Christmas in 1921The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on Friday, December 16, 1921:CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FOR KIDS TOMORROWArrangements for Community Christmas Tree Celebration in Luverne Completed3,000 BAGS OF CANDY TO BE GIVEN KIDDIESMoving Picture Shows Will be Free for Children 13 years and Under During AfternoonTomorrow afternoon is the time, and Luverne is the place, when and where the kids of Rock county will be entertained, and in carrying out this laudable undertaking the committees in charge of the arrangements are to be assisted by both Santa Claus and Uncle Sam.There will be no stringent demarcation as to at what age a person ceases to be a kid, either — anyone may qualify under this classification without regard to age — for all that is needed is the proper juvenile spirit.While "everybody is cordially invited," special efforts will be expended in seeing that the kids, and particularly those under twelve years old, experience a delightful time.To this end three thousand bags of candy will be given away, and all children under thirteen years will be admitted to the theatres free of charge during the afternoon. Special features designed to appeal especially to the kid mind are to be shown, and if necessary, two shows will be given at each play house.Christmas trees have been erected on Main street and these will be suitably decorated and illuminated for the occasion, and will be left mounted until after Christmas.The main interest of everyone, will, of course, be focused on the arrival of the two distinguished gentlemen of the day — Santa Claus and Uncle Sam.Coming down from the north at 1:26 o’clock on the Rock Island, they will be met at the station by the Luverne band and a crowd of young and old kids, and the festivities are to start immediately after.Owing to the amount of baggage that Santa Claus and Uncle Sam find it necessary to carry, special conveyances will be provided for them in parade lines on the trip up town.A large committee of citizens will meet at the First National bank at 1 o’clock and march to the Rock Island station to assist in handling the kids that congregate there and aid in keeping them out of harm’s way when the train pulls in.But the main point is that Luverne will endeavor to entertain every kid — small and big, young and old — in Rock county tomorrow afternoon.Will you be there?Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.