The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
WHOOP Err UP FOR
BEEF AND FEEDERY
Two Bands and Hon. Adam
Sinkers Brcdc Lead Pcc-rade
Of Letter Carriers.
NOT 4 DRY THROAT LEFT

Two bands led the way--the Letter
equally bedazzlirg gilt band that girdled
the excellent ten cent soe-gar between
the teeth OF Grand Marshal the Hon.
Adam Slnkers Brcde-when all over the
City Hall neighborhood yesterday after
noon the fiftieth anniversary OF he
founding OF the Dolan- MeehIn house OF
beef and bears tBeef AND was
celebrated by a pee-rade. speeches. low
ing cup presentations and exploding
beans that set all downtown to and fro.
And when the letter carriers with
their band headed by the Jess Willard
of drum majors Johnny Hagan and
bearskin shake. ard cops - lead the
way and President Al Tharp OF the Let
ter Carriers Association right up in
front. had paradcd around and around
and around. then the pee-rade started
all over again from the Meehan house
OF "A million beans, at 100 Nassau street,
and headed for Hesse's saloon at Will
lam ard Frankfort stress.
A. the Hon. Adam SInkers Brede
adam was celebrating doubly because
thlrty-seven years ago yesterday he be-
came head chef at the Beef And re-
fectoryD led the pee-rade into Hesse's
saloon the band played softly Home
Sweet Home" at the saloon door. Emo
ton and things hereupon welled high
and in minute there wasn't a dry
throat at the bar.
Adam. all dolled up in his high hat.
white satin bow tie. fossy soft boiled
shirt and diamond stud ard things and
stun. had added a large rosette with
satin streanecs TO his lapel. The color
was brilliant orange. hut neither
l'eter Meehan. present proprietor OF the
Beef And ftedcry. nor Peters son
Johnny had the heart to tell Adam tina.
wearing AN orange rosette In "A semi.
official TammaTy pee-rade was serious
FOX pooh
From the Mail street side OF the Post
Office the letter carriers and their band.
with Adam and high hat in the lead.
marched out to Broadway at 3 40
O'Clock L. NJ. and thence to Neehans
The postal folks had turned out IN force
because on a day twerty-eght years ago
the late John I. Meehan. rep.ew of Pat
Dolan ard brother OF the present pro-
prietor. and Johnny Blakeley. the cigar
man. lert moral ard much financial sup
port when the mail men formed the
first Letter Carriers Association local.
an organization that now has spread
from coast to coast.
Up In the vanguard OF the parade
was the oldest letter carrier. young Jim
McNey. who is now in his seventy
third year. but stlll hustles mail In
the busy Wall Street district. And Jim.
as President Tharp said in n speech
| yesterday. is "a living example OF the
/ worth OF beef and, for Jim has
eaten i6,a2s plates Of beef and
right here in Msshan's."
There was framed set OF resolu-
[ tons to be presented by the Letter Car
rie;s Associa lion. which meant another
| speech down at the beefery AT 100 Mas
/ sau street and a loving cup from NJ.
/ T. Griniths of Psttersons hardware
house in Park Row-and tn. cup WASH
taken out % the hardware stock either
/ and a letter from the Mayor to the
proud Peter Meehan and Adam: AMI n
/ great birthday cake with nifty candles
atop from Lambert the furnishing man
at ia Nassau street.
Young Jim McHey had % make a
speech too ard 80 did Peter Meehan.
Lawyer Abe Levy. Ma;ty Dobbns. from
the Commission Of Accounts office