The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-18
MAKING THE COLLECTION
Admirable Work of the Soliciting
Committee.
MORE TURKEYS NEEDED
II the Weather Does Not Change
Another Place VIII Be Selected
for the Banquet-Slow Work
on the Arch.

At the meeting of the women's execu-
tive committee yesterday reports were
received from all the soliciting COM
mittees which were appointed for the
purpose of collecting material for the
banquet. The field has not all bean
covered and there is still much to be
obtained, but the results already OBJ
tanned are admirable. The following
are the totals of the collections: Three
hundred and twenty eight loaves Of
bread, 6S pounds of coffee, 1919 hams,
q tongues, % bottles, IA quarts and s
gallons of pickles, II turkeys, 104 cakes,
10 boxes of apples, IS pounds OF butter.
&c chickens, 725 pounds of potatoes, 25
baskets of grapes, 1873 punches of cell
elry, 20 pounds of cheese and 375 pounds
of sugar.
Very little milk and cream has been
promised as yet and it is feared that
the committee will have difficulty in
getting enough unless the milkplen
come to the front i'll sood shape. More
turkeys and chickens are also wanted.
More grapes and bread are also want
ed. 1t should be remembered that he
sides the regiment the rough riders and
the Montana members of the engineer
corps are to partake of the banauet,
and in addition 1t is desired to have
enough 50 that the ladies can sell at
booths sandwiches to the general public,
clearing in this way enough to pay q
large part of the expenses. 1t was re-
ported yesterday that s11.75 in cash had
been collected by the ladies in their
rounds; 1000 napkins were also do
mated.
There will be meeting at o'clcck
| this afternoon at The Auditorium of al
ladies who will assist in the work OF
waiting on the tables. The following
captains Of the various tablee were de-
! cided on yesterday. and they will meet
1 in consultation with other voluntee RS
Mesdames Best, Marsh, Harper Fralles
| Gilbert, Broughton, J. M. White, w. s,
Cobban, Shaw. salkins, Russell, w. j.
Christie, J. O. Jones, Rosenthal and
| Wetzstein.
The following were appointed to as
| sist Mesdames Noyes. aud Mitchell in
the work of decorating the tables: Mes
danes Long, Cotter, Shaw, Nice. White
James Forbis, J. K. Clark, :. w. CLARK
Mediation, j. M. White, Sharp, Carroll
Hight, Heslet and Miss Farlin.
The weather is sti1l very unpropitious
| and the committee is getting very liz Nv.
Gus lest the weather will not change for
the celebration. If there is TO change
for the better in a day or two some
other place for the banquet will be Sc
lected What this place may be can
not be told as yet. 1t is possible that
the soldiers will be brought right to the
Armory, fed there and the speaking
will then take place in the vacant space
in the rear of the library building. If
the mud next Monday is as bad as it Is
now it will be manifestly impossible for
the soldiers to march UP from the race
track
The cannon Of the Helena light ar
tillery will be brought over from Hell
ena on Friday The artillery company
will come over on Sunday evening. They
will have sleeper of their own and
lodge in the sleeper while in the city.
Rough riders in all parts of the state
will be furnished transportation by the
railroads on presentation of their dis
charge papers or of a note from the
captain Of their troops. The railroads
will turn in the transportation to the
Butte committee. which will settle with
| the railroads.
| Work on the arch is proceeding very
slowly and it would seem that the con-
| tractors would do well to put on a
| larger force of men and finish the work
| up. A good many who are criticising
| the expenditure of 81 400 for the arch
| will be entirely satisfied as soon as the
arch is decorated and Illuminated. 1t
will then be recognized as fitting trib-
ute to the heroes in whose honor it is
| aractad