The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-22
READY FOR VOLUNTEERS
Enthusiasm Is Getting Up to a
White Heat.
THE FINAL TOUCHES MADE
Butte Will Have the Largest Crowd
Ever Seen in Its History-Troops
Will Be Landed Near the
Race Track.

The Montana regiment will be land
ed Tomorrow morning about a quarter
of a mile northeast of the race track.
The ground is dry there, there is am,
pie room and the street cars run close
by. The volunteers will march from
the point of Decentralization directly to
the race track. Some of the fence has
been torn down so that the soldiers
can march in without going clear
around to the gate.
1t rained steadily all day yesterday.
and it would be difficult to conceive
how weather conditions could De
worse The mud is a terror. but then
the soldiers are used to it. and others
should not complain of any discomfort
so long rs they are doing honor to the
First Montana. The mud will be all
washed off of the paved streets to-
night, but the mud will have to be
tramped down by the passing march
ers in the outskirts.
The city is already filling up with
people and there is every indication
that tomorrow there will be gathered
together the largest crowd ever seen
In Montana. Many arrived yesterday,
many more will arrive to-day, and the
present trains will bring more to-mor-
row morning. Unless delayed, the SOL
ing. They will proceed at once to the
race track. The first thing will be to
feed them. The tables will be boun-
tifully laden. There will also be booths
at the track where strangers and WISH
tors can be served, the proceeds to go
into the fund for the soldiers. After
the soldiers have eaten all they can,
the badges will be presented by Gov
ernor Smith in behalf of the state, and
there will be a response by Colonel
Kessler. The badges will then be PIN
ned to each soldier by the young la
dies Speeches will then be de-
livered by Mayor Mccarthy, Senators
Richards.
The parade will then be formed and
the line of march started to town. The
governor and his staff will review the
parade from stand in front of the
court house. After passing the review
ing stand they will march to the ar
mory and there disband. The ar
mory will be headquarters for the SOL
diers while in the city, and they can
obtain their suppers there and also
their breakfasts on Tuesday morning.
At 8 o'clock in the evening there will
be a grand parade down Main street
of volunteers. rough riders. commercial
fravelers and others, who will fire Ro-
man candles all along the line. The
arch will be illuminated and red fire
will be burned on both sides of the
street while the procession passes. Fol-
lowing will be the fireworks display
and the Burning of Manila at the
race track to which soldiers in uni
form will be admitted free. At 10
o'clock, after the display at the race
track is over, eight bontires will be
lighted in various parts of the city,
and the Big butte will be illuminated.
During the evening there will be a re-
renti0n at the Auditorium when the
soldiers can meet their friends, and
later there will be dancing at both the
Auditorium and the Renshaw hall
Most of the out-of-town companies
will leave for their homes early en-
Tuesday morning. The Helena people
about l p. m. Tuesday. There will be
parade, followed by speeches in front
of the Auditorium, and then banquet
will be served.
At Great Falls an elaborate recep-
ton has been arranged for the North
ern Montana companies, including a
parade and banquet. There will be a
from Lewistown and Kalspell will be
entertained at Great Falls over night
and will be met by citizens of their re-
spective cities, who will take them
home Wednesday morning.
The scaffolding was taken away from
under the arch yesterday and it is com
pleted with the exception of the statue
and the illumination.
The official souvenir programme has
been issued, and it is a work of art
rejecting great credit on T. E. Butler
who published it under the auspices of
the citizens committee. II is a hand
some pamphlet of "a pages, includine
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