The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-08-27

an up-to-date conducted A. o. H. meet
ing, with the dashing and witty state
state president of the order, in the
chair, who, by the way, is also
president of this, the largest A. o. II.
division in tile United States. Much
business of Importance was transact
ed, including the report of the prize
committee which awarded the purse
of gold to the rightful winner of same
and that is Mr.. ''Tim" Mccarthy, the
best hustler in No. 4. The following
delegates to the state convention were
elected from this large body Of men,
the division being entitled to ten: ].
j. Regain c. \. Lane, Matt Comerford,
w. ]. Shelly, w. j. Regain, DIR. Buck
ley, John I. Farley, John NJ. Lynch,
Geo. r. O'Reilly, and the divisions
orator, Thos. r. Kane.
1t is to be hoped that the A. o. H.
class brought in by the different divi-
sions to be initiated into the order ON
Sunday afternoon, September IL, at
Elks' hall, will be not less than 200
and the prospects now are that it will
60 over that mark, as every division
in the city is up and doing, it seems.
1t will be grand sight for ourselves
and an eye-opener to the national Off
GERS when they see how we do bust
ness in Minnesota. They will then
advertise this state and St. Paul from
end to end in their travels all over
this country, telling in the different
places and states that they happen to
visit on A. o. H. official business that
the Minnesota Hibernians are by far
the most up-to-date in doing business
and building up in all the country.
Maurice Dore, of the commission
firm of Dore & Redpath Co., who has
been at Mt. Clemens, Mich, for the
past month, has returned home hale
and hearty. Mr.. Dore was threatened
with very severe attack of rheumat-
ism, and his doctor advised him to go
there. He did, and is well. He adj
vises everyone afflicted with the dis
ease that can at all afford it to go to
Mt. Clemens and get cured as he did.
There is home building epidemic
in st. Paul this year, and here are
few A. o. H. men that are building
commodious residences for themselves:
G. ]. Conroy, Maurice Dore, Pat Con-
ley, Alfred Mcdonald, w. J. Burns,
Pat Filbern, John 7. Brady, John I.
Farley, John M. Lynch, Dan Kennedy,
VIM. Coveny and scores of others.
Miss julie Desmond, of Denver,
Colo, and who is principal of one of
the public schools of that beautiful
mountain city, is here spending por-
ton of her summer vacation with her
sister, Mrs. Kieron, of Ashland ave-
nue.. Miss Desmond is away above
the ordinary woman, in fact she is
typical western lady, although thor
oughly accomplished and she has trav-
eled extensively and read everything
up to the present time, mingled in
English, Spanish and French society,
is a real linguist, and now, after
searching the archives of old Mexico
for additional knowledge, Miss Des-
mond is a treat to any family who
has the pleasure Of a visit from her.
She was the guest of Mrs. Pewters,
of Tilton street, during the week and
has visited many former Dubuque
ladies while here She is the niece Of
atom" Desmond, of Catalpa fame.
The shamrock club will open their
dancing season on the evening of Sep
TENDER IA at Hiawatha hall, Waba-
sha and Sixth streets.
Mike Mullane's houses and barns on
Burr street were severely shaken up
during the recent tornado. But then
Mike don't mind little things like that
and can stand it as we'll as the next
County President Mccoy, Of the A.
o. H. of st. Paul, is making nightly
visits now to the ten divisions here,
exhorting them to be up and doing for
the coming big class. Tom has work
ed hard for the upbuilding of the Or
der and has always been forced into
office to do the work which he cheer
fully did from time to time for the
past ten years.
John 7. Brady, of the G. NJ. & st.
P. railroad, is married now, and the
| wonder always was how he escaped so
long, being an exclusively society and
lady's man for many years in ST. Paul,
his home, and where he was born and
| very we'll reared. Bon voyage to John
| and his beautiful bride.
Assemblyman Richard D. O'Brien
sprung the real charitable resolution
| at the last meeting Of the county pro-
viding $4,000 to be properly distribut-
ed among the poor and storm injured
people of the city.
The Sisters of the Good Shepherd
! will receive financial aid at once on
account of the recent storm. A big
meeting is called. Among the names
on the call are DR.. Buckley and 7. D..
O'Brien, who are always to be found
| at the front in good work.
Division No. 0 met last Thursday
evening and elected delegates to the
state convention Of the A. o. II. at