcc
and knowledge Of rough and tumbs
bad that 1t had to be done, but this ht
gents affair and there'n be DO rout
housin'.' That ends 10.
But the committee, the members strot
ing around the boat enjoying themselvs
as much as the most jubilant there, gepe
rally gets down to work before a hgh
starts. The members know the u
dividual characteristics Of the excurs''a
.one man can be made to pass up
fight by little blarney and talk. Al
other is bully or q thug and as soon .
he begins TO look wild and won't lista
busy and the bully gets his, In the languae
Of the district.
Usually there is gambling. That !
q constant source Of trouble. 1het
mustn't be any swindling OF the reSe
lars; do what you like to outsiders, ou
don't skin the mob. The COMMITTEES Gee I
to that.