New-York tribune., 1911-09-05
5000 MARCH AND DINE
At J. F. AHEARN OUTING
With Not a Man Missing at the
End, Picnic Is Called "De
Greatest Ever"
WATERS HAVE BUSY DAY
Married Men and Bachelors Com.
pete in Baseball Game, Which
Is Frequently Interrupted
by Commissary Wagon.

The annual outing OF the John F. Ahearr
Association was held yesterday at Witzel's
College Point, Long Island. The Ahearr
outing is the third Of the seasons most
important affairs on<the East Side First
comes the outing. or. as the oldtimers still
prefer to call II, the chowder. Of the
Timothy u. Sullivan Association. Follow
ing close on this comes the picnic OF
Thomas F. Foley's club. the Ahearn out
ing being the last big blowout" for the
East Side
Some three thousand adherents OF the eX-
Senator and former Borough President
marched forth yesterday morning. and not
a man was missing when the .Tammany
Cavelcade got back 10 the East Broadway
clubhouse. which bore out the statement
cf Mike the Moke" that IL was de great
est ever" Mike" knows, for he has at
tended every one Of the twentysix outings
cf the Ahearn Association He remembers
well when they used to call these affairs
'chovders," and h, is still strong for that
name. hut along with other political re-
forms as outwardly practised by Tam
many the Ahearn outing Is now known
as the annual outing and dinner"
through the district before the club mem
bers and their guests boarded the steamer
and barEes that bore them to the grounds.
II was noticed that the line moved faster
than in other years, and again the good
guide Mike" had the explanation. 1T :
on account OF the Sullivan law he said
Whether the new Law had the effect OF
tightening the burden ~ any 81 the march
trs and Fastening their step must be left
TO conjecture
However il was fact that the uniformed
baseball players who used 10 head the lire
were absent Every man OF them used 10
carry wagon tongue bat. II may not
have been in violation OF the Sullivan law
TO tote big clubs through the streets bat
anyway, the committee in charge showed
that IL knew its business, for some
times a baseball bat in the hands OF a
tired. heated player has been known to get
in the way Of sensitive head in the con-
gested streets along the line OF march.
mo. Drop Was Spilled
Another noticeable Improvement over pre-
vious outings was the absolute comfort
that every man enjoyed on the barges.
De decks used to run with beer" said
the Moke To-day there wasn't drop
spilled"
"Cut the comedy" he added. reproach-
fully. when II was suggested that perhaps
the members wee more than usually
thirsty.
The association arrived on the grounds
about 100 o'clock. pretty late for break
fast for men who on days that are not
Labor Day begin the second half OF
DAYS work before that hour. But the sat
and other things had sharpened the appe'
tites Of the three thousand. and how they
treated the tender steaks. the corn on the
cob. the clam fritters, not forgetting the
beer again, made one almost forget his
own hunger in vonderment The two hun
dred walters who served the horde of hun
gry ones at the seven long tables did heroic
work But as at all these affairs 10 which
the misnomer "chowder" has been applied
everything went off without a hitch.
Everybody was served at almost the same