The Irish standard., 1907-10-12
ST. PAUL..

entertained at cards on last Thursday
evening for the benefit of Miss Nellie
Fielding, candidate from Div. No. for
Queen Of the Hibernian carnival. Fa-
vors were won by Mrs. Mcmahon. Mrs.
Jas. McLeer, Marion St, will entertain
at cahrds for the same benefit Tuesday
evening.
Div No. 4 L. A. to A. o. H.. gave a
grand ball on Monday evening at Wit
tich's hall, Greenwood and ROBBIE SITS.
The affair was grand success.
Mrs. JAS Young. SO Irving Park, will
entertain at cards Monday evening.
Oct. 14th, for the benefit of Mrs T. w.
Mccoy, candidate for Queen of Hi
bernian festival.
l. John w. LUX, who was appointed SUI
perintendent of the workhouse board
last Wednesday, resigned that position
on Thursday. The board met on Mon
day and appointed Lieut. Frank Horn
Father Vaughan, whose lectures were
so popular in st. Paul last winter ap-
peared here again Wednesday evening
in one Of the best of his platform pro-
grams, THE Merchant of Venice"
Father Vaughan lectured at the Central
Presbyterian church, Cedar and Ex-
change SITS. The noted priest was for
merly an actor, and he has an actors
love Of Shakespeare, with an actors art
to interpret them.
Div. No. 6, A. O. H. will give grand
ball Wednesday evening, Oct % at Hi
bernian hall No. 1. 1t is expected that
the affair will be grand success as
the proceeds are to be devoted to the
Hibernian Festival Queen fund. Miss
Eva Harrington is the representative Of
Div. No. 6.
Div. No. A. o. H. gave a grand ball
on Wednesday evening at Hibernian
hall, 7th and Franklin streets. The
ball was a grand success, considered
financially as we'll as socially. The
entire proceeds Of this ball were donat-
ed to the festival queen fund for Div.
No. s's candidate. Miss Nellie Field
ing.
The Sacred Thirst Total Abstinence
society celebrated Father Mathews
birthday Thursday evening at St. Ag-
atha's hall, Cedar and Exchange sts.,
with a silver medal oratorical con-
test. -
r. T. OConnor has returned from
New York where he has been con-
cerned with the Strengthening out of
the affairs of Watson & Co., the brok-
erage firm which suspended some
weeks ago. Mr.. o'connor was a con-
siderable creditor Of the watsone. He
says that the ultimate result will be
proposition for settlement on the part
Of the Watsons at 50 cents on the dol
lar, in all probability. The firm Of
o'connor & Van Bergen, while losers
by the failure, is by no means deeply
involved.
Mrs Hoffman, Harrington avenue,
gave a card party at her home on
Wednesday evening for the benefit Of
Miss Sweeney, candidate for Queen
Of A. o. H. festival.
The st. Paul fire department will
never forgive it's chief, jeremiah ].
Strap. If he lives to be one hundred
years old, for he went and got married
last Wednesday morning without tell
ing a soul anything about it and then
Wednesday night left with Mrs. Strapp
for Washington, D. c. The happy
bride was Miss Ellen Fegley. IL East
Tenth street. They We're quietly mar
ried Wednesday morning at the cathe-
dral by Rev. Mccall. Only relatives
were present. Chief Strap kept the
matter a secret and no one would have
known it yet. but for the marriage IL
cense in the clerks office. He has gone
to Washington to attend the interna-
tional convention Of fire chiefs.
D. w. Lawler is at st. Josepf's hos
pitel suffering from what is supposed
to be gladstone. An operati m was per-
formed Friday Of last week ana he is
progressing satisfactorily. DR.. e. J.
Abbott says that he expects that Mr..
Lawler will be able to return to his
home soon.
The Junior Pioneer association held
It's annual meeting ana election Tues
day evening in Hibernian hall, 70 West
Seventh street.
Mgr. Anatole oster. the venerable
priest now lying i'll at st. Joseph's hos
pital, is holding his own, but is a very
sick man and may not recover. He is
suffering from an attack Of the grip
superinduced by old age and heart
weakness.
Con Tierney. $40 Goodrich avenue,
member Of Company c, First infantry,
M. N. G., was pushed against a regis
ter during game Of push ball at the