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Cost of Butte big celebration tallied at $9192.99
Butte Elks and Eagles conventions in early July incurred expenses totaling 9192.99 with donations of 11829.12 from local merchants and a 24.75 percent dividend to donors. Major costs included boxing, music, decorations, advertising, and entertaining disabled soldiers at Galen, while thanks were extended to newspapers, utilities, auto dealers, and local firms for support and venues.
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Butte Elks’ Eagles
Butte
Joint Committee
H.A. Gallwey
Post
The
American Legion
Galen
Butte Electric Railway
Kevin-Frank Company
YMCA
Knights of Columbus and
Butte Country Club
George R. Oewislt
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Beaty Sporting Good Company
Montana’ Power Com Pany
Leonard
Pittsmont
H. A. Gallwey
Charles P. Nevin
Frank L. Riley