The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-05-11
MINNEAPOLIS MAT TIERS
Doings in Society Circles in the
Flour City-GOssip Of the
GOssfpeTs,
Interesting Items,
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que Baptist churck will open their fair
at Freya,s Hall 5O5} Washington ave. s.,
on Monday evening May 18th and will
lun one week.
Mrs. Stapp and Miss Susie Jackson.
have opened bakery at 257a 10th ave.
South, where any one desiring home
made bread, pies, cakes etc., can obtain
them at reasonable rates..
Owing to the Indictment weather the
workmen on the Zion Baptist church
were unable to complete is sufficiently to
lay the corner stone tomorrow (Sun-
day. The ceremonies in connection
with the same ARE therefore postponed
until next Sunday May 10th.
Mr.. Chas. Valentine, an old man of
So years while going up to his room in
the Theatre Comieue where he worked
on Wednesday evening May LIST, fell
and injured himself from which be
never recovered, he died last Monday
morning at the city hospital. His re-
mains were Inferred in the Layman
cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. Edison who has lived in our
city for the past year and has been
prominent and active worker in the St.
Peters A. NJ. E. church while here, left
for Indianapolis Ind, her former home
last Wednesday, where. she will spend
severel months. Her husband left for
Washington Territory last Monday,
where he expects to make his future
home.
The Services at the Zion . Baptist
church of the East side last Sunday,
were very interesting all day. The
morning service was well attended, also
the afternoon meetings Rev. Gray Of St.
Paul preached very interesting and
logical sermon. The Unique Baptist
services were interesting and we'll at
tended during the day, Rev J. P. Brown
preached as usual very interesting
sermon in the evening.
The entertainment given by the Farr
band last monday evening at Mrs. Farr's
hair parlors, proved a grand SUI cess
financially. The band is young and are
progressing finely. Among the young
earnest, energetic, members are:
Messrs. J. G. Todd, Richard Ousley, J.
w. Brown, M. V. English, VIM. Turner,
G. Paris, VIM. Lester, f. Crawford, W.
H. Casey, F. Jifery and Adam Morris
They organized few months ago, and
have since labored under adverse cir
cumstances at times as difficulties have
arose to discourage them etc. They
have notwithstanding all progressed to
the honor and credit to the Colored citi.
zens of this city.
One Of the most universal topics of
conversation upon the streets is of the
coming production of the new drama
written by ''Hal Reid" entitled ''An
Ex-Convict" soon to be seen at the
Grand Opera. The romantic circum-
stances under which this play was writ
ten creates much comment, as it was
written in a prison cell of the peniten-.
tiary at Saltwater during the time Reid
was serving out his sentence of fifteen
years, so in reality the drama was writ
ten by ''an ex-convict." The play is
said by those who haye read it to be
one of the most interesting. meritorious
and pathetic dramas of modern times,
and will certainly pack the Grand for a
short engagement. Miss Agnes Hern-
don the most beautiful woman upon the
American stage will create the LEADING
female role. It is in four acts, and the
following quotations from various acts
indicate that beautiful sentiment pre-
vaded it: Why, look at it, boys, only
four years ago ! Was upright and re-
spected with 9 lovely wife, earning
$1,000 year. and DeVoe in some way
heard I had been convict. He ex-
posed me, and tonight you see me what
I ana broken down, miserable wreck.
Leta man be convicted once, no matter
how innocent he is, that awful stain
clings to him. Turn where he may he
cannot escape it, no matter how well he
does; let the world find it out, and he
is turned away to sink as / have done to
the lowest depths of despair. tell you
boys there are only two courses open to
an ex-convict scorned by the world, he
must either steal again or take his own
miserable life. Act II.
i am nameless, an outcast, wan
derer on the face of the earth; am that
despised thing, an ex-convict. Act II
Because baby, because I am blind
may be i shall never see the light
again. Act ~.
Save your falsehoods. You show
your love for me by deserving me in my
hour of need. Act III.
! Oh! how / thank God for you, m,
baby. # God does not hear that prayer
there is no virtue in pray Act H..
Oh! Jack! Jack! Whatever you are
however you be, may our baby Is praye;
protect you. my darling. Act II.
Thank you, my boy. It is well sale
that children are wiser than philoso