Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-30
EXERCISES OF THE DAY
Prominent People Occupy the Stag:
at the Margaret Theater
After the Parade,
ROBERT E. BENNINGTON, Co. X.
JAMES NJ. KENNEDY, Co. X.
JAMES CALLAHAN, Co. X.
THOMAS SCALLON, Co. K.
J. J. CAMPBELL, Co. NJ.

HARRY ARCHIBALD, Co. NJ.
A year ago these men left Anaconda as
members OF the Montana volunteers, in
the defense of their country. Today they
are mOurned among the nations brave
boys in blue, who, with hundreds of
thousands, have given up their lives or
else died from disease or wounds re-
ceived on the battlefield. All of them but
one died in the Philippine islands and
are buried there temporarily Robert E.
Lexington died in San Francisco, Cal,
July 5, 1898, and was buried in Anaconda
the following Sunday. On Memorial
day, the same as this. the people in every
corner Of the land, no matter how re-
mote never forget to pay their respects
to the departed heroes, and particularly
in place like Anaconda, which has suf-
feved the loss of six of her soldier boys,
as has been the case during the past
year. Ordinarily. Memorial day in Ana
conda, is one of the most important holi-
days in the year. This year it is more
50 than ever on account of the death of
its young soldiers, the flower Of the army.
The celebration Of today has been gath
ering force and effect for a week or more,
but was shown most prominently at the
public schools yesterday, where over a
thousand pupils who assembled at the
different school buildings. and in their re-
spective rooms and with Joined classes
poured out their praise in word, song
and action for the dead soldiers who are
buried at home and abroad A touch
Ing incident Of the exercises yesterday
was the visit OF the members of the G.
A. r. to the Lincoln school, Arriving
there they We're met at the gate by So
little girls dressed in white. bearing flags
and wreaths. The procession was head
ed by two flower girls who led the way
into Miss Wisner and Miss Waterbury's
rooms. where the old veterans listened
tn <r;o
of several drills. All the school rooms
were filled with visitors. and the general
verdict was that it was the grandest
thing ever seen in the public schools. To-
day the ground is wet, but it did not cool
the patriotism of either old or young.
All business is suspended. The weat ther
could be better, but the graves of the
soldiers were not forgotten. While some
parts of the programme were necessarily
omitted, it was in the main carried out
as previously announced.
This afternoon the streets were
thronged with people to witness the
Memorial parade, which was the largest
ever seen in Anaconda. The members
OF the G. A. r. were out in full force.
The st. George society (Austrian), 60
strong, with Nick Bosanitz as marshal,
made splendid appearance and was the
only society outside Of the G. A. r. and
school children in the parade. All the
rade, and it would be hard to say which |
class of the 40 in number which attended |
looked the best as they marched through |
the streets, bearing lilacs and other |
flowers and arbor vitae, which came from !
Oregon. The services at the cemetery
were very impressive. Owing to the abb
sence of Rev. Alex Brown, the Rev ]. !
A. Jenkins acted as chaplain at the GEM
etery. AT the Margaret theater the !
Memorial exercises We're of a very high
order. T. c. Davidson, post department
commander, was president Of the day.
The orator of the day was Hon. H. L.
Bartine, former member of congress
from Nevada. Among the people who
occupied seats on the stage We're Marcus
Daily, w. N. Wright, post commander,
and F.. A. Waterbury, adjutant of the
G. A. r.; Mayor Oliver Lesser, Rev J. A.
Jenkins, Baptist church; Rev. B. F. Gle
land. Presbyterian church; Dr. NJ. NJ.
Leahy; Rev. Charles p. Toilet, ST. Paul's
Catholic church, and Rev. Edward p
OToole of Mondoi, Wis who is a guest
of Father Folet. The theater was
crowded with old and young. Patriot
SIN ran high today. Memorial day was
1ever more fittingly observed in the Cop I
Der City, 1