The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-11-25
Thanksgiving Festival.

The members of St. Charles parish
are making elaborate preparations for a
grand Thanksgiving festival which is to
open with supper Thanksgiving even
ing, in the assembly, rooms of the church.
The festival will continue for few DAYS.
F;iday evening the ladies will serve an
oyster supper, followed by a literary
and musical program. Saturday even
ing public reception will be given III
the church parlors to Governor Lind
and Mayor Gray, who will both deliver
addresses. The governors staff and
other prominent officials have also
promised to be present. The COVER
nor's many friends in Minneapolis will
not fail to be present in large numbers
to meet his excellency and to pay their
respects to the chief executive OF the
state. The festival will close Monday
evening, when the many prizes, gener-
ously donated by the business men OF
the city, will be distributed.
What promises to be one OF the great
est features of the festival are the two
spirited contests for fur coat and a
diamond ring, which will also come to
d close Monday evening. Captain Geo.
Kehoe, of headquarters" and Officer
Peter Mclaughlin, of the Central sta
ton, are the contestants for the fur coat
The interest which the entire police and
fire departments are taking in this con-
test bids fair to promise that the two
popular representatives of these depart
ments will run very close and exciting
race, and, judging from the work that
has already been done by both the con-
testants, it is not difficult to predict
that whichever department procures the
coveted prize, its representative will
FULLY have earned his glory in hard
fought struggle. No less interest is
shown in the contest Tor the diamond
ring. Miss Margaret McDermott and
Miss Lillian Dubay have both host oil
irienS Din South Minneapolis, who will
leave nothing undonc to secure victory
for their iavorite, and the outcome OF
this contest will be watched with the
keenest interest in South Side circles.
The dining-room will be in charge Of
Mesdames O'Connel1, P. Kennedy, D.
O'Brien, Dempsey, Gill, O'Neil, Nc
Kenna, Siverling, ]. O'Bricn, Williams,
MCGEE, Higgins and McCuslSer.
The fancy table will be taken care Of
by the young ladies, and the Misses
Anna Fox, Laura Siverling, Mary Gar
vey, Theresa Langan, May Perusse,
Sarah Corbett and Mary Egan will be
in charge.
Miss Tillie Richards and Miss Agnes
Mooney will preside at the candy table,
for which they have already solicited
numerous donations.
The Misses Nellie Fox, Maggie Swift
and Katharine O'Brien will look after
the fish pond, which is specially gotten
up for the children who will attend the
festival Friday afternoon.
The Young Ladies' Temperance Guild
has generously donated a number of
handsome articles, which will be dis
posed of during the festival Messrs
D. A. Egan, Richard Miller, Owen
Doherty and Bert Kenney constitute
the committee which will look after this
feature of the festival.
Mr.. Charles E. Theme, window trim
mcr at William Donaldson & Co.'S, has
kindly consented 10 supcrintend the dec
orations OF the hall for the reception to
be rendered the governor Saturday
evening.
From the unusual interest shown in
the festival on the part OF all the men,
bcrs OF the parish, it evidently seems to
be their intention to make their devoted
pastor, Father Cleary, feel Justly proud
OF the eminent success OF this Thanks
giving festival.