The Irish standard., 1900-05-12
CITY AND VICINITY.
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Rev. ]. T. Harrison, pastor of St.
Joseph's church, St. Paul, will lecture
Sunday evening, May 20, at the I'M
maculate Conception church.
f. A. D. Smith, the renegade Democrat,
is making imperialistic speeches for the
Republicans. What reward shall he get
Il for his anti-American harangues?
Mayor Gray remitted draft for
$1,1s2 last Saturday to aid the Ottawa
fire sufferers. Another draft will be sent
soon, making the Minneapolis contribu-
ton about $780,
The residence of T. McInerney, HOO
Jefferson street, was damaged by fire
Monday morning to the extent of sew
eral hundred dollars. Mr.. McInerney
is a member of the local fire department.
The Holy Name society and the Ca
diets society of the Immaculate Concep-
tion church will receive holy commun-
Mon at the $3.50 mass Sunday morning.
These societies will meet at o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
St. Dominic's Court, w. C. o. F.,
will meet Wednesday evening at Fores-
ter hall. Reports from the delegates
who attended the national convention
OF the w. C. o. F. in Chicago last
week will be read
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, author OF
"The Battle Hymn OF the Republic, "
lectured to the university students dur
ing the week. She is an anti-imperialist.
Judge Thomas Canty has opened a
law office at 4I6 Guaranty Loan build
ing.
Information comes from Detroit,
Mich, that DR.. Edward f. Vincent for
merly superintendent of the Minneapo-
lis Keeley Institute, was run over and
killed by street car in that city Fri
day. DR.. Vincent left Minneapolis
eight months ago to assume charge Of
the Keeley institute in Detroit.
Rev. DR.. Degnan, OF New Rich
mond, Wis, will lecture Sunday even-
ing, May 20, at St. Lawrence's church,
Twelfth avenue and Seventh street Sc.
Preceding the lecture sacred concert
will be given under the auspices of St.
Lawrence's choir. The proceeds will go
to the payment of a new organ.
The Tom Moore Literary club will
celebrate the anniversary of Erin's ma
tional poet Monday evening, May 2S,
at Odd Fellows hall, geo Nicollet ave-
nue.. Thomas r. Kane, St. Paul, will
deliver an address, and the melodies Of
Moore will be played and sung by
prominent Minneapolis musicians.
Hon. Charles A. Towne, of Duluth,
was the principal speaker at the Ben
Franklin club meeting in aid of the
Beers, which was held in this city last
Saturday evening He elected rapturous
applause by his exposure of British Gu
pidity and injustice, and his advocacy
of republican liberty not only in South
Africa but the wide world over. He is
one of the great speakers of America
Colonel John H. Stevens and wife
celebrated their golden wedding last
Thursday. The old couple came to
Minneapolis as the first pioneers, and
their daughter, Mary, was the first white
child born within the sound of St. An
thony Falls. Colonel Stevens was born
in Canada in 1890, and Mrs. Stevens was
born in Rockford, ILL., The Irish Stand
ard extends its congratulations to the
venerable pioneers on the anniversary
of their marriage.
The, ten days mission by the Re-
demptorist Fathers of St. Louis, No.
opened auspiciously last Sunday at St.
Charles church and has been largely
attended during the week. The ser
mons by Father Francis and Father
Bond are attracting great multitudes
They are both powerful pulpit orators
who reflect honor on the holy order to
which they belong. The services to-
morrow will be of a most impressive
character, and the sacred temple will be
taxed to its utmost capacity at night
Every accommodation has been pro-
vided for Protestants and Catholics.
At meeting of the special commit
tee on the Franklin avenue cross car
line, held last Wednesday afternoon,
Judge J. R. Corrigan delivered a mas
terly address in favor of the project,
which silenced opposition to large ex-
tent. He produced maps of Chicago
and Detroit showing the cross town
lines in operation in those cities, and
convinced the majority of the audience
by an array of facts and figures that it
would be not only a convenience to the
residents of the district but profitable
undertaking for the Rapid Transit COM
pany to have a new line on Franklin
avenue at the earliest possible moment.
Last Wednesday the g. 0. p. of Hen
nepin county convened in this city to Sc
lect 112 delegates to the state conven-
ton, which will be held in the Exposi-
ton next Wednesday. General S. E.
Olson and Thomas H. Shevlin were
chosen as delegates to the national con-
vention in Philadelphia and will "pay