The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-01-13

firing president, R. j. Clarke. The
following officers were installed:
President, j. r. Grogan; vice presi-
dent, ]. f. Foley; recording secretary,
secretary, John p. Connolly; treas
urer. t. A Raftery; sergeant-at-
arms, VIM. Colbert; SENTINEL Vincent
OBrien; physicians, Drs. o. McKeon
and McNcvin. On behalf of the divi-
sion P. ]. Hogan presented the retir-
ing president with silver platter.
Mr.. Eugene McNellis, aged 43
years, son Of James McNellis, died at
Butte, Mont, last Friday. The fun
cral took place from the residence of
his sister, Mrs. Campbell BERTHE, 47O
Greenwood avenue, Wednesday at $3.50
a. m. Services were held at St.
! Michaels church at o'clock. Inter-
ment at Inver Grove.
Mrs. Ellen Courtney, aged 70 years,
died Friday after a short illness, The
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of her daughter, Mrs. William o. Will
liams, 751 Ashland avenue, Monday at
$3.50 a. m. Services were held at st.
Luke's church at 9 o'clock. Inter-
ment at Calvary cemetery.
The Misses Dunphy, 1872 Holly ave-
nue., entertained informally Wednes-
day evening for John Brady, who was
! home for the holidays.
The officers of the national guard in
st. Paul were hosts at their annual
ball Wednesday evening at the Ar
mory. The wives of the officers re-
ceived the guests, who included Gov.
A. o. Eberhart, his staff, members of
the legislature, army officers at Fort
Smelling and the department head
quarters, and a limited number Of
! friends. The general entertainment
committee included Maj. G. K. Shop
pard, Capt. w. J. Murphy, Capt. f. E.
Krembs, Capt. Z. T. Smith, Capt. E.
A. Tiffany. Capt. o. N. Raths, Lieut.
~. ". IAlIIlCS.
Eva Springer, the 11-year- old
daughter of Detective William SPRING
err, who was operated on for intes-
final trouble at st. Josephs hospital
! last week, is reported greatly i'm
proved.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Egan, Jr., who
vic u
street, have returned to their home,
Virginia, MINI.
James e. Kilroy aged % years, son
Of James Kilroy, 313 Goodhue street,
died Saturday after short illness.
The funeral took place from the above
residence Monday at $3.50 a. m. Serv-
ices were held at the Cathedral at 10
o'clock. Interment in Calvary ceme-
terry.
L. w. Rundlett, former commission
er of public works. was notified Sat-
urday of his appointment as commits
sioner of. public works at Moose Jaw,
Sask. Mr.. Rundlett was selected for
the position in competitive test, in
which about fifteen tried for the po-
sition. He will have charge of the
city water works department. the
electric light system and the engineer
for Moose Jaw next week.
! Miss Irene O'Regan, daughter Of
Thomas P. O'Regan, superintendent Of
the postal savings bank, and stenog
rapher to Daniel w. Lawler, former
mayor, was operated upon Saturday
| for appendicitis at st. Joseph's hos
pital. She was in a critical condi-
ton Saturday night as result Of the
operation and it is feared that fur
ther complications may develop. Miss
O'Regan had been having slight at
tacks of appendicitis for more than
a month, but she was taken to the
hospital Saturday for the first time.
Abdominal adhesions were found in
performing the operation, causing
dangerous complications.
! Miss Florence Montgomery who
has been visiting Mrs. J. J. Haggerty.
Portland avenue, has returned to her
home, Rochester, MINI.
Mr.. Michael Purcell, aged 43 years,
died Friday after long illness. The
funeral took place from the under
taking rooms of Conley & McDevitt,
Monday at 80 a. m. Services We're
held at the Cathedral at a. m. In
! torment in Calvary cemetery.
; The literary department of the
i Guild of Catholic Women met on Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Dono-
hue, 1881 Summit avenue. The men,
bers discussed plans at the meeting
for a course of study for the remain
der of the year. The department is a