Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-15

Little folks are not 20 be alone in
their acquaintance with Santa Claus
during the last three days of this week,
when the big Christmas festival will
be on in Narshalltowa.
Plans for b festival are now COM
plete, and today were made public by
the chairmen Of the different commit
tees.
Grownups are to be the center Of at
traction on Thursday, as are the chill
dren on Saturday. Fine prizes have
been hung up for a Thursdays crowd
by the prize committee, of which F. A
Moscrip is chairman. Competitors for
the prizes must register at the Mar
shalltown Club rooms before noon.
Prizes made to families, as will be
noter in the list, mean bona hde
families, Of parents and their children.
AS will be seen by the prize list spe-
cial attention is to be paid to brides
and grooms Of Thursday. Marriage
ceremonies will be performed free OF
charge by Rev. c. H. Morris, and the
first couple applying will get its mar
rage license free, a donation by Clerk
of Courts S. H. Reilly. Other gifts
to the "neWlyweds' are specified in the
prize list.
Other prizes will probably be an
nounced before Thursday.
Thursday and Saturday Feature Days.
Thursday and Saturday are feature
Jays for the festival. Thursday will
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grownups, and on Saturday 5000 bags
Of candy and nuts will be given away
to children by four santa Clauses.
Band Will Meet All Trains.
The band. which has been engaged
for the three days, will meet all trains
Thursday, and a. it's concerts from
the band stand, which will be erected
In front of the court house. This band
stand will be decorated in keeping with
the other Christmas decorations. The
short course will be an attraction for
farmers, and the poultry show will in
terest everybody. Short course tickets
for one day may be had at so cents.
Big Parade Saturday.
The big parade will be given at 2:3o
Saturday afternoon. The place OF
starting and route are as yet not de-
termined, and will be announced later.
Gen. B. A. Beeson. adjutant of the SOL
diers' home, who was marshal Of the
day on festal occasions twenty-five or
more years ago. has been honored with
the marshalship Of his twentieth cen
fury celebration Of Christmas. The
parade win be made up as follows:
Police Of city.
Motor patrol, bearing mayor and
members Of the city council.
Fire department.
Band.
School children.
Floats.
Rev. C. H. Morris Is chairman OF the
parade, and any one who may desire
to enter a float in the line Of march
may make application not later than
Thursday night.
Goodies Right After Parade.
Every school pupil in Marshall coun-
ty, and any other county in central
Iowa, is invited to march in the parade.
Tho 5000 bags Of candy and nuts,
which are to be given away to the
Kids will be distributed directly after
the parade. and children who are in the
parade will be served first. In order to
distribute the bags as quickly as pos
sible Old Santa Claus has invited
three other Santa Clauses from outside
.c-cs 70 be here and assist.
F. G. Pierce is chairman OF the en-
tertainment committee OF the ceIebra-
ton.
Decorations Elaborate.
The decorations, which are in the
hands Of a committee headed by How
ard A. weisman. are to be elaborate