The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-06
BUTTE WAS A SURPRISE
Arion Tourists Take In the Big
Sights.
PLEASED WITH THE TRIP
An Accident to Their Special Train Cut
Short Their Stay in the Great
Copper Camp - On Their
Way to the Coast.

The Arion Singing society excursion
from New York arrived in Butte at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning on
special train over the Northern Pa
cific. The train was due at o'clock
Friday evening, but was delayed be-
tween Belgrade and Bozeman on ac-
count of an accident to the engine.
After the accident had been repaired
the train proceeded as far as Man
haitian, where the eXcursiOnists visited
the works of the Manhattan Mailing
company, and left there at o'clock
yesterday morning for Butte. The
train was met at the depot by w. H..
Merriman, general agent Of the North
ern Pacific, and about 100 carriages
We're provided for the excursionists,
who We're taken to the McDermott ho-
tel for breakfast and later took drive
about the city and visited the Ana
conda mine and other points of inter-
est, returning to the hotel for lunch.
and at o'clock the eXCursionists left
on their special train over the Butte,
Anaconda & Pacific for Anaconda.
They will leave the latter city about
o'clock this morning for Spokane.
There are 1872 people in the party.
consisting entirely of members of the
Arion society, and members of their
families. The excursion is in charge
of w. f. Mershon, general agent of
the passenger department of the North
ern Pacific in New York, and Richard
Wpinacht, president of the society.
The personnel of the party is as fol-
lows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Weinacht, Miss
Hetty Weinacht, Miss Minnie Vein
acht Miss Bertha RaCky. Mr.. and Mrs
John Racky, Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Vet
ter, Mrs. Clara Rockar, Mrs. NJ. Heb
ner, Mr. and Mrs. w ]. Amend Mrs.
L. b. Amend, Miss Fleck. Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Fleck. Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Musch-
enheim, Mr.. and Mrs. John Reisen-
weber Miss Reisenweber. DR.. and Mrs.
G. Scholer, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schieck,
jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stemme, Mrs
Marie Stemme, Henry Stemme, jr., Miss
Elsa Stemme, Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Schwarz Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kroeger
DR.. Florian Krug, Constantin Lucius,
Mrs. A. o. Krauss, l.. W. krauss Mr.
and Mrs. William Bartels, Miss Anne
liza Bartels, DR.. Alfred Bartels, julius
Lorenz. musical director; H. H. Won
Mellenthin editor; Miss Louise Georsi,
Miss Annie Huethwohl, Louis Hueth-
Who'll, Mr. and Mrs. August Niewolhner,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Rudolph. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bohne, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thu
mann, Miss A. Hochhalter, Miss NJ.
E1OtUlldlleI, LII anu NILS. u
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Halbe, Miss Halbe,
Miss Annie GenneriCh Mr.. and Mrs.
J. n. Gennerich, Mr. and Mrs. c. F.
Zobel Miss Elsie Xobel. Adam Zobel,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spanhake, Miss A.
Spanhake. Miss NJ. Spanhake, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Graesman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fl. F. Gundrum, Miss Bertha Gundrum,
Miss Bertha Gundrum, Miss Mittenz-
weig, Mr.. and Mrs John kuder, Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Kroehle, Mrs. Fl.
Bartsch, Mrs. H. Bullinger, Mrs. c. E.
Popp. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stotzenberger,
Mr.. and Mrs. GranitZa, c. D. Degen-
hard, Bernard Ernest, Dr. A. Nolken-
berg, DR.. Louis Haupt. I. H. Feldsher,
Conrad l.. Koch. William Knoepke.
Gustave Jost Henry Stenbing, Henry
Diffany. Otto Levin. DR.. and Mrs. c.
Bergman, Bernhard Hufnagel, A. Zeb,
Franz H. Graf, H. 7. Eschwege. Henry
Schiffer G. GrOssman, W. A. Frame.
Jacob Germann. Rudolph Mueller. Will
lam Wirth, c. Gerhard, Gust Schock, b.
Schmidt. Valentin Kolb, r. F. Dehn-
hoff, Frank Kiefer, John Nj. Splitdorf,
Alex Mitzel. Walter Presting, Theodore
Kremer, Theodore Heinroth, Ludwig
Brseck, Aug. p. Windolph, Louis II.
Kroedr, Edward A. Mass, DR.. Will
lam Bergman
The committee of the Arion society,
which has in charge the business at
fairs of the excursion and the arrange
ment of the itinerary, is composed of
DIR. G. Scholer. julius Lorenz, Richard
Weinacht, Max Schwarz. w. F. Mer-
shon, John Reisenwebsr. John p. Win
dolph, John BOhne and G. Scheck, jr.
THE excursion has been in every re
spect SO far a magnificent success"
said Mr.. MershOn yesterday. We
left New York at 10 o'clock last Tues
day morning and will be back there
again on Sept. ?. There are 1872 people
in the party and our train is made
up of four Il section Pullman and
double drawing room sleepers, one 10
section state room and a 60-foot
Pennsylvania baggage and commissary
car. The itinerary includes stops at
Minneapolis, Butte, Anaconda, Spo-
kane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, trip
up the Columbia river to the dalles,
then on to San Francisco. Monterey,
the Yosemite valley, Salt Lake, Glen
wood Springs Manitou, Colorado
Springs, Pixies Peak, Denver, Kansas
City, St. Louis. Cincinnati and New
York The cost of the trip will be
$50, 000 and the excursion has been in
organization for two years"
This is our first trip this far West"
said Richard Weinacht. president of
the Arion society. I'm 1897 we visited
the Yellowstone park, and after our
return nome we DSSdH 10 pan loT lHlS
trip. Our people love to enjoy them
selves and we take frequent pleasure
trips like this. Seven years ago 300 of
our members went on a trip through
Europe We travelled all through
Austria, Germany and other countries,
and made a trip down the Rhine, Civ
ing concerts everywhere for charity.
The Arion is the largest German So
ciety in the world. We have mem
bership of 1000, and of that number
$50 are singers. Every year we give a
ball-a masquerade-in New York, and
it is conceded to be the grandest affair
of it's kind given anywhere. The eX-
pense of the annual ball is never less
than $35, 900 and the net receipts about
$14, 900.
Our trip so far on this excursion
has been a most delightful one, and the
only accident we have had so far was
the breaking down of the engine last
night, but that amounted to nothing
except to delay us little and make
our stay in Butte shorter. We are
glad Butte was included in our timer
ary, but your city has been a surprise