The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-12-29
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Ne eppy New Year! 5.
s. The FatherM athew society are prepar-
ing to celebrate their twentieth anniver-
S3sary onsJ January 10.
4 Vim: Noonan passed through the city
.s5o1, N ondaY, on his way home from Du-
sslutb to spend Christmas with his family
s5Ssat Winona..
j. Fl. Suthoff, OF Minneapolis, was
7 looking over our city on Monday. He
u He thinksIthis IS the town for business.
Good Judge!
81. Lovers Of skating have had good
opportunity to exercise on the ice skates
/, this season. One retail firm report
having sold 375 pairs
n The Celtic-American club will meet
tomorrow, Sunday, afternoon, probably
\ at Garfield Post hall. An elaborate
4 programme of entertainment has been
prepared for The meeting.
John O'Brien and J..F. MCGUIRE
president and vice president respective
~ Of the G. T. A. IT,, go to Belle Greek,
GoodLue count Oh Friday to attend the
fifteenth anniversary of the Father
Mathew society OF that place.
l'be Globe issued an immense annual
paper on Sunday, relating i'll glowing
figures the progress Of the city for the
past twelve months The Pioneer Press
will come out on New Years day with q
paper of which the people may feel
proud.
On Sunday next The Crusaders viii
nominate of the socisty for the ensuing
Elk months, to be voted on che following
Sunday. Those who have never heard
the nominating speeches Of this society
should attend Sunday afternoon. A
special musical and literary programme
vii, also be rendered. All are welcome.
On Sunday last, Archbishop Ireland
blessed The new bell ntSt. Luke's church
which will hereafter call the faithful OF
ST.. Anthony Hill together. The Arch
bishop preached q short but earnest
sermon, commencing The congregation
for their zeal and libers]ity i'll church
matters and urged ell to make success
The sacred concerr which is to be given
on Friday evening. His Grace said that
he had high hopes for the future OF St.
IIuke's, for Oh this spot would live the
the future grand cathedral of the do
cese Of St. Paul. He also intimated that
tbs Episcopal residence would very soon
Do erected there, so that he could give
more attention tc the growing wants Of
the parish. After Mass the solemn cere-
mony of blessing the bell was performed
with the assistance of the pastor, Father
TTiaxlyr, and Father Byrne, Of the Cathe-
dral. After the ceremony, each men,
Der OF the congregation approached the
bell and tested It's eound, the musical
notes ringing out joyful]y. The bell,
which is about Three feet in diameter
and very heavy, is the gift of Messrs.
Cunningham, Murphy, Boog and Lilly.
The weather Of the past few days
makes the projectors of the Ice palace
feel iubilant. The palace to greet the
ewes of the public will be still grander
than the ones of 81 and '88. 1t will be
erected on the south side OF the river
four hundred feet east Of Wabasha street
bridge in West ST.. Paul. It will be OF
Romanistic style of architecture. The
high tower will be such as they built on
the ancient war castles Of Rome, one
hundred and forty feet high, square, and
large enough to hold an army on the
top and within its wallis. Surrounding
this great tower there will be o number
Of smaller towers round in form and
rising to various heights. The length
of the castle will be three hundred and
twenty feet, the width three hundred
feet and the height over all one hundred
and forty feet. The interior will have g.
maze such as was built last year, statu-
ary Of ice will adorn the alcoves and
large paintings on canvas representing
polar scenery will hang on the walls OF
tie different apartments. Huge icicles
will ornament the architecture OF the
interior, giving it a true arctic appear
ance.
TIE ANTI-POVERTY SOCIETY.