The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-02
ST. PAUL.

Morrison members of the interstate rail-
road commission are at the Ryan hotel
comforting with railroad commissioners
Becker, Gibbs and Williams of this
state.
The council Committe on printing
have recommended the award of the city
job printing to ID. Ramaley & Sons and
the contract for furnishing the City with
stationery supplies to the st. Paul Book
and Stationery Go.
Sister Mary Francis DeSales, OF the
House of the Good Shepherd, died
Tuesday aged IS years. In the world
she was known as Margaret Casey, and
she had been member of the Sisterhood
for twenty-four years. She came to st.
Paul when the order Was first established.
The Ramsey county medical society
have elected the following officers: Pres
ident, DR.. Justus Usage, vice. president,
DR.. Hoyt; treasurer, DIR. Gillette; re-
cordipg secretary, DIR. Fitzsimmons;
corresponding secretary, DIR. Alcinaa
Pine; executive committee, Doctors
James McNaraara and Sweeney.
The Board Of Trade Synolcate of ST..
Paul has flied articles Of incorporation.
The object is to bay anasell lands, ETC..
but more particularly to provide con-
yenient places for persons engaged in
the produce and commission business.
Il is the attention OF the incorporators
TO begin the erection OF large building
or buildings where file commission bassi-
ness may be concentrated.
St. Johns G. r. a.. Society, Dayton's
Bluff, held o. very interesting meeting
iast Sunday, Vice~P Precedent Joyce pre-
siding, It was resolved to have n rally
Of sone KIND, and On hearaug the report
OF the com1nitteo appointed at a former
meeting, it WAS decided to invite Father
Keane, Of St. Thomas seminary. to de-
liver an address at the church, the date
being set tor Wednesday, February 6.
AS Father Keana ia IL favoriie, it will
certainly be to their advantage to hear
him Oh this occasion.
DIR. III. j. O'Brien read most excel
lent paper before The Crusaders Society
Oh last Sunday. The paper treated upon
the use Of alcohol and it's effects on the
human s;sten1. It WAS a carefully
written and very exhaustive paper. DR..
O'Br;sp was one OF the original mem
hers Of the Crusaders and now that he Is
among the successful M. DIS, he aids
his former cl1panions in the good work.
'sElarry" has had several consultations
viii, tie leading doctors Of the city
and his opinions Gre always highly ce~
spseted. Yl,, rest OF the programme
was we'll received and eight new mem
Eare joined The society.
The raw ana beautiful Convent OF the
Visitation, which. occupies command
ing site on high bluff near tbs corner
Of Robert and Thirteenth streets, was
formally blessed and conseerated Tues
day forenoon III the presence Of large
gathering Of invited guests. The i'm
preksive ceremony Of dedication com
menceli shortly after 8 a. IA, Archbishop
Ireland ciEcialing, assisted by Reverends
Ca1lIct, haleigh. Bigot, Gibbons, PLAT,
La]or, Cosgrove, N[ahoneyy Concoy and
Oonley,
The chanting Of the dadicatory service
commenced in the main class room,
which haG been converted into a tempo
rary chapel and the solemn exercises
were continued unt1l every room in the
building had been visited and couse.
Grated.
.High Mass was celebrated at 10 o'clock
in the pretty little chapel above men
tioned, Father Stanley being the cele"
brant. Archbishop Ireland occupied
his THRONE to the left Of the altar during
Mass. being attended by Fathers Caillet
and Plut.
At the conclusion OF the Mass the
clergy retired to tho refractory and par
took CT surnptuous repast gwen by
tht, Misses Kelly and McQuillan.
'rhe naw convent is model Of archl-
tectu1al beauty, and IN every way fitted
foe She: purposes for which it is to be
used The folio wing is q list Of the Sis
ters in charge; Mother Clementine, Sis
tiers Agatha .Magdalen. Cecilia, Jose
phine, Agnes. Glare, vincent1a, Dolores,
Mary Frances and Margaret Mary.
Ii vas quite s O'Clock when the doors
we're thrown open, and the hall was
quickly filled by friends Of the pupils
and the institution, After a song Of vel
come by chorus Of some thirty voices,
Misses Danagh and Lam phrey played IN
uerfect time and with exquisite effect q