The Washington times., 1915-12-17
MULL|GAN GUARDS
SING THE OLD SONGS
Recall Jokes and Antics OF Ned
Harrigan Who Played With
Tony Hart.

NEW YORK, Dec 17,--Ned HarriKah
is dead and gone but IT will be many
year before the kids of old DOWNTOWN
New York (most Of whom have grown
UP to be important persons) forget MS
kindly personality. his genius for trans
ferring to the stage the fun ana fooiery
Of the Irish race in America ana the
songs he and Tony Hart used to sing.
More than 800 boys. still boys, though
some of them have frosted hair ana
| boards, got together in the back room
of Eagleton's cafe at 73 Eighth avenue,
Greenwich Village. clappcd green tur-
bans upon their heads, tied big white
aprons decorated with pictures of Dan
! Mulligan in the full reslmentals Of the
Mulligan Guard around their waists and
Marsn Nsd ensrds sFreanfM my ON psdss sdSss pnner
Pail" Down in Gossip Row., Maggie
MurphX's Home" Little ,nIa, old .rn Dudeen"
famous in the days when New York
laughed with Harrigan: In his .McSor..
ley's Inflation," THE Mulligan Guards
"The 1Tm,' Mullisan M GUARDS Chowder." that
the Ned Harrigan Club, whose official
title Is the Mulligan Guards Of Green
wich Village. forgot to sing at last
CeleDrduoH
Four Mates Present.
The party began about . p. m. when
Joe B'Gee Humphreys, 80 earnestly q
Mulligan that he consented even to de-
sert the piano movers the danssnt at
the Manhattan Opera House. announced
boomingly that four Of Ned Harrigan's
old company were present. And while
the members stood UP and cheered and
fAhlaa
ranted to stand any amount Of table
tamping Joe Gee introduced Johnny
Carroll. John Sparks, Harry Fisher and
Dan Collyer. all of whom were with
larious farces. They all tried to make
a speech, but somehow none Of them
managed to get much further than:
sure, and this would be a grand day
iH5 it," Aa'T's'" II he were alive to hear
And now announced Mr.. Hum
phreys in his best roar. the next event
OF the evening-I mean the next thing
saa the GuardEs sns ye sGns tes The ,HS Mp
When 300 persons really 20 to a song
they like and know to the last sound
and syllable they make considerable
commotion; The chromos on Eaglcton'a
whooped:
When we get home at night, boys,
The devil n bite we'd ate.
We'd all set UP and drink a SUD
OF whisky strong and nate.
Then we'd all march home together,
As slippery as lard.
The solid min would all fall in.
And march with the Mulligan Guard.
Well-Known Visitors.
Pretty soon many welI-known persons
began to drop in-District Attorney-elect
Edward r. Swami. Sheriff-elect Albert
e. Smith. Magistrates Nolan and
Freschi. Charles w. Culkin. leader Of
the Fifth assembly district: Richard
Fitzpatrick. Richard J. Delaney. As
semblyman Maurice Mcdonald. Alder
man James ]. Harmon. Senator James
j. Walker. Inspector George r. Titus,
F. Fitzpatrick. John r. Easleton. and
many more. and all Of them got first
hand welcome from Jim Geagan. cap
tain OF the Mulligan Guards. Of Green
wich village. But again one was aware
of the roaring insistence OF Joe BGee
that one of the best Of the old Harrigan
songs was waiting to be sunR-"The
Buck Billy Goat" and this time AL
Smith led the chorus:
"Oh. I'm n lone widder. meself and me
l live in a house where there's well
come galore.
Me husband he formerly carried up
mortar
fourth floor.
When he died he willed over his land
and his shanty.
His pipe and his stick and his frieze
Overcoat.
The pigs and the goslins and the chick
ems so banty.
And his favorite pet. his buck billy
goat.
Oh. oh. oh-oh. oh. oh.
Come back to me bosom. me own
darling Willie
Oh. oh. oh-oh. oh. oh.
Sure my favoritc pct was nv
buck billy goat"
And thereafter until long after mid
night. with occasional speeches from
Judge Swami and Al Smith and Leader
Culkin. they sang The Regular Army
o." Paddy Duffy's Cart" Mary Kei-
ly's Beau" Are You There. Moriarty?"
Never Take the Horseshoe From the
Door" and Miss Brady's Pianny-For-
tay."