The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-07
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THE SONS OF ST. GEORGE
"A Magnificent Reception to the
Volunteers.
Ut WAS A MERRY CROWD
Enthusiastic Cheers Greeted the Speak
ers Whose Eloquence and Wit
Aroused Continual Ap-
plauSe.

G The Sons of St George rendered
+ magnificent reception and banquet last
might to three of their members who
returned with the regiment from the
y Philippines. The hall in Centerville
was decorated appropriately and hand
somely with bunting and the stars and
stripes were entwined in graceful folds
at either end of the room. The ban
quet tables were arranged so that
4three long rows extending almost the
full length of the hall met a cross row
1T the head, where sat the POSTMASTER,
"A. C. Newill, upon whose right were
Senator Mantle, William Bartle and
William Boast, a private in the regi-
ment, and on the left sat General
Kessler Captain Hill and Sergeant So
per. Covers were laid for $50 and the
chairs were all occupied. 1t was a
merry crowd of Sons of st. George.
After prayer by MIR. Bartle the en-
tire party arose and sang America
This was melodious time, made
especially SO by the hundred and more
voices, notable singers as the English
are known to be the world over. Mr.
Newill was a prince at the post of
toastmaster. His pleasing and witty
introductions were highly appreciated
and polished and refined were his ap-
propriate remarks. The crowd was in
excellent spirits and the affair was gay
/, all through. The menu consisted of
everything good to eat that is found in
1.-THE boasted market of Butte and the
. committee in charge did not forget the
! beer, ginger ale and soda pop. Cigars
u came in in rapid schedule time and
\ as a novelty clay pipes and smoking
tobacco appeared, and as one CHEEKY
Cornish
man a pick, shovel and a pipe and ne
will show you a happy, contented
man." Everybody from the president
of the United States down to w. j.
Honey, the artist who carved the tur-
key and roast beef, was cheered, and
when General Kessler stood up to re-
spond the house trembled under the
waves of enthusiastic cheers. The adj
i dress Of welcome was delivered by the
t,toastmaster Mr.. Newill, and his
speech was applauded at frequent Pc
rfods. He said:
when asked some weeks ago if I
N would give the address of welcome to
our returning Sons of St. George, I
gladly consented. and greatly appre-
ciated the honor that was conferred
upon me. But, alas! since then ad-
dresses of welcome have become a
drug upon the market. The soldier
boys, methinks, have had their fill of
they appreciate far more than the
cold address. For this reason l aim
to make my remarks brief and to the
point.
Tonight we are assembled as
American citizens to do honor to
American heroes, Heroes! There are
many of them. In every day life there
are heroes whose deeds of honor and
of courage are untold in history. but
lit is to the heroes who have helped
to make history that we assemble here
fthis evening to pay our tribute of re-
s,spect and esteem.
Heroes! Yes. in all ages they have
lived. and though perhaps this even
ing our heroes, in their modesty, think
that they have done no more than
ordinary men should do. still as gen.
eratiors go and come their actions will
be recorded in prose and song, and
100 years from now their children s
children, and again their children will
listen with rapt attention as they hear
perhaps at their mothers knee, of the
deeds of valor done in the far off ISL
ands of the West
1T is undoubtedly true that proph-
ct is without honor in his own coun-
try, and douhly is it true that not in
their own generation will it be fully
appreciated how great are the deeds
done in war by valorous heroes. Let
me in fancy take you through cen
tury of time. What see l now in pro-
phetic vision? l see a commonwealth
of 25000 600 souls, a country over Whicf
floats old glory, that symbol of hu-
man freedom, the stars and stripes
Here is no distinction of race or color
The land is fertile beyond compare
and not only provides for the susie
nance of its people, but controls the