The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-19
ANACONDA TO MRS. HEARST.
Beautiful Shield to BE Sent Her Is Now
on Exhibition in This City.

on Exhibition in This City.
The memorial shield which is to be pre-
scented to Mrs Phoebe Hearst by the city
of Anaconda has just arrived in this city
from the hands of the artitcers. The
shield is on exhibition in the show win
dow of the Copper City store, where hum
dreds of people daily admire it. 1t is
most magnificent piece of art. beautiful
in both design and execution 1t will be
forwarded to Mrs. Hearst at an early
date.
The shield is made of copper silver and
gold. The metals are from ore extracted
from the Anaconda mine at Butte and re-
duced at the Anaconda smelters. The de-
signs on the frame are bitter root. the
state flower, and the mountain pine.
The silver plate. which occupies the cen
ter of the shield. is beautiful in the en-
IRENE. The design on the plate shows
the library building with Literature
holding up the lamp of Knowledge and
below. as a foundation, the insignia of
the various departments. In the illumina-
ton of the initial letters in the heading
and text the California poppy is used, The
frame is of bronze and is As by 80 inches
and the silver plate is Is by y inches
Upon the plate are engraved the reso-
lutions passed by the city council and
presented to Mrs. Hearst upon the dedi-
cation OF tne library last year. lie ell
craving is fac simle of the original de-
sign drawn by Charles T. Malcolmson of
this city and of the signatures of the
mayor the aldermen and the city clerk.
The work was executed by the Gorham
Manufacturing company for the {. ID.
Peacock company.
The presentation of the shield is the Off
cial act of the city government. in rec
ognition of the magnificent gift which
Mrs. Hearst has presented to Anaconda
that grand institution at the corner of
Main and Fourth streets. the Hearst Free
Public Library. When Mrs. Hearst hon
ored this city with her presence upon the
occasion of the dedication of the library
the people of Anaconda gave her such
welcome as lay in their power. They tried
to show their full appreciation of the gen
erous gift of a generous woman. IhouS-
ands of people attended the informal re-
ception and felt the handclasp of one OF
the noblest women who ever lived That
| was the peoples greeting, and it is not
| probable that Mrs. Hearst will ever for
| get 1t. The more formal acknowledgment
of her munifcence was made by the pre-
sertation of the resolutions, the words OF
| which to-day stand craven upon pure sill
| Yer.
| Though deep those words may be chisel.
| ed, though lasting the metal may be into
| which they are Sunken, yet sooner. by cen
turtles of time will those metallic letters
be obliterated than will be effaced the
love and gratitude for Mrs. Hearst whir:
is craven upon the hearts of Anaconda
| pecple, and which will live forever in tht
| hearts of their children and their chill
drens children. -..
| Anaconda has made liberal use of Mrs
| Hearst's generous gift. Each succeeding
| month the report of the librarian show:
an increase in the patronage which the Ii
brary receives Each addition to the treas
ures on the lbrary's shelves finds cage
readers The Standard a few DAYS ag
| published a list of books recently arrived
The list contained hundreds of volume
| carefully selected from the market wher
the greatest productions of master mind
are to be had. With this recent increa )
at the library the institution now offer
! literature in abundance to suit ever
| taste.
| 1t is the ardent hope of every citizen o
| Anaconda that Mrs. Hearst may ofte
look upon the shield which is soon to b
sent her. and that in 80 doing she may b
assured that her generosity is duly az
! preciated and that those who are the re
cpients thereof bear ever in loving re
membrance the noble heart whic
| prompted it,