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Show THE YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE. (Anaconda Standard.) 1 One of the prominent and popular societies so-cieties of Butte, and one that is growing grow-ing in prominence and influence is the Young Ladies' Institute, auxiliary of the Young Men's Institute. The ladies comprising the membership are of that class which a community delights to honor. They are among Butte's best citizens. The objects of the Y. L. I. are to encourage all young ladies of the Roman Catholic faith to become members mem-bers of the society, to promote uniform administration of the privileges, honors hon-ors and benefits of the order; to provide pro-vide for and comfort -the sick and distressed dis-tressed members; also for the moral, mental and social advancement of the members. The officers are: President, Miss Marie Armstrong; past president, Miss Nana Nagle; recording secretary, Miss Margaret Laughlin; financial secretary, sec-retary, Miss Emma Hess; treasurer, Miss Ella Driscoll. The Y. L. I. No. 42 was organized on Oct. S, 1S93, in the Young Men's Institute Insti-tute rooms in the Boyce block in this city. Grand District Deputy Miss Agnes Ag-nes Ryan, assisted by Miss May Ma-loney Ma-loney and Miss Margaret Delury of Anaconda, officiated in the organization organiza-tion ceremonies, and the following young ladies were initiated as charter members: Anna Xason, Gabriella Mac-Keel, Mac-Keel, Mary Lynch, Mary Bee, Julia Shea, Annie Gough, Mary Hasly, Mary E. Ryan, Maggie Nason, Annie E. Murphy, Mur-phy, Mary J. Crangle, Elena McDonald. McDon-ald. Alice McAndrews, M. A. Kelly, Nellie Moran, Kate O'Rourke and Mrs. K. Korris. Organization was perfected by the election of the following officers: President. Presi-dent. Anna Nason; past president, Ga-briella Ga-briella MacNeal; first vice president, W. Nellie Moran: second vice president, presi-dent, K. A. Collins; recording secretary, secre-tary, M. B. Lynch; financial secretary, M. A. Kelly; treasurer, Maggie Nason; trustees, Mary E. Ryan. Kathyrn Nugent Nu-gent and Ella G. Connell. The meeting was largely attended and the young society was launched under , most favorable circumstances and with prospects of a brilliant future. Much interest was shown by the several sev-eral members, who at once began to enlist en-list recruits from among those present who did not sign the charter roll, and in a short time the membefship was very materially increased. Regular weekly meetings were held In the Y. M. I. rooms, and it was soon apparent that the society of young men had in the society of young ladies a large, buxom and ambitious big sister. The advent of the Y. L. I. served to create a fresh impetus among the men of the order, and the result has been shown i in the steady growth of both orders ' and their inlluence for good in the city j and community af large. Both insti-I tutes have their respective entertain- j ment committees who arrange and ! have charge of all social entertain- I ments, many of which form a brilliant ' page in the local history of social events. Miss- Anna Nason. the first president of the local order, proud of the dis- j tincfion of being a native of Montana-She Montana-She was born in Alder gulch and grad- J uated from the Sacred Heart Academy at Ogde-n. Utah. She has taught in the public schools of Butte for ten vears ' and at present is assistant principal of the new- Grant school. She was honored hon-ored by being elected delegate to the j last grand council of the Y. L. I. at San Francisco to represent the Butte Institute. She has) been one of the most faithful workers in the local Institute. In-stitute. She has many accomplishments accomplish-ments and has a. distinct literary tasie. Miss Marie Armstrong, the present occupant of the office of president, is a native of Victoria. B. C. She graduated grad-uated from St. Mary's Academy at Portland and for the past three years hag acceptably filled the position of stenographer m the office of the Boston & Montana company of this city. She is blight, vivacious) and energetic; an ardent supporter of the principles which have made the Y. L. I. famous, and her friends comprise the entire list of her very extended acquaintance. She presides with dignity and grace, and the office is unanimously voted to be in competent hands. Another boasted roduct of Montana is Mis Anna Driscoll. the treasurer of the order. She was born in Walkerville. Walker-ville. and sihe is proud of it. She is a graduate of St. Vincent' Academy, Newark. N. J. She is a regular attendant attend-ant at meetings, and it is one of her pleasures to assist in the entertainment of guests at a social function. One of the. mcst energetic members' of the Institute In-stitute is the treasurer. Miss DriMoll is credited with being the