The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-05
GREETED THEM IN STYLE
Colonel McTague Did the Right
Thing by the Boys.
THEY DIDN'T GO HUNGRY
1t Has Been Practically Settled That
the Regiment Will Come Home
by the Shasta Route AMI
the Oregon Short Line.

Colonel Tom McTague of the COVER
nors stat arrived in Butte yesterday
from San Francisco, where he took the
lead in the welcome to the Montana
regiment. Tom always does things
right, and he gave the boys so hearty
welcome that they will always re-
member him.
Everybody in San Francisco said
the colonel, agrees that the welcome to
the Montana regiment was second only
to that accorded the First California
regiment. They also agree that no re-
turning regiment has presented so SOL
dierly an appearance.
Il felt for my part that nothing was
too good for our boys So I consulted
with some others and we sent beer and
fruit on board both boats when they
arrived. There was no appropriation
for that purpose, but l advanced the
money and the committee here has
agreed to reimburse me- 1t was money
well spent, for l never saw soldiers en-
joy anything more than they did these
luxuries after being so days on board
ship with ships fare
The colonel showed the receipts for
money expended in sending stuff on
the boats for the soldiers. They show
that the soldiers had 1000 quarts of
beer, 1000 sandwiches, eight boxes of
grapes, 20 boxes Of apples and 20 boxes
Of pears. The cost was S434, and there
was an additional Sc expended for car
riages for the wives Of officers.
1t was practically decided yesterday
to bring the soldiers back by way of
the Shasta route to Portland, and the
Oregon Short Line to Butte by way of
tall he 10 ice loco {I,.t
offered by the Southern Pacific and
Northern Pacific Jointly. The cost will
be $21 per man, including colonist
sleepers.
The following orders We're issued yes
terday by Colonel Lloyd, grand mar
shall:
Headquarters Reception Committee,
Oct. 4, 1S99.-Special Order No. i: First
Lieutenant B. f. Calkins is hereby ap
pointed chief of staff.
CT. LLOYD,
Grand Marshal.
Headquarters Reception Committee,
Grand Marshais Office, Butte, Mont,
Oct. 4, 1S99.-General Order No. /:
l. Commanding officers of all mill
tary and civic organizations who have
signified their intention of participant
ing in the parade and of other organiza-
tons who expect to participate will re-
port to the grand marshal at the office
of Hon. Lee Mantle, Monday evening,
Oct. 8, at 1880 p. m.
ii. Captain D'Gay Stivers, COM
handing Troop L. Sd U. S. V. cavalry,
is hereby charged with the duties Of
perfecting all details and making all ar
rangements incident to the participa-
ton on the part of the rough riders in
the reception of the LIST Montana volun
teers. By command Of -.s..
COLONEL. c. r. LLOYD,
Grand Marshal.
B. f. CALKINS, Chief of Staff
All members of Soldiers Aid are re-
quested to meet in Good Templars' hall
Friday afternoon at o'clock to make
arrangements for the coming of the
Montana boys. By order of the presi-
dent.
The contract for the illumination of
the Big butte has been let to C. D. Nc
Lean, manager of the Burning of Ma
nila." The illumination will not be
started until the exhibition at the race
track is over. In the illumination there
will be consumed 600 carnival lights of
red fire. Fifty of them will be burned
at the same time and will be SO dis
tributed as to cover an area 500 by 1000
feet. The spectacle. it is claimed, can
be seen distance of 25 miles. In addi-
ton to the red fire there will be burned
Cd Gurus VI "OOt, several bdiielS VI
gasoline and several hundred pounds of
dynamite will be exploded.
The following societies have accepted
the invitation to join In the parade:
Societa Italiana hi Mutuo Soccorsom
Christofero Colombo No. l.; Sons of ST.
George, Victoria Lodge No. 1892; Pa
triotic Order Sons of America, Wash
ington Camp No. L; Order of ST. George,
Peace and Harmony Lodge No. 312,
Centerville; William Tell Benevolent
society, Lincoln Post. G. A. r. No. 2;
Modern Woodmen of America, Butte
Camp No. 5,127; ST Patrick's parochial
school cadets, Meagher Guards, High
school cadets, Argenta Lodge No. 20,
A. Q. U. W.; Helena light artillery,
Montana members Of Company K, en-
gineers; Amalgamated Society of Ensi-
neers; Butte Lodge No. l, A. o. U. w;
Butte Workingmens union No. 5.
Western Labor union; Butte Teamsters'
union No. Is, Western Labor union;
Butte Camp No. 1853, Public Jurisdiction
Woodmen of the World Butte Clerks
Protective union No. u. Western Labor
union: Briclllayers and Masons' local
union No. 81, Western Labor union.