Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-30
Labor Day Display Here
Will Comprise Great
Number of Set Pieces.
IN SKIES"
Niagara Falls to Be Shown I'm Fire.
Other Pieces Include ''September
Norm" "FOuntain Of Fire."
'fMutt and jeff"


Of entertainment that has been ar
ranged for the lsabor Day celebration
to be held in Pine Bluff, Monday, Sep
TENDER Z, will be the manificent fire.
works display This will be one of
the most expensive forms of amuse-
ment arranged by the committee in
charge of the affair, but in view OF
the act that it will be something
that has never been witnessed in the
state before, they feel that the money
will be well expended.
Word was received yesterday from
the Newton Fireworks company OF
Chicago, who were awarded the con-
tract to furnish the display, that the
fireworks are now on their way to
Pine Bluff, and that within a day or
two their representative will arrive
to make the necessary preparation on
the grounds across the river opposite
the court house, from which place the
exhibition will be given. The sand
bar at that side of the river is an ideal
location for such display, and thou
sands of people can line up along the
south side of the river bank and get
an excellent view, without any dam
ger. The management of the fire.
works company stated that they will
send an experienced man to direct
the affair and that in the hundreds
of exhibitions that have been given,
there never was an accident or a
hitch.
The same program will be given
in this city that was given by the
some company in Fort Worth, Texas,
at the fair grounds, and from reports
received from that city, the spectacle
was one which was enjoyed by thou
sands of people, who were loud in
their praise for the magnificent en-
tertainment.
The complete program, large and
varied, consists OF fifty-three separate
displays, some of them requiring as
long as ten minutes for their presen
tation. The program opens with aer-
ial salute and flash signals, breaking
high in the air with tremendous de-
donations and vivid flash lights, an
nouncing the commencement of the
display.
Following close in order after tHe
opening, there will be a magnificent
illumination of the grounds, salvo of
six 9-inch shells, display of jeweled
jet batteries, the starry canopy, "Star
and Carter" floral bouquet, display
of three 15-inch shells, display of
golden shower batteries, "Heavenly
Searchlights, 1.-THE merry acrobat"
sweet violetes," ground and aerial
contortionists, grand display of cleo
trio flash and comet shell, display of
three 5-inch national streamer shells
1.-The Kchinoor diamond" national col
ored batteries, display of six 9-inch
Italian bombetts. display of mystic
wheels, thrilling motorcycle race"
Jeff and Mutt" on their speeding ma
chimes, display of three 12-inch shells
of Erin, evening stars" exhibit of
chrysanthemum bombs, display OF
three serpent shells, flying eagles,
American mandarins, immense jubi-
lee batteries, field of the cloth of
gold, display of dragon fly shells.
September morn," 1.-The weeping will
lows" display of new century gey-
sers, display of Newton's famous
bombshells, display of golden hanging
chain shells, steamship sirens with
signal flashlights, display of COM
pound repeating shells, "the octopus"
display of serpent shells, "piff-paff-
pouf," "The Great Fountain of life,"
grand flight of the exhibition, display
of waterfall shells, Aerial Wheat
sheaf," "whirling dervishes or aerial
fire dancers Niagara Falls. display
Of assorted shells, "Sinbads Jewel
Case" THE Flying Pigeon" display
Of meteor shells.
The grand finale OF the display is
magnificent exhibition which goes UNI
der the name of "Multum in Parvo,"
and is divided into several sections
consisting OF "The Carnival OF Roses"
"The Battle in the Skies" and 1.-The
Pine Bluff Bouquet" the latter con-
sisting Of flight OF fifty specially
make rockets, firedsimulta neously,
forming beautiful bouquet OF psark-
ling lights, one OF the most autifut
effects Imaginable, and fitting close
to the beautiful display, followed by
Good Night" in large block letters
A.