St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-22
TO PREACH.
Secretary Harris, Of the West Side z.
N. G. A., Granted License.
PUPILS ARE PRACrIcING.
Little Patriots Preparing to Celebrate
Decoration Day---Sixth Ward
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| The quarterly conference Of the Clin-
ton Avenue NJ. K. church was held last
evening, all official members of the
church being in attendance. The busi-
ness affairs of the church were dis
cussed at langth. the financial condition
IOf the body being highly satisfactory to
the conference. 1t was decided to
license w. J. Harris, secretary of the
IL. M. C. A. to preach in the district.
MIR. Harris was for several years stu
dent tor the ministry being compelled to
refrain from further reading for the
present owing to an affection Of the
ewes, His initial sermon will be awaited
with interest, and will probably be de-
liyered in the parlors of the Y. NJ. G. A..
A full report of the dedicatOry proceed
ings was submitted to the conference. !,
Practice classes are being held every
evening at the Humboldt school in
order to train the pupils to proper de-
gree of perfection and precision in time
for the Decoration day celebration at
the high school, in which all the schools
of the city will be represented. The
Miss Putnam, is becoming wonderfully
proficient, and will on the occasion be
clad in costumes representing daisies.
the dresses of white with yellow sashes,
and wreaths OF cut flowers will crown
their tiny heads. Although the various
classes of the school have been drilled
in their parts in separate apartments.
the entire chorus has on several Occa-
sionS has been brought together by
Prof. J. G. Bryant. The result has
proved eminently satisfactory. The
principal and teachers of the school
will have reason to be proud OF their
chorus on the 30th.
An alarm of fire was turned in yes
terday afternoon about 5 O'Clock from
the corner of Fillmore and Dakota
avenues. Three steamers and large
assortment of hook and ladder Trucks
and hose carts were quickly on the
scene and ready for business. Flames
a twO-stOry frame building known as
the Merritt house, and work was at
once commenced with Chemical No. 8,
the fire being put out in very short
order. The flames originated from
spark dropped in an old mattress. The
damage is estimated at about $500, fully
insured.
Residents of the Sixth ward disap-
prove of the way in which the sprink-
ling is being done in that portion of the
CITY. and expressed their sentiments in
the form of a half-doZen petitions, which
were circulated in all quarters yester-
day. The signers we're numerous, the
list containing the names OF all the
prominent merchants and residents OF
the West side. The petition asks the
council to provide for the sprinkling OF
Indiana avenue, residents Of which thor
oughfare, it is claimed, have not seen a
sprinkler since it was graded.
The ladies of the Willard ". =. i. y.
met yesterday afternoon at the resi-
ilence of Mrs. Doak on Midway avenue
for the purpose of transacting business
connected with the organization, and
luxuriating in that favorite and time
hOnOred social usage, a O'Clock tea.
Various matters relating to the future
conduct of the organization were dis
Gus sed at length, and plans made for
renewed activity in the same fields
which have occupied the attention OF
the organization in the past. The MEM
bership of this branch of the order is
increasing, and expectations are enter
tanned that considerable more ground
will be covered by it in the future than
in the past.
: A pink tea was given last evening by
the ladies of st. Michael's church at the
school house hall. There was large
attendance, and the excellent pro-
gramme rend cred was enthusiastically
received by the audience. The young
ladies are encouraged by the success of
the affair, and will repeat the effort
shortly.
Fritz Koehuke left last evening for
New York city, where he will embark
on one of the Hamburg line steamers for
Germany. He goes to attend the golden
wedding of his father and mother in
that city, and will be absent several
months.
The paving of the uptown bridge is
going on rapidly.
ID. e. Fairbanks. who was knocked
down by the motor at South st. Paul
on Monday, is doing we'll.
w. A. Carlin, of Duluth, was Wis
itor on the West side yesterday.