Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-16
ONE STAR WITH WHITE AND ONE
WITH coLoRED LIGHTS WILL
SHINE FORTH.
FIFE AND DRUM CORPS TO
ACCOMPANY SANTA CLAUS
Soldiers Home Veterans Will Take
Part in Festivities-kris krinsle Has
HIS Eye on Mr.. Palmer-Superin-
tendent Of Schools May Be Sur
prised.

Electricity will be one of the main
mas festival the biggest and brightest
ever. Besides the big star which vas
covered with electric lights and hung
high in the air over the court house
, last year, another star, somewhat
smaller. but with white electric lights
Oil beth sides, will be hung between
the two enormous Christmas trees
which are standing on either side of
the court house walk.
The big star which vas used last
year will be fitted with many colored
electric lights and hung out in the
middle of Main street between the
court house and Levins store. The
star will be hung about fifteen feet
above the trolley wire, so that it's
radiance may be seen for blocks
around.
All in Readiness For Opening.
/ Chairman Rubee. of the decorations
committee. was busy today putting the
finishing touches on the big and little
Christmas trees. in order that the
| lights might be turned on Friday night.
, With the star between the two big
trees, the other star on Main street,
and the six hundred lights on the
court house spruceS, there will be light
! enough so that all the town can come
down and read their papers conf
ably. according to Mr.. Rubee. The
electric light company strung its
strands of colored lights across South
Third avenue today. and the big arch
with the words .Marshalltown' and
1 Come Again" on it is being gaily
decorated.
Fife and Drum For Santa.
When the gigantic Santa Claus be-
gins his triumphal march up and down
! Main street on his Juggernaut car on
next Monday afternoon, he will have
for company the fife and drum corps
of the soldiers home, who will play the
| most approved Santa Claus music
! while the kids scamper around aftec
| the 5000 bags Of candy Santa Is going
to throw away. Chairman f. r. Lay,
| Of the entertainment committee, has
made arrangements to have the drum
corps out on the first afternoon any
way, and perhaps on other days. {
Santa to Get Mr.. Palmer.
| 1t has come to light today that the
committee which is to meet the giant
J Santa Claus next Monday afternoon
did not tell the Times-Repu bliean what
| was in Santa's letter about Mr.. Pal
| mer, superintendent of the public
, schools. for the committee did not
want Mr.. Palmer to know the fun the
big old Santa was going to have with
! him.
Somebody had told Santa that Mr..
| Palmer was too good natured and too
easy with bad kids in school: that Mr..
| Palmer did not spank bad boys when
| they needed 1t, and the Marshalltown
! men thought the giant Santa ought to
grab Mr.. Palmer. hold him over Shis
knee, and give him a good spanking
! just to show him how spanking ought
! to be done. but old Santa said NO.
He did not want to spank Mr.. Pal
! mer when ne had not been bad, so he
said he would think up some good
| joke on Palmer and scare him-all right.
If the giant Santa sees Mr.. Palmer on
the street he will probably do some
thing to him unless-and there is the
rub-unless several thousand kids rush
in and rescue Mr.. Palmer from Santa S
grasp.
The Times Republican has wired to
Santa today to drop Mr.. Palmer down
the court house chimney and let him
be a Santa himself once.