The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-02
PREPARING THE BADGES
Numerous Orders Received From
Outside Cities.
MORE MONEY is NEEDED
Business Men Are Not Digging Up as
They Should--The Saloon Men
Talking OF Organizing
Celebration.

ETC., has been ordered for 10000 souv-
en1r badges and will be here by Thurs
day. In the meantime there is enough
these will he printed and ready for dis
tribution among the ladies to be made
up on Tuesday or Wednesday. By FRI
day or Saturday there will be plenty on
hand so that every sewing and other
Woman's society in the city can go to
work making them up. The first ones
will be sent to the outside cities, from
which numerous orders are being re-
ceived. The badges will be sent to the
mayors of the respective cities for dis
tribution and sale. The badges consist
OF a two-inch wide white satin ribbon,
eight inches long. on which is printed
in blue ink a perfect fac smile of both
sides of the medal of honor together
with the word Welcome" On the bot
tom is a gold fringe two inches long
and at the top silk flag one inch wide
and two inches long. The badge pre-
sents a handsome appearance, and on
the day of the reception the thousands
OF them which are sure to be worn will
make decidedly attractive spectacle.
AS the badges will be on sale in all out
side cities. the visitors on the incoming
trains will no doubt all be found wear
ing them.
Frank H. Pilling has been made
chairman of the souvenir badge COM
3 m1ttee and will have charge of all mat
tiers connected with the badges. His
headquarters will be at Senator Man
ties office.
The finance committee is meeting
with some disappointment in the re-
spouse OF business men to the call for
contributions. The wealthy men of the
city did splendidly, but the business
men are not, as rule, subscribing as
literally as was expected. If the sum
necessary to give the regiment a fit
ting welcome is reached all must give
what they can. Some of the saloon
men are talking up the matter of get
ting up a little celebration as their part
Of the welcome. 1t is proposed that
they buy few thousand Roman
candles and organize a procession of
300 or 400 men to march down Main
street from the hill on the night of the
arrival, firing off the candles as they
march. 1t would form a most brilliant
spectacle and would arouse more en-
thusiasm probably than anything else
that could be done. The saloon men
will probably get more benefit out of
the celebration than any other class of
people. and they will doubtless be ready
to do their part toward making things
warm in Butte that night.
The railroads have all agreed to make
the excursion tickets to Butte good for
five days. This will give all of the Wis
itors plenty Of time to see all the cele-
bration and rest a day or two in town
afterwards if they wish. H.
The extra charge made for colonist
sleepers necessitates the raising Of the
full sum of $4,000 first called for by the
committee At first It was not expected
that there would be any extra charge
for the sleepers, but it is found that
day from the time they leave San Fran
cisco until they get back there
Colonel Kessler has wired Senator
Mantle that the men voted unanimous
ly for colonist sleepers from San Fran
cisco home. a..
Jim Hooper has beensto see the COM
mittee on arrangements on the subject
of a football game with the Anaconda
team to take place on the 22d Of Ooto-
Der. He proposes to give one-third of
the gross receipts to the volunteer fund.
The committee has not yet acted on the
Offer but as the proposition is legiti-
mate and will furnish genuine amuse-
probable the offer will be accepted.
The committee on arrangements has
appointed the following committee to
be added to those already formed:
Committee to collect information as
to lodging accommodation for the ben
eft of visitors-M. Gensberger. S. H.
Almon, Prof. c. H. Moore, ]. H. Jack
son and j. J. Haggerty.
Committee on securing horses for use
Of officers in parade-D'Gay stivers,
Frank w. Haskins and Jeff Losier.
Committee to represent the commit
tee of arrangements in the fireworks
exhibition-Carlisle Mason, j. V. Long
and G. D. Bryant.
T. E. Butler has been awarded the ex-
elusive privilege of issuing the official
programme. He gives one-half the re-
ceipts to the reception fund. M. M.
Miller, w. Cochran and Charles He'll
bronner are appointed a committee to
look after the citizens interests in this
matter.
No report was made by the commit
tee on carriages at the meeting on Fri
day evening. This is an important
committee and should take steps to ar
range for carriages at once. A number
of carriages will be required in the pa
rade for principal guests as well as for
some of the volunteers.
There will be meeting of the illumi-
nation of the Big butte COM
mittee tonight at o'clock in room 81,
Silver Bow block. All are earnestly in
Vited