The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-14
BALLOON 10 FLVAS
GREAT WHITE WAY
ARC LIGHTS BLAZE
Mack the Aeronsut win
Ascend from Heart Of
City Tonight.
NOVEL SPECTACLE WILL
ADD TO CELEBRATION
Preparations Complete for Turn.
ing On Flaming Lamps of
Tremendous caaaleeseeaa caaase e.

Immediately after the HaminE arcs
are turned on tonight. johnny Mack,
the aeronaut, will make balloon
ascension from the roof of Eisner,s
Hall, headquarters of the Market
Street Business Mems Improvement
Association. This new feature of the
celebration was announced today By
Harry Rerger. the recording secretary
of the association. Such a balloon
ascension in the centre of Newark win
II 1t takes place as scheduled. be a
novelty
While he is soaring aloft he will re-
lease paper balloons and scatter an
nouneements. Gumpel.. the c.othier.
and Donald & Co. will send IN
miniature balloons on their own ac-
count after the lights begin to giimner.
To each of the fifty balloons Donald &
Co will send UP will be attached a tag
with number. These numbers will
call for prizes. ranging in value from
nifty cents to 50. The list of premiums
and their corresponding numbers vii,
be displayed in the show window.
Turn Light. at O'Clock.
Pressure Of a switch is all that is
now required to turn the sen1i-gloom
of Market street at s o'clock tonight
into q river OF light. which viii hood
that thoroughfare from the Pennsyl-
Tania depot TO the Court House. More
than ever before since the proposition
to. make Market street the best lighted
street in the entire country was
broached it looks like big night.
Now that the weather. has set the
seal of it's approval on the fete day
nothing is lacking which might pre-
vent the celebration over the illumina-
tion being great success. Every
thing else was in readiness and this
fine sunshiny day completed the ar
rangements, promising, as it did, an
evening tree from rain.
President William Wakefield, OF the
Market Street Business Mems Improves
ment Associa alton, it is who is to have
the honor OF turning on the first of the
flaming arcs. In the headquarters Of
the association. Eisner's Hall, 81 Mar
ket street. he will press the switch
which starts the bright lights shining.
This switch will light but one lamp. but
that will be the signal for employees of
the Public Service Corporation to turn
on all the other ffty-sexen.
Once tins has been accomplished
81, 600 candle power viii have been COR
tributed to the present illumination Of
the street. II IS estimated that this
vo.ume OF light. taRen with tlls tesuiar
lamps and the DISPLAY in the storerwlis-
dous. viii bring the total candle poser
alcng the new Great White Way -
10 s,8aa.eeg.
Decorations on 9he Facades og ilHs-
ness houses along the line cf the , '
flaming arcs gives the street s hien 4
to be the scene of the big goiHgn-en TO-
night decidedly gala appearance ~
day It has apreared to be IN 20 parse
knowing what viii be required q
this evening s-s ass gs4sss
court Rouse In Gaia Bsess
The Court House. standing at the
head OF the street. is nagnifcenss d-
Grated and al the Asas 20 tlle Pe,n-
sylvania station the bnsiecss soeses,
big and small. have added their qusss
TO The general display
Three bands filE contribate neioGy
throoghoat the evening. Thsre vii -
something stirring in Market ssrest
every moment form the time the b:g
string of Hiuminators gets On TIE $50
tom gilt. and It viii be worth While Ie>
ing present to watch
The demonstretio cemnittee u TIA
Market street Basiness Mems Improves
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the arrangements rofe the eels'r 4 Ia
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