The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-26
5000 DINNERS ON DRY DOLLAR
.O>G TgNE SINCE THE nos cry
ms HEARD THAT NAME Used.
The Biessoiu sp~unx Il Yesterday Tn .
speech Of welcome Dole ef SHOES
and Pipes, Win sarsapariiia alleys
samera E,e Out for Four.footed Men.

and Pipes, win sarsapariiia Riley e
camera f:,e Out for Four.dooted Men.
VIZ SsEssparilla Riley stood yesterday
a the head of the stairs At the Timothy
n sullivan Association rooms at ~
R"Nsry flashing his camera eye on the
..u-ndnS lines Of Bowery dodgers VINO
came 10 enjoy Senator Sulhvan's hos
rr'AIty. Years OF practice in cutting
nut The goats from the sheep had made
IN 50 expert In detecting repeaters
ruA' no trick could deceive him. The
rlp-r glib tongued suffered into silence
-fore his stony glare. Hour after hour
f" held vigil at the head Of the stairs
KING like a moving picture machine.
1T ms Nix Nix uttered with a wink
...t his tongue in his cheek was fatal
he hopes o. many n guest who hoped
duck out with two tickets for shoes
-'"ad ~ the one ticket thsr the Big Eel.
munifcence had provided
really didn't make she slightest
renee whether a constituent had n
..un.r ticket or not. and the willy ones
a." tore their tickets in two and slipped
II a card To a pal laid an unnecessary
lin IN their souls. The Big Fellow had
gwen the usual instructions To his lieu
'"nanls. See that everybody gets enough
10 eat and don't turn away the man who
csn show tickets But a. usual At the
,hrIstmas dinners tickets emitting the
recipients 10 pair Of shoes and pair
II stockings on February were issued.
and since there were only 5000 OF these
r"kets somebody had To keep an eye
"a the reporters.
The spread was ready for the first
assembly room up one flight had taken
on an air OF Christmas cheer that was
pleasing even tn folks who hadn't been
invited Al the back OF the room where
an orchestra played tune after tune for
seven solid hours land goodness knows
how many times il played Sullivan
hung IN. oil painting Of Big Tim and
Li''le Tim done more than twenty years
ago Little Tim with his dark. serious
face Rig Tim with his boyish smile and
hl- plump checks IL was noticeable
that nearly all OF the feasters expressed
their gratitude 10 the Sullivans by lifting
their mugs OF coffee or beer TO the dingy
painting. II was Little Tim. God rest
HIM" or Here. to the Big f-iia.-
And I tell you" said Alderman Johnny
white. who was around and about in
general direction OF the festivities. there
isn't enough money in New York to buy
tina, picture from the Timothy d Sullivan
Association
From this honored portrait loops OF
Christmas greenery swayed around the
walls connecting oil paintings OF other
statesmen who are friends Of the Sullivans
Big Tom Foley, J Judge Tommy Dineen.
ex-Coroner Acritelli. Senator Jack Fitz-
gerald ,leader now Of the DISTRICT and
several Justices Of the supreme Court
And over the painting OF Big Tim and
Little Tim was displayed in a border Of
holly this greeting from the host
Merry Christmas To You AZ !
TIMOTHY u. SULLIVAN JOHN e FrznpE,Lp
In the room fronting on the Bowery.
from whose windows YOU could 49,, the .
lines of men that reached up IL RiV ington .
street and down 70 Delaney street, hun
dreds and hundreds Of men on whom ,
misfortune or liquor or disease had left .
their marks. dozen white aproned cater
.rs lowered over baskets Of turkey and ,
chicken. stacks Of apple and mince pies |
that leaned against the " all like towers Of /
Pisa done in dough. pots Of steaming ,
mashed potatoes. kegs OF beer poised on |
dripping ice. urns Of coffee and enough
~ glass mugs to stock store
In the main room. the long assembly
room that runs back ward from the Bow
arv for a considerable distance tow ard
the East River. three long tables were set.
10 places at the three. and AT each OF the
tables were half dozen walters TO see
hat every one OF the guests got all the
food and drink that he was built ID carry.
While Alderman Johnny White was the
master Of ceremonies and Harry Apple
baum, Big Tins secretary. stood at the
head OF the stairs giving out sho@ tickets
he busiest Of the Sulliv ans were ex-
,ssemblyman Dick Molloy. Jimmy Car
roll. Tommy Mack and Gene Hermann.
for IL WINS up to them To see that no man
eft the room who could hold an additional
nonthful.
A. a quarter to II Johnny White shouted
down stairs To the outer guards. Let EN-
come up'- The policemen who had been
the anxious lines cut OF block
q men and headed them towa the doors.
The door guards glanced at the tickets
and showed them upstairs one by one
Sarsaparilla Riley check cd them OF az they
r,assed and took a mental photograph
4 such az he didn't know There weren't
many that he couldn't call by name
sullivan picnic up the river and many
a Christmas feed.
Inside Mike Summer done up in an
apron and a big smile. split the crowd
INTO three fles much A. IN. director Of
, grand march at a dance parts a column
4 marchars and halves IL left and right
II wa- all carried on with 20 much system
and precision that there was no fua- and
.itrle disorder Occasionally the voice
: SarEaparilla would cruak Indignantly
cot that guy. Mike. he. a ringer" But
: 40 OF Johnny White would smile back AT
~4r-a pa1lla and shove the repeater on
INTO the dining room.
>'po~e he is a ringer. explained Alder
man Johnny -All he wants To ring in
.l = a second feed Hes welcome 60 il"
once the tables were filled and every
.r-r Of elbow room taken there was no
eramonious waiting. The walters hastily
-.' r"fora every man a mug Of coffee or a
TX II beer or both in turn More than
thirds Of the crowd wanted hot coffee
p. frink with their dinner. but even the
E". drinkers reached for the beer
f..', nar when IL was passed around later.