The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-24
THE SONS Of ST. GEORGE
A Rousing Celebration Of the
Day by the Lodges.
A FEAST OF ELOQUENCE
Loyal to the Stars and Stripes and
Strictly an American society-A
Mastery Address by de
Putron Gliddon.

The stars and stripes waved from h
Vile, yesterday. while within the big
hall gathered an immense crowd Of
people to witness the exercises In cele-
bration Of st. Georges day. The lodges
Of the Sons Of St. George in Butte. Gen.
t~erville, Walkerville and Burlington,
and the various lodges OF the Daugh-
ters Of st. George all united In the days
celebration and participated in the
splendid exercises which occupied the
afternoon.
. st. Georges hall wal prettily draped
with bunting. while a beautiful flag was
suspended above the speakers platform.
On the wall beside the flag were pic
lures of Queen Victoria, George WASH
ington and. Gladstone. while under
meath was a motto with the words,
Fraternity, Concord and Love-" The
exercises opened with an excellent Sc
lection from the Alice band Prayer
was offered by Rev. f. G. L~ounsberry
of the Mountain View M. +. church.
Then the opening ode was n
A.. f. Bray, chairman of the meeting.
then made a few eloquent and timely
remarks.
II am much pleased" he said, ito be
with you on this eighth anniversary Of
the celebration of this order. 1t Is a
time when people Of foreign birth get
together in celebration of a society
which is strictly American. A man who
IL not proud Of his native LAND Is not
fit to be an American citizen. We are
an absolutely American society n are
as loyal to the stars and stripes as any
who by birth were brought into this
country. We have one flag only. We
came here by choice and are not
ashamed Of the choice. l am not a
prophet or the son of a prophet, but L
believe the day is not distant when the
English speaking people will rule the
land and the sea. and the stars and
stripes and the union jack will be ac-
knowledged supreme in all quarters OF
the earth. i am proud that / am an
Americanized American and a member
of the Sons of St. George and am only
sorry / cannot be a Daughter of st.
George as WELL"
J Ike Williams of Victoria lodge hen
made a brief address. speaking Of the
fraternal features of the order and its
benefits. He was followed by Mr.. CAL
loway of Peace and Harmony lodge.
Mr.. Galloway said hat the j~oyousness
of the occasion is partly dimmed by the
fact that a member of the Sons of st.
George and a member OF the Daugh-
tiers of st. George are now lying dead.
He was proud to be a member OF the
order because il seeks the mora ad-
vahceinen. u % nen,o"e'. LnpiS..1
~. 10 n, ,.rga &c nm.
lifted. The order helps the widow and
orphan left behind and helps the brother
in time of need. 1t seeks to make nobler
citizens and better men. /
I'VE are living in trying times said
Mr.. Galloway. we near OF WAT aho
rumors or war. Wnat VIII pe 'he out-
come of the trouble in Cuba no one
can cav Rut there will be aching hearts
from many a mother whose son mar
gone to the front to uphold the glorious
stars and stripes"
william league then favored the au-
dience with two splendid solos.
The address of the afternoon. which was
delivered by DIR. de Putron Gliddon, was
as follows:
whether the story of st. George and
the dragon is fact or fable makes very
little difference to you or me. The inspira'
ton lies i'm its power as an example ttai
you and | can follow. There are many
examples that are manifestly so much
above us that we are discouraged before
we even make any effort In copying them
Yet there is nothing more powerful or
earth han the force of m j was
going across Main street the other day
and saw two young girls of 10 or II years
of age holding up their trains. True. they
had no trains. but they had seen their eld'
ers go through that performance and that
strange force that some one called the
eternal monkey in man was the cause OF
their little pantomime. And grown-uT
children, male and female. are not very
much better. No matter how much W.
boast Of our independence and originality
we are most of us little more than living
copy books.
'In literature, particularly Biblical III
e%rature. the dragon Is used as a symbo
of evil. wrong and everything opposite t
---l =. .t11 that In fhn lnn
of Revelation there Is that wonderful
drama that stirs ones hearts core be
cause of its marvellous pictorialness ant
pomp OF parade and orientai spiehuors o.
imagery. And as the great series OF scene
ts drawing TO a close tnere comes Una
martial picture. In which the central Nc
ure Is, as he ever Will be when He y
present, the carpenter or Nazareth. tn
chief gentleman OF the ages. IL Is tn
scene of the marriage supper OF tn