The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-14
FROM THE CAPITAL

its monthly meeting on Monday, DC.
tober 2, at the Knights of Columbus
hall on Cedar st. 1t was decided to
affiliate with the Drama League of
America and work with it for the up.
lifting of the stage and the censor.
ship OF all plays, vaudeville perform
ances and moving picture shows.
Miss Phelan OF the teachers training
school spoke on the proposed literary
feature of the guild, and plans were
made for a series of literary seances
during the winter. Mrs. E. M. Lewis
of Minneapolis gave talk on "Par-
llamentary Rules and Their Value in
Conducting Club Meetings" Rev.
James Donahue, chaplain of the guild,
commended the members for their
past efforts and exhorted them to con-
tinue the good work so auspiciously
begun. The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. M. ]. McFadden, presi-
dent of the guild, which has a mem
bership of about five hundred. The
weekly meetings during the winter
months will be held at the knights of
Columbus hall on Monday afternoons
at 2 O'clock.
James Nugent, aged IS years, for rs
years member of the St. Paul police
department, died at his home, SAT
Hague ave-, at 1 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing from heart disease Mr.. Nugent,
having lost an arm through injury sus-
tanned in falling into an excavation
while chasing burglar number of
years ago, had in recent years been
detailed as messenger to Mayor R. A.
Smith and Mayor D. w. Lawler. When
Mayor H. P. Keller assumed office Mr.,
Nugent was transferred to the office OF
r. D. O'Brien, county attorney, where
he served until removed two moths
ago, when the political complexion of
the police commissioner changed. The
funeral took place from the above resi-.
dence Tuesday morning at $50 a. m.
Services We're held at st. Luke's
church at 10 o'clock Interment at
Calvary cemetery. The funeral was
largely attended by city officials and
members of the fire and police de.
partment. The active pallbearers were
James Mitchell, Captain P. Murray
Captain w. Daley, Captain J. Devine
of the fire department and P. New.
comb, Thomas Godfrey, NJ. Fallen and
j. Macauley of the police department
He is survived by his widow and two
daughters.
The one hundred and twenty.first
anniversary OF the birth of Rev. Theo
bald Mathew, apostle of the total alb.
stlnence, was celebrated in a meeting
at the old capitol Tuesday evening
under the auspices of the Archdioce
sian Catholic Total Abstinence union
Rev. James Donahue, president of the
union, presided. The program con.
sisted of vocal selections by Miss
Clara Murphy, Robert Behan and w
w. Folles, a recitation by Miss Leona
Dezeler and addresses by Father Don
ahue and Rev. J. NJ. Reardon, editor
of the Catholic Bulletin.
Mrs. Mary Miley, aged 70 years, died
at her home 1913 Hanquier street, Mon
day after short illness. The funeral
took place from the above residence
Friday at $3.50 a. m. Services were
held at st. Johns church at 9 a. m
1nterment at Calvary cemetery. She i.
survived by her husband.
The Christ Child society of which
Miss Margaret Busch is president, held
a meeting last Monday In the knights
Of Columbus hall on Cedar street, al
which a report of the work done since
it's organization some months ago was
made. The Christ Child society il
4. b.