The Irish standard., 1908-06-13
ST. PAUL..

The st. Paul Shamrock club will
! give their annual boat excursion Sun
day. June 21. The boats will leave the
foot of Jackson St. at 10 a. m, going
up the river to shakopee, returning
to ST. Paul, at 10 p. M
| On Thursday evening. June IS, Div
ision No. 6, l.. A. to a. O. H.. and No.
A. o. H. will give moonlight steam
boat excursion. 1t is expected that
the boats will be we'll filled as the
tickets are in great demand.
Division No. 2. L. A. to A. o. H.
gave card party at Hibernian hall
on Wednesday evening. 1t was sue
cess both socially and financially. The
affair was in charge of Mrs A. Moore
Mrs. E. Worts and Mrs. M. Morissey
Miss Marie Mccormick. soprano, as
sisted by Enrico Sansonne. violinist,
gave a concert Wednesday evening,
June TO- at st. Agathas conservatory
Mrs. Frank L. Hoffman played Miss
McCormick's piano accompaniments.
Her program included Handel's oh,
Had l Jubal's Lyre," two Mozart
songs, Schubert's "Erkling." Strauss
"Serenade," Henschals Morning
Hymns" Wells Spring Song and
songs by Massenet and Chaminade.
Mr.. Sansonne played vieuxtemp's
"Andante and Rondo. Op. 29."
Dr. Frank E. Abbott. whose mar
riage to Miss Kathleen Bannon takes
place Wednesday. June II, arrived
from indianapolis last week
The Junior Pioneers association met
Tuesday evening at Hibernian hall, W
7th ST.. to make arrangements for the
annual summer r outing. Louis Betz
presided at the meeting.
Miss Theodore p. Connell. czugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. P w. Connell. and
Rudolph A. Wegner. Milwaukee, were
married at $3.50 o'clock, Thursday
morning at the Cathedral. Miss Marie
ConneH, sister of. the BRIDE was maftl
of honor. Miss Lillian Yuncker. Ia
coma, Wash. and Miss Pearl Leonard
were the bridesmaids. Almond Hene-
attended the groom as best man. Will
liam Connell and Arthur Seng acted
as ushers. A wedding breakfast at
the brides home. Summit avenue. will
follow the ceremofly
Mrs. Marshall gave benefit card
party at Hibernian hall last Wednes-
day. 1t was a great success. Cards
were played at 40 tables. Valuable
prizes were awarded.
Miss Lucille Quinlan read the vale
dictory at the commencement cxer-
cises of the Visitation convent. We'd
nesdaY. Other essays were read by
Miss Laura Fulton. whose subject was
Training the Sense of Beauty" and
by Miss Gretchen McMullen. who Sc
lected THE short Story as the
theme of her essay. Miss Quinlan,
Miss McMullen. Miss Fulton and Miss
Hickey received diplomas. Honor
medals were conferred on Miss Hick-
ey, Miss McN1ulen and Miss Effie
Butler.
The Catholic Total Abstinence So
ciety will meet at the old capitol, on
June Is and IS. Monday evening
there will be a mass meeting at
which Rev J. NJ. Reardon and Rev. H.
:. Moynihan will make addresses.
Commencement week began at st.
Thomas college on Sunday, when the
baccalaureate address was delivered
In the college chapel by Rev. f. j.
Wilbee, secretary to Archbishop Ire
land. The corps Of cadets assemble l
for the last time this year on the COL
lege campus, Wednesday at 2 D. m. A
! program of military exercises were
carried out in the presence of Arch
bishop Ireland and guests invited by
the college Thursday was alumni
| D.
order to make room for brief busi-
ness meeting before the entertain
ment which was given in the evening
at the Grand opera house. The en-
tertainment was preceded by the con-
ferring Of diplomas and medals by
Archbishop Ireland. The collegiate
graduates were: John F. Doherty,
John A. Fearon. Martin p. Kennedy
VIM. Donahue, Philip B. Gordon, JOS
eph L. o'Nell. Walter B. Lally, Fran
els w. Hanna. Ambrose E. Sullivan
JOS ]. Freisleben, Jos. ]. Bouska, An
thony Logan. Louis Pepin, VIM
o'Reilly. Chas. D. Morgan. Daniel Fo-
ley, Michael McQuaid.
Lewis L. May was reappointed on
the board Of police commissioners b.
Mayor D. w. Lawler, Tuesday. for a
| term of Ave years, ending June 10