The Irish standard., 1897-09-18
HIBERNIANS sAT HELENA.
Their Labor DnSIficnic Magnificent
Succenr ip Every Way.

The Labor Day. celebration held at
Central park, Helena Mont, on Mon
day. Sept. g. surpassed anything of the
kind ever Witnessed in the state. The
Hibernian hosts from all over Montana
gathered there on the invitation of the
local society, and they were the recipi-
ents Of a grand ovation from their
brethren and the citizens generally.
The Daughters Of Erin worked indefati-
gably in making button hole bouquets
for the visitors who were met at the
depot on their arrival by the local COM
mittee and escorted uptown to head
quarters, whore the ladies presented
each of them with bouquet
The parade started about 2 o'clock,
headed by the Helena Free Silver band
and under the direction of NJ. j. Haley,
the marshal of the day. All the people
were out to witness the grand demon
stration. The Wolfe Tone Guards of An
aconda and the Meagher Guards OF Butte
aroused the first enthusiasm, and all
along the route the two companies were
cheered. Each company presented Il
fine appearance, and marched like old
National Guard, also came in for share
of the applause, and it richly deserved
it, Hon. j. M. Quinn, of Butte, Judge
Clancy, of the same city. Hon. Martin
came right after the marshal in car
riage. Societies Of the Hibcrnians from
| Helena, Butte and Anaconda, were in
the parade, as We're members of the
! Catholic knights of America, the krie-
ger Verein, and the Grill und Nation, of
! East Helena. On reaching Lawrence
and Main streets the parade disbanded
and the cars were taken to the park
On arrival there John II. Grogan, presi-
dent Of Div. No. l, A. o. H., OF Helena.
introduced Mayor Steele, who cordially
! welcomed the visitors in the name of
the city, and he was followed by ]. M.
Quinn, of Quinn's Review, and Judge
/ Clancy, who delivered eloquent ad-
dresses. After the speeches occurred the
/ prize drilling contest between the Wolfe
Tone and the Meagher guards, the judges
! being Adj. Gen. brennan. of the Mon
/ tana National Guard, and Leuts. Wal
lace and Hines, of the regular army.
1t was difficult to decide between them,
so we'll did each acquit itself. Two
! hours after the close of the drill the
j judges awarded Il magnificent silk flag
to the Wolfe Tones, Major Martin Ma
ginnis making a frlicitous presentation
speech. The scoring stood SO to ~. The
Meagher Guards Joined in the congrat-
ulations bestowed on the vctors, and
well they might, for it was only few
months previously they won a medal
from their rivals in a contest at Ana
conda. Major Maginnis' happy speech
was vociferously appauded Space pre-
cludes the IRISH STANDARD from Civ
ing it entire Among other things he
/ said: "The race which is represented
in these Hibcrnan companies has done
its full share to establish and maintain
this flag of the free. The military strain
Is strong in their breast. 1t has been
the misfortune of these people for hun
dreds of years to fight in other coun-
tries quarrels and to shed their unavail-
| ing blood on other peoples fields. They
have. however, won rcnown on the bat
tlefields of strangers and plucked the
flowers of glory from the bloody thorns
of universal conflict. But under this
flag they have found Il home-a country
with whose success their future is en-
twined. Their hopes are in the ark of
the American covenant, their salvation
in this ship of state; and as their pso-
pie were among the first to rally around
that banner OF independence and liberty,
so they will be the last to die in its de-
fense."
The program of games was the best
ever presented at Central Park. The
sports were i'll charge of Il veteran.
Finlay McRae, who was ably assisted
by Dune Mcdonald. himself an old-time
athlete. The following are the records:
One hundred yard dash, open to all.
First prize, $40; second prize. S.. Thorn
as Moore, of Anaconda, won in 10 2-5
seconds; Ancil Carley of Helena, sec
ond. r. J. Troy, of Great Falls; Jack
Hawkins, of Helena; Will Schanks, of
Marysville, and Frank Tucker, of Hell
cna, also ran.
I Fifty yard sack race for boys under 10.
First prize. 50; second. 81. Frank Glea-
son won; Frank Webb second. There
were IL entries. all Of Helena.
One hundred and fifty yards open.
First prize, $40; second, IS. Thomas
Moore, of Anaconda, won; Ancil Carcy,
of Helena, second Frank Tucker also
ran.
Fifty yards fat mems race, 21O pounds
or more. Prize, SIS. J. x. Waite won.
Joseph Bowers. Joseph l.. Callahan and
J. Mattson also ran.
Three legged race Prize, SIS. A. A.
Ferry and d. d. FLYNN, Of Helena, won;
Will M. Schanks and J. +. Troy and
Jack Hawkins and j. Robertson also ran.
Young women's race. open to girls UNI
der 20, 40 yards. Prize, gold brooch. won
by Miss Nellie Sullivan, of Helena, aged