most successful suc-cessful collector of dues that ever held the office. While the office of treasurer carries with it a weipht of responsibility, that of financial secretary has it? burden of cares and trials. Miss Emma Hess is happiest when her work at the financier's finan-cier's desk is hardest. She is a native of Virginia City. New, a great mining camp, where, more good men and women are to be found than in any other place of its size on earth, so the "hot water" people all say. She is a graduate of the Butte High School I class of '91, and is at present a teacher in the Franklin school. The duties of h--r office bring her in contact with every member of the order, and they all like her. for ahe is endowed with a charming disposition and much good i sense. Miss Mary Cranple is one of the vice presidents of the Y. L. I. She is also a teacher in the Lincoln school, being a graduate of the High school class of 'S3. She was horn in St. Stephens, N. B.. and for three years was a clerk in the Butte posfoffiee. She is a charter member of the Y. L. I., and one of the many persistent workers in the cause advocated by the order. She is one of the belles of the social set of Butte and is greatly admired by'all who know her, possessing as she does those excellent traits of character dominant in a person per-son of sterling worth. Some day, the ladies say, Miss Nettie E. O'Donnell will be president of the Y. L. I. At present sthe contents herself her-self by assisting in all things calculated to advance the order and enhance interest in-terest in it. She was formerly a resident resi-dent of Anaconda, but a few years ago j tlw board of education of this school district elected her to the position of J teacher, and she is now principal of the i Greeley school. She is a native of Sagi-! Sagi-! naw, Mich., and a graduate of Ann Ar-j Ar-j bor. She has taught school in Montana I for seven years, having taught in Ana-j Ana-j conda before coming to this city. She i is another of those tireless workers in the Y. L. I. Another young lady who has devoted devot-ed much of her time and talents to the work of the institute is the recording secretary. Miss Margaret E. Loughrin, a'native of New York. In that city she laid the foundation of her education, which she finished in the Montana ; state university at Missoula. She has I taught school at Philipsburg, "7,'illow Creek, Coloma and other places in this state, and is now teaching her third ' term in the Franklin school of this city. She came to Montana with her parents in 1SS8, and has since held a prominent place in the society and business world. She is also recording secretary of the Butte Teachers' club. It is said, and the truth goes with the. assertion, that the ' ladies of the institute insti-tute in Butte stand as a unit in the laudable effort to infuse new life in the order and enlarge its membership. They say that there is not one "stick" on the roll. But they all stand aside w:hen Miss Alice McAndrews dons her working work-ing clothes and starts out to "wake 'em up." Miss McAndrews is a charter member of the local Y. L. I. and to her much is due for the organization of the society in this city. She was born in Deer Lodge, and she inherited a determination deter-mination and will, which characteristics characteris-tics have proved valuable assets. Her father was the first sheriff of Deer Lodge county and he made an enviable record. His daughter is a McAndrews of the old school, a woman of courage, dash and snap. She is what is termed a self-made woman. It has been her fortune to carve out her own career, and she has succeeded admirably. It is said of her that she never spent an idle day in her life. She has acquired a knowledge of the business world, a tact and skill which it would be the pride of any man to possess In addition to these qualifications she possesses the virtue of refinement and elegance of manner. A few months age she noted a wave of lethargy spreading over the institute, and it occurred to her that about the .first thing to be done was to revive the interest. wh;ch she noticed was lagging. A canvass of the members mem-bers was made, and at the next following follow-ing there was a large attendance: entertainments en-tertainments and socials were given, and now- the order is in a flourishing condition, with a membership of seventy-five. Miss McAndrews was recording record-ing secretary of the Y. L. I. for two jears, ana nas served on all the important im-portant committees. .i will be noted in the brief mention o-these several ladies that the order 13 composed of young women who have acquired the valuable knowledge of taking care of themselves. As it is generally known that the Lord helps those who help themselves, it can be said without reservation that the Lord is on the side of the Y. L. I. of Butte. |
