The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-22

held in honor of the volunteers. and If
the troops do not leave early in the
week several brilliant entertainments
are promised. One of the most enjoy
able of the numerous little social events
of the last few days was "a dinner, given
last Saturday evening at the Grandon
hotel, by Mrs. Lippincott i'm honor of
the Butte officers of the regiment. The
large dining room was prettily d%ecorat-
ed with the national colors and each
guest was provided with a bouquet of
flowers, Hastily arranged in red, white
and blue. One of the novelties of the
feast was ice cream served in red APP
Piles followed out and a little blue flag
of silk streaming from each delicious
citadel of cream. About a dozen ladies
and gentlemen partook of the following
menu:
Mckinley cocktails: Chicken giblet
soup. Cuban rice" baked halibut, a la
"Plunger." torpedo sauce; caviar on
toast: Queen Regent" olives. "kessler"
sauterne; "Weyler" tongue, "~Fitzhugh'
sauce; Spanish" roast, "Sagasta
sauce; young Flying Squadron" tur-
key. 'Schley' dressing; baked macca-
roni, American" cheese: navy beans;
'sChickamauga' c~ucumbers; steamed
Oregon" potatoes; mashed potatoes a la
"Reina Christina" sampson punch;
"Alphonso XIII" salad and ~mayonaise;
NdIlCldl tGtdnlt DtNtS SliaN y
shortcaFe, Manila" cream: philip
pine" nuts: California raisin; Porto
Rico" coffee: Company G." brandy:
Havana" cigarettes; pousse cafe, a la
"Grandon."
on Thursday evening Major Cook
handsomely entertained a number of la
dies and gentlemen at dinner in his
tent. The menu was delicious and the
party was one of the %jolliest imagin-
able.
Helena has one of the best lodges of
Flks to be found anywhere in the West.
Their lodge room is a beauty, commo-
dious m handsomely furnished. Hell
ena' Elks are royal entertainers and
when hey planned a stag social session
in honor of the officers of Montana's list
regiment of infantry everyone knew
there would be a somewhat torrid period
In this ancient municipality that night.
And everyone was right. 1t was "A to-
basco affair. The jolly herd assembled
last Thursday evening and reVeille
found most of them lingering fondly
over the loving cup next morning. 1t
was a most enjoyable event throughout.
The vening was spent in the enjoyment
OF songs, speeches and stories galore.
Regimental drfl has been held sew
eral times during the past week. n
IL is the opinion Of those who have
seen the troops that they are making
| creditable progress. a number of the
| companies are getting in first-class
| condition. and a few weeks of steady
drill will greatly add to the efficiency
of the regiment and make the work of
the officers much lighter. The con-
slant stream of visitors at the camp
grounds. combined with the unfavor-
able weather. have tended to destroy
the discipline and retard the progress
of the work. When the men are sta
toned at San Francisco n removed
from the influences now surrounding
them there is no dou but they VIII
make more rapid progress. The pros
pect of a trip TO the Philippine Stands
is hailed with pleasure by nearly every
man in the regiment. The men do not
expect tina the trip across the Pacific
ocean to the Spanish island in the
southern seas Is TO be n continual
picnic. They realize that they may hav
lard work to perform and many
hardships 10 face, but they view the
prospect with pleasure. some Of the
men in this regiment have already been
in the Philippines, and IL is their testi-