The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-12-10
A Praiseworthy Idea.

PoAo'o VI tAAs Guy deserve the
commendation and hearty support Of all
our citizens for the project they have
started, OF holding Loan Exhibition in
Arion hall next week. This is a new
feature in the history of our town and will
doubtless meet with the hearty co-opera-
tion OF all classes of the community, 1t
Will be educating and elevating in its in
huences upon ourselves, and will also
stamp this city on eastern minds 40 the
center of culture and refinement in Mon
tana.
Many who have not been "out to Mon.
tana," have an idea that it is far away
from all the influences of civilization and
cuiture-a rough, lawless country; but
projects, successfully carried out, such as
the Loan Exhibition now proposed, will
altogether change their views. They
will learn that out here in the far west, 90
highly favored and enriched by nature,
society is composed Of people of intellec-
tual and neral training, capable of
appreciating works of art, science and
antiquity, as much as those who live in
older eastern cities. They will enquire
more about us and find we have good
schools, churches with excellent pulpit
power; public library and reading room;
waterworks, electric lights and the usual
appliances of civilization.
The plan contemplated and ready for
prompt execution is to have Loan Exhi-
bition held in Arion hall, commencing on
Tuesday Q7th inst.) of next week contin-
uing every day for several days; to be open
about 2 p m. to 10 p. m., with an entrance
fee of so cents and half price for children
The exhibition is to consist of articles
collected from citizens willing to loan
them. The committee will collect them
on Monday next and place them in posi-
ton in the hall ready for exhibition the
next day, and also return them, free of all
expense, to the doners, at the close of the
exhibition. The utmost care will be
taken Of articles loaned, however fragile
or valuable. Detectives to be on guard
at night.
! A special program of vocal and instru
mental music, tableaux, ETC., will be pre-
pared for each evening. Comic art gal
lery and other features of amusement
will be introduced; refreshment stal
provided, thus making the exhibition s
place of interesting resort during the
whole period it is open.
Solicitors are appointed to invite CO
operation and take a list this week of any
or all articles to be loaned and may con
sist Of curiosities of all kinds, Indian
war and other relics, gold fish, stutfet
birds and animals, fossils, petrifcations
busts, models, statuary, antique china
fancy nee1lework, antique books, papers
and documents, celebrated autographs
old coins and medals, implements of war
fare (ancient or modern), specimens Of
the mineral and botany of Montana
mounted heads or horns, paintings, draw
ings, crayons, photographs and works Of
art and science of every kind and any 9th
er articles tf public interest. All the ex'
hibits, however, to be subject to the ap.
proval projectors.
The proceeds are to be devoted to help
the furnishing fund of the new Baptist
church edifice, as it is desired in the in
terest of the city, as we'll as for the com
fort of the worshippers, to make the in
terror of the church as attractive as its
exterior and so that strangers passing
through our city may be favorably i'm
pressed with our church editices. Com
munications addressed to Rev. Jos. An
derson, pastor of the church will receive
attention