The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-04-11

to the roll in the Twin Cit es. 1t was
for this reason that official action was
taken by prominent local Maccabees to
give expression of regret at his de-
parture and to present him with Il
memorial address. This was done at
largely attended meeting held at the
office of VIM. T.. Bates OH April I'd,
at which state commander 1. n. Chcl-
lew presided.
The West hotel is about to lose an
employee, who, though little known to
the patrons of the hotel and the pub
lie, has been one of the principal fac
tors in the administration of the fam
GUS hostelry since it's earliest days.
Timothy Hennessy, the steward of
the hotel. will shortly resign his stew
ardship. Mr.. Hcmessy, to those who
know him and his history. is little less
than fixture With the West. A
quarter of Il century ago, when the
late Colonel west owned and con-
Quoted the Nicollet house, Mr.. Hen
messy was his mainstay, and directed
the household to the entire satisfaction
Of the patrons. When Colonel West
built the present West hotel. Mr.. Hen
messy did not at once leave the Nicol-
let, but continued as steward until
Mr.. West disposed Of his interest in
the hOStelry. when he went to the
West. to assume charge of that house.
Since that time he has been there
continuously, and it is safe to say that
10 small part of the success of the
West is due to his judicious and care
ful management.
Detective Levi Il. German and w.
&. Vaughn terminated their connection
With the Minneapolis police depart
ment on Tuesday by request of Chief
Conroy. Last Wednesday night the
two detectives arrested William Catlin
on the charge of entering A. f. Rioux'
saloon ut "a Central avenue and locked
him up on the charge of burglary
David Gullickson, who was with Cat
lin, was allowed to walk away but
WAS arrested by Patrolman Fox, who
preferred a charge Of burglary against
him. Catlin claimed that Gullickson
induced him to participate in the bur-
glary and Guilickson. when lie found
himself behind the bars, asset ted that
he had been employed by the detee-
tives as Il stool pigeon and that Ii,
had inveigled ether men into commit
ting crimes. He asserted that he re-
ceived IS for every arrest that he
made. This statement the detectives
denied in emphatic language. Tuesday
the chief of police was witness be-
fore the grand jury and shortly after
his return from session With that
body he called the two detectives in
to his office and dismissed them.
Considerable comment is being in
dulged in throughout the city, particu-
larry in business circles, because the
banquet to President Roosevelt was
given at the hotel Nicollet instead of
at the West hotel, which they point
out as the leading hotel of the city
and Northwest, and one at which the
chief executive of the nation should be
entertained by all means. Consequent
ly, considerable criticism is being
directed at the Commercial club. In
vestigation develops, however, that the
Commercial club is not in fault. 1t is
claimed that as soon as it developed
early last week that there would be
more demand for seats at the dinner
than could be accommodated in the
club rooms, the management of the
West hotel was asked for proposition
for serving the dinner for 200. The
hotel management, it is declared,
claimed that it would be impossible
for the dinner to be given there. On
ly white walters are employed at the
West, and they figured that it would
be impossible to procure enough extra
white walters in Minneapolis, or from
other cities, in such limited time, to
serve the dinner. The Commercial
club management was also now in a
panic. They insisted that the dinner
must necessarily be given at the West,
as that was for every reason the most
desirable place for the occasion. They
said they would furnish enough Of
their own walters to make the number
sufficient. When the hotel manage
ment found that their walters would
refuse to serve with the colored ones
they We're compelled to turn down the
proposition. The Commercial club
then agreed to furnish all their wait
ers, and for colored walters exclusive
ly to furnish the dinner, but this was
also declined, as the West manage
ment feared their regular walters
would go on strike in consequence.
The only recourse was to have the
dinner at the Nicollet, where the COM
bined colored serving force of the two
dining rooms was sufficiently large
20 handle the dinner.
JOSEPH DEVL1N