The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-08
ANACONDA news.
I0WtlC0NtM MRS HEARST
Ceremony Will Be Held Saturday
Evening at the Margaret.
THREE BRIEF ADDRESSES
o r. B. Smith, Hon. e. d. Mats n
a City Onicial Will Deliver Appro-
pirate speeches-A Reception
In the Library Building.

Word was received i'm Anaconda h a
Mrs. Hearst will be in this city on next
Friday and Saturday. and that the for
NAL presentation of the Hearst free
library to the city of Anaconda will be
made on Saturday. Preparations for
Mrs. Hearst's reception are being
made. and the committees have re-
stunned their work.
There will be a formal ceremony at
the Margaret theater at $3.50 o'clock on
Saturday evening. The programme for
the occasion consists of excellent or
chestral music, brief addresses by Hon.
Robert B. Smith. governor of Mon
tana: Hon. T.. d.. Mats of Anaconda,
n there will also be another brief ad-
dress in behalf of the city. The latter
has not yet been announced.
The ceremony at the Margaret Will
be Of a very simple character. The
event will be the occasion of the ex-
preston of befitting recognition of Mrs.
Hearst's generosity by all the people OF
Anaconda. The invitation to be pres
ent is a general one and is extended to
all the people of the city. 1t is hoped
there will be a large attendance of the
patrons of the library and others.
1t is expected that the services at the
theater will not exceed an hour in
length. According to the present plan,
Mrs. Hearst, after the ceremonies at
the theater are concluded, will accom-
any the ladies' of the reception COM
mittee to the library building, where
an informal reception will be held.
Mrs. Hearst has signified to the men,
bers of the committee that IL will give
her great pleasure to meet the people
of Anaconda. and the reception at the
library will afford a splendid opportu-
nifty to all who care to do so, to meet
the woman who has presented to this
city such a magnificent gift.
The arranging of Mrs. Hearst's re-
ception is in the hands of a committee
appointed several weeks ago, at a meet
ing presided over by Judge Brantly.
The belief at that time was that Mrs.
Hearst would arrive in the city three
weeks ago or more. Word was re-
ceived. however, that she found 1t i'm
possible to be here before some time
in June. Preparations for the recep-
ton and its accompanying ceremonies
were then suspended for the time be-
ing. They were again taken up by the
committees where they left off upon
the receipt of the intelligence that Mrs.
Hearst will be here next Friday n
Saturday. and. the committees have
completed the necessary preliminaries
for next Saturdays ceremonies.
There is no person in the world to
whom is due a warmer welcome To
Anaconda than Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
During the years that the Hearst free
library has been open to the people OF
Anaconda, Mrs. Hearst has occupied
a warm place in the hearts of this
city's people, and too much gratitude
cannot be expressed for her handsome
gift of a splendidly equipped library
housed in a building that is a source
of pride to every citizen of Ana
conda
There are many who have waited
with Impotence the visit to Anaconda
of Mrs. Hearst, and it is safe to say
hat the Margaret's seating capacity
will be taxed to its utmost to accom-
modate the large numbe that want to
see the woman from whom this city
and it's people have received so much.