The Irish standard., 1903-05-09


III. Burns and the guards.
An Irish foot ball team for st, Paul
is the very latest. y meeting was held
at Metropolitan hail. Wabasha street,
last Sunday afternoon, which perfected
the organization. j. Il. Pewters was
chosen chairman of the meeting and
became an honorary member of the
club. The following officers were
selected for the season. but there will
be two teams. of course: President
John J. O'Brien: secretary, Thomas
Redmond. treasurer. Matt Ryan. Com
mittee on grounds and permanent az
Engagements, Dan O'Conncll, n. G. Nc
earthly John j. O'Hr.en.
Div. No. !, \. o. H., met at Central
hall on last Thursday evening and
heard reports OF the recent contest as
well as the recent ball.
VIM. Gallagher. who has been sick,
is up and around again with smiling
face
G. j. Conroy will soon leave for
Butte, Mont, where he has the con-
| tract of plumbing of tho new great
government building at that place.
Peter Carroll is promoted to conduc-
tor of the city ambulance, with office
| at rear of headquarters
| FRA nix X nDnn1,- t1n Il Of ,,,tl,,,
siast who has been sick, is around
and we'll again.
Tlios. j. McDonogh, the popular in
| surancc secretary of Div. No. 1 A. o.
H., st. Paul, has just taken unto HIM
self a blooming, blushing bride. He
| was married one day last week 1T st.
Mary's church by Rev. II. j. Gibbons,
to Miss Nora Desmond. They will BIZ
at home June LIST at 3S2 Il. Tenth
| street
The Ancient Order of Hibernians in
st. Paul is larger by 900 members,
who We're initiated last week ut Cen
trail hall. The ten divisions in the city
united in holding the exercises. and Il
picked team Of seventeen members con-
Quoted the initiation ceremonies. The
| county officers offered $500 in prizes
for the lodge securing the most mcm-
bers i'll April, and Il close competition
followed. When the cout st closed
Division No. 1 had G:l new members,
and Division No. 3 had IL. With other
divisions following closely. The ccrc-
| monies were under the supervision of
". w. McGoey, county president; ]. j.
Regain, state president and Robert j.
Clarke, state president of the ilsur-
ance fund. There were about 500
members of the order present to wit
ness the ceremony, and, following the
exercises, there was a social session.
This addition to the ranks makes the
membership in the Eamsey county Hi
bcrnians over 1000. Ii is claimed
that Division No. i, with Il member
ship OF over 600, is the largest lodge
of liiberniAns in the world.
The engagement of Miss Nan Brcen,
of Ashland avenue. and VIM. j. preE-
dcrgast, of st. Paul, has been an
nOunccd.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Heating, of Aus
tin. Mimi, were guests of honor ut Il
dinner party given Saturday evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Mccarthy, of
Pleasant avenue.
Mrs. ii. j. Quinlan gave an Informal
card party Monday afternoon of last
week.
Miss Mulcry. of Laurel avenue, has
returned from Duluth
Mrs. Kelly ana Mrs. Mclaughlin of
LangdOn, n. d., are guests of Mrs.
Kennedy of Iglelrlrt street.
| Mrs. Etlw. O Conner of Laurel ave
nue. has returned from trip to Du-
luth and West Superior.
Miss LcAlore Murphy of EAST Wini-
fred street, was rendered surprise
| by party of 20 friends last Thursday
versary.
Miss Griffin of Mississippi street. has
returned from New York.
Mrs. Enoch T.. Berrisforl Of Robert
street, has gone to Chicago to visit her
daughter Mrs. Edward Brick.
Miss Frances Kelly, who died last
Friday at st. .Joseph's hospital, was
the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly
of Duluth, and niece of G. b. Stanley
of st. Paul, ana of Bishop Stanley Of
Fargo, N. ID. For the past ten years
she has made her home with her uncle,
the bishop of Fargo. Thirteen weeks
| ago she came to st. .JOScph's hospital
to place herself under the care Of
| specialists, but disease had done It's
fatal work, and Friday morning at
$3.50, surrounded by relatives and
friends and strengthened ny the sacr:,-
| mcntS of the Church, of which she was
an exemplary member. she closed her
eyes in death. The funeral took pla &C
from the cathedral Saturday morning,
requiem mass being celebrate d by
Very Rev. Thos. Iigan, vicar general
of the diocese of Fargo, and the last
absolution being given by her uncle,
the bishop of Fargo. The pnlbrarcrs
were William Kelly, Jr., J. J.. Mclady,
Cornelius Crowley and l.. Ware.
John RigIry, aged 81 years, died