The Irish standard., 1898-05-21
IN AND AROUND The CITY.


vitation from the G. A. r. asking the a.
o. H. to take part in the Memorial Day
parade was received and accepted The
matter of holding picnic or excursion
this year Was considered and it was
decided to act in conjunction with th.,
Ladies' Auxiliary in the matter A com.
mittee of one from each division will be
appointed to make arrangements. The
election OF = board of managers Tor the
A. o. II. bands was also considered, and
it was decided to have each division
elect a member at its next meeting and
report the same at once to County Presi-
dent O'Ccnnor.
The .NorWo sian-Americans of the city
celebrated the Saith anniversary of Nor.
ways Independence last Tuesday even
ing. The Observance was marked by
four celebrations. At Harmonic hall The
Norsemen's Singing society presented
Norwesi an American program to a LARGE
audience. ! lie address OF the evening
was delivered by John w. Arctander.
There was another celebration at Turner
hall, under the supervision of the Sons
of Norway which was enjoyed by a very
large and appreciative audience. Mayor
Pratt made the address of welcome and
expressed his sympathy with such cele-
brations, especially at such time as the
present. There were speeches by Prof.
Wilhelm Peterson and Ignatius DON
nelly. The latter outlined the beginning
of the Norwegian government and
showed its Importance in history. He
constrasted the present state of affairs in
Norway with that in the United States
greatly to our disadvantage and in clos
ing expressed great fears for the future
of the United States. Since his mar
riage With the handsome Marion Han
son, the Sage of Nininger Is more Nor
wegian than the Norwegians them
selves, judging from his speech as cCir-
pared with that CT John W. Arctander
at Harmonic hall on the same occasion.
Last Tuesday evening in the First
Unitarian church Mr.. Willet Ankeny and
Miss Josephine Hosmer were united in
marriage by the uncle of the bride, Rev.
George Fl. Hosmer, of Boston. The
bridegroom and his best man, Robert
Northway, awaited the bride, who de-
scended the right aisle, preceded by her
maids and ushers. The ushers We're:
Ernest Hcsmer OF St. Louis, brother
of the bride; Sewall Andrews, Charles
Gale and John Thomas. They We're fol-
lowed by little Miss Millicent Hosmer,
carrying a large basket of pink and
white carnations. The maids-Miss May
Ankeny sister of the bridegroom, and
Miss Margaret Woodland Of st. Louis
were in Pink and white, the colors pre-
vailing in the wedding. Miss Ruth Hos
ing bride is the daughter of Dr. J. x.
Hosmer. the public librarian, and thu:
bridegroom is the son CT A. T. Ankeny,
the we'll known attorney and former
president Of the board of education.
The Methodist ministers at their meet
ing last Monday discussed Shakespeare
and had a lively debate as to the pro-
priety of ministers attending the plays
of the immortal dramatist when por-
trayed by first-class actors, or whether
they should keep away from the play
houses altogether. 1t is safe to say that
intelligent clergymcn Of every denomi-
nation would profit by witnessing some
of Shakcspeare's plays when presented
by the stars of the stage.
The fund for the benefit of the Thir-
teenth regiment in Minneapolis has al
most reached the $4,000 mark. The TO-
tai pledged up to Wednesday night was
$3.50. Among the largest contributions
received were: Washburn- Crosby COM
pany, $500; st. Anthony and Dakota
Elevator company, 5000; w. H. Eustis,
$500; Consolidated Milling company,
5000; Thomas Lowry, 500; H. w.
Brown, $500; W. S. Mott company, 500;
Shevlin-Carpenter company, s1Oo. The
Thirteenth goes from San Francisco to
Manila to assist Admiral Dewey in
gaining control Of the Philippines. Sew
eral Irish boys are in the regiment, in.
Guiding Lieut.. Byrne and Corporal Fin
negan.
Mrs. Edward Egan, wife Of the coun-
ty commissioner, underwent a painful
surgical operation last Sunday She is
reported to be doing well.
CHESTER j. Colburn, the self styled
faith-cure doctor of recent notoriety
committed suicide Monday morning by
hanging himself in his barn at the rear
of his residence, 527 Girard avenue
north. He had retired to bed the pre-
vious evening apparently in good spirits.
About S o'clock Monday morning he
went to the barn, wired the door behind
him and assembled to the loft. Placing
chair near the edge of the opening
used for pitching hay through to the
floor below, he tied rope round raft
err, then round his neck and sprang
through the hole to his DEATH The drop
was a long one and his neck was brok-
zen. The body was found within an hour.
He was b4 years old, and leaves a wife
and five children. He claimed he vas
controlled by spirits and that no harm