The Irish standard., 1906-07-28
Che Irish STANDARD
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mrs. NJ. j. Mallon, 1886 Pilsbury
avenue, has returned home after de-
lightful nine weeks sojourn in Ireland,
England, Scotland, France and other
European countries.
Misses Margaret Bohan and Rose
Long of the East Side have gone to
Milwaukee and Chicago, where they
will visit with relatives and friends
for few weeks.
Martin F. McHale has filed With the
county auditor. for the Democratic
nomination for alderman of the Twelfth
ward. Mr.. McHale is we'll known in
Democratic circles having been labor
commissioner under Gov. Lind.
The Emerald Social club will give
it's annual steamboat excursion tomor-
row. The boat will leave st. Paul for
down river at 10 a. III. Prescott and
Lake ST. Crox will be visited. Music
and refreshments on board boat.
About fifty young men of the Ninth
ward met Monday night at 421 Adams
street northeast and organized the
Young Mems Ninth Ward Democratic
club, with the following officers: Elmer
Dale, president; Soren Il. Olson, vice
president; e. NJ. Dale, secretary and
treasurer. Peter Mccoy, alderman
from the Ninth and candidate for re-
election on the Democratic ticket, was
Endorsed by the new factor in Ninth
ward politics.
Miss Frances Vincent, singing with
the Oberhoffer Orchestral band at the
Lake Harriet roof garden Tuesday
in spite of tho manifold difficulties,
Miss Vincent was in such command of
herself and her voice almost from the
start, us to make herself heard
throughout the roof garden, and after
singing Arditi's waltz song, Sc Saran
Rose" responded to encores with Wal
theus May Day." and Clayton Jones'
when Blooms the Rose" was only
permitted to leave the bandstand when
it became apparent that she would sing
no more.
Mrs John e. Fermoyle, assisted by
Mrs. J. Tierney, gave bridal dinner
Monday evening at her home, 2O15
Bryant avenue north, in honor Of their
sister, Miss Annie Mooney, who on the
following Wednesday was married to
James H. Delaney of Havre, Mont
The bride was attended by Miss Sadie
Mooney of West Superior and Henry
Kirby of Wilson, Wis, was best man,
Rev. Father Duffy read the service
the wedding taking place at the I'm
naculate Conception church. The out
Of town guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. w
J. Mooney and Miss Mooney, West Su-
perior; Henry Kirby and Ed. Mooney
Wilson, Wis The newly welded couple
left on Wednesday night for Havre
Mont their future home.
Maj. w. D. Hale's term as postmas-
ter of the city of Minneapolis will ex-
pire on December 81. The appointment
of his successor will lie within the
province of the congressman from this
district, and as Congressman Loren
Fletcher has still another session OF
congress, whether he is reelected tC
the present incumbent Twill succeed
himself. The appointment of the post.
master, especially III the large cities
is one Of the most important positions
in the filling of which the congress.
mans voice is generally heard. 1t is
merely an unwritten congressional law
however, and the understanding be.
tween the senate and house is that the
congressman can recommend the APP.
pOintment of postmasters in each tOwr
in his district, especially in his owl
city, However, in case a senator lives
in the same city the congressman gives
way in favor of the member of the
upper house, and the same rule gen.
orally prevails in the senator's home
city, wherever it may be.
Mayor Jones asserts that Alderman
Michael Gerber of the First ware
should be perpetuated in Office. The
mayor, with Alderman Gerber and Al.
derman Frank Schoonmaker IT the
Thirteenth ward, paid a visit to tho
Gerber baths on Halls island Monday
and upon his return the mayor was en-.
thusastic in his praise uf MIR. Gerber
and his bath project ITO my mind il
is the greatest private initiative sine,
the building of the quarantine hospita
by business men of the city" said The
mayor. alderman Gerber has sue.
ceeded, through hard and painstakine
work, in transforming the unsightly
island under the Plymouth avenue
bridge. into bath resort such as few
cities can boast. The work has beer
done at about one third what it would
have been under public contract. The
board of tax levy should see that Mr.
Gerber is fully reimbursed for his ac-
tual expenditure The time ant
thought he has given to the work car