The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-04
ANACONDA, MONT.

! On Wednesday, June "a, the citv of
anaconda was turned over to the
French societies of Butte and Amazon
ia, the occasion being the annual Mo
me of St. John the Baptist societies of
those cities. The picnic was held ar
Washoe park and a more delightful
DAY Tor the event could not have heen
Ildu. ihat morning special train
/ cohslsJlns OF six coaches, arrived in the
/ city from Butte. bringing the delega-
tlon from the metropolis The visitors
We're met at the depot by the local
/ iodge, where automobiles and street
cars were in readiness TO take the
guests out to Washot park. A band
! was In attendance and PLAYED during
| the afternoon
4 Ihere was long program of sports
at the park, the prizes being well dis
tIlputed between the two cities Souve-
! MIR badges of copper were worn nv ALI
the members. A feature of the narsda
this morning was the appearance in an
automobile of Louis Blair, one of the
! dlscoVerers of French gulch: A. La
RlN1ere, A. Picard and George Henault
All these men were trappers before
! Montana became a state.
Mass was celebrated at st. PauTs
/ church by Rev. Father A. r. Coopman
and the sermon was delivered by the
/ Rev. Father Legris of Helena. The
mass was sung by the L'Orpheon club,
! directed by William Page and was
that Of st. Therese by LaHache, and
at the conclusion the society sang the
national anthem, "Cnada" The solos
were as follows: Kyrie, solo tenor. by
Mr.. j. B. Marcotti; credo. bass solo, by
/ Mr.. Ad Page: offertory, baritone solo.
Ave Nerum,' of A Rosewig, by Mr..
/ William Page: Agnus Del, by Miss J.
B. Narcotic, Ovila Nadeau and Adonis
Page.
A feature of the procession was the
/ st. John of the Anaconda society.
which was represented by Joseph St
Jean, who. with his lamb, rode in a cart
drawn by a burro, led by Fred Chef
and Alfonso Jaques, in the costume of
shepherds.
The visitors were 4endered a banquet
at the Montana hotel after the mass,
and this afternoon a musical and lit
erary program was rendered at the
pavilion in Washoe park. This was
opened by the Entire Nous club of this
! city, a company of thirty-five young
ladies drilled in chorus by Miss Lea
Page, singing My Country, the United
! States
DR.. F. L. st. Jean. president of the
i Anaconda society, delivered an address
of welcome to which Frank Boucher
of the Butte society responded. The
program was then carried out as fol-
lows:
Selection. 30 Lutece" CReillie). rem
/ dered by TOrpheon Canadien of Butte,
Address by Rev. Father Coopman.
chaplain of the society.
Piano duet THE Burgomaster,' by
/ Miss Page and Mrs. Landreville
/ Address by the president of St. John
1 the Baptist society of Butte, Frank
Boucher.
Vocal solo. La Chanson Que Jul En-
tenders by Miss Lea Page.
Toast. The Ladies'" by William
Marion of Frenchtown.
Remarks by Rev. Father F. Y. Lesch-
ner Of Butte.
Recitation, Mrs. J. H. Tolan-
Vocal solo. Song of the Turnkey,
| (Regunal DeKOven). by Adonis Page.
Selection. The Melody of Love, by
Miss Genevieve Desjardin.
Speech of the day by J. Fred Petit OF
Butte.
Mrs Emile NORM.
Violin solo. lie Moulin ct lie Ruis-
seau." Frank Gangner, with accompa-
niment by Earl Gangner.
Remarks by Rev. Father De Siere OF
Comic song by Leo Lasalle. with ac-
commandment by Mrs. ]. II. Tolan.
Selection. "L'Hymne au Drapeau''
de Riellie). rendered by fOrpheon
Canadien.
Musical selection, "Valse Heroique
fHerman de WOODLAND. rendered py
Miss Regina Deschamps of Missouia.
Bass solo. Sentinel Am J. (Michael
Watson. rendered by Adonis Page OF
Butte.
Remarks by Rev Father P. L. 0.
Guaymard of Butte.
Vocal selection. e. NORM of MISSOURI.
Recitation by Miss Elsie Cyr OF
Grass Valley, Mont.
Dialogue. Misses Bertha and Yvonne
\ Hamel of Frenchtown.
Vocal solo by William Page Of Butte
Rolero. "Toreador Chanson d Amour,
bv G. J. Couchois.
IRENE de la Terre" by Giro Persuih
Funny story, rendered and translat-
ed in French by J. H Tolan.
Piano solo, lie Lever du Solell, py
Mrs. Emile NORM.
Vocal solo. Already" by Mrs Hector
Landreville po,ood /,
bv ]. B. DUDE of Butte.
Comedy, La Chase aux ortolans'
nv the Circle Laurier of Anaconda.
Selection. III Travatore" (Verdl), Nlo.
lin and piano. Miss Emma DuVal ant
Rose Laponite. !,
Mrs. Hector Dandreville and Leo rage
The Entire Nous club sang an an
them. bringing the exercises TO close