The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-27
ANACONDA news.
OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS
Irish-American Societies Take a
Day Off to the Park.
AN AFTERNOON OF SPORTS
About a Thousand E-xcursionists From
Butte Join With Friends Here to
Make Merry on the Green Sur
rounding the Lake.

The Irish-American picnic was a sue
cess. Everybody who went out to Lake
park yesterday had a fir~st-rate, nice,
quiet time. 1t was an ideal day for an
outing. The sun shone all through the
hours, but not with the intensity that
is its usual characteristic on similar
occasions when it condescends to shine
at all. There were no threatening
clouds. no wind, no smoke, no disagree
ableness. The weather, in fact, stood
in" with the people and contributed eX-
tensively to the pleasure of the occa-
sion.
The 10 o'clock train yesterday fore
noon from Butte brought over about 300
excursionists. The majority of these
came direct to the city and enjoyed a
stroll through the streets of the resi-
dence portions of town. The green
lawns and trees were luxuries greatly
enjoyed by the people from the big,
busy mining camp, where they are too
busy to turn their attention to the Gull
tivation of green trees and shrubbery
to any great extent, and the verdure
on all sides here was the theme OF more
than passing and it's beauty
was relished by hundreds. Those who
went to the park were principally fam
flies and picnic parties. who carried
with them huge hampers of tempting
viands and ~delicacies. In the spacious
groves, here n there. these lovers of
real outdoor pleasure drove their pegs,
so to speak. and spent the day on the
green, lounging or walking through the
dense growth of cottonwoods which
form a beautiful background for a
park.
The bulk of the crowd arrived on the
2 o'clock special in a train of nine
packed coaches. This throng went over
to the park from the Union depot in a
body, very few coming down town. by
this time those of the first train load
who remained in the city, began to pour
n the park grounds, n then il was
a pretty scene indeed. The lake never
looked p%rettier than it did yesterday.
it's boats fringed with the flowers of
femininity, bedecked in the most strik-
ing effects of the dressmaker's and
milliner's creations. The gowns were
fashioned for just such an occasion.
n old Sol smiled his sweetest smile
when he looked down on the happy
crowd of eXcursionists. The half dozen
boats were put into immediate use and
as soon as one party debarked another
was ready to jump i'm for a row around
the placid pol. There were no acct
dents to add to the merriment of the
spectator. and long after dark the lit
tie fleet could be sighted off the boat
house moving in the direction of the
opposite shore. The big overflow gates
were lined with visitors who saw i'm the
leaping waters some resemblance to the
Niagara falls, and this attraction was
enjoyed, especially by the 2 and 3-year-
olds, whose mothers found time only to
watch the youngsters and warn them
TO keep out of danger n the water.
The young gallant and his sweetheart
found pleasure in walking on the big
hume opposite, making the trip to the
big dam and return, or down towards
the smelter or around the big bend out
of sight. They all had a good time and
will come again on the next eXcur-
sion.
1t was also a day of general social
intercourse among friends who reside
in the two cities. Many Butte families
took occasion to come down and spend
the day with their friends here. In
many cases the visitors were taken out
to the park. where the hostess spread
a dainty luncheon and on the velvety
turf the conversation was continued
throughout the day over the cup and
the sandwiches.
OF course the features of the after
noon were the contests and the athletic
events. In these the majority took an
interest, inasmuch as the lists were
made up of contestants from the two
cities. They were all carried out to the
entire satisfaction of all concerned.
The baseball game was a most pleasing
one. The teams were made up from
the employees of the B., A. & p. and the
Electric Light companies of this city.
The game was won by the Electrics by
the score of Z to 3.
The street car company handled the
large crowd from the city in good shape.
made fast time and CAV satisfaction from
the start. Some, however. were disap-
pointed when the ears did not go up
Main street further than Commercial ave-
nue..
The absence of a brass band was the
only disappointing feature of the gala
day.
The midnight special took the last of
the excursionists 10 their Butte homes.
The evening was spent i'm dancing in the
pavilion.
park gates.