The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-17
HIBERNIA HALL OPENED.
Old Chapel of ST. yfncent's Is Now
a ChurcE, Club Hall.

Old Chapel of ST. yfncent's Is Now
a Church Club Hall.
The new hall OF st. Vincent parish,
Blair street and Virginia avenue, to be
known as Hibernia hall, was formally
opened last evening" with reception
and an excellentlyrendered programme
of addresses and music under the aus
pices OF st. Vincent's Total Abstinence
society.
The hall consists Of the old church.
rented and carpeted, and is intended
Ior the use of St. iVincent's Total Alb
stlnence society, Court No. 817, Catholic
Order or Foresters, and other societies
or the parish, for-iwhich purposes it is
eXceilently adapted
). j. Brown was chairman and Hon.
John d. O'Brien delivered the principel
ADDRESS. Among other things Mr..
O'Brien said:
II gives me great pleasure to meet
the people of ST.. Vincent,s parish. We
outsiders have great curiosity to see
Tor ourselves the parish of whose won-
derful activities we have heard so
much-of the magnificent church that
sprung into existence almost like Alad-
dius' palace-of the organization of so
| many and such furnishing societies.
| see In all about me enough to salts
~ any curiosity and awaken any adj
mlration. The mere building of struc-
lures, however grand or imposing, Is Of
little avail unless the spirit that ami
mates the worker is inspired by high
and pure ideals The grim pyramids
OF Egypt standing on those sandy
wastes after all only remind us of an
ensiaved people, a degraded civiliZa-
ton. The people Of ST. Vincent's par
+ ish are fortunate in having a pastor
who is not only a great church builder.
! but an organizer of his people. He
recognizes that churches must be built
as strong and firm. as deep and as
high as the temple that is to last for
generations
Mr.. O'Brien went on to point out the
advantages Of the temperance organ
izatiOn and to urge especially the
young people to join it, He said that
young women often thought they had
no interest in such things. but they
are mistaken. 1t is important that
they should not in the future be bound
in wedlock with Incorporate men,. and
they have as great interest in the tenn
perance cause as the parents OF the
young men about U.S.
Father CoSgrove, the pastor, said he
would love to see all laymen take a
part in all public matters. 1t was Won
derful what the people can accomplish
if they were only united and Jealous.
All young men should pc members. OF
the total abstinence society for their
own good, and for the good example
they would thus set for others. All
Catholic institutions and organizations
were Furnishing, and the St Vincent
Total Abstinence society must not be
an exception.
In closing he impressively set forth
the legacy of misery. poverty and dis
honor left by the dying drunkard to
wife, children, parents and friends.
Father Cosgrove then presented to MI.
O'Brien splendid framed picture OF
the new church OF the parish. The pro-
gramme included the following musical
numbers, which were SO finely rendered
that each was encored: Piano solos by
Miss Minnie Savage, and one by Prof.
Munor; vocal solos by Miss Tillie Nc
Guise and Miss Pearl Polar; vocal duet
by Masters John and Joe Moroney and
two vocal solos with guitar accom-
paniment by Iver Fitzsimons.