The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-16
CITY IN BRIEF

cient Order of Hibernians of Henne-
pin county will be given at Masonic
Temple Wednesday evening" April II.
The success achieved in the past, both
from social and financial point of
view, augurs we'll for the coming
event, which promises to eclipse all
former efforts in this direction.
Superintendent Jordan of the public
schools in letter to Manager Clark
of the Northwestern Electric Show
association, complained that the 25-
cent admission fee was a hardship on
children who were experimenting with
and studying electricity in the public
schools. The directors last Wednes-
day night voted to allow children I'M
urday for is cents.
Two local passenger trains of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha road, Nos. 16 and II, running
between Minneapolis and Chicago.
will be discontinued Sunday because
of light travel, which officials say nat
urally decreases at this season.
Train No. 4, the Badger State Elk
press, will leave Minneapolis at sos
a. M, instead of at $3.50, and No. 4
will arrive in Minneapolis from Chi
cago at 1886 a. M, instead of 1885
a. m.
The San Francisco city council has
passed resolution, copies of which
have been sent broadcast through the
country, warning the unemployed that
there is no place for them in the
western city. Attention is called to
the fact that false and misleading re-
ports have been sent out that owing
to the Panama exposition to be held
in San Francisco there is work for
thousands there, when in fact the city
is not now able to take care of it's
unemployed.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Gomez, 3103
Girard avenue north, We're treated to
a surprise Thursday night of last
week at their pleasant home. Mr..
Gomez has secured claim in Wis
consin and both he. and his wife ex-
pect to take up their home there
next month for an indefinite period.
=. 1t was the knowledge Of this fact that
caused about so of their friends to
give them a farewell greeting. 1t was
an evening of pleasure for all who
participated, cards and an excellent
lunch figuring prominently in the fes-
tivities.
Alderman Ryan says he will ask the
City council to pas; an ordinance pro-
viding for the purchase of a testing
machine to be placed at the disposal
of the license inspector for the test
ing of every taximeter in the city at
least once in 80 days. Mr. Ryan says
.he believes there are few instances
of overcharging by taxicab drivers,
but he desires that every one who
uses g. taxicab may know just what
his bill amounts to and that he is not
being overcharged. He says testing
machines have been used with sue.
cess in many eastern cities.
Practical pointers on public speak
ing we're given the students of the
University of Minnesota Friday aft
ernoon Of last week when they were
addressed by Mr.. Bryan. The Com.
moner chose public speaking as his
subject, and after a treatise upon this
he dwelt upon the broader principles
of life with slight reference to pol.
itics. Mr.. Bryan filled the university
chapel as none has done since the
last visit Of the Nebraskan. Although
his address was scheduled for p. m
students began to take seats at and
for an hour before the beginning OF
the talk the assembly room was alb
solutely filled. The corridars were
damned, goods sat on the window
stills and hundreds were unable to
ente" the building at all.
Friends Of DR.. Thomas Egan, for
lnerly of Minneapolis, will be pleased
to hear of his great success in grand
opera abroad. At present he is tour
ing England, Ireland and Scotland
with the Italian Grand Opera com
pany as principal tenor and scoring q
big success. DR.. Egan has sung with
great success in Naples, Rome, Flor
ence, Venice, Milan, Nice and Berlin
In 1907 three young artists, then un.
known to the musical world, gave 9
concert at the Waldorf Astoria il
New York. The young artists were
Eleanor de Cisneros, Mario Sammarct
and Thomas Egan. These artists hat
faith in each other and all predicted
they would meet with success in the
musical world, and subsequent events
have shown they were right. Ega1