The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-18
FINAL PLANS ARE MADE
"Details of the Reception to the
Anaconda Volunteers.
WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY
Ten Hundred and Sixty-One Dollars
Raised by the Sale of Badges.
Two Important Committee
Meetings Held.

The returning volunteers will arrive
in Anaconda at noon on Tuesday next
from Butte. They will be received at
the depot by Mayor Madden, the alder
men of the city and the general public.
AS the train pulls in all the whistles at
the works and the whistles of the loco
motives at the depot will be opened.
"A large amount of fireworks will be
exploded and a grand demonstration
will take place.
\ The soldiers will form in line and pa
rade through the streets. The route Will
be as follows: Along East Commercial
avenue to Cedar, up Cedar to Park ave-
nue., up Park avenue to Main street
and up Main to the Montana hotel or
the Margaret theater, where snort
speech Of welcome VIII De aellVerea. :,
The companies will again form in
line and march down Main street TO
Commercial avenue and along CONNER
cial to Turner hall At the hall luncn
will be served, after which the boys
will dispense for the afternoon. In the
evening there will be dances at the
Turner and A. 0. H. halls.
Above is the programme that was ar
ranged at last nights meeting of the
general committee Of the returning vol
unteers' reception committee. Ihe
meeting was presided over by Mayor
Madden and those present were: II.
r. Burg, F. H. Murphy, o. Lesser, F.
H Errett, w. j. Davis, w. B. Webb, K.
T. Williams, J. M Kennedy, l.. A. KING,
G. A. Storrar, r. Reinhart, M. Hammer
slough and L. J. Baker.
At the opening of the meeting Secre-
tary Burg announced that there was
s1,061 in the treasury, proceeds from
the sale of badges.
1t was decided that in the evening
the dances would be held in the A. o. Fl.
and Turner halls The Myers orchestra
has donated it's services and will fur
nish the music at the A. O. H. hall.
The Margaret Theater orchestra will
play at the Turner hail. 1t was also de-
cided that all gentlemen, excepting the
volunteers, who have not purchased
badge will have to buy one in order to
gain admittance to any of the two
halls.
An invitation was extended to all the
societies and school children to take
part in the parade.
r. T. Williams and w. E. Webb,
members of the decorating committee,
We're authorized by the general commit
tee to purchase two large banners. prop
erly lettered, and were also instructed
to purchase a large lot of fireworks.
Mayor Madden announced that persons
using fireworks on Tuesday would not
be arrested.
Messrs. Hammerslough, Errett and
King were appointed a committee to
make arrangements about a band, a
fife and drum corps and the halls for
the day of the reception.
Wagons will pass around to the
houses on Tuesday morning in order
to get the provisions which have been
donated for the lunch. Mr. Errett was
appointed to supervise this work.
1t was practically decided at last
nights meeting that Joe Mcdonnell
would act as marshal and that the
G. A. r. would lead the parade.
There was large attendance at the
meeting of the ladies' refreshment COM
mittee in the parlors of the Montana
hotel last evening. The meeting was
taken up with the discussion of the
decorations of the halls and 1t was de-
cided to begin this work on Saturday
afternoon.
1t was announced that ]. L. Open
hemer of Butte had offered the com
mittee, through Hugh DAILY, 800 to 800
cigars to be given the soldiers at the
lunch. The offer was accepted.
The general committee will hold a
macting next Thursday evening.