The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-07-31
GOLDEN JUBILEE
AUGUST 10 TO IS

At the Golden Jubilee celebration
to be held in Great Falls August 10
to Is, when Montana's fftieth ami
versary of admission and as terri
tory, and her twenty fifth anniver-
sary of admission to statehood will
be celebrated, the most remarkable
display of electrical illumination that
ever has been attempted in the north
west will be seen. Visitors who at
tend the jubilee, the Montana Good
Roads Association, all of which will
be held here during the same week,
will agree that Great Falls boast
that it is entitled to the name of
"The Electric City" is not without
merit.
Needless to say, the downtown
avenues and streets will be blaze of
glory at night, but the most remark
able feature of the whole elaborate
scheme Of decoration will be the mag
niicent effect produced in lighting the
beautiful parks of the city These,
when the electricians have finished
their work, will be veritable gardens
of enchantment.
The committee having in charge
the decorations of the city at first de-
cided to concentrate their efforts on
a handsome rainbow arch at the cor
ner of Central avenue and Third
street, and designs for beautiful
centerpiece to the decorative scheme
were worked by Geo. H. Shanly, who
was architect for the Rainbow hotel,
the First National Bank Building and
other we'll known structures here and
elsewhere in the state. After consid-
ering the matter, however, Mr.. Shanly
reached the conclusion that Great
Falls ought to have something in a
decorative way that would be less
commonplace than AN arch, and he
suggested an elaborate scheme of
park decoration that would be beau
tiful as we'll as unique. His idea met
favor with the committee and with
the Montana Power Company, which
will do much toward arranging and
financing the electrical decorations.
Max Hebgen of Butte, chief ex-
ecutive for the Montana Power Co.,
arranged for George Aitken, manager
of the company's branch at Billings,
to come to Great Falls to take charge
of the electrical arrangements. Mr..
Aitken, who is recognized expert
on electrical decorative display is at
present in Great Falls, designing the
illumativc effects which will delight
the eye of the jubilee visitor. Mr..
Aitkin promises something in the way
of night decoration of the parks and
streets that will stand comparison
with anything of the sort ever seen
in the United States. Thousands of
dollars will be spent in making the
illumination of the city memorable
sight,. In particular, the parks will
be transformed into fairylands of
beauty.
Another feature of the jubilee that
will be worth coming any distance
to see will be the gorgeous display
of fireworks that has been arranged
for. A contract has been awarded
to the Pain Fireworks Display COM
pany of New York to furnish an ex-
hibit of spectacular pyrotechnic pro-
ductions that never has been equalled
west of the Mississippi river. Three
thousand dollars is being spent by
the people of Great Falls on this one
event.
A few hours before the display
takes place, flash and bomb signals
will inform the public that the fire.
works will take place shortly. These
will be followed by the ascent of
score of of American military balloons
bearing dazzling pyrotechnical search
lights, the most powerful lights
known to science, whose penetrating
radium rays will sweep the heavens.
Then will follow one hundred and
fifty numbers, each one outdoing the
other in splendor. Set pieces show
ing the Great Falls and Rainbow Falls
of the Missouri will be features of
the display.