The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12

involuntary custom among civilized
people to honor the emo OF their
heroic men and women. We have had
our Washingtons, u Lincolns. our
Joneses. "a Mulls. our Mollie Pitchers.
our Harriet Beecher Stoves, our Fran
ces Willards. We now have our Dewey.
our Hobson and the nameless hero who
Is slowed away In the Merrimac. We
have had our noble. heroic Bagley.
These names have lived. and will live,
as long as we a a history.
No less worthy OF our commentator
are those heroes-men and women-who
In times of profound peace. when not
actuated by personal ambition. see.
plan. carry out those enterprises which
onduc to the welfare and the we'll
being OF humanity. Prompted by love
OF mankind. giving with lavish hand.
they are no less heroic. no less COM
mendable, because they are not amid
the boom and roar OF battle.
intimated at the outset that he
~justest appreciation we can give or
show on our own part of this generous
gift Is the generous use that we make
of the materials and the means thus
placed at our disposal. In thinking
over. this afternoon. what I should say
to you. hat beautiful tribute paid by
Macauley to the influence Of Athens
upon modern civilization came into my
III ihos N'io6 VIM ft
uses at the close OF the essay. Mitford's
Greece" They are something like
this: Wherever literature consoles
sorrow or assuages pain. wherever Ii
brings gladness to Eyes hat fade with
wakefulness and tears and ache for
THE dark house n the long sleep
there Is the most noble exhibition Of
the immortal influence of Athens"
IL he had set himself out to pay a
tribute. he could not in words express
IL more eloquently and more beautiful
ly than he does in these words and the
context. But unconsciously &c pays
even a higher tribute to the mothers of
statesmen and heroes in the exhibition
that he makes. in the style that he
uses. the language that he makes use
of.
1t seems to me that we might para
phrase that and suit IL to this occasion
and say In regard to the building that
ID ours with its contents. that where
ever the passerby is interested and his
taste is cultivated by the building.
wherever the loneliness and hopeless
ness of the sick-room gains consolation
and comfort from the volumes upon. it's
shelves, wherever the stranger within
our gates finds entertainment in the
wearing edium OF his enforced idle
ness. wherever the earnest seeker after
knowledge finds success In his quests.
wherever the professional man is aided
In the pursuit of knowledge and In the
demands OF his profession, there we will
find the most gracious tribute that can
be paid to the donor of such a gift.
even though the beneficiary know not
the name of the giver. 1t Is generous
for the state, Ii is boundlessly
for our community, u coun-
ty, our city. Let us show equal appreci-
alton of 1t by as generously making
use of the means that II places at our
disposal.
Following Judge Brantly, Col. T.
O'Leary. representing the city, ad-
Mrs. Hearst He said. after
reading her the resolutions adopted by
the city council N already pub
lished:
These resolutions are in harsh off,
cia1 language and do not speak the
of feeling borne for you by our
end with reason. Your gift
the library buildings an architec-
tural gem and is constructed i'm such
strength that centuries will beat their
storms against IL in vain. While the
hills around us will show the rage of
time against their sides, the Hearst
free library building will continue to be
for its beauty and strength.
six miles away in the higher noun
III ss'VV ittl apoNt tht lily " AHA
conda, nestled amongst cliffs. on whose
sides lie perpetual snow. is Lake
From Lake Hearst flows the
water that gives growth and beauty to
our trees, flowers and lawns, gives
vigor and vitality to our peo-
pie. and In its purity no miasma sleeps.
In city by your bounty stands
the Hearst free library-a reservoir
will flow out treams of pure.
literature to fructify and
strengthen the Intellectual life of our
people.
In the Hearst Free Library you have
knowledge for our use. You
have accumulated the information that
will Mt The citizen TO his new political
duty of acquiring q knowledge Of the |
worlds policies so that he may cast his
vote in~telligently I'm it's government
This Is an industrial community. largely
upon being In the forefront
mechanic and mining progress.
You have provided in the Hearst Free
Library the means of acquiring such
as citizens who seek its
to make themselves cad
ers in their craft.
Here in the heart of the Rocky noun
we are close to nature. Would
We know the story told by the pines to
the passing windg We have stored I'm
the library the masters OF natures Lam
guage the. facts. and In this study we
may learn enough TO translate II. Ora
tory. music. painting. architecture.
sculpture and all the arts and sciences
for the student upon which to frame
his mode or criticise his work. IL IL
a storehouse OF the past wherein we
may find a guide to future achieve
ments. Your gift TO our people is so
I'm its Influence for good
we cannot now grasp its power;
nor can we measure our gratitude.
will grow with time. The city OF
as a municipality hanks you
and greets you as it's lady p~atroness.
Dur citizens who nave received. and
will receive. great benefits of your oun
will ever pray for your welfare. The
Hearst Free Library will stand as "A
Of the intelligent generosity
OF the founder"
For the People.
After another selection by the orches-
ira. Hon. r. ID. Mats. representing the
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