Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-19
ILLUMINATION OF COURT HOUSE
YARD BEST DECORATIVE EFF.
FORT CITY HAS EVER KNOWN.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
ADMIRE THE DISPLAY
Hundreds Of Red and Blue Lights
Twinkle From E%verereens to VOL
come Christmas Thronss-Saturday
to Be Big Day Of Festival-ChiIdren
in Parade-Additional Prizes,

Winking, blinking, red and blue cleo
trio lights peeping between evergreen
boughs, a panorama of Christmas trees,
greetings of good cheer and nope, was
the unique n splendid sight that
greeted the throng of Christmas shop
night from the north SIDE Of the court
house square. The lights of the Christ
mas festival decorations were turned
on for the first time during the after
noon.
AS the sun set and darkness deep
ened, more and more was emphasized
the brilliancy Of the display and the
%splendor Of the scenic effect. All during
the evening crowds stood along Main
street, north of the court house, watch
ing the pretty sight. All 1t really
needed, from a scenic standpoint, was
n for a floor covering and a back
! ground for the dark trees.
Effort a Complete Success.
Whether or not the decorations will
be a means of adding to the volume Of
the local trade. the fact is that the eff
fort to add beauty to the city's civic
center and eXend a greeting of Christi
mastide to the shoppers from out OF
the city, makes the effort We'll worth
while. AS such it is a complete success,
and from the standpoint of beauty is
the best decorative attempt ever made
in this city. To H. A. Weisman as
chairman Of the decorating committee
and S. w. Rubee, who did the land
| sra ming ira duo p111ch nraSit fn- $ho
results Of their work.
Four Hundred Lights Used.
| About 400 electric lamps were used.
Red and blue ones outlined the Christi
mas trees that stretched from Main
street to the court house entrance
Scores of others twinkled from among
the boughs of the display boards on
which Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year" extended a city's greetings
to the customers of its merchants and
all who were within her gates.
StreamerS bearing lights ran from
the display boards to the court house
balcony, over which was swung the
flag made Of electric lights. Other
steamers Of lights reached to the band
stand, and hung over it. Still another
climbed to the roof of the court house,
where the group OF figures Of heroic
size were made to stand out against
the sky by red lights thrown upon
them from reflectors at their feet.
The electrolier posts on the south
side OF the block were entwined with
green streamers that were draped from
n to the other, and the red lights Of
the posts added their color to the
scheme that dotted the north side OF
the square with red and blue.
Burn On Till Christmas.
The lights win be turned on each aft
ernoon up to and including Christmas
evening. The display is not to END
with this week.
Saturday promises to be the big day
OF the festival, and the weather PIE
dicted is by no means promising. I'm
settled weather tonight and Saturday
is ~forecasted, with probably occasional
rains or snow furries, and much cold
er Saturday, with moderate to brisk
northw esterly winds.
Give Candy Saturday.
Thursday was by far the larges,
shopping day Of the Christmas season
Out-of-town shoppers t~hronged the
streets during the afternoon and the
~townspeople turned out at night.
The out-of-town business will prob
ably be enormous Saturday. 1t will
be he feature day of the festival. The
band will play all day and in the eve
ming. 1t will meet rains during thu
forenoon. In the afternoon the chtl.
dren will parade and viii receive 5000
bags of candy to be distributed by
Santa Claus and his assistants.