Show Grand Junction Pai Parades des for Diamond Jubilee jubile Celebration GRANT GRAND JUNCTION Bearded ban bankers banker r farmers miners and cowboys em emerged here this week heralding the towns town's forthcoming Diamond Jubilee celebration of 75 years of real living along Colorados Colorado's Colorado's Colorados Colorados Colorado's Colo Colo- rados rado's Western slope e. e The whiskers and fancy mustachios mustachios mu mu- are but the preliminaries of an out all community dedication dedica Hon tion during the week of September Septem Septem- ber bet 1421 21 planned to pay tribute to td the pioneers and aud the trials and triumphs since opening of or this r region glon to modern modem development Grand Junction and the whole of Mesa county has assigned Itself tt It It- l self the happy task of putting Its best foot 75 years forward this fall With the entire family In mind 47 41 committees representing every aspect of the dramatic regions of agriculture Industry business recreation and cultural traditions are hard at work An historic with a cast of 1000 will be presented nightly during the Jubilee week depicting the history of Grand Junction and the Western Slope This Tills colorful spectacle will wll be presented on a foot stage and will be climaxed climaxed climaxed cli cli- each night with an exciting exciting ing fireworks display 55 The celebration will open officially of of- officially Saturday night September 14 14 with the Queens Queen's Coronation and Ball Dall Sunday September 15 will be Religious day with the entire day planned for the recognition and honoring of the freedom of re re- re- re ligion The program will Include speakers of national Importance and performances by a n combined mass choir of the many churches In Grand Junction Monday Is Homecoming day when the pioneers and first citizens citi citi- tens zens of Grand Junction will be honored by a special program program 11 Among the many parades planned lanned throughout the week the Homecoming Home coming parade promises to be among the most colorful featuring featuring ing particularly the early vehicles Tuesday Js jg Youth day and In I addition to national youth figures figures fig fig- ures who will wll be on hand the I activities of f the day are being planned for the young people Including Including In ink eluding picnics p parades contests and nd recreation Wednesday will be for the ladles ladIes lad lad- I les Ies and many s special features are being planned for tor Ladles Ladies day the most colorful being a fashion show covering 75 years of women's women's wo wok mens men's styles In tn Western Colo Colo- rado Thursday Is Good Neighbor and Merchants day and will be bo filled tilled I with street activities Including dancing historic window displays and of special Interest will be sales and bargains in all stores for the tho day Friday will wilt be Armed Forces day and will feature all branches of our nations nation's services and will wilt willbe willbe be complemented with national dignitaries Saturday September 21 the final day of the celebration will wilt willbe willbe be devoted to Agriculture the traditional traditional traditional tra tra- backbone of Western Colorado and will be climaxed with a gigantic wind wind-up parade three to four hours In length This parade will particularly feature some of the most outstanding horsemanship and music both local and of national importance It Is a big show chow and many hundreds of Grand Junction citizens citizens citi citi- zens have dedicated themselves to an Inspiring and successful birthday celebration |