The Irish standard., 1907-06-08

Next in importance to the magnifi-
cent religious pageant of last Sunday
in st. Paul were the mass meetings
and banquets rendered by Twin City
Hibernians to National President
Matthew Cummings of Boston. The
distinguished chief of the Hibernian
order, after first taking part in the
exercises of laying Of the cornerstone
of st. Pauls cathedral and reviewing
the monster parade, addressed an au-
dience of more than two thousand per-
sons at the Auditorium in that city
Sunday night and was afterwards ten
dered a banquet in which more than
200 Of the leading Hibernians of St.
Paul participated. On Monday fore
noon Mr.. Cummings came to this city
and the national leader was taken in
hand by the local committee and
treated to an automobile ride to the
various beauty spots and points of in
terest for which the Twin Cities are
famous. He was accompanied from st.
Paul by the national president,
James j. Regan, Rev. Father O'Brien
of Graceville, Fred L. Ryan of Duluth
and James Maloney of the first named
city. They were met in turn at the
West Hotel at 2:45 o'clock by the To-
cal reception committee which COM
prised the county president, James j.
Fitzgerald, j. C. OKeeffe, N1alachy
Linnehan, Timothy Kennedy and Pat
rick ODonnell. Following lunch at
the West the party started at 2 o'clock
for a tour of the city. Two automo-
biles had been secured for the occasion
and the trip was about as follows:
Out Hennepin to Kenwood boulevard,
around Kenwood, Lake Of the Isles,
Lakes Calhoun and Harriet, down
Minnehaha boulevard to Minnehaha
Falls and around the soldiers home;
returning along the Mississippi boule-
ward, passing the -four mill district.
thence back to the hotel. Following a
slight rest Minnetonka car was then
taken and Excelsior was made the first
objective point, then a boat ride to
Minnetonka beach, around Big Island
and back to Excelsior, where the car
was again taken for the city. arriv-
Ing at 6:45 p. m. at the point from
which they started. At this stage
they We're met by State Secretary
Thomas Connolly and others and the
party proceeded to supper, immediate
ly after which Mr.. Cummings. in an
/. Informal reception, was introduced to
many who had called to pay their re-
spects. ...... ..
Later in the evening the meeting
held in Elks' hall, Hennepin and Sixth
street. was we'll attended, a large pro-
portion being members of the ladies
auxiliary. proof in itself of the in
terest taken by the women in the gen
eral advancement of the order. County
President Fitzgerald presided and the
program opened with an overture OF
&ElSll dIIS u PdlIlOllC spirit. rendered
by Daly's orchestra, followed by Miss
Molly Gleason in several selections
Robert Gehan sang two Irish melo-
dies and was followed by Miss Fran
ces Horgan, who sang Beautiful Isle
of the Sea-" National Vice Presf-
dent J. j. Regan Of ST. Paul thereafter
took the platform. In brief address
interesting throughout, he dwelt in a
particular manner on the events which
were transpiring in local way, both
from a religious and national stand
point, and took occasion to sincere
1y thank the Hibernians and auxiliary
of Minneapolis for the part they had
taken in the laying Of the Cathedral
corner stone in st. Paul and promised
a return in kind when the pro-Cathe-
dral cornerstone shall be laid in
Minneapol Mr.. Regan was heartily
applauded and after spirited intro
duction by County President Fitzger-
lld. Matthew Cummings. the national