The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-18
ST. PATRICK'S MEMORY
The Day Most Appropriately OBJ
served In Apaconda-CoioneS
O'leary's Admirable Grafton
The Procession and the Ball.

thoroughly celebrated i'm this city
yesterday. The elaborate preparations
had been made ny the Irish citizens
FOR an appropriate celebration i'm honor OF
Inc immortalizcd st. Patrick were carried
out i'm "a most noteworthy and attractive
manner b~estowing great credit upon
those who had made the arrangements
for the OCCASION. The emblem OF the
hon, was freely worn yesterday. Nearly
every person one met had ~ small piece
of green displayed on some par,
were considered plenty green with
out, and were few ami Tar between.
At 9::D o'clock the members Of the
line i'm front of their hall ON Main street.
A delegation of the A. o.. H., a~cconnIil-
MED by the Wolfe Tone Guards and the
music of tho OCCASION, proceeded tn the
STANDARD hall and escorted the mcn-
hers of the Young Mems Institute to the
place where the various civic orEs.niza-
march.
Al O::D the hand started mp = Pat
tmnefui melodies of this appropriate NM
sic, the march was started. The process
sion was led by a carriage, i'm which were
the Wolfe Tone guards making "a fine APP
pcarancc i'm the regulation fnll-lrcss uni
form of the militia. The Young Mems
institute were next, ',einv well represented
and wearing "A beautiful badge with "a
roscttc attached. They were followed by
the members of the Ancient Order OF
Hi~bcrnians, who had "a most prcposcssinR
appearance with their handsome new
hats and sashcs. The A. q. ii. was well
r rsprs sSc nrss. as Ssr wa al. IN, .n .h as. %sn.nmd.
could well he prond OF. The line OF
march Ms OBVIOUSLY announces
the d~isa9reeable sl,ish in the roads. Pro
ceedinR to the Catholic church,, u most
entertaining and interesting history OF the
life of 81. Patrick, by Father dc Siere, was
listened to. The column then wended
it's way mp Main street, turning and stop
ping at ST. AIMS hospital, where Miss
crs, interwined i'm ~ neat design of
wrcaths, to the various associations. The
flowers were presented by the sisters as ~
token of regard and as a mcmcnto of the
occasion. The march was then resumed
to Front street, thence tn Main street,
to the A. %. II. hall, where the pro-
Al 2::O i'm the afternoon Col. O'Leary
delivered the Grafton of the day in n bril-
ing himself and receiving frequent APP
plausc from the large and enthusiastic
audience Col. O'Leary WAS introduced
by Mr.. Joseph Peters and said i'm sub
"whcnever In the life time of IA nation
any great event takes place, II Is custom
To its consummation. Great
victories, great battles and the victors in
any great event have their. day. We to-
day arc celebrating ~ victory. The
memories of this day recall Ia us the past
of n land across the Atlantic. II is a land
earth. A land where the birds sing their
sweetest and where nature puts forth her
most enticing forms."
early history of the Irish nation and
the great advancement of the Irish people
i'm civilization and learning. Mr.. O'Lear
Henry ii. He vividiy pictured the many
trials and martyrdonns through which the
nation struggled in its great efforts To sus-
/. 4. .s..1.a. ..xl A.. t.tpAu sta ~.usx.sxs
The colonel said i'm conclusion:
The DAY we celebrate has y iwo.iold sisnii,
rraa.i'"f our iaiih aaf he sirassIs our fathers
made to maintain H., We should be equally
!.is na, IL shfiy sfTs'Ts' IS q. one si snins Strange s ! about about
ireland that seems 10 affect all that are raised
.oms: in TIM. they grow to be eSt,. me lovers e
Nationality nationality e ms E.o M,s more cTcn ,riih shd N TIE H.. i Snr.
man Invaders; Their .hiltirsn became the lead
this island does not weaken this love of her. On
,as s"S SS . XII, 4 an!ti n :.i hS sfo an ii! an. Z and I'm IN al Fl
chimes you will lind the Irish, yet their love Of
.hiiaren and their children 5 children love her.
,ewsr ,naa they love h"r. ON iS" ""nirary. Tor
centuries past She has been the mcndic;,nt of
England has been .@ All ali I pow, riiff IN " The an"irS 81
.hr, world. In the matter 81 pay and homer,
Describes this when hr says:
't,'nprised are her sous IN they learn Z" b.tray.
= wi" h''N NV |" NV "tsstss t't
And the Eamp that would light them Ia dignity
way.
Must he lii FROM the ir" where their eo"ntr,
Net in her SORROW they loved her. Fears roild
not force them AMI hontIs could not win them
from her. England then tried to win the
worlds sympathy from them. She had IN.
worid'> ear Ia her literature an,. in "a subsidized
press. She robbed the Irish Of their lands. de
stroyed their homes. made IL u crime Ia employ
them. denied them the fruit of their labor. and
then held them up as am example of >hiftlc>s-
ness, idlcncss, laziness and want of thrift. she
destroyed their manufacturiug industries and
then called the worlds attention tai their want al
them. Shcclosed their mines and cont rslsted her
own development i'm that regard. She hanged
Ignorance.
I:ut the Irish people 10y the force of their
natural genius have proven the fllsehoo&l Of this
kind of literature. In all the walks of life. start
ing all On AN equality, they have forced them
selves Ia the trent. Here In the United States
VIII ere all men are equal and the race Is 10 I'll.
swinest and strongest. they have not been FOUND
ingt on in the field. His lighting generals wcr.
IRISH, and nearly twothirds at his army We're III
the Irish race. They commanded the navy and
brought impcrishibie honor ON the flag through
Barry ,MclDoDough Stewart and the Porter. Inthe
WAR Of isi2 the highest honor WAS won by.lackson
who was conceiNci In Ireland. intlte late war a lit
tie lieutenant 10y his military genius and fighting
qualities placed himself AT the head Of the army
the son of AN lrisiiman -l'hil Sheridan. In Law
Oconor. In trade and coiumcrce they are lead
crs.- In medicine they are N the head of tn,
profession. In religion the different lenpmiua
tions iind In them the great ones of their clergy