The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
MAY CHANGE THE PLANS
Should the Weather Continue
Unpropitious.
THE WORK ON THE ARCH
Criticism Has Coms From Those Who
Have Not Subscribed to the
Fund-Committees Hard
at Work.

the day the regiment gets back. There
however. By Friday, if the weather
does not improve in the meantime, 1t
may be necessary to change the plans
somewhat. If the weather at that time
is unfavorable the soldiers will not be
taken to the race track, but will be
marched up through the city imme-
diately on their arrival and will be fed
at the Armory and Auditorium. After
the feed the speeches and presentation
of badges will take place at the Audi
torium. This hall will barely accommo-
date the regiment and there will be lit
tie room for spectators. The committee
is, therefore. hoping earnestly that there
will be a favorable change in the
weather within day or two.
The making of the arch is progressing
slowly. There has been some criticism
at the expenditure of so much money
for the arch and also at the fact that a
good deal of money is to be burned up
in fireworks and in the illumination Of
the Big butte. 1t is significant, how
ever that those who have criticised are
those who have not subscribed towards
the fund So far as known those who
have furnished the money for the cele-
bration are entirely satisfied with the
way it is proposed to use the money
Some of those who have objected to the
arch and the fireworks have expressed
their approval of the badges and the
medals Of honor and the feed, and yet
1t is noticeable that they have not vol
unteered to help along those parts Of
the reception with which they do agree
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badges or to help wait on the tables.
The committee is paying very little at
tentlon to the unfavorable comments
that are sometimes heard. Their idea
is that the arch and the illumination,
II Of no further value, would be well
worth the cost as an impressive lesson
to the young. Tt is good thing for the
young to know as well as the returning
soldiers that the services of the volun-
teerS were appreciated
John G. Evans of the Sixth ward COM
mittee turned in $57 additional yester-
day as contributions from his ward
That is the only ward which has vet
reported. The third ward committee
was at work yesterday and several of
the other committees will start out to-
day.
Henry Mueller got here yesterday
from San Francisco. He reports the
boys all feeling good and ready and
eager to get back to Montana for the
big reception.
There will be a meeting of the women
at z O'Clock this afternoon at the Audi
forum. A full attendance is desired
cry handsome badges of crimson
color are being prepared for the mem
bers of the reception committee. They
will be sold at 81 each and all members
of the committee are requested to cal!
at once at the Office of Lee Mantle and
leave their order. Special badges are
also being prepared for the special re-
ception committee which is to meet the
soldiers at Dillon. These will be ct
blue and can be obtained of ex-Gover-
nor Richards. There will also be badges
of special design and make for the la
dies who are assisting in the work, for
the members of the press and for the
city's guests.
There are now 5000 badges being
made up by the ladies of the city There
is material for about 1000 more and vol
unteers are wanted for making up those
badges
1t has been decided to have the dane
ing at Renshaw hall only instead of at
both that hall and Miners Union hall.
There is not enough music at hand to
have dancing at all of the halls.
The dancing will begin at RenshaW
hall about II o'clock or Immediately
after the display at the race track, and
there will be dancing at the Auditorium
as soon as the reception at that place
is over. The young ladies of the city
| are requested to be present at the
dances and help to give the soldier boys
| good time.
1t is proposed to give each soldier a
wreath of evergreen. 1t is too late in
| the season for flowers and laurel is not
| obtainable, so the wreaths will be of
evergreen. The ladies will be asked to
| make up the evergreens into wreaths,
Judge James Lewis of Walkerville
has been added to the reception COM
mittee.
Mrs. D. H. Hastings has made up $50
badges up to date, being the banner
record.
The Musicians union will make final
arrangements al a meeting to be held
this evening for the furnishing of mu-
sic on the eventful day. The generos-
ity and patriotism of this union in do
| mating the services of the entire union
| for all day is warmly appreciated by
the people OF Butte and will not soon
! be forgotten. The union numbers 1875
men and each and all will be at hand
ready to render any service required.
| They will furnish music not only for
the parade. but for the dancing in the
| evening. 1t is expected that the assign
ments of bands to positions in the pa
rade will be made at a meeting to-
| morrow evening.
The Miners union has unanimously
| accepted the invitation to turn out in
| the parade, ard it is understood that
they will be out in full numbers This
will be particularly gratifying to the
| people of Butte.
Company I of Lewistown bids fair
| to get little more entertaining than
any other company. 1t will be enter
| tanned at Butte with the rest, then it
will be entertained at Helena as it
passes through then it will participate
in the Northern Montana celebration
at Great Falls. then it will be enter
tanned at Belt as it passes through on
| the way home, some of its members
hailing from Belt, and finally it will
have a home reception at Lew:stown.
Six Big Timber boys are with the
| Bozeman company. The citizens of
Big Timber have raised a fund and in
stead of giving them a banquet and
reception have decided to present each
| of them with a handsome gold watch.
| Sixty thousands pounds of fireworks
| for the "Rurnjng of Manila arrived