one o'clock in the afternoon
Thursday afternoon , after the carpenters had finished a big platform and grandstand , the lads erected timber shears and block and tackle and set the tree into place in the very center of the pavilion , which was to accommodate the mayor , town officials , visitors , the orchestra and a host of school children who were to sing carols . `` Wow , it looks great , '' said Nipper Knapp , surveying the tall fir proudly , `` and wo n't it look corking after we get it all trimmed to-morrow afternoon ? '' `` Yes , but mind you , fellows , we 'll have to work like everything to-morrow . All the wiring has to be strung and all the lights put on between one o'clock in the afternoon and half past four . It 'll be some job , '' said Bud Weir . `` You 're right it will , '' said Bruce , `` thank goodness we have everything shipshape up at headquarters to get a good start . There 's more than enough wire in the lot Mr. Ford sent over .