The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-18


IA Anaconda was but chlid, scarce Ne'
born, when Irishmen came TO make
3+bair hor,os boro 17irst +bero were
1870,
3pu' le" ol iheil' ia'e' "'HeIS came
4 When Anaconda was born lrishmen
came with the fixed determination to
F,,,1,a 1,ra ,,or,os for themselves for
nc ii'ie ''"t''v' 1o'
Ntheir wives and for their children. Their
dauntless spirit would succumb to no
od,,rsi+v Hard times r,ipht come and
,,. ,r,,, ,.,,,oi,,od
hoiu 'iille9 hi'@"' So ING
Their plucky courage never lett 'hehl'
Their numbers augmented from year
90 ,o,r coor tho Irisb raca formed a
,,a.
consloeraoie portion o1 Ai'aco'iu"
population,
e And as the wears rolled on others
,,o+ WOW, mill !, 1ss5 +bare
e"'''e' anu :. ''''A - '',''' "a 80
was sufficient number OF lrishmeh
in Anaconda TO form lodse OF the
Ancient Order OF hlbernlans. Inc Or
der was small at frst. II was weak IN
numbers, but powerful IN spirit. Inat
!. spirit was never daunted. 1t hattled
4 with adverse circumstances II Will
II stood toes open ana secret, ana lnailv
1t comes forth triumphant on TINS the
4 lfh DAY OF March. 1879 81. 1atrlck
DAY.
The magnificent huilding-the A. o.
i II. hall-at the corner OF Commefclal
avenue ana Cedar street. one OF Ana
conaa n"plesl structures "hlch was
Z uedlcdteu last evening -s,aius as
Y GLORIOUS mon iineHt 10 that pluch anu gu
efsy Which Is characterlstlc OF the
lflshnen OF to-uaE' as IL was d charde
le ea VI muse ilo'ieei iiisl''iieh VI
1902 r,-, =. ,
- a u ~, .ch 10y ~ 49,,
p y, 20 ri a M varo i,a hesan
with services at st. Paul's Catholic
church in the morning and concluded
with the dedication of the A. o. H.
hall last evening. The services at the
church consisted of solemn hlgh mass,
e sung ny rather toopman ana SER
mon py fatner foilet:
The exercises at the hall in the even
4 ing We're Of most interesting nature;
j. W. helleE OF LIVINGSTON ueliNeieu
& an eloGueht oeulcatory ora Ign ana hls
eltorts were iolloWSu ny j.. /. ,aSe ..,r VI
inns Guy ~ al, ap,e auuLeSS oIi ne
X 1lstoly o. lreianu. Fdthtl foilel ue
4Vereu ne audless ~ "el.oIiiT, a'iu
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The Local Order.
At the conclusion of America" Judge
T. D. Fitzgerald, the chairman of the
meeting made a few remarks on THE
Local Order" He extended a hearty
welcome to all present. and congratu-
lated his audience on its numbers. I'VE
sewho have watched with interest" said
Anaconda have ardently hoped that in
1. the fullness of time and by the provi-
dence of God it might be granted to us
to assemble in such a magnificent and
beautiful structure | call to mind now
how, in the summer of 1855. few rep
resentative men of our race met at
Evans opera house and then and there
organized what is now the present Or
der.
& ''As with all benevolent societies, this
order has not been without its tribula-
lions It's character has been asnersed.
It's motives impugnpd-it has had to
struggle against the operations of foes
both open and otherwise But to-day,