The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-29
PROUD Of VOLUNTEERS
The U. G. T. Had Three Men iI
the Regiment.
GAVE THEM A RECEPTION
A Beautiful Affair at K of P. Hall.
Frank j. Corbett Urged the Re
tention OF the Philippine
Islands.

| Butte Council No JOG. United Com
mercial Travellers of America, rendered
a reception in X. of p. hall last night
| to three of it's members who have just
returned from the war in the Philip
pines, Lieut.. W. C. Gardenhire of Com
! pany F, Sergeant Charles r. Sutton of
Company L, Helena. and J. P. Daily
of Company G. Butte. The hall was
filled with members of the council and
their ladies, 1t was a beautiful affair.
An orchestra dispensed appropriate
music. Senior Councillor John Beatty
presided and the entertainment ar
engagements We're in charge of Junior
pointed hour the three returned heroes
were escorted to the speakers stand in
the following order: John Beatty and
Lieutenant Gardenhire; l.. S. Mallory
and Sergeant sutton: F. ]. Rowlands
and ]. P. Daily. Senior Councillor
Beatty opened the social session with
a few remarks, stating the objects Of
the order and especially those of the
entertainment. He introduced Frank
j. Corbett, who said in part
st is a tlattering thing indeed for one
to address so distinguished body If
ladies and gentlemen. I had not the
honor to be one of the volunteers. I
quite distinctly remember that | want
ed to enlist and | also remember how
strenuously and l may say successfully
my wife objected. However, it is graft
flying and pleasant for me to make
few remarks on this occasion, which
is in honor of three of your men who
served with honor in the war on the
other side of the world
He then went briefly into the ques-
ton as to the advisability of main
tanning sovereignty in the Philippines.
II say he continued, that wher-
ever the flag is raised, there it shall
stand until some mightier power pulls
it down. 8 I have no sympathy with
those who pulled downward on the hal
yard. There should be, in my opinion
no doubt as to the proper course to pur-
sue with reference to the Philippines
I hope that it is for good that the flag
floats in those islands. You three gen
tlemen who have just returned in my
own name, I offer you the gratitude of
the people of this state, and I may say
of the United States. I feel that this
question, my friends, is not a political
one, but rather a matter for the people
to consider. 1t is a matter of congratu-
lation for the Order of Commercial
Travellers that this states council is
the only one to send representatives
to the war This. of all the lodges of
the United States, having the only
members of the United Commercial
Travellers to the war, it has a right, to
some extent. to brag aboutit. 1t ought
to be a source of uproarious gratitica-
ton. 1t ought to go down in your an
nails The travellers association is real
ly the advance guard of civilization,
and so it is true that out of this state
you have sent your representatives to
the Philippines and they were the first
to carry United States commerce to
those islands"
Senior Councillor. Beatty read a tele
gram from Governor Simth expressing
his regrets upon his inability to attend
the social session and expressing words
of high commentator of the acts and
deeds of the LIST Montana.