The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
WORK OF THE VOTERS
LEAGUE IN CHICAGO
It's Annual Report Indicates What Has Been Accomplished
Mayor Jones and Other Minneapoltans Attend Con
ference of Municipal Betterment Forces-Other News
of the Week in the Western Metropolis.
~ MARTHA ANDERSON wYMAN.

ters likely to need attention for a year
or two, SO there is no need Of haste.
There is great aversion on the part
of all who have been closely associated
with DR.. Harper to consider the matter
of his successor, and the principal topic
Of discussion In connection with his
death Is a suitable memorial It is
thought that this will be a splendid
building, probably chapel, which he
had greatly desired for years.
A kirmess cannot be regarded as a
very original or new vehicle Of enter
tainment, but it's power to please has
been amply dem
Kirmess Brings onstrated this
week, as the big
$4,000 kirmess for the
benefit Of the
in Two Days Oribside society
has enjoyed prac-
tically social monopoly. At the end
Of the second evening the receipts ex-
ceeded $4,000. The affair was given
in Orchestra hall, whose fine array Of
boxes displayed admirably the hand
some gowns Of the spectators. The
dances included dance Of the seasons,
dance of the hours, Italian Tarentelle,
Dutch dance, country dance, Indian
dance, Spanish dance, Irish harvest
dance, Chinese dance and Fantana.
Alexis Fournier' Is exhibition opened
Monday at Anderson IS and will COM
tinue until Feb. l. Mr.. Fourier is
showing thirt y
Chicago Sees four pictures and
group Of more
Fournier's than dozen
small "a ur,e
Paintings sketches. The ex-
hibition fills the
two principal rooms at the galleries and
makes a fine showing Most Of the
paintings were shown In Minneapolis
recently. Mr.. Fourier is here renewing
old acquaintances and especially enjoy
ing a reunion with his old painting as
sociate in Venice, II. w. Faulkner, who
has a splendid exhibit Of Venetian
paintings at the Art Institute this
month. To everyone who has visited
Venice the collection will have especial
| interest and one will gain new ap-
probation Of the splendid artistic quail.
ties Of the Salute and San Giorgio
churches after looking at them from the
many effective viewpoints found by the
artist. While most Of Mr.. Faulkner s
canvases are landscapes, he has a. few
| Venetian genres.
Another very strong exhibition now
being shown at the institute is collec
ton from the Glasgow school Of paint
ers that contains an unusually large
number Of paintings Of distinction.
The visit Of DR.. Douglas Hyde ha
! been the occasion Of a number Of meet
ings in the interest of the Gaelic leagu,
that have shown marked degree o.
sympathy in Chicago with this move
ment for national and literary regen
Grafton. -. - J
The dramatic event Of the week
the first presentation here in English O
Maeterlinck g ''Monna Wanna b,
Nine. Bertha Kalich, the Yiddis]
actress, who is making her debut Il
English playing this season under tn
direction of Harrison Grey Fiske. A,
old-time Minneapolis favorite, Frede,
lex Perry, has splendid part in tn
play, the gentle old father who under
stood and supported Wanna in her awfu
experiences. 80
Mrs. Frederick William Upham wi
give g. musical Jan. 1S at the Woman
Athletic club in honor Of Miss Hall an
, Mrs. John II. Lindsay.