The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19
CHANGES MAY Be MADE
1t Is Feared That It Will BE Wet
at the Track.
AT THE ARMORY
speaking at the Court House-A Meet
ing OF the Committees Tonight to
Decide-Saddle Horses Wanted.
Everybody Buy Badge,

a meeting of the executive committee
OF the soldiers reception and of the
othef committees is called for this
evening at the office of Lee Mantle, for
the purpose of deciding finally where
the reception will be held The weather
promises to be bad, and some of the
committee are in favor Of moving the
celebration into town, as it is likely to
| pc wet and chilly at the track, If the
change IS made the soldiers will be
landed at the depot, the parade will be
formed there, the speaking will take
place at the court house, the medals
of honor will be distributed there, and
then the lunch will be served at the
armory. 1t has been ascertained that
| thlngs can be so arranged in the ar
mory as to accommodate between 600
and 800 men, 1t is thought the propo-
| sit1on to feed the men at the armory
| is preferable, as they could then be
given their lunch, supper and breakfast
right there without sending them to
restaurants This will be definitely de-
termined at to-night's meeting.
Arrangements were made yesterday
| to keep the tourist sleepers in Butte
over night, so that the soldiers who
| ON the night of their arrival
| The 5000 Roman candles for the night
parade down Main street arrived yes
terday.
Those who have saddle horses are re-
quested to loan them for the parade. A
aoz zen are needed for the Helena light
artillery and others are needed for Of
hcers of the regiment Those who can
ioan saddle horses are requested to no.
thy +. w. Haskins, at Mantle's office.
or Geof Lauzfer at LavelIs stable.
some employees of the mines have ex-
pressed the expectation that days
pay would be withheld from them for
the soldiers reception. Such is not the
case and the workingmen and miners
Will not be asked to subscribe 1t is
hoped. however, that all of them will
6uy the souvenir badges Superinten-
dent Thomas Bryant of the Gagnon
yesterday offered to allow a committee
of ladies to go through his mines SELL
ing badges. Miss Bertha Smith and
Miss Louise Morrison will go through
the mine to-day with badges
The woodwork on the arch was fin
ished yesterday and it is now being
covered. The lights will be put on to-
day and tomorrow. 1t promised that
the arch will be completed by Friday
night
The Typographical union has pur-
chased so badges.
Chairman Mantle sent $4,000 to San
francisco yesterday to pay the fare
Of the soldiers.
Judge Lindsay sent a check yester-
day for S25 to the soldiers fund.
+. II. Manchester of the Seventh ward
turned in STAT Yesterday
Badges Were on sale yesterday all
over town. Everybody should buy one.
The following named German socie-
ties, who have heretofore signified their
intention of participating in the par
ade,, will parade as body and as Ger
man-American citizens: Deutscher
kreiger Verein: Teutonic lodge, No. 2,
Sons of Hermann Turn erein; Schwei-
ger Verein: Bierbrauer Interest Verein
meeting of the ladies' committee
on lunch was held yesterday to make
final arrangements for the collection of Z
donations. 1t is the intention of the
committee to feed 800 men without the
assistance of any others than ladies'
Those who have not been called upon
for provisions are requested to send in
their donations to the armory Saturday
forenoon. The ladies do not want any
one to feel that she has been over
looked. and any one desiring to donate
any provisions is requested to send
them in.
The captains of the tables will hold
meeting in the Auditorium to-mor-
row afternoon at O'Clock and the as
sistants are also required 10 be in at
tendance. This will be the last meet
ing of the table committee and full
attendance is desired
Badges will be furnished those who
wait on the tables and those who dis
tribute the medals. 1t is recommmend-
ed that the walters wear white aprons
trimmed with red, white and blue
II mas been suggested that some one
or more donate lot of parsley for ia
Die decoration. Up to date there has
been no parsley among the table dona-
tons.