The New York herald., 1922-06-11
GORGEOUS WEDDING
ROUSES LITTLE ITALY
Sam Francayiglia and Jose
phine COrraO Principals
in Demonstration.
5000 GUESTS in CRUSH
Spring Valley Club Braves
Guard Gifts and See That
Bride Has Fair Deal,'
TAXI HORNS IN CHORUS
Church in Mott Street and
Tammany Overflow With
East Side Enthusiasts

Montana, O'Connor and Caporale and
six of the heaviest members of the
Spring Valley Pleasure Club. Miss
Josephine M. Corrao and Sam F'ranca-
viglia were married last night in ST.
Patricll's Church, Mott and Prince
streets
Three thousand engraved invitations
had been sent out by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Corrao, father and mother of the
bride. Sam had invited 1000 more by
word. of mouth. having had no time to
fuss about engraved invitations. The
old church cit was the cathedral be-
fore the St. Patrick's in Fifth avenue
arose) bulged with 1000 of the in
ing with guests who couldn't get in.
Mott street was crowded from curb to
curb.
At the height of the excitement. just
about the time Sam and his pretty bride
emerged from the church-she fresh and
sweetiy smiling and Sam a-welter of
soggy linen and nervousness-the lads
from the Spring Valley Pleasure Club
turned loose 200 pigeons. Enough rice
to relieve a good sized famine was
showered upop the wedding party Such
was the enthusiasm that few of the
boys, feeling that it was a time when
conventions didn't count. descended upon
the Liberty Ice Cream Parlor across the
street and salvaged a bag of rock salt.
As something with which to salute
brides and bsidegrooms, rice doesn't I
compare with rock salt. Sam and his
best man Joe Siles. stood for the riot
until the boys started with the rock
salt, and had it not been that the big
motor car in which Sam and Joe were
riding took advantage of second $
break in the crowd and leaped through
the gap, ii seems. likely that Sans first
definite action as q married man would
have consisted in busting couple of
friends In the eye. %
Reception mt Tammany Hall.
After the wedding ceremony. which
was performed by Mgr. Kearney, the
venerable pastor of st. Patrick's, a re-
ception was staged in Tammany Hail.
The reception started sat 8 o'clock
At 7:30 the firemen on duty told the
they operated but one way--out. 1t is
not possible to tell or even roughly
calculate how many Of the 5000 invited
guests landed inside Tammy Hall. A
large crowd applied in vain for adj
mission. Sam. who used to be presi-
dent of the Spring Valley Pleasure Club.
called the boys together and told. them
TO case part of the crowd out the back
way thereby making room for the folk
al the front door, who. otherwise, would
have bad no chance to get in.
The wedding took place at 80. Nine
big automobiles manned by diverted
chauffeurs, picked up the bridal party
at 217 Elizabeth street, The home Of the
brides parents. All the guests wore
full dress suits. including the ringbearer.
Antony Francaviglia, who Is A years
old and whose suit was made to order
for the occasion. In addition to this
dress suit Antony Francaviglia wore a
tall silk hat. also made to order, on
the back of his head.
The moment the first of the nine au-
tomobiles appeared in Mott street the
police charged the crowd. and the
Pleasure Club Boys. directed by Blow
Blow Mancini, began leaning against
the mob that blocked the way to the
church doors. Blow-Blow Mancni's
men had reported at the church minus
collars. coats and hats. They had
come. Blow Blow told THE New YORK
HERALD reporter. to see that the bride
cot a fair deal There was going
TO be no rough stuff at this wedding.
explained Blow-Blow. and the first
funny move that annoyed the bride was
going to win for the mover 'wallop
in the snoot." But there was not
wallop. and unless one wants to count
the rock salt incident, which after all
was merely a manifestation OF friendly
zeal there wasn't one funny move.
wedding Finery In Peril.
Tn pushing the crowd back the cops
and Blow Blows men rnussed as little
wedding guest millinery and costumes as
possible. Now and then lady did
protest that she felt something ripping
and knew Il was the very gown she
had on And occasionally, the lingerie
hat of one female guest would become
hjtched to the lingerie hat OF another
doing neither hat any good and in
variably provoking the ladies to tart
dialogue. But considering the heat. the
mob and the somewhat direct methods
employed by the Spring Valley lads. you
wouldn't have asked for more ef-
ficiently conducted wedding. -
lads who drive taxicabs to try TO be
I'm Mott street about the time OF the
ceremony. Quite number OF them
found II possible.i About Atty taxicabs
and other motor cars stood I'm Mott.
Prince and Mulberry streets and. at a
signal from Blow Blow. who stood on a
barrel In the middle OF Mott street. a
raucous symphony OF motor car horns
arose II lasted for two minutes while
the police and Blow Blows boys were
battling sam and his bride back into
the automobiles.
All the wedding presents were on view
In Tammany Hall. No detectives guarded
the spread of wealth. Ten Spring
Valley Pleasure club members did the
guarding. A light fingered citizen
vusufd get away with the Statue Of LIB
erry-s pocketboof as easily as he might
hAve lifted the chest of silver that bore
the card of THE Buffalo Boys" or the
twenty-seven piece CT. glass dinner set
sent by "Meeder. Tony Smith, Louis
Pazzo. Kid Bensoni, Harry Cunning
ham and friends" or the diamond
studded belt bucy,D designed to repre- :
sent two linked hearts. one inclosIng
the initials IS. r." and The other ~
c. The belt buckle was from Mr.
and Mrs. Matteo De Moranzoni and
Children Maria. Carlo. Giacomo. Paolo.