Edison's Golden Jubilee

Henry Ford made a gift of five million dollars to establish a technical school and Edison's name later that year he arranged to dedicate the opening of Greenfield Village with an enormous celebration called Lights Golden Jubilee honoring Edison. President Herbert Hoover John D Rockefeller JP Morgan Marie Curry Orville Wright and Will Rogers were among the 500 invited guests who joined Ford and Edison for the festivities. The radio announcer solemnly entoned Mr. Edison has two wires in his hands now he is reaching up to the old lamp now he is making the connection it lights lights Golden Jubilee had come to a triumphant climax Americans around the country who were listening to live broadcast had dutifully followed the instruction to turn off their household