The Irish standard., 1889-05-25

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! Saltwater.
Special Correspondence to the Irish Standard.
James T. Barron has returned from a
business trip to Southern points.
John r. Hoy, of Minneapolis, was
entertained by Saltwater friends on
Sunday.
! Bro, Robt. Snlolet, Of the Duluth
police force, was a visitor to this city
last week.
Thos. McDermott, of Eau Claire,
Wis, was the guest Of relatives in this
city the first OF the week.
Miss Nellie Long was very pleasantly
surprised by party of her friends on
Monday evening. Dancing and vocal
and instrumental music were the fea-
lures of the evenings enjoyment.
The Ladies Total Abstinence Society
at their regular meeting, held Sunday
evening, elected delegates to the annual
archdiocesan convention. to be neld Ill
Minneapolis, June 9Th and 9th, as fol-
lows: Miss Mamie Kelly, Mrs. John
O'Brien. Miss Alice Sullivan and Miss
Sarah O'Brien.
| Gov. Merriam has appointed the fol-
| lowing board Of managers for the state
prison: Edwin Dunn Of Eyota; James
S. O'Brien, of Saltwater; John f. Nor
IRISH, of Hastings; Frank Temple, of
Blue Earth City, and John 9. Hunter,
of Duluth. The new board took the
oath of office and held their first bust
ness meeting on Wednesday.
! Some time ago, at a former visit OF
the societies TO this city, John O'Brlen,
president of the G. T. a. N. Arch
diocese of st. Paul, extended an inyi-
tation to the Crusaders OF Minneapolis
and St. Paul to visit him at his home in
Saltwater The Invitation was not for
gotten by the hundreds of friends and
admirers of the popular president. On
Monday evening sixty couples, COM
prislng members Of the Crusaders
society of St. Paul and their lady
friends, arrived on special train over
the Omaha road, tor the purpose of
giving MIR. and Mrs. 0 Brien a surprise
party, Mrs. O'Brien having been ap
prised of the coming of the party. The
visitors were met at the Union station
by prominent members of the local
societies and escorted to the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs O'Brien on West Olive
street. The invasion was a genuine
surprise to the president of the G. f..
A. T., but he and .his charming wife
received and entertained their guests
in most pleasing manner. Besides
the visitors from ST. Paul, a number Of
Saltwater ladies and gentlemen, who
were parties to the surprise combine
were present. The spacious parlors of
the residence were thrown open and
the visitors proceeded to enjoy them
selves in dancing, games. etc. Re
freshments were served at a seasonable
hour. One Of the most pleasing features
of the evening was the presentation to
President U'Brien, of an ebony gold
headed cane, inscribed, ''To State
President John O'Brien, from the ST..
Paul Crusaders John L. TWohy
president of the St. Paul Crusaders,
made the address which was most
happy and appropriate one. The
speaker referred to the excellent and
effective work of Mr.. O'Brlen as presi-
dent of the union The gift, Mr.. Twohy
said, was but a slight token Of the re.
spect and esteem in which the Cru
saders Of St. Paul held their worthy
state president. Pleasant mention was
made to the happy home life of the
president.
! Mr.. O'Brien respond d appropri ately.
He said: "This staff, placed in my
hands through the kindly impulse of
these friends, is suggestive that for me
old age draws on apace and is even
more than suggestion that Iam grow.
ing old. That fact is all the more I'M
pressed upon me as I look about me
here and see some Of the tallest and
sturdiest young men, whom in even my
own maturer years I have held as chill
dren upon my knee. Yet thanks to the
principles OF total abstinence, for to tht
j practice of those principles do I attrib'
ute my yigor and vitality. 1 need as yet
} no staff to support me in physical in
) frmitles, but this richly mounted cane
4 I Will place upon the shelf. lay it aside
with the family treasures and leave it
y j. hope, as an heir-lo which shall b,