The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-10-25
X, OF c. NEWS.

coin, Neb., are making arrangements
for reception to Bishop Then at the
auditorium in that city on October rs.
The Bishop slipped into Lincoln quite
Unexpectedly two weeks ago, out the
Knights were not to be thwarted in
their intention to give him rousing
welcome home from his European
trip. They have taken advantage Ct
his absence in the East for few days
to prepare for the reception on Octo.
Der %. 1t is expected that representa-
tives of every council of the knights
of Columbus in the Lincoln diocese
will be in the city for the occasion.
The local order, knights of Column
bus, of Faribault, Mimi, observed
Discovery Day." in honor Of Column
bus. who discovered America, Oct. II,
,, l492. The members gathered in K. e.
hall at 10 o'clock a. M. and marched
in body to the church of the I'm
maculate Conception, where high mass
was celebrated and q sermon appro.
pirate to the occasion preached by
Rev. John Dunphy. A special pro.
gram of music was rendered. In the
afternoon and evening play, entitled
"The Peacemake-," was presented at
the Opera House by local talont, un-
der the auspices of the Faribault
Council Knights of Columbus. Tic
play was modern and deals with The
| question of capital and labor and the
scene laid in a Pennsylvania ,nanufac-
turing town.
it limits.
Last Sunday State Deputy Frank M.
Silva, in the presence of a large gath
ering, advanced class Of candidates
from Berkeley, Oakland and Alameda,
Cal, Councils to the third degree.
Miss Alice Nielsen, the gifted San
Francisco Catholic girl, who las be.
come Metropolitan Opera House star,
will give two concerts in the knights
Auditorium. Tuesday, October IA, and
Friday, October II. ~, ts@,s....sss.
The RI Rev. Thomas J. Conaty will
lay the corner stone Of Los Angeles
Councils new Home tomorrow aft.
ernoon. 1t will be much like the
building in San Francisco, and will
far surpass anything Of its kind in
the great Southwest. 81
A st. Louis composer, Prof. Kott.
hoff, organist at the Holy Trinity, has
composed new opera that is just
now the talk of all musical st. Louis.
Here is the synopsis Of this remark.
able work:
Act. 1.-The monastery La Rabida
Father Perez is conducting a re-
hearsal. In comes Columbus. It it
about p. m. They talk geography
and navigation; o'clock-bed-time.
The brother doorkeeper sees Column
bus to the gate and there tries to
brighten him with those demons and
monsters alive" that inhabit the
ocean. Columbus slips away and
leaves the brother behind, preaching.
Act. 1.-THE palace Of Queen Isa-
bella. The royal children entertain
the Queen with a quaint t'onal
dance. In comes Columbus and Faith
er Perez and later on Ben Abraham,
"the financier." Now the Queens
jewels are turned into dollars and
cents to buy ships with. The Queen
presents Columbus with a sword.
Act III.-The market place in Bar
celona and the pompour reception of
Columbus by the King. Five scenes:
the monk scene, the herald scene, the
minstrel scene, the King scene and
the Columbus scene with two grand
professions.
The melodic structure Of this work
is claimed to be such that every
word can be easily understood. No
other opera makes such claim.