The Irish standard., 1911-03-25
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Mrs. Maria Mangan, aged Is years,
died Saturday at her home, 251 Selby
ave. The funeral took place from the
above residence Monday morning at
$3.50. The services were held from
the Cathedral at o'clock. A solemn
High Mass was said by Bishop Lawlcr.
She was laid to rest in Calvary GEM
etery She was the Wife OF Thomas
Mangan, retired real estate man. Be-
sides her husband she is survived by
five sOns-Thomas, Jr., Michael, Pat
rick, John and William Of the st. Paul
fire department, all living in st. Paul;
six daughters, Mrs. John O'Connor,
Mrs. James Connolly, Mrs. James
Cane and Mrs. John Ryan of st. Paul;
Mrs. P. II. Burns of Butte, Mont, and
Mrs. J. Delany of Rosemount, Mimi.
She was resident of ST. Paul for 40
years.
The Irish-American Literary socie-
ty of Div. No. 8, L. A. of A. o. II. Of
Ramsey county, was organized at their
last regular meeting Monday, March
18TH The object of this society is
to study Irish history, Irish music and
dancing, and to provide entertainment
for the Division meetings.
| Sam Plum, age is, living at 263
Chestnut street, was struck by a 500
| line train at the foot OF Market street
last Saturday, sustaining "a fracture
Of the right shoulder and bruises. He
was taken to the city hospital. Mr..
Plum attempted to dodge westbound
train while crossing the tracks and
was struck by one coming in the op-
posite direction.
| A. J. Samis, member Of the board
of aldermen Of Calgary, Can, called on
several St. Paul city officials Satur-
day. Mr.. SAINTS is on his way home
from a trip of investigation which
took him to Des Moines, Chicago and
other cities. At Des Moines he made
a special study of the working of the
commission form of government.
Several hundred members of st.
Mary's parish attended the st. Pat
rick's Day celebration in the church
reception room Friday night. The
program consisted of Irish songs and
dances, music by St. Agatha's orches-
ira and an address by Rev. Thomas j.
Gibbons, former pastor Of St. Mary's
church. The pupils of ST. Mary's high
school presented a four-act playlet,
written by one of the pupils, Miss
Gander.
The Irish-American Literary club,
Div No. 3, l.. A. to A. o. H., held
meeting at Mrs McNamara's, 763 &C.
dar street, Monday evening.
John Mccormack, the Irish tenor
who sang Wednesday evening at the
Auditorium in the international grand
opera concert, made a quick climb up
the ladder of fame. Mr.. Mccormack
is only rs years old, yet his fame as
an operate tenor is widespread. John
Mccormack is native of Athlone, Ire
land where his parents and his wife
and children make their home and
where he spends all the time that he
can take from his grand opera engage
ments.
All Hallows Court, No. SIT, Catholic
Order of Foresters, initiated a class
of nine, all young men under % years
of age, last Thursday evening at st.
Vincent's school hall. After the ini-
tiation the meeting was open to
friends and members alike and pro-
gram was rendered. After the pro-
gram dainty refreshments were serv-
ed There were about a hundred peo-
pie present and all admit that the
Eoresters know how to put on most
interesting entertainment
| John Ford, assistant purser of the
Great Northern steamship Minnesota,
who had his foot crushed while trans
| ferring mails in mid-ocean from that
steamer, which had Ecen disabled, to
the Japanese liner Sado Maru, for
merly lived at ATS State street, West
Side. Mr.. Ford was formerly we'll
known here, and has a mother, a
brother, Frank Ford, three halfsisters
and a step-father living in st. Paul at
FOL Como boulevard. His mother is
now Mrs. i. J. Jenny.
On Friday evening. March 18th, Hi
bernian hall was well filled with the
members and friends of the Irish
American club The affair was the
occasion of their first St. Patrick's
Day dancing party, this being their
| first season.
| A Lenten concert was given Sunday
evening by the choir of St. Michaeps
&C.