The Irish standard., 1907-06-15

winners of the penmanship and relig-
ious instruction prizes as follows: Re-
ligious instruction-frst prize, John
Kelly Egan: second prize, Jas. Muir
ray. Penmanship-Firs prize. Ernst
Hammer; second prize. Ed Krum-
weide. A program of music and
speeches followed.
Miss Lena Bannon. Osceola avenue,
left Sunday evening for New York,
where she will sail for Europe during
the week.
The st. Paul Shamrock club will
give steamboat excursion to shako-
pee and return Sunday. June %. The
boat will leave jackson street at 10:3o
o'clock
The st. Paul council. knights of CO.
lumbus. entertained with dinner fol-
lowed by dancing Thursday evening of
last week at the club rooms, Cedar
street. The guests We're members of
the Knights of columbus Opera COM
pany. that recently presented The
Mikado" at the Auditorium. j. P.
Kyle, grand knight of the council pre-
sided. There We're 800 guests.
George Bannon. 1913 Osceola avenue,
senior member of the firm of Bannon
& Co.. who was injured in a runaway
accident Tuesday afternoon. June 4th,
is reported to be somewhat improved.
The attending physician says that al
though the injuries are painful they
are not serious.
Extensive Improvements, estimated
to cost over $4,000. have been COM
menced on ST. Michael's church. Colo
RADIO and Parnell streets This is the
only Catholic church on the West SIDE
and the capacity of the church will be
nearly doubled. While the church is
undergoing repairs services will be
held in the basement of the parochial
school,
Miss Josephine S. Walsh of Central
terrace left Monday evening for trip
to her old home in Ireland and to visit
the Dublin exposition.
Mayor Smith has appointed Donald
S. Culver. cashier Of the National Ger
man American bank, to succeed Mich
ael Doran, ST., as member of the water
board. Mr.. Culver's term will expire
OH Jan. 1, 1911. w. B. Dean handed
in his resignation as member of the
library board, and the mayor appoint
ed in his place Robert E. Odds, who is
associated with the law firm of Davis,
Kellogg & Severance. Mr.. Olds' COM
mission expires July /, 1909.
Mayor Smith has announced the ap-
spector and two assistants. The in
spector is to be Bertram H. Talbot and
his assistants Charles Glueck and
James H. Nugent. Nugent is the son
of James Nugent, the mayors messen-
ger.
Graduation exercises were held Tues
udS al luc lSlldtlOH COllSS1I. All uO.
usually large class Of four was gradu-
ated-Miss Rachel Cunningham of st.
Paul, Miss Beatrice Hanaver Of st.
Paul and the Misses Catherine and
Loretta Hoban of Benson, MINI.
The valedictory was delivered by
Miss Cunningham. Rev. Father Phe-
Ian of st. Louis distinguished orator,
delivered the commencement address.
J. w. Lux was elected president Of
the board of water commissioners late
Monday, to succeed Michael Doran. re-
signed, Mr.. Doran having accepted ap-
pointment on the workhouse board.
r. A. Durkee was elected president
of the st. Paul Board of Trade Mon
day afternoon. The other officers
named were: Vice president. P. H.
Tierney; second vice president, A. Nip
polt; secretary, W. H. Patton: treas
urer, H. A. Ertz; directors, George S.
LOTUS E. A. Cammack, S. Cummings,
J. B. Redpath c. c. Grav