The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-10-17
THE ORPHAN FAIR
1t Opens at Harmonic Hall on Tuesday,
Oct, 20 for Eight DAYS.

Oct. 40 for Eight Days.
The fair for the benefit Of the orphan
boys which opens at Harmonic Hall next
Tuesday has every promise OF being the
most attractive and successful of any here
tofore held in this city for the sweet cause
of charity. go
T For the past month the ladies of the
various parishes to be represented at the
fair have been busily engaged in prelim-
mary work and have met with gratifying
success in their appeals to the public. They
have been the recipients Of many generous
donations, both in cash and merchandise,
and they are entitled to the thanks of the
orphan association for their unremitting
and somewhat disagreeable labors for a
worthy object. Several of the gentlemen
connected with the enterprise have also
rendered valuable service, notably P. J.
Kennedy, John T. MCGOWAN, VIM. M.
Regan, M. Gavin, John Norton, Capt.
Whelan, John M. Gleason, ]. J. Lane, HUI
bert Kelly, Barney Mousse and others,
who left their business and spent several
days hustling around in the interest of
the fair.
ceived up to the time Of writing:
Miss Weller, lot in Arlington Heights
valued at 5000; P J. Kennedy, Columbia
ladies' bicycle. 500; Pope Manufa curing
Co., a Columbia bicycle for men, 500, of
which Mr.. Kennedy contributes one half;
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., fancy
gun, worth $50; A. Featferstone & Co.,
a girls bicycle, $40; Smith & Wesson re-
volver, $40; Simmons Hardware Co., a
banquet lamp, $40; Deere-Webber Co., a
boys 26-inch bicycle, $50.
The foregoing articles were procured
through the solicitation of Mr.. Kennedy.
Bishop McGolrick has donated ladies'
gold watch, SIS; Mr.. Cannon, merchan-
disc, $40; Barney & Berry, two pairs Of
skates, $40. Donations in merchandise
were made by Wyman, Partridge & Co.,
Janney, Semple & Co., New England Fur
niture Co., Minneapolis Dry Goods Co..
Dyer Bros, Thomas Dry Goods Co, Good
. The following cash donations were
made: Regan Bros, $50; VIM. Donaldson
& Co., $25: W. J. Murphy, $40; Pioneer
Fuel Co., $40; Geo. w. Porter, SO; Hubert
Kelly, SIS; Brewers Association. $50; Rev.
D:-L. Murray, Blooming Prairie. $40;
er, S.; w D. Washburn, IS; c. A. Pills
bury, IS; J. S. Ryan, IS; ]. A. O'Rrien, S.;
F. McArdle,. SIS; ]. c.. Oswald, IS; Judge
S. Mahoney, S.; John i. MCGEE. IS; Nc
Donald Bros, $40 and J. H. Sessions, S..
There are contributions received by the
ladies not enumerated here.
Mrs. McDougall will be in charge of the
dining room with corps Of assistants
Meal tickets will be sold for $3.50 to last
the entire week. full list of the ladies
in charge Of the different booths will APP
pear in the next issue Of the IRISH
STANDARD.
{ The curiosities from Ireland for the
adornment of the Irish village are on the
way and will reach here In time for the
fair. -,.g4.4
The great event of the week will be the
sacred concert by Danz orchestra on Sun
day afternoon, Oct. Is, and the lecture in
the evening by some prominent parsonage,
,proba bly, Archbishop Ireland or Bishop
McGolrick.
A special melting of all the ladies and
gentlemen taking part in the fair will be
held on Sunday evening, Oct. 10, at 1880
in the Browson Club rooms, and all are
urgently requested to be present