The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-24
ANACONDA NEWS.
IN MEMORY OF MEACHER
Proceeds of Yesterdays Picnic
Go to the Monument Fund.
LARGE SUM REALIZED
Butte and Anaconda Irish Societies Unite
at Gregson Springs in an Enjoy
able Outing-Silver Bow
Won Ball Game.

Gregson Springs was the point to
which the Irish societies of Silver Bow
and Deer Lodge counties turned yester-
/; day. The picnic given there by the
+ United Irish societies of Butte and Ana
conda in aid of the Thomas Francis
Meagher monument fund was the occa-
sion.
The Butte delegation, or the greater
portion of it, was first on the ground,
arriving in the morning. At $40 in the
afternoon this delegation was consid-
erably strengthened by the arrival of
still more Butte picnickers. The Ana
conda Hibernians and other societies
took the majority of the Anaconda dele
cation on the train reaching the
grounds shortly after 1 o'clock. From
the train the Anaconda people marched
TO the springs, headed by the officers
of the A. o. H. and the American and
Irish flags carried side by side
The procession moved to the mu-
sic of the A. o. H. fife
and drum corps. which, on arriving in
front of the hotel at the springs, played
an impromptu concert.
Between 500 and ZOO people were as
sembled at the springs during the day
Ladies and children We're many. The
big swimming tank was never so popu-
lous as it was yesterday, the young
people keeping it lively all the time.
The grove sheltered scores of family
parties.
The baseball game during the after
noon between the county officials of
Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties
was an attractive feature 1t concluded
about O'Clock and was followed by
the sports, which were held under the
direction of Joe Henneberry.
W. D. Clark was chairman of the
committee to which is due the success
Of the picnic: J. T.. Griffin was secre-
tary and Pat Colligan treasured. Il. is
impossible to say how much has been
realized from the picnic for the fund"
said Secretary Griffin last night" but
! should judge 1t is considerably more
than $500"
Last evening the dancing pavilion,
where music was rendered by Berg
strom's orchestra, was especially popu-
lar although in the afternoon it had
been well patronized. It was after II
O'Clock when the last piCnickers had left
the springs last night.
In the sports the winners of the Vari-
Gus events on the programme were as
follows:
Event No. 3. w. ]. Adams; No> 4,
w. E. Atchison. Walter Gallagher. John
Donnelly; No. >, w. J. Adams, =. Nc
Goldrick No. 6, w. ]. Adams, W. +.
Emerson; No. S. William Nevin: No. 9.
Maggie sullivan; No. 10. George Burns;
No. II. Mamie OConnor: No u, Ed
Hughes, Peter Towey; No. 10, Rose
McDermott; No. IA, blank: No. Is,
James Donnelly, Sid Casey: No. 16. NJ.
Fit2harris, P. Naughten; No. Il. 49, 10,
blank; No. 20, Nj. McGoldworth. NJ.
Fitzharris: Nos. u and %, blank; No.
80, Mary Walton. Kate Murphy; Nos.
"a and %, blank; No. %. d. J. Ryan,
w. F. Atchison; three-legged race,
Atchison and Roe. The football game
between the A. 0. H. and the Robert
Emmett Literary society resulted N a
draw, each side scoring two goals and
two points In the prize jig and reel
contest the winners were Miss Rose
McDermott and Mr.. Hughes. The win
ners in the prize waltz were Miss Ma
ME O'Connor and Mr.. Burns.
Owing TO a delayed train the Ana
conda excursionists did not arrive home
until 1:20 o'clock this morning.