The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-17
Elite of the Bowery and Fifth
Avenue at the ASSocia-
tons Big Ball,

Larry Muligan should have engaged
Madison Square Garden to accommo.
date the crowd that gathered at Terrace
Garden last night and early to-day to
attend the annual dance OF the Law
renee Mulligan Association. composed
OF Bowery and Fifth avenue Tammany-
ties. No less than 1900 persons tried to
dance at one time, while the halls ca.
pac!ty was abou, one-half that number
Not since the famed French balls were
In vogue has such Tremendous Jam OF
men and women tried to gather al
dance. 1t was n convention OF cosno-
politan New York. and gayer affair
can hardly be imagined. Everybody
had good time. and 1t was all as
serene as Sunday-school picnic, at
that.
who was there Big and Little
Tim Sullivan, OF course, and also Paddy
and Christie Sullivan. They represented
the clan from the Bowery.
Jeffrles In a Box.
Roger Sullivan, Democratic National
Committeeman from Illinois; John Ken
nedy. the strongest Democrat in Erie
County: Police Judges Herman and
Corrigan; William Willis. executive sec
rotary to Mayor Mcclellan; City Com
missioners too numerous TO mention,
every Tammany district leader in the
county. and thousands OF others
dropped in to pay their respects to the
crowd at the Mulligan ball.
James J. Jeffries, the indicated
heavy weight prize fighter, was In
box, attended by William Morris, Ed.
ward Everett Pdgeon, Lou Housman,
Of Chicago; Poor vic' Mcclure, Joe
HUMPHREYS and Eugene Gaus. Mrs.
Jeffrles was there. too, seeing that her
big baby" didn't lose his way.
Freddy" kernochan. who sits on the
Police Magistrates bench when he Is
not slipping tea with the 400" led the
grand march with Mrs. Larry Mulligan.
Others In line were former Under
Sheriff CAP Johnson, Tammany Dis
trict Leaders Curry, Dletz. Goodwin,
Culk!n and Larney; George Young
Banchle George b. Van Cleve, secre-
ury Of the Tax Payers Protective
Union: Gene Mcclure. touted as the
next Bronx Borough President; Billy
Gibson, George and John Considine,
Sam Harris, the theatrical manager,
and Vincent Bryan.
More Celebrities.
Honest John" Kelly, Diamond
Jim" Brady. Dan the Dude" Mul.
cahy. Commodore Dutch, kid Critic,
and other celebrities were there also.
While the march was In progress a
lively confetti fight occurred between
the parties occupying the boxes OF big
Tim Sullivan and Larry" Mullgan
The half-brothers led their respective
forces. and 800 worth OF confetti (Which
Is going some and then some morel
was used in a series OF attacks, which
attracted all the dancers attention.
big Tim" collar wlted his shirt
softened by the perspiration, looked a
olbHt, uut mo pdos -lIhe COtHIleNlON
grew the brighter
One Of the amazing features OF the
march was a masquerader dressed as
nurse, who carried a three. months
old infant around on her arm. Several
excited mothers wanted to have the
dancer arrested for cruelty
Countless Stage Beauties.
Stage beauties were in abundance,
and the show girls who paraded in the
march were Grace Washburn Mildred
Gibson. May Maloney, Harriet For
sythe, Jeanne Horton, Lillian Rice,
May Hopkins, Rose Winters, Belle Ash
ton, Sadie Mcintosh and enough others
to overflow the stage Of the Hippo
drome.
william stephen Devery was dancer
He seemed to take as much pleasure