The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-02-20

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they have II children the loss Of thi,
one is keenly felt. He was buried
from the residence on Rondo Street
last Tuesday afternoon, Rev. H P
Jones officiating, Lyles funeral direc
tor, interment at Forest cemetery. II
add to their troubles they are nov
under quarantine for scarlet fever.
Postmaster Vanish is verv much
put out because he was not relieved
from duty Wednesday when his al
pointment expired as, he had planned
to start on trip Wednesday night
But as his successor has not been Sc
lected he must hold onto his $40 ne,
day job for while longer. However
if he must 60 there are lot of folks
right here in st. Paul who will per
form his duties for him on a fifty fifty
basis.
The So-Lit Club gave a fancy dress
party at the residence of MRS. c. r.
James, $40 w. Central Ave-, with Miss
Lucille James as hostess. There was
full turn out of the members and their
friends and the costumes were quite
beautiful and appropriate. The house
was tastefully decorated. The lunch
was delicious and or the whole it was
one of the most enjoyable affairs the
club ever gave. Dancing was the feat.
ure of the evening. y"
Last Sunday was quite an interets.
ing day at st. James A. NJ. E. Church,
and the attendance was quite large de.
spite the inclement weather and the
precarlous walking. In the morning
Rev. H. p. Jones gave a splendid ad-
dress on Bishop DANIEL A. Payne. Mrs.
T. H. Lyles also gave very splendid
address on the martyr John Brown.
In the evening Attorney Chas. w.
Scrutchin of Bemidji, Mimi, delivered
a splendid address on Frederick Doug
lass. The meeting was held under the
auspices Of the Mems Club and A. j.
Roberts the president, presided Mr..
Thos. r. Morgan gave a cornet solo
and Mrs. Gertrude Barber sang a solo.
The Masque Paryt; given by the
Adelphai Club at the residence of Mrs.
Birdie High, GA st. Anthony ave., last
Tuesday night, was a most delightful
affair. There was an immense crowd
and nearly all were en- masque, and
they were some Mosques too, if any,
body should ask you. The program
was short, consisting of a piano duet
by Mesdames Blanche Coins and Flor
eta Artes, and a vocal solo by Miss
Charlotte Gillard. There was culin-
ary display of toothsome viands, all
of which were sold at good prices.
Prizes were given as follows: list,
Hand-painted Motto, Mrs. H. G.. John
son; End, Tatting Dole, Mrs. Susie
Parker; 3rd, pair Padded Holders,
Mrs. Janoda Jackson. faThe prizes were
specimens of the handicraft of Misses
Hazel and Helen Kicks, formerly of
st. Paul, now of Iowa Falls, Iowa,
which were presented to the club.
The judges were Messrs ]. B. Johnson,
A. W. Holden, W. M. Cannon. Every
body had a good time.
Federal statistics show that more
than Is per cent Of insanity cases are
due to the use of drugs" declared
Thomas Potts of Chicago, Secretary of
the National Association of Registered
in an address to delegates
to the Minnesota association which
held it's convention in this city last
week. Mr.. Potts explained that at
present there is no law to prevent the
shipment of harmful drugs into any
state, and said that the national asso-
citation helped to secure the passage of
a measure that will prohibit indis-
criminate shipment and otherwise con-
troll the sale of dope" The measure
goes into effect March 1st., Another
interesting feature Of the convention
was the statement made by M. D. Mar
tin, druggist of Mortified, MINI. He
said that if temperance legislation,
now pending in the Minnesota Legis-
lature, becomes effective and results
in parts of the state going dry" drug
stores in those districts will increase
twofold, and most of the saloonkeepers
will turn druggists.