The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-13

t j J. MoGale; Song, Good News from Home
r. c. Constock. The entertainment will com
naence promptly ct 80 o'clock
THE NATIONAL LAND LEAGUE.
Immense Success Of Their Meeting at Holy
Rosary Hall.
A delightful audience composed OF
prominent Irish citizens assembled last
Sunday evening at Holy Rosary hall tc
do honor to their great and sscred cause
II there is any lingering doubt in the
minds of ''hostiles'' as to the ability OF
the Irish, let them attend the meeting
4 tomorrow evening at Window hall
The oratory OF the speakers was superb
and elected enthusiastic APPROVAL the
singing was an illustration Of Irish tai
ent in the direction Of song and poetry
that did not fail to inspire the de-
| lighted admiration OF every nearer;
the grand unity of sentiment peryad-
ing the immense audience was a marked
and significant feature Of the occasion
and when the entertainment closed ex-
pressions were heard ON all sides COM
rnending the committee of manage
ment Of the League who arranged the
programme, and which was as follows:
Song by 2. FL. Donohue, speech by Rev.
John Connolly Of Merriam Park semi
nary, duet by Byrnes and Wright, pic
olo solo, with accompaniment, Neshem
and Bissott; song, 'sIhe Harp that ence
through Tara's Hail. by Mons Baker;
song, 'Minstel Boy" by Miss Gleason;
recitation, Mr., W. Dunn; duet by
Alsssrs. Ryan and Murphy; speech by
Father DAILY, song by P. J. Donohue,
| picoio solo with piano accompaniment
by Messrs. Byrnes and Bissot, song by
John German, speech by Chris. a. Gal
| lagher, address Roger Vail.
@ Catholic University. ,,.a
Much interest, says a dispatch from
the national capital, is felt here in the
proposed Catholic university to b.
erected in Washington at cost of ST.,
600, 600 for the building and endowment
fund. A meeting of the board of di-
rectors is to be held in April to arrange
plans for the erection Of the buildings.
so far $3.50, 900 has been raised OF this
iamonnt, 100000 has been given by
Miss Mary Gwendolen Caldwell Of
Philadelphia, and $50, 1000 by her sister.
| Baltimore and Washington are each
pledged for $50 900, Chicago has prom
ised 500 900, and New York and Phil
adelphia will doubtless raise the sum to
$1,000 Several OF the smaller cities
| have taken an active interest in the
| undertaking and before the end of this
| year there is no doubt that 81 100000
| will be raised and would be required
| for buildings and for the en-
d9Wment Of light protessorships'
The faculties Of theology and
philosophy have been decided on co be-
gin with The other faculties will be-
added in time The April meeting of.
the board will likely decide upon the
Immediate erection Of the theological
department. 1t is probable that all the
buildings will be erected of stone. The
plans calls for series of building to
be assigned to the different depart
uents. The structures will be large.
roomy and very Imposing. Bishops
Spauiding and Ireland are the fore
most workers in the enterprise. Bishop
Spaulding urges the need of such ali
Institution where the priests could be
more perfectly educated than in the
seminaries and colleges, aud where
young men who wished to devote them
selves TO literature could have the ben
eiits of instruction from thoroughly
cultivated minds. The Catholic church
wanted such an Institution where It's
young men could receive as high train
ing as the men of any other religious
denominations.
es, I've been visiting some friends
down near Bosting, said a lively look t
ing girl with the bloom Of the prairies
on her cheeks. Il used to say Boston
before went down East, but they
taught me better. Yes, like Besting
very well, and my cousins down there
are such nice girls. but they are SO /
pruiish and delicate about everything |
they do, you known. They tried to |
teach me good manners, and / did nay
best I'D learn. learned to say Bosting /
and 90 tell dbsaa TO eat between
meals SO | wouldn't have any appetite !
before folks. aud and TO use double |
hitch around the bed-pust in tighten |
ing my ah-my corsage lace, but there |
was one thing they couldn't teach me. |
They eoaged aud tried and begged and i
sham, but it was no use. was willing |!
TO become lady-like and refined, and all /
that. but just wouldn't ride III them |
hateful side-saddles. | told ,eu their |
culture was a good thing. and liked it, /
aud | would Try and take home q few /
samples of it, TO show the girls out in /
Minnesota, but | would have to draw
the line ON sigie-saddles IF I couldn't /
ride the way I wanted 70, / Wouldn { |
ride at ali. They couldn't make no /
siGesauile jiggar out Of me, not If Il
know myself. and / do most Of the
time.