The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-12-15
PROGRAM IN HONOR OF ACCEPT.
ING NEW HIGGINS AVENUE
BRIDGE is GIVEN.
.HARNO|S THEATER IS FULL
P. NJ. Reilly Is Master of Ceremonies.
County Attorney Mulroney Repre-
sents the Board of Commissioners.
John NJ. Evans the Boosters Organ
isation and Mayor Logan the City.

whole lot uf people In fact the,
! crowded III" Harnpis theater-foun,
out last night that the ..bri,lse i,
punt. and. hy their representatives.
/ were rendered the structure and az.
!. cepted il. The celebration arranged b,
! the $4,000 Booster club was an un.
! auaiiiied success. The program was
| carried out last evening in detail as an.
! nounced i'm The Missouiian and ther.
was not part OF it that did not re-
ceiVe the enthusiastic approval Of thu
audience. r. NJ. Reilly. as president .,
the booster club, was master of cere.
monies. County Attorney Edward /.
Mulroney represented the board %,
| commissioners, Chairman ID. T. Currau
/ being unable to be present John NJ
Evans represented the booster club and
Mayor Andrew Logan the city, The
Missoula band, the Missoula Maenner-
chor, Fl. II. ISLANDERS and Miss IebearI.
| Frank Mccarthy and Gene Mccarthy
contributed to the pleasures of tn.
evening.
Band Opens.
Before the celebration proper began
the Missoula band. under the leader
ship of IL. l.. Allen. rendered a con-
cert from the Stage of the theater. This
was Mr.. Aliens first appearance as a
director. although he has been identi-
lied with the organization for many
months, and he led his band with the
fihish OF master. Each and every
number of the program, which was of
Wide range, was warmly applauded.
Maennerehor Sings.
The Missoula Maennerchor then gave
its first selection for the evening. re-
spending to deafening applause with
another song. The chor was seated on
the stage throughout the evening, with
Mr.. Reilly, Mayor Logan. AIR Mulroney.
Mr.. Evans and b. G. Morris. secretary
of the $4,000 club.
In introducing the first speaker.
Chairman Reilly took time to thank the
citizens of Missoula for coming To the
celebration. To thank the Maennerchar.
Manager Harnois and the band. cali
Ing especial attention to its excellence.
Then came Mr.. Mu.roney.
The First Address.
The county attorney characterized
the meeting as one of the most remark
able gatherings ever held i'm Missoula
county and reviewed briefly the hap
penings that led UP To the celebration.
lie gave honor 10 Dave Andrews. for
merry chairman OF the county commits
sloners, and to the present board. call
ing attention to the fact that Sl34D00
mad passed through their hands with
out there being any question raised as
To the wisdom of its expenditure and
stating that they had given IA year of
their best thought to the briage-.to
give YOU bridge that YOU can 20 down
to See and say that for every dollar
that went into it there is 1oa cents I'm
bridge value
The bridge is completed" said Mr.
Mnlfones. "On behalf of the conf.
we accept the bridge
and on behalf of the county commits
si"ners. we give IL To YOU. 1t is Yours.
may you use it long. ON behalf of tn.
county commissioners l present your
bridge IL YOU"
John M. Evans.
II VAS for Mr.. Evans to accept the
bridge and he did il gracefully and
gratefully. In his speech. which was
Witty and interesting he told the story
n the now historic overland trip he
and DIR. o. ]. Craig. formerly president
II the University nj Montana. made
rom butte during tine time of the flood
That made the new bridge necessity.
The two men had been i'm Helena To
ittend n meeting Of the state board of
adne;tinn and managed to get back as
ar as Butte on the old Montana Cen
raj. The trip from Butte to Missnnla
III. speaker described in all its detailed
MIR. Evans then delivered Il brief eu-
osy on the pioneers of Montana. Civ
nS them full credit far the part in The
inbnilding of great state. saving that
hey had made possible that NE af to-
lay may enjoy such things as til. nrw
ridge.
Sttil, the speaker couldn't refrain
rom pointing out few defects in the
lew nassaseway. For lovers strnllinr
n the moonlight" said he, '.the bridge
vii be too short and too light For
he lawyer hurrsing across i'm the
aorning ii will be too long For the
nan with a load of hay il will he too
arrow and lie will swear a little at
he street car The bridge has its de-
eets. Of course. but it is splendid. jus,
he same
With thanks to the county for assist
ng the city in the time of its need and
nth Il glowing word picture of the
nuntry and lis wealth. Mr. Evans
lossd. as he said. to avoid speaking !
n midnight on the bridge
Mayor Logan. 9
After Mr.. ISLANDERS and Miss Lebeauf |
aa rendered a violin duet and had re-
bonded To an encore. Mayor Logan was {