St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-19
SITES IN GREAT PLENTY.
The Vestry Of the Church Of the Ascen-
sion Sizes Up the Situation.
MR.. BEHRING'S DONATION.
It will Probably Not Be Accepted by
the Congregation ---Sixth Ward
Salad.

of the Ascension was held last evening
at the Office of DIR. v. j. Hawkins, on
Dakota avenue. All but two of the
vestrymen were present, and the chair
was taken by Rev. j. H. Lloyd, rector
Of the church. After the reading OF the
minutes of the previous meeting, the
proceedings took the form of very
informal discussion of various sites for
the proposed new church. Samuel
Deering, who has offered to donate
two lots on George street as site for
the new structure, was on hand with
deeds of the property, conveying the
same to the church for building pur-
poses, their acceptance being deferred.
however, pending the report Of the
building committee. There are several
sites for the new structure, and oil
these came in for share of the
discussion at last evenings ses-
sion, which lasted over three
hours. One of these sites is
on Prescott street, one on George, be-
sides the site at present occupied by the
church, and which is viewed most favor
ably by the majority of the Pensioners
as the site of the proposed new struc-
ture. After the matter had been dis
cussed in all its phases a COM
mittee was appointed to visit
the various sites and find out which
was best adapted for the pur-
poses of the church. The committee will
report to the vestry at its next meeting.
to the parish. The outcome of the mat
ter will, it is believed, result IN de-
cisiOn to build the new church on the
site of the present church building.
The Young Peoples Guild of the.
Church of the Ascension will give its
third annual reception and dance at
the Clifton hotel Tuesday evening.
Seven Arabians, among whom were
several women, were arrested for dis
orderly conduct and reckless driving
yesterday morning by Officer Hurley.
The party were holding high revel on
State street when joined by the officer,
aud were with difficulty got to the
station.
Arrangements are being made by
Mrs. j. +. Stout for musical drill to be
participated in by West Side young
ladies under fifteen years of age. The
pupils will meet at the Clinton avenue
NJ. e. church each evening after school
20. The perfected class will participate
in an entertainment entitled 1.-The Fes-
tival of Beauty" to be given in the
church on June 6.
No services were held in the Clinton
Avenue church last evening. the large
congregations which have been attend
ing the services Of the past week hav-
ing laid off one night to recuperate for
renewed energy in connection with to-
days exercises. A sermon will be
preached this morning at 1890 by Rev.
j. E. Smith, D. D., l.. L. D., of the Cen
trail Park Nj. E. church. This evening
sermon will be preached by Rev. John
Stafford, of Minneapolis, presiding ell
der of the Minneapolis district.
Rev. G. C. Herriot, a former pastor of
the Westminster Presbyterian church,
will preach there this morning and
evening.
A reorganization of the Acme club re-
suited in the election of the following
officers: j. Shields, president; j. e.
Burke, vice president; j. j. DAILY. treas
urer; N. j. Clarke, stage manager; MI
j. Cleary, assistant stage manager; j.
COrcOran, props; L. Griffin and John
MOriarity, assistant props.
The young people of St. MichaePs
church are arranging an entertainment
to be given in schOOlhOuSe hall May 20.
The event is announced as "pink
tea" from the fact that pink costumes
will be worn by the ladies. COnsidera-
BILE attention has been paid to the ar
rangement of musical programme for
the occasion.
Vincent Songer, an employe of the
street railway company whose occupa-
ton is to keep the tracks clear at the
switches on South Robert street and
Fairfield avenue and vicinity, was run
over and terribly hurt yesterday at the
point indicated. The accident was the
result of gross carelessness. if not mali
ciousness, on the part of a man who
gave the name of Napoleon Paree, when
arrested and taken to the station. Paree
is driver of an express wagon, and was
signaled by Songer to turn out, instead
of which he whipped up his team and
ran over the man, cutting him in a
frightful manner. Songer was attended
by DIR. Lewis. who dressed the injur-
les, all of which are flesh wounds,
mostly on the lower limbs of the victim.
Songer was removed to his home, 305
Concord street.