The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-11-17
LOUIS NEWMAN
WANTS SLOGAN
FOR MONTANA EXCURSION
ISIS WHO WILL ATTEND
ST. PAUL CARNIVAL.
Some Catchy Phrase Which Will Elk
press the Greatness of the Montana
Opportunity; Chance for the Epi
gramatic Author.

Is any one of the many thousands
who delight in voicing praise of Mon
tana, their native or adopted state.
able to put his or her conception of
the state in half dozen or so words
that will leave a ringing III the ears
of those who dwell farther east? If
there is any such person among the
readers of this paper he will fulfill a
patriotic duty by sending his sueees-
ton to Mr.. Louis Newman. of Great
Falls, president of the Montana Cham
Der of Commerce. who seeks a slogan
for the "Montana Prosperity Spe
cial'' excursion to the st. Paul Win
ter carnival. in which more than a
hundred of the leading business men
of the state, with wives and families.
will participate.
Unique Costume Chosen.
The excursion, which will leave
Great Falls about January 81. will
be equipped in every other way to
spread the fame of Montana through
the country between the Rockies and
the Twin Cities. The party will re-
main at st. Paul for three or -four
days at the height Of the carnival and
will participate in the parades of
maskers as uniformed body, prob
ably headed by band. AT recent
meeting Of the committee of arrange
ments, composed of DR.. Mark ID. Hoyt
of Glasgow, w. N. Smith of Harlow
ton and w. G. Elliott of Kalispell, it
was decided that the costumes should
be of dark green cloth trimmed in
dark yellow felt and that toques of
yellow with green bands should be
worn. Both men and women will wear
distinctive carnival garb. The men,
bers of the party will carry pennants
emblematic of Montana and it is upon
these remnants that the slogan is to
be emblazoned.
Originate Slogan.
Now what shall this slogan be? Here
is chance for some Montanan to ac-
quire fame as an epigramatic author.
Every editor of the state will testify
that there is no lack of poets in Mon
tana and the kind of ability of ge-
MUS required in the writing of vigor-
Gus verse is what is requisite for the
penning Of an appropriate Montana
slogan.
The excursion will include delega-
tions from Butte, Helena, Lewistown,
Kalispell, Harlowton and other cities
throughout the state, as we'll as from
Great Falls. 1t is expected that the
party will include persons who will
take part in the carnival program of
sports as official representatives of
the state of Montana.
Is Return Courtesy
The special train, which will be
routed over the Great Northern, will
include four or five sleepers, two dim
ing cars and an observation or club
car.
The excursion from Montana to the
winter carnival will be in the nature
of return courtesy for the visit paid
to the Treasure state last July by 70
business men from st. Paul accompan-
led by the Minnesota State band. The
train will be decorated in way to inn
press people along the route with the
INCONSISTENCIES and wide-awake-
ness" Of Montana. The suggestion for
a uniform costume was made by Mr..
Elliott, Of Kalispel, who afterwards
was appointed on the committee. Fin
al arrangements for the carnival are
now being made by the members of
this committee.