The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-06-27
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Telephone, Twin City, 27S.
CITY IN BRIEF.

At three O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
at Holy Rosary church, class of two
hundred will be confirmed.
AT st. Clements church in N. E. Min
neapolis, last Sunday, class of forty
boys and girls received First Com
munion at eight o'clock Mass.
White prayer books and rosaries for
First Communion children at the
Standard Catholic Book Store, 81 18th
street So, second floor.
Mrs. NJ. e. Campion of st. Patrick,
MIMI, and her sister, Miss Margaret
O'Brien, st. Thomas, Mimi, were WIS.,
itors for several days in Minneapolis
this week.
A reunion of the people of Holy
Rosary parish will take place in the
school hall, July %. Good music and
refreshments will be the program. The
entertainment is called a midsummer
festival
Miss Frances Vincent, who gradual
ted from Holy Angels Academy last
week entertained her schoolmates at
dinner Wednesday. Miss Vincent
departed from the city, the following
day for an extended visit in Iowa.
Largest and best stock of prayer
books and rosaries to be found in the
city at the Standard Catholic Book
Store, 81 So. 4th street. Just the
place to get what is needed for the
boys and girls who are about to make
their First Communion.
A retreat for the sisters of st. Joseph
Order, province of st. Paul, COM
menced last Thursday evening at st.
Joseph's Academy, st. Paul, and will
end on July 2nd. Rev. Robert Nc
Namara, a Passionist Father, is con-
Quoting the retreat.
Division No. 10 of the Ancient Ord
er of Hibernians of Hennepin county
has been organized by County Presi-
dent, j. J. Fitzgerald. The new
division will meet at Brotherhood hall,
Twentyfourth and Central avenues n.
E. John Gormley, the Central avenue
druggist, was elected president.
Mrs. Annie Bridell died last Monday
at her home, 912 Third avenue north,
after an illness of two days. The
deceased was fifty years of age and
leaves one son and three daughters.
Her funeral was held from the In
maculate church., Wednesday after
noon. The internent was at st. Ma
rvs cemetary.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. DAILY departed for
Ireland last Sunday evening, and are
now ON an Atlantic liner. A good
sized delegation Of friends gathered at
the Union depot to bid them farewell
and pleasant voyage. One of the
pleasing events of the parting ceremon-
les was the presentation Of a substan-
tial purse by their Hibernian friends
The ice cream social which was to
have taken place last Wednesday eve
ming, st. Anthony parish, is postponed
until next Tuesday evening, corner
Eighth avenue and Main street n. Z.
Besides refreshments the people will
have the pleasure Of listening to the
music of good orchestra during the
entertainment. Admission Is cents.
The state convention of Minnesota
Retail Liquor Dealers was held in this
city Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week with 17G delegates
present. At Thursdays session the
election of officers was held. J. G.
Donahue of Minneapolis was elected
state president, and Robert Mcnamara
also Of this city, state secretary.
An association of former city officials
will probably be formed soon in this
city, including any aldermen or officers
who have served either on the Min
neapolis or old st. Anthony councils.
Matt. Walsh, president of the Volun-
teer Firemen's association, is promot-
ing the idea, and he hopes to carry it
through successfully.
The Holy Name society of Ascension
parish has presented to Mrs. NJ. WHEEL
an a set Of resolutions beautifully
worded and artistically executed in
scroll and handsomely framed, as
memorial of respect to the memory of
her late husband, Capt. NJ. Whelan.
The committee OH presentation was J.
G. O'Keefe, j. Connolly, and NJ. G. Nc
Caffrey. ....
The Alumni Association Of st.
Anthony parish met in their hall, cor.
Eighth avenue and Second street N. e.
last Tuesday evening. Rev. Faith
ers McDevitt, Rosemourt, Mimi, Prem
dergast, Belle Creek, Mimi, Dolphin,
st. Lawrence parish, this city, Lee and