Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-05
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chief item of which was spring chic
ken Twenty-Five members of the
2odge gave the dinner, being selected
by the Elks entertainment, commit.
tee. Next month another group of %
zGlks gill be selected to put on the
'Darty and so on, once a month. In
this manner the members of the lodge
will receive a dinner and entertain
ment every month. Over 100 members
Of the lodge were 'present Monday
evening.
Discusses Trip
FER. Z. c. OReilly was the speaker
Of the evening and told of his trip to
Ireland and the continent for the
third time since his return to Bara-
boo, having previously addressed the
focal high school aad the Kiwanis
club FIR. O'Reilly told of his exper
fences in an entertaining manner and
although some had heard the talk
before they were ready to hear it
again. The Baraboo priest had oc
casion to observe much of interest
during his trip which is not often
grasped by all tourists, and these in
teresting details related in his talk
made it one of extreme interest.
Extracts from FIR. OrReiny's talk of
MS trip:
He was sick all the way over but
brigteneed up at the sight of his ma
tive land, Ireland. Stepping of the
train relatives in his home town were
at the depot with new Ford to meet
him so he felt right at home.
Meets De Valera
During his stay in Ireland he met
DeValera, head of the Republicans,
Collins and Griffith leaders of the Free
State, the latter two now dead. Kittie
Kiernan, fancc Of Collins and other
leaders in the irish movement. Talks
with many gave the Baraboo man the
advantage of learning how Ireland
felt towards the treaty with England.
The treaty gave ireland it's freedom
n almost everything, except it must
acknowledge Great britain as it's
mead. Ninety-seven per cent of the
people in Ireland favored the treaty
ana the other three per cent com
posed Of De Valera and soldier fol-
lowers, caused all the disturbance.
lie had several narrow escapes
while in Ireland and also enroute
through the continent. Pr. OReilly
stopped at the Gresham hotel in Dub
lin but finding the Republicans strong
there did not stay long and soon after
ne left, the place was reduced to
ruins.
x. Travel cheaply In Germany
The Baraboo priest said an Ameri.
can can go to Germany and live in
luxury for year on a few hundred
dollars. The best of meals at the
finest hotels do nor cost more than
so or 10 cents. A suite of room in a
de lux hotel costs about 80 cents for
The night.
The Passion play in oberammer-
gau was witnessed by FIR OReilly.
The play is given every ten years, be-
ginning in May, it is given twice
week until September. IL lasts seven
hours, three and one half in the
anornlng and three and one half in
she afternoon. The city of oberam
mergau is composed of inhabitants
who live the simplest of lives, wear
their hair long and dress in simple
manners. They are just the kind of
folks who coulG make a success of
the play, which they have pledged
themselves to give because of being
saved from plague 800 years ago.
Anton Lang, who takes the Part of
Christ. in everyday life is also cnly
one of the common folks, tins the soil
pitches hay etc, when not acting. Peo
pie from all over the world are at.
1tracted to Oberammegau during the
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