The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-05
PRO|.CAIHEDRAL IS
RICHER BY $4,000.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH
FIRST IN CONTEST.
Miss Mamie Lennon Contributes ST.
ss5.56, Frances Vincent $5,74s.55 and
Bertha Blumm bishop
Ireland Makes Notable Address on
"Americanism' to Vast Throng at
Catholic Picnic.

Miss Mamie Lennon of the parish
Of ST.. Anthony Of Padua was declared
the winner in the pro-cathedral contest
at the Catholic picnic in Nelson g grove
last night. Miss Lennon will get a
trip to the Yellowstone and $25, 900 has
thru the contest. Intense excitement
prevailed while the votes were being
counted and the wild enthusiasm Of
Miss Lemons friends knew no bounds
when the result was announced. Miss
Lennon is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Lennon, 221 Second street NE.
Result of Contest.
The contestants contributed to the
fund as follows: Miss Lennon, ST.
1856; Miss Frances Vincent Of I'M
Bertha Blum Of St. Joseph s, $S40.47;
Miss Scanlon Of Holy Rosary. $477.22;
Miss Manning Of Ascension and Miss
Taaffe of St. Stephen g, less than $500.
In the contest among the smaller par
ishes Miss Florence Page of Our Lady
of Lourdes won with $770.79; Miss
Anna Dries Of St. Elizabeth s was Sec
ond. with $4oo.19. Mrs. J. Scanning Of
st. Lawrence contributed $111.40.
Attacks Immig grafton Bill.
The event Of the afternoon was the
address of Archbishop Ireland on
"Americanism. More than 5000
persons listened to the famous speaker,
and tho those in the outskirts of the
crowd were fully two blocks from the
stand, and could not hear more than
an occasional fragment, their attention
was close and their applause frequent.
A vigorous attack upon the immigra-
tion law which was before the last
congress was the most startling fea-
ture Of the archbishop's address.
The immigration law introduced by
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts and
now pending before congress, excluding
foreigners who cannot read and write
from landing on American soil, if
passed, will be the greatest mistake
America has ever made,' declared the
archbishop. ~ T.
"a better lesson in patriotism could
not be cited than we have today in
the gathering before us. Here are rep
resented thousands Of people of all ma
tionalities-the French, the Irish, the
Swedes and the Americans-gathered
together for one purpose-to celebrate
royalty and in unison the 13Oth birth
day OF Liberty and the United States
OF America. And greater incentive
to patriotism than such gathering
could not, be named. The little chill:
ooAAoo Va NAAAO1cAC udClOu-
alitics witness here all sectionalism
lost and the love Of American typifed.
In such gathering they learn to real
iize that before all else they are Amer.
| leans.
Crooks Are Educated.
"Never before has such an un-Ameri.
can bill as this immigration measure
been before the representatives al
| Washington, and in passing it America
will make her greatest mistake. It il
"a fact that foreigners who make thu
best American citizens are often, whe1
they arrive, unable to read and write
It is also a fact that criminals, as 6
class, are fairly we'll educated and arr
able to meet such requirements. II
shutting the door in the face Of the I'm
lettered foreigner we shut out the will
ing laborer and law-abiding citizen ant
1 give free entrance to the skilled crook
{ and future criminal.'
| $780,. Fireworks Burned.
The picnic itself was a success. TIL,
patronage at all the booths was goot
and the immense crowd enjoyed itsel
to the utmost. The only accident o:
the day, tho Of itself dangerous, failed
to result in injury to any one. It wal
the old story Of the small boy with {
firacro ckar an1 +ho froworlro s%on5 I