The evening world., 1917-01-30


russ about the words of
The Noble Order Of Full Moons. dc~c.ndan,s Of
old Ham.
and were quieted with great diff
Gully.
But when the band struck out from
"Paddy Duffy's Cart" TO the "Mulligan
Guard" and the formal procession Of
the evening marched into the hall.
there was a yell which took one right
back TO the days OF the volunteer fire.
mems riots. In from the rear marched
the Guards OF the Guards. led by
Capt. Geagan. First OF all was young
Barney McGovern as Ned Harrigan,
Patrick McGrath as Tony Hart. and
"a gentleman from the Minetta Lane.
or smoke quarter of Greenwich VII
lage." as Joe Humphreys announced:
Misto James Brooks as Morgan Ben
SON. Behind them marched the com
mittee in white shakos. their breasts
armored with their trusty becfsteak
aprons and carrying pioneers axes
over their shoulders.
Everybody just leaned back in his
chair and turned to tho half-forgotten
words printed In the big souvenir
menu book and let himself loose on
the old melody. You couldn't believe
", man, IT you were not tnere. out IL
was sure something grand.
All over the place were those who
believe IN keeping some OF the senti-
ment OF the old village going: the men
who believe that. with every State
from as far away as California. and
every nation on earth. gathering Its
New york-transplanted citizens 10
annual banquets in New York, II was
about time to have New Workers get
together and have a New York dinner.
II was the late O. Henry who had a
lot OF fun telling Of the trials of the
man who tried to find n native born
New Yorker on Manhattan Island. He
would never have written that story
II ne could have looked the Mulligan
Guards over
YoRk-oR IRELAND.
Assemblyman Maurice +. McDon-
aid, who was about the only Tam
many nan 10 como out OF the recent
unpleasantness with bells on. didn't
have time 10 get his ~billycock and his
apron OF until long after the beef
steak was served, so busy vas he.
Leader Charley Culkin OF the Fifth
Assembly District was not much bet
ter of: neither was Leader and Com
missioner John Il, Curry. spite OF the
thumb The says) was TANNED In the
door Of q telephone booth. Joe Pal
vey was right OF top or every play
when there was a question as to
whether a lady had been overlooked
by n OF the gallopHs walters. and
up and down the aisles marched the
Eagletons, James and John-the origi-
nal hosts of the Guards in the days
before they let In them women-like
marshals on a battlefield. Dan Cara
CHER was kept busy down at the door
counting tickets until they started
THE Little Old Dudeen." After that
he told John l.. Hilly, the old Multi
gan standard bearer. the tickets could
Just 20 check themselves.
Police Inspector John +. Dwyer was
there. A committee headed by Matty
Herman, the curb broker, waited on
him n told him that the Guards
would throw him out in the street
and chop him to hamburger steak for
the early morning supper II no tried
anything; and he promised he
wouldn't.
Quite a furry was caused when
Jimmie Stone, former amateur boxing
champion. arrived in one OF his new
taXiS. II had TO wait down at the
door," he said, because | was so sur
prised the thing lasted as far as II
had that | had TO get under II to
satisfy my curiosity az TO what was
the mdtlST. l"tules anu gents, permit
me 20 present my lady, Miss Maggie
Pepper. the Pork Chop Queen"
Whereupon Miss Pepper blushed,
thrust her pretty head through the
loop OF an apron and carolled gayly:
Lead me to one!"
THEN THEY SANG UNTIL THE
FINAL EDITIONS CAME OUT.
Joe Sparks, who was undcrstudy
for Ned IIarrigan for years. SAM
Dads Dinner Pail" The Buck Billy
Goat" and The Pitcher OF Beer:'
Jack Coleman. who boosted he knew
more Harrigan songs than II man
alive In New York to-day, Just
picked the tunes out as members OF
the Guards called for them and sans
on and on until he had breath to sing
no more. Patsy Mestor sang isle o
Blackwell" and, once more. Paddy
Dutfy's Cart" and Johnny Carroll
rendered The Old Dudeen;" Johnny
Casey rendered st. Patr.ck's Day