The Irish standard., 1911-02-25
| Tuesday. Services were held at st.
Marks church ot q o'clOck

, Tuesday. Services were held at st.
| Marks church at o'clock.
James Blair, aged 30 years, died
Sunday The funeral took place from
O'Halloran & Murphy's undertaking
rooms, 1872 West Sixth street, Tues
day at $3.50. Services were held at st.
Michael's church at o'clock.
The marriage of Miss Mae White
! and Arthur J. Roarke took place on
Tuesday morning at st. Patrick's
church at 8 o'clock. The bride was at
tended by Miss Lillian Hogan and
Ben. j. Rourke, brother of the groom,
acted as best man. Miss Margaret
Clarke sang an Ave Maria during
the ceremony. A wedding breakfast
at the brides home, 1T Manitoba
avenue, followed the church cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Rourke left on
Tuesday evening for an Eastern tour
! st. Thomas college will have new
dormitory and gymnasium within a
few months, according to report
from the rector of the college, the
Rev. Humphrey Moynihan The new
building will be four story affair,
containing $50 rooms for students, Il
drill nall and a thoroughly equipped
gymnasium, with shower baths. The
Midway school has been severely han
dicapped in past years through lack
of a proper place to conduct basket
ball games and to train their track
and baseball candidates in the long
months before the outdoor season
opens.
Last Wednesday evening the doors
of the Armory We're opened for the
Pure Food Show" the first to be
held in this city. Large crowds have
attended the exhibition since its open
ing night, and it has been a bowling
success. Mr.. John p. Connolly, prom
inent Rice street grocer. has been one
of the most active members of the
executive committee. The interest
which he has taken in making the at
fair a. success is only a single in
stance Of his readiness to give his
valuable time and services for the in
terest Of the general public. Other
members Of the committee were f.
J. Wall, J. NJ. Velat, M. Il. Johnson,
E. N. Carter, John Mosek and Charles
Allen. The exhibition will close on
Saturday evening"
Miss Maud Beryl Powers gave a
song recital at st. Agatha's conser-
vatory Saturday afternoon. Miss Pow
ers possesses lyric soprano voice of
great sweetness. Her program con-
tanned numbers from Rossini, Schu-
bert, Schumann, Saint-Saens, List,
Lehman and others. Madame Hesse-
Sprotte was at the piano.
The Ladies Aid society of st. Johns
church was entertained by Mrs. Wal
ter l.. Prendergast, East Third street,
last Thursday afternoon. Prizes We're
won by Mrs. M. Hawkins, Mrs. VIM.
Daley, Mrs. McNeal and Mrs. NJ. Mall
ley. Mrs. M Malley Of Conway street
will entertain the society, March 2.
Court Loyal No. 955, I. O. o. f.. will
give their annual ball at Junior Pion-
Ger hall on Tuesday evening. The
committee in charge is: Miss Bette
Styernquist, Miss Eleanor Adams,
Miss Doris Krake and Miss Marie
Clarke.
The marriage of Myrtle Marie,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Carroll S.
Bartram, to Mr.. Harry Frank O'Con-
nor, both of Merriam Park, was sol
emnized at st. Marks church in the
Park at 10 a. m. Tuesday, in the pres.
ence Of only the immediate family
Of the bride and groom, the ceremony
being performed by DR.. Humphrey
Moynihan, president of ST. Thomas
college. The bride was attended by
Miss Olive O'Connor, sister of the
groom, and the groomsman> was Will
liam Scheffar of Sheboygan, Wis. A
wedding breakfast was served al the
home of the brides parents, following
the ceremony, music being furnished
by string orchestra. The parlors
were decorated with palms, smilax
and roses, the dining room decora-
tions being in white and green. Mr.
and Mrs. O'Connor left on the after.
and on their return will be at home
at the residence of the brides parents,
1899 1glehart avenue, awaiting the
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