The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-04
HONOR THE VOLUNTEERS
Plans for Entertaining the Re-
turned Soldiers.
JOINT RECEPTION URGED
Is Proposed That Anaconda and Butte
Join Hands in a Union Reception
at the Latter City to the
Boys in Blue.

What is Anaconda going TO do for
the returning volunteers?
That is a question many have been
asking. Other cities in Montana are
preparing to receive their brave sons
who have fought so calamity in the
Philippines, but in Anaconda no one
has proposed any plan of reception or
entertainment, despite the fact that two
out Of the II companies of the regi-
ment come from this city.
1t is apparently a matter of only a
few days until the Montana troops are
embarked on transport bound for
home The government is stopping
their mail at San Francisco, being con
WINGED that the Montana boys will be
on the way home before letters could
reach Manila.
Butte has three companies in the
Montana regiment and Anaconda two,
total of five out of the IL companies,
Because the soldiers will be paid off at
san Francisco and allowed to buy their
tickets over any route they choose most
of the regiment will come home scat
tered. The five companies from Butte
and Anaconda will doubtless come TO-
gether, or at least a greater portion of
them will. The two cities lie in close
transportation lines. Hence a coinci-
dent arrival of the Butte and Anacon-
da troops is anticipated
For these reasons friends of the An
aconda volunteers, Col. T. OLeary and
Police Judge ]. NJ. Kennedy among
them, have proposed that Butte and
Anaconda hold a joint reception for the
five companies at Butte, and that the
Anaconda people then escort their two
companies home.
Judge Kennedy, in speaking about
the matter yesterday, said: "A joint
reception at Butte, to my notion would
be the best thing under the circum-
stances. The train will naturally stop
first at Butte anyhow, and many of our
people would go over to meet it. Why
not. then, have a joint public reception
at Butte, send our people there in eX-
cursion trains and then have them
bring the Anaconda boys home with
them and have a parade here?"
1t has been suggested that a public
meeting be called and a general COM
mittee appointed to have the reception
of the troops in hand. and that this
committee be sent to Butte to confer
with that citys committee in relation
to the reception.
1t is believed by local military men
that a joint public reception such as
suggested would be popular with the
returning volunteers. The Anaconda
part Of the reception has been mat
ter of profound discussion for some time
among the local military men, returned
volunteers, civil war veterans and eX-
national guardsmen. The general opin-
ion seems to be that a general meeting
at the train, the decoration of the city,
a parade and banquet would be the
most appropriate manner of receiving
the boys home. If any public speech
making is to take place it is suggested
it should be at the joint reception at
Butte.
"A joint reception at Butte would be
an excellent scheme" said Colonel
O'Leary last evening. II think that
would meet the wishes of the volun-
teers themselves But we ought to have
some sort of a celebration here at home
also It's chief feature. / think. should
be a fine banquet at the hotel in the
evening. where all the soldiers would
be brought together and suitably en-
tertained. The matter should be taken
up and agitated. for this city should
not be behind others in paying tribute
to her volunteers"