The Irish standard., 1898-08-20
IN and AROUND THE CITY.

brated in the city during the week at
the fashionable hour Of high noon,"
and the young couples and their guests
had "high old time" of 1t.
Rev. Father Kelly, of st. Anthony of
Padua, was delegate to the national
convention at Boston of the Catholic
Total Abstainers of America.
- The ladies of the Church of the Assem-
sion gave a lawn fete last Wednesday
night OH the lawn of the parsonage,
Bryant and Eighteenth avenue north,
for the benefit of the church. The lawns
were prettily decorated with colored
lanterns. and several hundred persons
called during the evening. Ices and
cake were served by the young ladies of
the church, and the cadet band of the
A. y. H. discoursed popular airs during
the evening.
A grand annual reunion of the men,
bers of Holy Rosary parish was held in
the capacious hall underneath the church
last Tuesday night About 1000 persons
must have been in attendance during the
evening. The cadet band of the A. o.
H. gave popular selections, and ice
cream and cake Was served in abund-
ance by the young ladies under the SUI
perintendence of Mrs. John McAllister.
Father Sheehan entertained the vast
gathering with an interesting talk on
bis foreign travels, and was listened to
With rapt attention. Everyone had
jolly time.
Henry J. Gjertsen was elected last
Tuesday evening by his Scandinavian
friends as president of the Viking Re
publican League. The organization has
nothing 'Anglo-Saxon" about it, but is
composed of good Americans, neverrhe.
less.
Aid. Webster is spoken of as the most
probable nominee for mayor by the Re-
publican party. His friends are hustling
for him with the prospective delegates.
Read the editorials in today's issue
on the Anglo-American alliance, in reply
to the Minneapolis Times, and order
extra copies of the Irish Standard for
distribution among American citizens of
the various nationalities, and don't for
get the Anglo-Saxons of the A. P. A.
persuasion, who refuse to become citi-
zens of the American republic, and pre-
fer to keep the union jack for their
ensign.
Officer Tony Conroy was discharged
from the police force by Mayor Pratt
last Monday. During his eight years of
service he made the reputation of being
a capable guardian of the law, and was
the terror Of criminals of every descrip-
ton. Worse men than Tony are hold
ing their jobs.
Alfred E. Merrill is candidate for al
derman of the Fourth ward. He is
popular Republican.
The Very Rev. Father Cullen, of York,
F.. Neb., was a sojourner on his way home
in the Twin Cities Tuesday, after having
spent vacation Of two weeks with his
uncle, Hon. J. K. Cullen, of Waverly.
The following strange notice to cler-
gymen has appeared in one Of the local
daily papers: A young man in Mime
apolis would kindly ask to occasionally
be remembered in the prayers of every
clergyman under whose notice this re-
quest may come, that he may see mat
ter, about which he has been praying
for the past Ii months, in the light
which God would have him, and that he
may stand true to his convictions.
One Minneapolis boy, Corporal Frank
Jefford son of 7. Jefford, 721 Ninth ave-
nue south, was at the fight before Santi-
ago. and all but died on the field. He
has written a letter to his father, in
which he tells how Mauser bullet, fired
by Spaniard, plowed across his head
between his scalp and skull. He was in
hospital for short time, and then
sneaked out and Joined his company, so
as to be in at the fall of the city.
Rev. J. M. Cleary has not yet returned
from the East.
On Aug. is Mr.. and Mrs. j. z. Shan
messy celebrated the 18th anniversary
of their wedding at their home, 1926
Western avenue. The house was dec
GRATED with japanese lanterns in red,
white and blue. The dining room was
decorated with sweet peas and smilax,
and the parlors with golden rod and
ferns. Among the guests were several
who were at their wedding in 1883, and
the wedding presents were of every
conceivable style. The following were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. A. LIE Due, Mr..
and Mrs. George Kahala, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Winslow, Mr.. and Mrs. J. i.
Lantry, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Co.
burn, Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Walsh Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Gavin, Mrs. c. L. Leahy,
Misses Nellie and Hannah Charlton,
Miss Gilbert, Misses Lizzie and May
Flaherty, Miss Grace Lahey, Miss Dollie
Blake, Miss Emma Doane, Miss Norma
Lynch, John Charlton, DIR. D. A. Locke.
John Flaherty, Dennie O'Connor, Frank
Leahy, l.. B. Finn.
Tomorrow, matinee and night, the
Bijou will open it's doors again, pre-
senting Hoyts cleverest satire, "a Milk
White Flag for two performances only.
During the summer some Improvements
have been made, and thorough reno