The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-08
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TO RECEIVE THE TROOPS.
Extensive Preparations FOR a Mag
nificent Demonstration upon the
Arrival of the Montana Soldiers.


Extensive preparations are being
made in Great Falls for the recep-
tion of the soldiers of Company A
who will soon return from the Phil
ippines. Other companies Of troops
will also pass through the city. In
order to do proper honor to these
the citizens of Great Falls held a
rousing mass meeting on Thursday
night of last week, and decided up
on the plans Of reception. The en-
tire county is called upon to take a
hand in this, in fact the peo-
pie of the county seat would not un-
bottle their enthusiasm on the 4th,
keeping it smothered for this sub
sequent day. A number of com
mittees were appointed and the line
of march was defined.
The first division of the parade
will form on First avenue north, be-
tween Second and Third streets; the
second division on Second street
north, between First and Second av-
enues; the third division on Park
drive, between First and Second av-
enues; the fourth division consisting
Of the marshal, governor and staff,
Black Eagle band, K. of P, ex-
members of Company A, a float and
flowers, Union and confederate vet
Grams, on Park drive, facing Central
avenue.
Central avenue will be closed at
the fountain when the train arrives,
and access to the depot will be de-
MED to all except relatives of the
soldiers. Company A and the other
companies will form across the circle
around the fountain, on the north
side of the avenue. The first, sec
ond and third divisions will move up
First avenue north to the drive in
front of the depot, around the depot,
and in front of company A, into
Central avenue. At Park drive the
fourth division will fall in, and Com
pany A, the visiting companies, the
medical staff and the ambulance
corps and clergy will follow. The
procession will move into Central
avenue to Third street to Second av-
enue south to Sixth street; thence
north on Sixth street to Central av-
enue; thence west on Central aven-
ue to Second street, where all ex-
cept the soldiers will open ranks to
review the soldiers.
The float will precede the soldiers:
on it will be 45 girls, each repre-
senting state, and they will strew
the avenue from Second street to
the Park hotel with flowers, over
which the soldiers will march to the
hotel, where one very short address
will be made.
After that the company will march
east ON Central avenue, followed by
the division, to the armory, where
ranks will be broken.
The general executive committee
will consist of Mayor John a. Col
Inns, chairman; General James L.
Stanford, Paris Gibson, Capt. J. o.
Gregg, NJ. N. Lease, P. B. Gala
CHER, Judge J. B. Leslie, Charles
w. Goodale, Frank NJ. Smith, James
Donovan of Great Falls; John X
Castner, and J. }. Kinney, Belt;
Lewis Stockett and Rev. Albert
Pfaus of Sand Coulee; George Ma
relius of Neihart; /. Rafter, e. Hag-
aman and F. c. Thomas of'the trades
and labor council of Cascade county,
and every organization in the county
is requested to delegate at least one
of its members to act with 4he com
mittee.
The finance committee is compos-
ed of S. Z. Atkinson, chairman;
Robert S. Ford, G. 7. Curtis, w
M. Cockrin and w. S. FrarY.
The decoration committee consists
of f. P. Atkinson, chairman; b. B.
Kelly, M. Kranz, w. w. F. Tam
hauser, John Fielden, V. Fortune,
Mrs. Andrew Rinker, Mrs. A. j.
Shores, Mrs. III. o. Chowen, Mrs. 5.
S. Hawkins, Mrs. N. j. Verge, Mrs.
J. I. Athey, Mrs. Frank Klepetko,