The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-01
TO AID SICK SOLDIERS
Purpose for Which the Recsp-
ton Fund Will Be Used.
LARGE SUM ON HAND
More Than Twelve Hundred Dollars Re-
mains in the Hands Of the Commit
tes-Tts Affairs Wound
Up Last Night.

There Is a balance of ST. so in the
treasury of the returning volunteers re-
ception committee. This money will be
kept by the committee to be used for
soldiers who are Ill or in need OF help.
This was decided at the meeting Of the
general committee held last evening in
the Durston building.
Early yesterday Mayor Madden tele
graphed to Secretary H. r. Burg that he
was at Missoula and that it would be i'm
possible for him to get here for the meet
ing. Because of this F. II. Errett was APP
pointed temporary chairman. Those
present We're: H. r. Burg, l.. A. King, O.
G. Rinehart, ]. w. Davis. George stor-
rar. M. Hammerslough, j. M Kennedy
and Oliver Lesser.
The first matter taken up was the re-
port of Secretary Burg. It showed that
the total expenses of the committees,
with the exception of the refreshment
committee, had been s169.50. The receipts
from the sale of badges and the $3.50 do
mated by the employees of the foundry
were $3.50 The ladies' refreshment COM
mittee had collected S149. 65 from the sup
per. flowers and donations and their ex-
penses had been S. leaving balance
of $47, which the ladies turned over to
the general committee. This brought the
total of the balance on hand to sl,24F5O
Secretary Burg also reported that all
the unsold badges had been returned to
him with the exception of three. Mr..
Burg said he had received letter from
A. II. Harrity, master mechanic of the
B., A. g. p, informing that of the 100
badges given him he had sold 9S. One
of the two remaining badges had been
sold to a man who is now in California,
and the other to a man whom Mr. Har-
rity believed would default payment. Mr..
Burg also received word from NJ. Martin,
the badge seller at the A. o. H. soldier
dance, saying that he had given badge
to volunteer dressed in civilian clothes.
The latter promised to return Il but ne
failed to do So -.
Bills for drays to the amount of $40 so;
Copper City Commercial company, RIB
bons for badges, $34.2a; Mshan Bros, two
large banners. $50; H. o. Kennedy, for
care of volunteers baggage in Butte, $50.
and several other bills were allowed and
ordered paid.
1t was unanimously decided that the
money that the committee now has should
remain nthe hands of the treasurer to be
used by the committee for the relief of
sick and needy volunteers Secretary
Burg and Treasurer T. c. Davidson were
authorized to use their discretion in re-
gard to the handling of the funds III case
of emergency.
1t was decided that vote of thanks be
rendered to the ladies of the refreshment
committee, to Dr. J. NJ. Sigh as orator of
the day, to the G. A. r. and all societies
who turned. out for the parade, to the
managers of the A O. II. and Turner
halls. to the Margaret theater and Mey-
er's orchestra, to the press of the city for
its courtesies and the dance callers, r.
Lindsay and II. Richards. % s&H
The meeting was then adjourned, sub
ject to call by The chairman.
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