The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-17
THE EAGLES FLEW HIGH
Picnic at Mountain View Park
Was Very Successful.
LARGE CROWD FROM BUTTE
Mrs. DR.. Berry, Mascot OF the Spokane
ge.Present-CarshopM Men Defeat
ed by Freight Office Employees.
Results ofSporting Events.

One of the most successful picnics
ever given in Anaconda was the one
that was held yesterday at Mountain
View park under the auspices of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles A large
crowd was present, tile weather was
good, the sporting events were interest
ing, the dancing pavilion was well filed,
the arrangements We're perfect and the
picnic was we'll conducted
More than 100 members of the Butte
lodge, accompanied by many friends,
came down in the morning to fly with
the local Eagles. They were received
at the station by the members of the
reception committee and escorted TO the
standard hall, where more than 100
Anaconda members were assembled A
social session was held and refresh
ments We're served. Shortly before the
departure of the Eagles. DR.. and Mrs.
Berry of Spokane came into the hail.
Mrs. DIR. Berry is the mascot of Spo-
kane lodge No. of the F. 0. Els ana
she was warmly welcomed She had
come from Spokane for the occasion.
worthy President Harrity called upon
her to make a few remarks. She said:
Brother Eagles-I am pleased to see
assembled here to-day such a nice body
of men. | have the pleasure of being a
member of your order and / say that it
is with pride that / can fly with YOU"
Mrs. Berry is the proud possessor IF
a diamond medal which was presented !
to her by the Spokane lodge.
More than 200 Eagles figured in the |
march from the hall to the station. The |
Butte members We're under charge Of |
Marshal w. II. Nichols and the local |
marshal was Frank O'Brien.
special train had been provided. |
and Immediately on reaching the sta
ton the members boarded the train.
At the park an enjoyable time was
had. The dancing pavilion was crowd
ed all afternoon. The prize cake walk
proved very interesting and was closely |
The prize was won by Mrs.
Thomas and Ed Almond. The judges
were George McCabe, DR.. j. NJ. Sigh
and r. A. Leroux. -.
The baseball game between the
freight office employees of the B., A. &
T. and the employees of the car shops
was good one and was won by the
freight office employees by a score of 8
to a. The line up was as follows
Freight office empoyes--Storey, catch
ar; Burton, pitcher; Harlett. first base;
Lynch, second base; Halloran, third
base; Foley, short stop: McAdams, left
field; Dick center field; Tahoe, right
field. .."
Car shop mployes-Emerson catch
ar; Skelly. pitcher; Norbeck. first base;
Gray, second base; Schiveir third base
J. McHale, short stop: Cunningham,
eft field; Vanels, center field; Casey,
tight field.
Umpire-James Sullivan. ..-.
Score by innings:
Freight employees ........,.5 / l 0-S
ar SHOPS .................. % U D A
Following We're the results of the
sporting events:
100-yard dash-First prize, s.. won by
3. Storey; second prize, box of cigars,
Won by H. Burton.
22O-yard dash-First prize. one pair
3 pants, won by Atchison: second
Drize, one case claret wine, won by w.
Gallagher.
44O-yard dash-First prize bicycle
suit, won by B. Storey; second prize,
0ox of cigars, won by H. Burton.
Running high jump-First prize, s.
Stetson hat, won by Emmons; second
)rize, box cigars won by Mike Lynch.
Running broad jump-First prize.
oriar pipe and case, won by Mike
Lynch; second prize, cigar case, won by
Immons.
Boys race-First prize, SO, won by F.
|
J. Moran.
Girls race-First prize, 81, won by
Rachel Morgan; second prize, $780, won
oy Mabel Mcdonald.
Fat mems race-First prize, six
months subscription to Standard, won
1y w. Courtney; second prize, ticket
for Turkish bath, won by Mike Lynch.
Three-legged race-F'irst prize, box
clear Havana cigars, won by Toomey
and AtChison: second prize, box cigars,
won by Hopkins and Watts.
Backward race-Prze, box cigars,
won by Frank Tucker.
The three mile dash for Eagles was
not run. there being no competitors, as
there are at present no members who
are DESTROYS of receiving the royal
spray or being rolled over barrel
Superintendent McCabe of the B., A.
& p. stated last evening that men
would be put to work this week inclos-
ing the dancing pavilion. 1t is be-
Iieved that hereafter the picnics will
not be carried on until a later hour
than o'clnpE in the aypninp