The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-07-01
week to visit his brothers and sisters

week to visit his brothers and sisters
here.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Laux was the scene OF a very happy
party Tuesday evening of last week. The
occasion was the thirty-fifth anniver-
sary of their wedding and it was COM
plete surprise to them when their young
friends called on them and took posses
sion of their home, proceeding at once
to carry out their prearranged program
John Moran left last week to visit
with relatives in Ireland He will be
gone almost three months.
The commencement exercises OF the
St. Anthony school were held Wednes-
day evening Of last week at Turner hall.
There was large audience present. A
fine program Of Rotations, vocal and
instrumental music and tableaux was
rendered.
The pupils OF Miss Theresa Lynn, as
sisted by Miss Julia Donovan, Miss
Anna Farrell, James Lynn and James
McDermid, gave a recital at Proctor
knott Friday evening OF last week
The award of premiums and medals at
the St. Thomas school closing was as
follows: The gold medal for excellence
in Christian doctrine awarded to Master
Frank Mcleod. Donor, Rt. Rev. James
McGolrick, D. D. Gold medal for ami
able and polite department, scholarship
and general progress, awarded to Master
Frank Summers. Gold medal for ami
able and polite department. scholarship
and general progress, awarded to Miss
Elizabeth O'Keefe. Premiums for excel
lence in Christian doctrine awarded to
Masters William Flood Charles Crow
ley, Eddie Malone, Patrick Welsh, Miss
es Lizzie Welsh, Jeanette Ryan, An
gela Fitzgerald. Premiums for excel
lcncc in department awarded to Masters
Stuart Poirier, Harry McDcvitt, James
Hanna, Claud Ryan, Joseph Maginnis,
Charles Thomas, BERTHE Poiricr, Misses
Mary Donovan, Mary George, Mary
Mcdonald, Marie Thaycr. Premiums
for excellence i'll scholarship awarded to
Masters Cyril Magnnis, Henry Gowan,
Charles Feaks, Arthur Rogers, Misses
Helena Fitzgerald, Agnes Poirier, Lille
Fitzgerald, Lille Beck. Premiums for
attendance awarded to Masters Arthur
Ryan, John Risatti, Misses Anna Sum-
mers Jennie Bellepercllc. Premiums for
excellence in general progress awarded
to Masters Thomas Fitzgerald, John
Currie, Willie McGraw, Misses Cathc-
rinc Hughes, Mary O'Bricn. Premiums
for excellence in pcnnanship awarded
to Misses Josephine Lana, Florence
Beck, Mary Dodd, Lizzie Sullivan. Pre-
miums for excellence in drawing award
cd to Masters Robert Burke, Dale Stein,
Elmer McDcvitt, Patrick Fitzgerald,
Miss Femic Reilly. Premiums for cx-
cellcnce in order and ncatness awarded
to Masters Bernard Pierce, John Mack
cy, Misses Ellen Schmittdicl Mary
Lana, Katie Mackey. Premiums for ex-
cellencc in reading awarded to Masters
Raymond Mcagher, Charles Young,
Bernard Topham, Pearson Cripps, Miss
Gertrude Fogarty.
Bishop McGolrick is expected back
from Europe about the middle OF July.
A joint installation OF the divisions OF
Daughters Of Erin will take place ON the
evening of July S.
One OF the Canadian passenger steam
ers on several recent trips to this port
has been flying the British flag without
the usual for1nality OF displaying the
Stars and Stripes also. This action on
the part Of her captain has caused much
comment in the harbor, and on several
occasions the doughty Britishcr has been
called down for what the American mar
| liners consider a lack of courtesy. The
action of the Canadian steamer has
raised question that few local marine
| men are able to answer, as to whether
the vessel can be compelled to fly the
Stars and Stripes. The general I'M
preston is that she can mot Nothing
can be found in the statutes to make the
Canadian vessel fly the United States
flag, while on the other hand there is an
unwrittcn law that all vessels that enter a
foreign port shall fly the flag OF the
country in which, the port is, just over
her native flag. Duluth citizens are very
indignant at this insult.
On Monday evening next an enter
tainmcnt will be given in Catholic Asso-
citation hall for the benefit OF the cathc-
dral.