Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-07
FINAL PLANS MADE FOR cgLE.
eRATIoN OF PEACE DAY.
NOV. II.
DIVERSIFIED SPORTS
MAKE UP FETE PROGRAM
Football, Pushball and Drill by HIGH
School Corps Features Of Afternoon
Hours - Masquerade Parade and
Mardi Gras Carnival Principal Eve
ming Attractions Planned.

Final arrangements for the Armis-
tice Day celebration. Tuesday. Nov. II,
have been made by the committee on
arrangements. and a program Of varied
amusements. for afternoon. evening
and night, has been provided. The
American Legion has requested eli
places OF business to close for the day
and the request has been endorsed by
the Marshalltown Ad Club. Mayor
Wilson has issued q proclamation de-
claring Tuesday a public holiday, and
Superintendent Palmer has directed
that the public schools be closed for
| the day.
The athletic program at the fair
grounds will begin at $3.50 sharp. The
masquerade parade thru the business
| district will start at 7. the carnival
will be held at the Stouffer building.
opening at 8, and an American Legion
dance will be conducted at Red Mems
hall during the evening.
Elaborate decorative plans have been
carried out and more than 1000 cleo
trio lights are to be used in the de-
corations Of the carnival hall. The
streets win be gay In the business dis
trict with over head decorations.
. Pushball and Football.
The lover Of athletic sport viii ind
much to enthuse over at the fair
grounds in the afternoon. when foot
ball game between the Marshallto own
and Gilman high schools will be play
ed. and the Lennox Furnace Company
will battle the Fisher Governor Com.
pary in q pushball contest.
The pushball game. new to this city.
is expected to provide unusual sport.
The game Is played with an Inflated
ball, six feet in diameter and the pur-
pose Of the game IL to push the ball
over the opponents goal line. The
battle becomes q rough and tumble
affair with the ball at times lifted high
In the air and again pressed to earth
with struggling players underneath.
The high school battalion with give
an exhibition drill on the grtdiron I'M
der command Of Captain OBrien.
Members Of the football team ana the
high school cadets, headed by the high
school band. viii march from tho high
school to tho fair grounds.
Parade TO ss Gig Fsaturs. :.
The evening parade 10 expected to be
one Of tho bisgest features Of the day.
Patriotic societies. fraternL oryani-
nations civic bodieA manufacturers
and business interests win be repre-
scented with marchers and aoAta
Torches have been provided for nu-
merous marching bodies. The start
of the parade will be hera1ded By the
firing Of several aerial BOMBS.
The main attraction at the carnival
viii be q mammoth vaudeville show,
with regulation vaudeville acts. sing.
ing, dancing. fencing. wrestling and
barrel boxing. In addition there VIII
be q bowery dance and numerous sado
shows. The concessions viii be in
charge Of patriotic and young ladies'
organizations, and booths have been
erected where sandwiches. coffee,
candy, confetti. horns ETC., win be
sold. The carnival will be q costume
affair and It IL expected that all who
can will be masked.
The signal for the commencement Of
the celebration win be given at II o.
M, the hour of tho termination Of
hostilities on Nov. II, 1919. The
nature Of the opening signal has been
kept secret and the public will be
awakened to realization Of The import
Of the festivities in manner which
viii long be remembered.