The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-28
BOYS ARE SCATTERING
Many of the Returned Volunteers
Go Away to Visit.
SOME TO OLD COUNTRY
Captain Dillon Explains How the VOL
unteers Did Not Appear in Tues.
days Parade and Thanks the
Citizens Gracefully.

In the last day or two there has
been an exodus of Anaconda volunteers
from the city. They are scattering TO
| many parts of the world to visit rela-
tives and friends before settling down
to resume their former occupations in
| Anaconda.
Paul E. Nichols and Herman Blank
| of Company X have gone to Minnesota
| to visit friends there. Sergeant e. j.
Hanlon and Philip Mcdonald of Com
| pany NJ have left for ireland to see their
| relatives in Dublin. James T. Cannon
| OF Company K has gone to st. Paul
Frank Smythe of X has gone to Utah.
Earl Daughtery of X has HE'D him to
Idaho and Guy w. Haskins of NJ has
departed for Iowa. Sergeant William
Raley of NJ has gone to Kentucky
William P. Fisher Of NJ has gone to
Michigan. William Lyons Of X left
Thursday night for st. Paul. Even
Captain Dillon of X has left town, but
his trip is to be short one, being
only to Butte. Thomas Donnelly Of NJ
was smitten with the charms of San
Francisco and did not return home
with the rest of the boys.
Here is an item that old residents of
the city will remember. 1t was printed
in the Standard on the morning Of
Oct. 81, 1889:
Company X. Montana National
Guard, was mustered in at the French
hall last evening under most suspicious
circumstances. Fifty-four men enlist
ed last night, but there are about 80
on the roll and the others will follow.
The period of enlistment is three years.
The officers chosen are Silven Hughes,
f1T tot M T[aI1 frSf
tenant, and Frank O'Brien, second
lieutenant. The company. went through
its evolutions last evening under the
eye of Colonel Holmes, who came here
as the inspecting officer The drill was
very credtable in all respects. Com
pany K contains an abundance of X
cellent material and is destined to rank
as one of the crack military organiza-
| tons of the state, a credit to the city
| and the state as we'll"
How true were those predictions is
| shown by the splendid record made by
the company in the Philippines.
When the returning Anaconda volun-
teers of Company X did not appear IN
the main body of the parade last Tues
day morning, the impression went
abroad that the boys We're tired and
had taken a shortcut to the theater.
Captain Dillon yesterday made a state
ment correcting that impression and
pointing out the failure of the soldiers
to appear in line was through mis-
take in the arrangements and not
through any intention on their part.
Captain Dillon also very gracefully eX
tends thanks on behalf of the soldiers
for the reception. His statement is
as follows:
In view of the fact that some of our
citizens have expressed disappoint.
ment at the failure of the Anaconda
volunteers to take part in Tuesdays
parade and in justice to the officers
and men of Company X, l offer just
few lines in explanation.
While en- route from Butte it was
unanimously decided by the company
to take any part assigned Us in the
exercises and to march regardless Of
mud or weather conditions. Upon OF,
arrival at the depot in Anaconda the
men formed in line and Upon asking
l was informed by bystandev that We
We're to march to the Montana hotel.
We halted in front of the hotel and
awaited information as to where we
were to be placed in the line of march,
but were finally told that the exer-
cises would close at the Margaret thea
ter.
We marched to the theater and
thence to Turner hall | deeply regret
that any such misunderstanding should
have arisen, and wish to express at
this time our sincere thanks to our
generous fellow citizens, and especially
to the noble ladies of our city who by
their kindness so materially assisted in
making our homecoming so thoroughly
a pleasant one.
THOMAS S. DILLON,
Late Captain LIST Montana Infantry,
Z. S. V. y