| Sure, 'tis a fine time to give a party | | | | steps to his side. |
| St. Patrick's Day. Make it a family | | | | Another number is called who in no |
| party invite the Caseys, the McCarthys, | | | | uncertain words expresses his admiration |
| the Flanagans, and the O'Tooles. Include | | | | for the "willowy slenderness" of his |
| the Smiths and the Joneses, for we know, | | | | partner. When his corresponding number |
| no matter what the name of your friends | | | | steps out they are greeted with shouts |
| they will enjoy this type of fun. | | | | of laughter. She turns out to be the |
| Decorations are no problem with plenty | | | | chunky young neighbor girl next door. |
| of green and white tissue to cover the | | | | Keeping their partners, the entire |
| lights, and decorate the table. Don't | | | | group, with the exception of one person, |
| neglect clay pipes and shamrocks in your | | | | forms a circle males to the left of the |
| decoration scheme. | | | | girls. This one person takes her place |
| Invitations need be only simple little | | | | in the center of the circle. Everybody |
| notes printed on green shamrocks: | | | | marches to the following words (tune: |
| 'Tis St. Patrick's Day We're celebrating | | | | "We Won't Be Home Until Morning"): |
| 'Tis the wearing of the Green You'll not | | | | Got a pig in the parlor Got a pig in |
| be forgetting March 17th, 7 P.M. | | | | the parlor Got a pig in the parlor, And |
| Meet your guests at the door with a big | | | | he is Irish too And he is Irish too And |
| green top hat filled with numbers. This | | | | he is Irish too, Got a pig in the |
| hat can be made of cardboard, or an | | | | parlor Got a pig in the parlor Got a |
| ordinary hat can be covered with green | | | | pig in the parlor And he is Irish too. |
| crepe paper. Let each arriving guest | | | | The ladies continue marching in the |
| draw a number from the hat green for the | | | | direction in which they are going while |
| males and white for the women and girls | | | | the men turn about and go in the other |
| with corresponding numbers. | | | | direction. When this change is made the |
| When everyone has arrived you are all | | | | "pig" from the center joins the circle. |
| set for a bit of Irish blarney. The host | | | | The leader blows the whistle, and there |
| or hostess calls out a man's number. He | | | | is a scramble for new partners. One is |
| then proceeds to blarney his unknown | | | | bound to be left out and he now becomes |
| partner by telling her, among other | | | | the "pig." After several scrambles for |
| things, what he considers the loveliest | | | | partners the ice is pretty well broken |
| thing about her. When he has finished | | | | and the whistle sounds for change of |
| his blarney the much complimented lady | | | | game. |