The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
10 Last season a similar social was
siver at the same location and was
voted a grand success by all present

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siver at the same location and was
voted grand success by all present
The Cathedral Ushers' club enter
tanned at moonlight excursion on the
steamer Purchase and barge Tuesday
evening. The boat. which was we'll
filled left the foot of jackson st. at
s o'clock, The principal amusement
furnished was the dancing. The
Cathedral Ushers' club was recently
organized by the young men who serve
as ushers at the cathedral They will
summer season, Tuesday evenings
river excursion being the first In the
series.
Mn H. Bresnan. formerly of st. Paul.
al present cashier for the Northern
Pacific office in Spokane Wash. spent
the past week in st. Paul.
Division No. 4, L. A. to a. o. H r.,
will give card party and dance Mon
day evening. Aug 5. at Wittichs hall.
State and Robbie SITS. Preparations are
being made to accommodate a large
crowd AS it is expected that this af-
fair will surpass all others given ivy
this Division. Valuable prizes will he
awarded.
Civil service examinations will he
held in ST. Paul. Aug. 10, for a chemist
In the ordnance department. 4 trans
lator will be selected Aug. 2s. On the
same date an assistant teacher in the
Philippine service is to be named On
Sept. 2 scientific assistant in the
Philippine service. an engineer in tha
wood preservation and an inspector
of mechanical engineering will be
chosen.
The West Side is to have the big
} carnival of the year. 1t will be giver
under the auspices of the West Sids
club, Aug. II to %. inclusive The en-
tire four blocks of city street will
he devoted to carnival grounds and
the club has secured as leading feat
ure of the gala week the Great Park
err shows. one of the large travelins
the carnival will be selected by popu-
lar vote of the people of the West Side
There are several candidates for this
honor. the leaders thus far being Ger
trude Curry, Anna Wilinger and Mol
lie Martin. ]. T. Williams is chair
man of the executive committee In
! charge of arrangements for the carni-
val
Roger c. Sullivan of Chicago, to.
gether with John P. Hopkins of Chi
cago. another prominent Illinois poll
tician, and D. l. Lanigan and W. II
Kennedy Of Buffalo. were In st. Paul
last Wednesday afternoon rhe par
ty was on the return trip from Den
yer and left for Chicago in thu even
ing. After the Denver convention the,
had taken pleasure trip through
Yellowstone Park. They came hero
directly from the Yellowstone While
, in st. Paul the party were the guests
, of r. T. OConnor. He took then, 70,
an auto ride in the afternoon and en-.
+, tertained them at dinner at the Min
nesota club in the evening.
Mrs J. J. Mahoney and her mother
Mrs. r. Nj. O'Neil. We're struck by an
automobile at Summit and Wahasl1a
street about o'clock Wednesday
morning while waiting in their buggy
for car to pass. The women es-
capped without more serious injuries
than bruises and a bad shaking ur
received when they were thrown into
the street. Mrs. Mahoney and he,
mother were taken to their home. 1875
East Congress street. in the police am.
, bulance. The automobile, No. 1877 OF
Minneapolis. contained two men anc
two women.
+ st. Agatha's conservatory of music
, and art is to be greatly enlarged thi:
summer by the erection Of two ad,li
tional buildings One Of the building
will he a dormitory and the other viii
contain chapel. refectory and commrn
lily room The cost of the two build
lngs will he about $4,000 Both will
be built of brick. tine dormitory being
four stories high and the other build
ing three stories. The contract for tho
erection Of the foundations has beer
let to George j. Grant and this wnrl,
Us now in progress. The dormitory
building will he on the corner Of Ceda,
! and Exchange streets The other bui!d
\ ing will be between the dortnitorv and
+ the present buildings. 1t is expected
g that both buildings will be ready for
J occupancy next winter.
i MINNESOTA DELEGATION.