The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
ALL BRONX CHEERS
FOR FATHER DUFFY
Fighting Chaplain Of 165th
(. Infantry Receives Ovation
Despite q Tempest.
GUARD UNITS IN PARADE
Jews, Protestants and Others
Join in Welcome to Popu-
lar Parish Priest.

kinds of ructions In Ireland In the good
old days of Brian Boru, visited The
Bronx yesterday when most Of the pop
uiatlon Of the borough turned out on
the Grand Concourse to whoop It up for
the Rev Francis P. Duffy. the warrior
priest. Chaplain Major OF the ls5th In
fairly and pastor Of the Church of Our |
Saviour.
The famous old wind did many things |
to the thousands who marched In the |
big parade in homo, Of the popular |
clergyman, and also to the thousands |
who lined the exposed avenue on which |
the affair was held. to see their war |
hero.
II seemed as II the old wind brought |
with II all OF those invisible little sprites |
tina, are known to haunt the mountains
IN Ireland and which are commonly |
called the good people" although for
mischief they have no equals the world
over.
These unseen folk had q glorious time
turning umbrellas inside out and pla-
guing the colleens until they Withdrew
into the doorways and vestibules OF the
tall apartment houses scattered here and
there along the line Of march They
punched holes in little shoes and let the
water through to soak tiny toes. They
spattered mud over Sunday fnery that
had been dragged out In honor OF ths
good priest and soldier
Away Goes Boothby's Hat.
Down at le5th street. where the col
umn formed, one Of them drove an in
visible needle into the flank OF the horse
ridden by Corporal Leary Of Squadron
A, causing the startled animal to kick
OF nd hold Qnffte
even snatched the hat from the head OF
Father Duffy's friend, George Boothoy.
George recently returned from over
seas with the 165th Infantry, as the
"F'ighting Sixty-ninth" grew to be before
going over there, and he was wearing the
hat for the first time In many day.
having just laid aside his Y. M. c. A.
uniform.
The invisible mischief maker made on
with the headpiece down q side street to
a small sized edition of the River Shan.
non which was flowing through one OF
those deep gullles found in the uptown
borough.
All in all, the Big Wind and the little
spirits from the old country raised the
old Nick all along the line. and particu-
!. larly at 1S1st street, where the big re-
viewing stand stood in the most exposed
part of the entire Bronx. Mayor Hylan.
wearing the silk toppiece that must 80
with his official position. wasn't taking
any chances, and remained In the limou-
sine behind the reviewing stand until
told that the head Of the column was
approaching apace.
Guard Regiments Turn Out.
At that time the population OF The
Bronx that had assembled in the neigh
borhood Of the stand could hear the
strains of The Minstrel Boy" emanat-
ing from the Sixty-ninth Regiment band.
which led the parade. The men OF this
command were followed by deta chments
from other New York guard regiments;
the colors Of every outfit in Manhattan
and The Bronx being In line the men
marching in columns Of platoons with
sixteen files front.
The good old "wearin' OF the Green"
given by the band of the Twenty second
Engineers. brought forth q howl from
the crowd that caused a stir among the
thousands of flags with which the big
boulevard was draped.
Finally when the band OF the Sew
eBty-first Regiment broke into the lifting
strains of The Wind That Rocks the
Barley" 1t Is believed most OF the little
sprites from the far of Emerald Isle
were unable to keep their invisible toes
stili and jigged away in a whirling
mass TO the hills and rocks Of Bronx
lot COlietuS hNu OtncTb WtEo IS3''
plagued. and in fact forgot wind.
sprites and everything else when Father
Duffy himself appeared riding in a tour
ing car with top down. laughing and
waving n genial hand at his children"
Francis Martin. District Attorney for
Bronx county, who was Grand Mar
shall of the parade, called It Father
Dufry's Day
All Creeds Represented.
1t was an expression by people Of
all creeds of their admiration for the
priest. and while many of the orsaniza-
lions scheduled to parade were not seen
by the spectators this was because the
Chaplain Major Duffy welcome home
committee of The Bronx decided that II
kwould be bad policy to expose them to
rthe inclement weather.
Grand Marshal Martin preceded the
procession on foot with his staff, chief
OF which was Major George A. Daily
Brig Gen. George X. Dyer, commanding
the First Brigade, New York Guard
followed with his stan. after which In
order came detachments from the fol
lowing military outfits: Sixty-rinth In.
sfantry. Twenty-second Engineer. Eighth
Coast Artillery, Ninth Coast Artillery
Seventh Infantry. Twelfth Infantry, Sew
enty-frst Infantry. Signal Corps, FRS
Field Artillery Arnlored Car and Motor
Machine Gun Detachment, Squadron
Cavalry.
After the troops marched uniformed
workers OF the Red Cross. knights o.
Columbus. Salvation Army, Y. NJ. C. A
and Y. NJ. II. A.
group of civil war veterans rode ir
the column in automobiles, as did alsc
party Of army nurses of the civil war
Veterans OF the Spanish American wal
and members OF the Sixty-nnth ReEi