The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-08
The Ladies of Butte Will Make
Up the Badges.
A ROMAN CANDLE PARADE
On the Evening OF the Arrival OF the
Volunteers-Veteran Will Par
ticipate in the Parade-Pre-
pairing to Decorate


will be done, however, on Monday after
noon or Tuesday morning. The work of
making the badges must be rushed this
week so that they can be sent to all parts
of the state and sold before the soldiers
arrive. The ladies are responding nobly
to the request of the committee to make
up these badges. Hundreds Of them have
made application for badges to make up.
There will be plenty for all as soon as
the material arrives. it being the intention
of the committee to put out at least
1900. Every man will be expected to
wear a badge on volunteer day.
1t has been definitely decided that there
is to be a Roman candle parade in the
evening of the arrival Of the volunteers.
At least 500 men will be required to par
ticipate. There will be 5000 Roman can
dies and things will be kept moving The
Great Fails fiambeau club has signifed
its intention of being present.
A number of committees assigned to
various portions of the welcome have not
yet reported. 1t is desired that they meet
at once and make all arrangements nee
essary, as the time for preparations is
fast shortening. H~
There will be meeting of women at
the Auditorium at 2 o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon. All women are invited to be
present and assist in the work of vel
come.
1t is likely that there will be public
reception to the officers and men at the
| Auditorium on the evening of their ar
| rival. The Auditorium should be deco
| rated for the occasion.
! Extensive preparations are being made
| for the grand fireworks exhibition to be
given at the race track in the evening.
| The governor and his staff will take part
| in the parade on horseback
Butte Typographical union No. 126 has
notified the committee that it will take
| part in the parade. The local g. A. n.
| encampment has extended a general in
| vitation to the g. A. r. posts throughout
| the state to join them In the parade. A
! large number of the old union veterans
| will no doubt be present. Divisions Nos.
/ and ., A. o. H., have notified the COM
mittee that they will participate in the
parade; also that they have extended the
invitation to other divisions throughout
the state to join them. There are also
some 800 Michigan members now residing
in Silver Bow county who will join the
local divisions.
Chairman Mantle authorizes publica-
ton of the following invitation:
'All union veterans who may not be
members of the G. A. r., as also all con-
federate veterans, are cordially invited
| to participate in the parade in honor Of
the return of the Montana volunteers.
"LEE MANTLE, Chairman"
/ Also the following: - ..-
"All members of the 1st Montana reg
iment volunteer infantry who have been
discharged or returned home in advance
of the regiment are requested to wear
their uniforms and be on hand on the
arrival of the regiment, and thereupon
to fall in with their companies.
LEE MANTLE, Chairman"
Every business house and every private
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| national colors on soldiers day. The city
| should be one glorious mass of red, white
| and blue. Merchants should see to it
that there is an ample supply of flags
| and bunting More of this material will
| be required than has ever before been
| used or seen in Butte.
| Dealers in fireworks should also see to
| it that they have full supply. They
! will be needed
| The city and county authorities as well
| as the public school trustees and princi-
| pals will do we'll to begin preparations
for the decoration of all public buildings.
| There is likely to be a shortage of ma
! terial unless provision is made N ample
| time. All city and county officials are in
| vited to participate in the parade.
| Senator Mantle wired General Corbin
| yesterday to ascertain whether or not
| Colonel Kessler's appointment as briga-
| diers general was full or simply brevet,
"Hon. Lee Mantle, Butte: Colonel Kess-
| ler's appointment as brigadier general is
| by breves W. H. CARTER,
| Assistant Adjutant General"
| Senator Mantle is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter, which explains itself:
vallejo, Cal. Oct A, 1899.
| "Hon. Lee Mantle. or Committee on
| Reception Montana Troops-Sirs: Those
of the men who left Butte and joined the
| United States volunteer engineering
| corps *. some of whom are in the United
! States navy, desire to express their
| thanks to you and the people of Butte
| city for your kind invita- ton to partici-
pate in the reception to be given to the
| Montana boys. We also desire to eX-
press our sorrow at our inability to attend
on account of our enlistment in the United
States navy. Respectfully,
I'D. c. MATTEsoN."
Several members of the ladies' arrange
ment committee visited the race track
yesterday and made an inspection of the
| old pool room, for the purpose of ascer-
| tanning what work would be necessary to
| transform the place into a banquet room.
| A force of men will be employed to put
the place in proper condition. The mem
bers of the banquet committee are ex-
| pected to assist the ladies' arrangement
| committee. r
Chairman Mantle received telegram
| from J. II. Leyson yesterday afternoon
| to the erect tnat the 1neoals OF hohof had
| been expressed from New York city.
| L. D. Mclean manager of the Burning
| of Manila" received telegraphic advices
| from ST. Paul yesterday morning that one
| car of combustible material had been
| shipped Thursday and another Friday
| night Accompanying the two cars are
| IA experienced fireworks men.
Attorney Thompson Campbell received
word from San Francisco yesterday to
| the effect that Alexander Laist, mem
| Der of the Butte legal bar and one of
| General MacArthur's staff in the Philip
pines, had been detailed to write the his
tory of the Montana regiment anu It's
work during the campaign. The history
| will contain about $4,000 words. 1t IS the
intention of Mr.. Laist to finish the work
| before the troops separate after the mus
| ter out and to do 1t will require his I'M
divided attention from now until that