The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-02-24
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former pastor OF St. Joseph's church,
this city, was the guest last week OF
Rev. w. ]. Walsh.
The funeral of Harry r. Kcogh, OF
the First South Dakota Volunteers
was held Wednesday morning from the
residence of his parents, 176 Summit
avenue. Services were held at St. Jo-
seph's church, which was filled with
friends of the deceased. Solemn
requiem high mass was celebrated by
Father Gleason, assisted by Father
Walsh and Father Shields. Miss &C.
leste Coghlan sang Calvary and John
F. Gehan Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Father O'Brien, Graceville, spoke over
the remains. He said: Though our
government may be denounced for
some Of its measures, here in the pres
ence OF this flag let me say that no
other nation on earth watches so care
fully over its soldiers. Do you think
that the poor fellows lying out on the
burning vedts of South Africa will be
brought home for interment? No:
they will lie there to bleach on alien
fields. No other government on the
face of the earth will bring its humble
soldiers thousands of miles to be in
TERED among friends" The interment
was at Calvary
The A. o. H., of this city, has do
mated $500 to the Red Cross Fund OF
the South African republics. This is
the first installment; more is to follow.
Secret Service" which is to be pre-
sented at the Grand Opera House next
week, ran for over 800 nights in New
York, $50 nights i'll Boston and nearly
two years in London. The action OF
the piece centcrs about one, Louis Dit
mont, of the United States Secret Ser
vice, who, under the alias OF Captain
Thorne, OF the Confederate Army, is in
Richmond.
Dan Ryan died at his home, 75o Syl-
van street, on last Tuesday. MIR. Ryan
was a native OF Limerick, ireland, and
one OF the truest Irishmen that ever left
the Golden Vale. He was resident
OF st. Paul for the past twenty years
and had hosts of warm friends. He
belonged to every good Irish society
that ever cropped UP wherever he
lived, including the A. o. H., OF which
he was almost a charter member, and
he died a member in good standing OF
Div. No. 8. He was also a member OF
the Minnesota Court of Foresters and
the A. O. U. W., all OF which attended
his funeral and acted as pail bearers,
both active and honorary. Dan Ryan
could be most truly called the noblcst
work of God"-an honest man. The
funeral occurred from ST. Patricks
church, Wednesday, and the intcrmcnt
was in Calvary cemetery.
Div. No. 9, A. O. H., held a regular
meeting at its hall, o1s Rice street,
last Tuesday night. A class of five
was initiated. This division will win
the state prize without doubt if it keeps
on.
Mrs. Gerald Kavanaeh and Mrs.
George Kintz were llurriedly sum-
moned to the bedside OF their beloved
mother, Mrs. Hurley, of Lacrosse
Wis, last week on account of her ill
ness. Mrs. Hurley has SO far rccov-
cred, however, that she is now reported
out of danger, and Mrs. Kavanagh and
Mrs. Kintz have returned home.
The anniversary OF the death of Rob-
ert Emmett will be celebrated by the
A. O. H. of St. Paul at Cretin hall on
Saturday evening, March 3, instead OF
the 4th, which falls on Sunday Hon.
T. r. Kane will be the orator, and
there will be fine musical program
besides to entertain the audience.
Miss Kavanagh, who has been
spending the past few months in St.
Paul, has returned to her home in
Graceville, being called there rather
suddenly to attend the funeral of her
uncle, Mr.. John Hoban, who died there
on Feb. 20. Mr. Hoban had reached
the ripe age of IS years, leaving a fam
lily of six sons and three daughters and
their children to mourn his departure
from this life May his soul rest in
peace
Masters Charles A. Pewters and
George Schram, president and treas
urer, respectively, of the St. Paul
"Tally Ho" Coasting Club, gave a
grand moonlight coasting sleigh-ridc
last evening, in honor of Miss Katie
Kelly, of New York, who is visiting
friends in St. Paul this winter. Miss
Kelly is delighted with the Minnesota
climate and the hospitable young peo-
pie of the Sanity City, hundreds of
whom she has met.
The Fourth Ward Central Demo-
cratic Club will meet at headquarters
in the Court block, next Monday even
ing at 8 p. M, on business of impor-
lance to the club and its members.
1t is currently reported, and most
likely true, that Miss Maud Come will
be invited to visit St. Paul in the near
future. If such be the case, there will
be no hall in the capital city big
enough TO contain the crowd that