Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
POST PRIZES FOR
WINDOW DISPLAYS
HellERUp OFFERS SILVER CUP
FOR GRAND PRIZE IN
CONTEST.
MERCHANDISE PUT UP
.... FOR ALL FIVE CLASSES
MERCHANTS Donate Liberal Premiums
for First Window Dressing Con-
test-Nine More Stores Enter Con-
test, Making Total OF Fifty. Three
That Will Compete Wednesday.

With the list OF stores that will
enter increased today to fitty-three,
and the list of prizes arranged,
plans for the window dressing con-
test. to be held Wednesday under
/ the direction of the Marshalltown
Ad Club, were nearing completion.
| A grand prize for the best window
in the competition, and in addition
| first, second, third and fourth prize
| for each class of windows have been
donated by merchants.
I For the best window of the entire
display II. NJ. Hellerud has present
/ ed to the Ad Club a handsome sill
yer loving cup. This cup is 10 re-
main the property of the club. hut
is TO become the temporary prop
erty OF the grand prize winner, for
one year The plln is to offer this
cup each year for the grand prize
and in order to become permanent
property it must be won three times
by the same store. The cup will be
on display in the Heilerud stcl
window for a week or ten days be-
fore being presented TO the winner.
List Of Prizes.
The following is the list of prizes
offered for the contest, together
, with the names of the givers:
First prizes-Brintnall & nrintnall.
$3.50 coateea Ryder Furniture and
C,upet Company, so picture: y. =.
Wilbur store, $40 worth OF mel chan
disc: Z. r. Lay, SO pair Of candle
sticks: Levin Dry Goods Company,
$3.50 travelling bag.
Second prizes-Marshall Electric
Company, $3.50 electric iron; Hub
Clothiers. $3.50 silk shirt: Strickler
Clothing Company. $3.50 umbrella;
Electric supply Company, 81 electric
tOaster: Adolph PfleirCr. 81 shirt.
Third prizes-Ccrtral meat market.
SIS ham: Old Reliable Drug Com
pany. IS safety razor; Peppers meat
market. IS slab of bacon; Nord-
skos's banner market. IS ham; Gid
ner Bros. So hat.
1 Fourth prizes-Schmidt Hardware
( Company, $3.50 vacuum bottle:
/ Henry Mayer. $3.50 Kodak; c. ~.
! Patrick. $3.50 mounting for glasses:
Hilleman's meat market. $3.50 slab
of bacon: ". NJ. Hodges. So piece OF
sterling silver; Paul Roskopt, 81 bill
book.
Additional Entries.
I The following additional nine
stores have entered for the compe-
tition in the classes as indicated be-
low: ..f--.
/ Dry goods and clothing-Gildner
Bros. Str!ckler Clothing Company,
. $. NJ. Morris & Co. Adolph Pfleiger.
( Groceries and meats-Myers and
1 NcrIand.
NJ scellareous - Electric Supply
Company. Marshall Electric Com
pany, Denmead flower shop, c. f.
Pickard.
These entries brig the total in
he dry goods and clothing class up
10 twelve, in the groceries and meats
up to nine, in the miscellaneous up
TO twelve and in the hardware and
furniture. seven. and in the drugs
and jewelry. thirteen.
judging Wednesday Night.
4 change in the time for uncov-
ering the displays and for the judg-
ing has been made that does not
conform TO the arrangements as an
ncunccd on the entry slips. The
change WAS necessary because j. {.
|. Cameron, of Harris Emery Com
. pany, Des Moines. who is to judge
the windows. could not be here until
Wednes day night.
The windows will be kept covered
until Wednesday night. then will be
displayed under brilliant artificial
lights. The high school band and
cadets will parade thru the business
streets at night and the band will
play at street intersections.
At the Ad CIub luncheon Thurs
day noon the winners VIII he an
nounced and the reasons for pickine
them will be explained by Mr.. Cam.
eron. who will speak before the clui
and it's guests.