The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-24
The Members and Friends of
Troop F Enjoyed Themselves.
A HUMOROUS MENU CARD
There Was a Huge Can of Preserved
Beef Which, However, Was Not
Opened = The List of Toasts.
Dancing Follows the Spread.


room of the Rankin was deliberately
decorated with flags and bunting and
the mattresses wore aprons made of
national colors. On the table We're
cakes bearing tiny banners and huge
can of preserved beef occupied the CEN
trail position to remind the boys of
what they had to go against year
ago. The can, however. was not opend
at the dinner. At the head of the table
sat Captain Higgins, with Mayor Web
ster on his right and DIR. ]. j. Buckley
on his left In the seats of honor were
DR.. Rockman, Judge Sloane, Tylar B.
Thompson, Mr.. Dodge and others. Two
men of Troop ~ of Miles City We're
present, Sergeant Mapes and Private
Owens, and there were Is of the old
Mlssoula troopers present. The scene
as the troopers and their friends sat
down was an attractive one. A flash
light photograph was taken of the
group and then Captain Higgins pro-
ceeded to read the souvenir menu,
which was as follows (nine copies be-
ing afterwards distributed to the
guests:
Troop F, Sd volunteer cavalry
CROUCH riders), rations for May %, 1899
Qook out for flies): Consomme a la
Camp Thomas; salted nuts a la Lloyd
Morris; olives smaller size, see first
lieutenanD; planked shad, parsley
butter Caught at Dalton's ford); sliced
cucumbers Gas cool as park weatheD !;
Algers worst embalmed beef (roasted
by the press); mushrooms-canned by
Hall and friend-Amashed potatoes; St.
Julien from the canteen-made by Big
Mac young turkey stuffed Caught by
the foragers); young pig served by
Heyfron and Coopman; veal, all gone:
no more raised in Georgia; aspara gus,
with red tape; new peas, made out of
army beans; straight punch, the cap
tain's: boiled squad, with watercress
from the watering trough; campaign
ice cream and strawberry shortcake
(from the Midway; coffee-as black as
a washerwoman; cake, fruits, nuts
(from the peddler): cheese-its own
tied upO; cigars-like those from
home
After the consideration of this inter-
esting menu had been concluded, Cap
tain Higgins, acting as POSTMASTER,
conducted the post prandial exercises,
which were as follows:
"The City of Missoula," Mayor Web
ster.
1.-The Soldier in Dress and Undress,'
DR.. Buckley.
Our Dewey, Not the Admiral" F. L.
Story of Troop F.
"Our Friends Dr. M. Rockman.
when Troop F Went Away" A. l..
Stone.
'The Old Veterans and the Young
Ones" J. L. Stone.
"Sternness Of Military Discipline,
Lieut.. c. H. Hall.
1.-THE Press" H. o. Collins.
Captain Higgins closed the banquet
with neat speech and the crowd ad-
journed after drinking to Troop F and
singing "They Are Jolly Good Fellows.
The occasion was a memorable one
and thoroughly enjoyed by all who
were present. The remarks of DR..
Buckley and Lieutenant Hall were
especially pleasing and won generous
applause.
At the Union theater the boys are
enjoying their anniversary ball and the
indications at this hour are that they
will be dancing when the sun rises.
The troop has lost but two of its orig
inal members, Robert e. Dobbins, who
died at Stevensville last October after
the boys had returned, and Edmund
Johns, who died at Chickamauga park
of Algerism.
The roster of the troop is as follows
Frank G. Higgins, captain: Will Cave
first lieutenant; Charles H. Hall, sec
ond lieutenant; sergeants, d. J. Hey
from, first sergeant; Robert B. Hill
Duncan Mcdonnell, William II. Burris
R. A. Guffy; quartermasters. Clyde
Hatch, Charles e. Dodge, Benjamin F.
Starlight: corporals. Charles F. owen
Louis E. Kennedy, Fred w. Poe, Per
cy Jordan, r. l.. Francis, Harry &.
Dorman, George B. Wilds, H. d. Vance;
trumpeters, Frank M. Cronkrite, George
o. Birdsley; farrief, James D. Camp
bell; blacksmiths, Louis c. Thurman;
saddler. James Naughton; wagner
Howard C. Balch troopers, Acker-
lund, G. S.; Adams, Harvey; Bartin
Thomas; Benton, Edward W.; Burton
William; Brandon, George B.: Bucker
Edwin; Cormier, William s.: Calhoun
William Crowley. James p; Chand-
Ter, George W.; Davis, Charles E.;
Dickie, Louis l.; Dobbins, Robert e.
Fossler, John A: Femrite, Peter j.;
Claus, Michael; Garnett, George H.
Garnett, Harry E.; Haight, James;
Hartley Howard r.; Hartwick, Fred;
Harris, George M; Hammond, Har-
ward H; Hughes, Charles A; Hicks
Myron; Johns, Edmund c.; Johnson
Charles E.; Kenney, Joseph c.; koop-
man. Fritz; Little, Frank A; Morris
Lloyd, c.; Morris, William; Mum, Mer-
ton s.; Morris, Richard; Murphy
James: Marshall, Joseph t.; Manahan
man, Daniel A: O'Mara. James NJ.
O'Nein Dennis: Olquist, James s.;
Perry, Bert: Peterson, Charles c.; Pat
terson. Edwin Parent, Joseph; Slo-
cum, G. L; Sanders, Claget; Scott
c. r.: Storey. #. A; Tracey, John s.;
Vaughn. John c.: Vaughn. William w
Wilson, Herbert b; Woodward Ralph;