The Irish standard., 1899-07-08
DULUTH NEWS.

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Mrs. M. A. Ryan is entertaining her
brother, who arrived from Bay CITY.
Mich, last week.
A. Murphy, Jr., was elected recording
secretary of the Duluth Typographical
Union No. 1856 at its regular meeting
last Sunday. This is his third successive
year in the position.
St. James Court, C. o. F., donated a
handsome umbrella to the St. James
church picnic on the Fourth to be con-
tested for.
M. H. Mcmahon and D. P. McDon-
aid returned last week from the national
convention of the c. o. F., held at
Burlington, Vt.
Miss Mamie Sweeney returned last
week after a pleasant visit with friends
in St. Paul
The wedding of Miss Martha May
hew, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Mayhem, to Ernest Walworth, took
place at the parsonage of the West End
Catholic church, Wednesday morning
of last week. The groom is an employee
of the Missabe road and the bride
well known and popular young lady of
West Duluth.
Miss May Horigan returned Wednes-
day morning Of last week after two
weeks visit in the Twin Cities.
A wedding of considerable interest
was that of Miss Virginia La Vague,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. La
Vague, and Charles Francis Macdonald
on Wednesday evening Of last week.
The wedding ceremony, which was an
exceedingly pretty and impressive one,
was witnessed by only the immediate
relatives and some OF Miss La Vaque's
girl friends. The marriage took place
at Bishop McGolricks residence at 1880
in the evening. AS the bridal party en-
tered the room in which the ceremony
took place, Flaaten's orchestra played
the Lohengrin wedding March," and
while the impressive ritual was read, the
orchestra played very softly from Schu-
inann's "Traumerei." The bride wore
a beautiful gown of rich white faille
silk, with the bodice draped with duch-
esse lace and white chiffon. She carried
shower bouquet of white bridal roses
and wore a bow of white ribbon in her
hair.
In the grand parade here on Fourth
of July Div. No. 7, A. o. H.. did itself
proud. There was large turnout of
the members in their full regalia and
under the marshalship of Michael J.
Kelleher it was admired all along the
line. 1t headed all other societies in the
parade, following the military compa-
mics.
Miss Kathryn Horrigan, of Coquet,
spent the Fourth here with her sister,
Miss May Horrigan of 127 West Fourth
street.
Miss Tena Shannon has gone to Chi
cago, where she will visit for a few
weeks.
Word has just been received that
Frank Maginnis, son of C. P. Maginnis,
and Duluth boy, has been promoted
to the rank of captain in the regular
army, dating from May 10. He was
graduated from West Point in May
1893, and his elevation to the rank of
captain in one year is something un-
usual and very creditable to the young
officer. He is now in Porto Rico.
The grand patriotic celebration under
the auspices of the cathedral parish last
Monday evening at Catholic Association
hall was very successful affair. The
hall was we'll filled and was profusely
decorated with the national colors, the
lights being shaded and blending har-
moniously, giving very pleasing effect.
The first number on the program was
the comic farce, "Betsy Baker," in
which Misses Anna Carroll and Sarah
McNulty and Messrs. H. Carroll and
Frank Conley took part 1t was most
amusing farce and kept the audience in
good humor all through its performance,
many times provoking uproarious
laughter, and was a most enjoyable
piece. The next number was the open
ing chorus by the Ministries, which be-
gan with a stanza of ''The Star Spangled
Banner" which was loudly applauded.
The end men were Messrs. ]. Medley,
c. Applehagen, D. G. Paddock and J.
R. Pecan, and they did themselves
proud. The interlocutor was R. H.
Cox, and it goes without saying that
Bob" acquitted himself in his usual
admirable style. The Moonshine quar-
tet rendered number which was we'll
received, and the Duluth Banjo club
gave mandolin and guitar selection
which was very pleasing. The Ministries
were Messrs. D. G. Paddock, ]. G.
McDermid, c. Applehagen, D. Black,
D. Evans, r. H. Cox, George Beck
and Joseph Medley. 1t was an excellent