The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-20
WITH BANNERS FLYING
A Troop Of Charming Amalons In q
Fascinating Drill.
The Merchants Carnival and Dance
a Brilliant Suocess-BriRht Col
ors, Captivating Music and
a Mighty Good Time.

By the standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, March 19.-Voluptuous music is
tonight sending forth its merry notes OH
the night air, and fair men and brave
women are merrily dancing mt Renshaw
hall to the strains Of Orton's orchestra,
for tonight the ladies of Butte chapter o.
T.. -. arc having their mcrchants'carnival
and dance. For weeks people In the city
have been on the tiptoc of expectancy for
the carnival and dance. A now
city never before IN the
the uncem that Mrs. G.. r. Marsh
was the originator and promoter of the
event caused something out of the ordin-
airy To bc expected. il was advertised
that at = O'Clock the grand Amazon march
under Captain N~eidcnhoifcn, assisted ty
Sergeant Marsh, would take place. Long
before the appointed hour the hall was
filled with people Of both sexes, all eager
To witness the expected surprise. A few
minutes after . O'Clock Simon Hausworth,
who occupied "A scat on the music stand,
sounded Inc advance" on his cornet and
the rap-a-tat-tat OF a drum was heard to
come rome the Office of the city clerk
just across the hall. The crowd was told
To stand back and In a moment afterward
the Apollo-likc form OF Captain Neiden-
hoifen was seen to enter the hall. BY the
side of him marched Sergeant Marsh
with eyes front and the bearing Of "a vet
cran. In their wake marched
81 ladies, all arrayed in beautiful
Costumes, each carrying a banner
on which was inscribed the name and
business Of a firm doing business in the
city. The company was formed in si- q,
file. The sergeant gave the order 10
COUNT ny iomrs, arms -.me 10 an order
annonnc ~-..advanced la the captain,
,.sd Tho company was formed and
TraNN Tor drill, saluted and returned to
Her rlace at the head of the column. The
company was put through the manual
of arms. Each order. was executed
with the skill and alacrity Of
IA company of regulars on review, march.
Ing and countermarching by twos anu
fours, in close IND open order. Obliqucs,
right and left, followed i'm quick success
sion. while n number of fancy movements,
such AS forming squares, crosses, stars
charges and the like were also performed
All the evolutions, difficult as they were,
were executed in a manner that caused
the large audience To applaud again and
again. At the end of the drill Mrs
Marsh advanced TO the side of Captain
Mathematician and in a neat speech
presented him, in behalf of the ladies. q
beautiful watch charm In the form of q
Maltese cross and mounted. The gallant
captain responded in a happy manner
and after thanking the ladies most gra
ciously thcn rave the order To "breal
ranks" The music struck up, and aftel
the grand march, in which all the Anna
IONS participated, the dance began. BE
fore the iinal movements were performed
Mrs. X. A. Burton, attired in the costume
Of an old lady, took up a position OF
the musicians stand and read "A papc
p~urporting To give the experience OF her
self and husband while ON "a visit to Butt
To- buy an outfit of household goods, jew
elry. etc, for their daughter, who was 4
bc married. As she announced the mann
of zach firm from whom purchases ha'
been made, the lady hearing the banne
on which was that firms name advances
two PAGES and grounded arms. This wa
continued until the entire column ha'
been reformed W PAGES in advance of IL
original position.