The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-06
FROM THE CAPITAL

EdWln I1OWlanQ BlaShheld, the New
York artist who painted some of the
mural decorations in the state CAPT
toll, was the guest Of honor at the
Commercial club Tuesday noon at
luncheon given by the st. Paul In
stitute School of Art. Covers were
laid for forty guests. Mr. Blashfield
was the guest of the Art Institute
Tuesday afternoon. In the evening
he delivered an address on 1.-The
Present and Future OF Decorative Art
in America" in the palm room of the
Saint Paul. After his lecture he left
for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Barnes and
family, Marshall avenue, have re-
turned from their winter home at
Daytonia Beach, Fla
The Hibernian Hall Building asso-
citation is soon to be organized by the
members of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians in St. Paul The association
expects to buy property within the
| next few weeks and erect lodge
building for the A. O. ii. Three
sites in the downtown district are now
| under consideration. IL is not ex-
pected that the new Hibernian hall
will be erected for year. The build
ing committee appointed to select a
site includes w. II. Burns, Walter
Pendergast and Robert II. Mcdonald
Detective James Murnane, for many
years Bertillon expert at the police
department, was late Friday promoted
by the police board to lieutenant of
detectives and his salary increased
from $1,260 to $1,000 a year. The
change in his position was made to
enable him to devote more of his
time to his special work in charge
of the 'rogues gallery"
Division No. 9, A. o. H., has og-
ganized soccer football team, which
will be affiliated with the Minnesota
Soccer league. A schedule of twenty.
eight games has been arranged, which
will include the spring and fall SERIES
The following officers were elected:
r. ]. Clarke, president; Thomas Red
den, vice president; Thomas ]. Shan
non, secretary Stephen Cremin,
treasurer, and George Clarke, repre-
sentative. The team began practic-
Ing on last Sunday afternoon on the
Como grounds. The first game on the
schedule is carded for April Z. Play
ers wishing to come out for team
can do so by communicating with
George Clarke, 555 Canada street, or
call Cedar BAG.
Archbishop Ireland will be the
principal speaker at the annual ban
quet of the Christian Brothers Alum
nj Association to be held at the Hotel
Ryan, April 16. The alumni banquet
is looked forward to with pleasure
by the older boys of the Cretin high
school, many of whom are prominent
In the professions in st. Paul and
elsewhere. 1t is at the banquet that
these classmates meet to forget for a
time the cares and responsibilities
of the present and recall the days of
boyhood. It is expected that no less
than 200 of the men who formerly
were school boys will gather at the
banquet this year and the archbishop
has expressed great willingness to be
present on the occasion. In addition
to the classes which have grown tc
manhood, the younger members will
be there in large numbers. In addi
ton to the archbishop, Bishop ]. J
Lawler, d. w. Lawler, who is also Z
graduate of the school, Thomas D
O'Brien and George T. Reddingtor
also will respond to toasts for theil
alma mater. The executive committee
of the association which has charge o
arrangements are T. j. McGrath
president; William Friend, vice presi
dent; T. J. Ryan, secretary; Brothe
Patrick, director Of the Cretin Higl
rs