The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-24
OLD ENGLAND'S SONS
A Grand Celebration of the Various
Lodges Yesterday.
ORATORY AND GOOD CHEER
One of the Largest Professions
Ever Seen In Butte-Muslc and a
General Nice . ime-Profes-
sor Newilrs address.

English-Americans to the number OF
several thousand participated in the
celebration of ST. Georges day in Butte
yesterday. While the day opened fret
full and threatening 1t did not inter-
fere with the biggest turnout ever wit
messed on st. Georges day in this city.
1t was the sixth annual celebration by
the Butte lodges and its comparison
with former celebrations gave an idea
of the growth OF the Sons of st. George
in Silver Bow county.
Fully 1000 men marched in the pa
rade and % carriages filled with the
Daughters of St. George added
strength and beauty to the procession.
The stars and stripes fioated at the
head of every lodge in the parade and
the carriages were decorated with the
national colors. The Silver Cornet and
English Oak bands furnished the mu-
sic. The parade was formed in Center
Vile and was composed of Victoria, DIR.
Livingstone, Peace and Harmony and
Black Prince lodges, Sons of st. George.
and Harmony. Primrose and White
Rose lodges, Daughters OF st. George.
From Centerville the procession
moved down Main street to Butte and
east on Park street to Wyoming, north
ITO Granite and west to Montana. When
the head OF the procession reached
Main street going west on Granite, the
rear end was coming down the Cen
terville hill. On Montana street the
march was continued south to Park,
east to Main and north on Main to
Centerville. where the procession dis
banded. While the parade was in prog
ress the streets along the line of march
were lined with a dense crowd of spec
tators. and the street cars and traffic
had to stop until the procession had
Il. Davey was grand marshal and his
assistants were Fred Martin Richard
James. j. w. Bingley and John Bickel
ln was after IL O'Clock by the time the
parade was concluded.
The Afternoon Exercises.
5 The afternoon exercises were held In
st George hall, beginning at 2:30
O'Clock. The big hall was crowded to
suffocation and hundreds could not
gain admittance. Flags and the ma
tional colors decorated the walls, and
over the platform hung pictures of
George Washington, Queen Victoria
and William E. Gladstone. The st
George motto. Fraternity. Concord
and Love-" was spread in big letters
before the audience. The Silver City
Cornet band played several selections
and after the singing of the opening
ode and prayer. Chairman Joseph Cal
loway delivered short but eloquent
address in which he spoke of the aims
and objects of the Sons of St George
The good work IL was doing in caring
for its sick members and the widows
and orphans. and also referred in glow
ing terms to the Americanism of the
English-Americans and the greatness
OF their ancestry.
The programme had provided for an
address from a representative of each
lodge in the county, but only three re-
sponded =. A. Ford OF Peace and
Harmony lodge. spoke of what had
been accomplished by his lodge in the
past ~ months. 1t had paid out, he
said. I.452 for sick BENEFITS, 5000 for
nurses and other relief and $210 for flu
neral expenses, making a total of 81
262. Mr.. Ford spoke of the great Eng
lish names in history and said that ev-s
cry man could emulate those great men
In at least one thing-"do your duty
and do IL the best YOU can" There is
no order In Silver Bow county. he said,
that stands so well financially as the
Sons of st. George. In the past year
they have paid off 81 900 of the debt on
their hall besides meeting all interest
as fast as IL became due.
Isaac Williams of Victoria lodge
said the sentiment of fraternity, love
and concord was as old as the human
race. The Sons OF st. George did not
organize for selfish motives, ne said.
but to annihilate prejudice and culti-
waite fraternity. The order has ad-
vanced TO such a state that the extent
of Its good work cannot be known. He
said he had no apology to make for the
name the order bore. and then he spoke
of the great things the Anglo Saxon
race had done for civilization and the
greatness of Englishmen and England
on land and sea. In giving up their
own country to come to America, he
said, Englishmen gave up more than
any other nationality of people. but
they came to a country that offered |
them greater liberties and he was
pleased TO be in America and to be a |
American citizen. One OBJ |
Ject OF the Sons of st. George Is TO |
make good American citizens and a |
man Is necessarily better American |
for being Son of st. George. "Preju- |
dice can only exist in the breast OF the |
ignorant" said Mr. williams. and add |
ed that IL made no difference where a /
as he did his duty.
William Robinson of Black Prince /
lodge OF Walkerville spoke next and |
said the Sons OF St George was an or
der of which every Englishman had |
cause to be proud. He believed there
was divine purpose in fraternal or
as well as in religion. Mr..
Robinson, in speaking of the work OF
his own lodge said the last report
showed $452.39 in the treasury and $685.
70 had been received since then. For
sick benefits they had paid out in the
asst year with a membership of II. 1924
or funeral expenses s125. and for re-
ief s27s.25. making a total of s6S7. 25
aid out. and leaving a balance of
i22S.s4 on hand. II is a noble work
worthy of approval During the course
II his speech Mr.. Robinson made the
ather significant remark that I'VE be-
ieve in being Americans as far as II
8 possible TO be. but as Englishmen
We sometimes expect a share OF the
'olden egg"
Prof. A. c. Newill. orator OF the day,
vas next introduced, and delivered a
rell prepared address. I'm which he was
interrupted by applause
fr Newill spoke as follows: