A mummified Billy Eible helped the kiddies enjoy the Ems 2012 post-parade family party
Ems President Harry Marnie on the Parkway for the 2012 Saint Patrick's Day Parade
Rear of the Philadelphia Emerald Society marchers follwed by a PPD wagon on the Parkway during the 2012 parade
Philadelphia Emerald Society President Harry Marnie (left) joins Philadelphia Lodge #5 FOP President John McNesby (right) on the Ben Franklin Parkway for the 2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade
Our house DJ, Jim Mulholland, dressed in his 'Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville' theme costume, dances it up with a Michael Jackson-masked Jamie Meehan at the 2009 Fall Fling
Tammy McBride and Katie McBride may be enjoying too good a time at the '09 Fall Fling in Wildwood Crest, NJ
Led by their banner and leprechaun mascot, the Philadelphia Emerald Society steps off from 16th & JFK to begin marching in the 2009 Philadelphia St. Patrick's Parade
The bartenders keep things flowing at both the 2007 Beef-N-Beer and during the post-parade festivities at the FOP hall.
Jimmy 'The Sheriff' Stewart and wife Pat enjoy the 2007 post-parade party
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Brian McBride points his mummy bride Kate out to the kids as she good-naturedly helps out with the "limbo stick"
Ems Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Peters (with granddaughter Brianna), webmaster Matt Veasey, Board Member Jim Balmer pre-parade 2012
Kids of the Banner Brigade at the front of the Philadelphia Emerald Society marching group in the 2012 Saint Patrick's Parade
Matt Maguire and Jimmy 'Sheriff' Stewart won't let a little rain spoil their good times at the 2010 Philadelphia Saint Patrick's Day Parade
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Sean Meehan, Brian McBride and Joe Mullin enjoy some tailgate gaming on Friday afternoon at the start of the 2009 Fall Fling
Diana Veasey, Jamie Meehan, Kate McBride and Jo Mullin were partying with the rest of the great turnout for the 2009 Friday night Ems pre-parade bash
Always a crowd-pleaser, the Emerald Society Pipes & Drums march ahead of the membership contingent in the 2009 St. Patrick's Parade in Philadelphia, PA
DJ Jim Mulholland, the Pied Piper of the Emerald Society, leads his little charges in games at the post-parade family party
The 2007 Philadelphia Emerald Society post-St. Pat's Parade family party, always a crowd-pleaser |
The Emerald Society post-parade family party at the FOP Lodge #5 Hall is always a big hit with the kids
Ems Vice-President Brian McBride (right) with his dad, Board Member Joe McBride (left) and VP Jim Hanratty (center) at 2012 Philly St. Patrick's Parade
Sergeant-at-Arms Steve Paul and wife Ann enjoy the 2012 Philadelphia Emerald Society party
Elysia Bellina, granddaughter of Ems webmaster Matt Veasey and great-granddaughter of Past-President Matthew Veasey shows off her Emerald Society regalia at the always popular family post-Parade party in March 2010
Monica McDowell makes it under the limbo stick at the 2009 Fall Fling. How low can they go?
Mike Veasey and Sean Meehan enjoyed a great time at the 2009 Emerald Society Pre-Parade party
"The Naked Cowboy" (Marty Walsh) appears with a cow at the 2008 Fall Fling
Ems board members Jim Hanratty and Thom Hoban, enjoy the "First Tap" of the 24-hour kegs at the 2005 Fall Flling in Wildwood Crest NJ outside the old Hialeah Hotel
Ems Presidents Past & Present:
(L-R: Jim Lennox, Bernie Quigley, Harry Marnie & Matt Veasey) at the 2003 Annual Banquet at Kings Caterers in Bristol, Pa |