Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1916 — Suggests That Rensselaer Hold A Hallowe’en Demonstration. [ARTICLE]

Suggests That Rensselaer Hold A Hallowe’en Demonstration.

C. B. Steward Vas a caller at Tha Republican office this Saturday morning and made a suggestion which we think should meet with the general „ approval of the people, the small Doy excepted, perhaps, for a public demonstration Halowe’en night. Mr. Steward’s plan is to have some sort of a public demonstration at the court house square on this evening in which the merchants and city band take part; in 'other words, to turn over to the people the public square for the evening, who may use it as they see fit for a celebration on —“ghosts and goblin night.” A masquerade would be a good idea. Prizes could be awarded to the best costume. The affair would bring everybody downtown, and the kids would .be so busy watching the masquerade festivities that they would forget all aibout painting some citizen’s house red, white or blue, or throwing it in the river. No extra cost would bq imposed on the cijjf for extra policemen on this night if some sort of celebration was held. Property damage would be greatly lessened from the vandal-like methods of some of the younger generation that has heretofore marked hallowe’en. We believe Mr. Steward’s suggestion a good one and should receive some consideration.