Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-08
THE FLOWER FESTIVAL.

DtspOS1t1On Oh the IoceeWs'
The ladies OF the Flower Festival
and Orphans Home Societies held a
meeting at the Woman's Home, Wed.
nesday afternoon, to further complete
arrangements for the Flower Festival
which is to open Tuesday, April 18th,
and remain in progress until Saturday
night, April 2Sth. About fifty earnest
lady workers were present, and the
meeting was called to order by the
President, Mrs. r. M. Widney, at
o'clock.
After stating the object of the meet
ing, Mrs. Widney said that she con-
sidered the prospects for successful
festival much brighter than they had
been for any of the three previous an
nual occurrences Of this kind. Last
year, notwithstanding the fact that
the smallpox scare was all over town
and there was general impression
that the festival WAS being held too
early in the season for the flowers,
$500 was netted, and she felt conf
dent that with everything in their ia
vor this year, the proceeds would not
fall short of $4,000; in fact, she ex-
pected them to exceed rather than
fall below that amount. In regard to
the disposition of the proceeds of the
festival, Mrs, Widney explained, dur
ing the progress Of the meeting,
that it was proposed to apply the
greater part of the net profits to
the Orphans Home fund. Last year
the entire income of the festival was
expended on the Woman's Homes
Some Indebtedness still remained on
this institution and after this was
cancelled, all the remaining proceeds
would be devoted to the Orphans )
Home, and this meant the bulk of the
receipts from the festival. The i'm
preston had gone abroad that the
Orphans Home would receive the sole
benefit from the festival, but she
would prefer to have the public un-
derstand from the start that such is
not the case. She hoped, however,
there would be very large balance
for the Orphans Home institution.
The two societies. the Flower Festival
and Orphans Home, had united in
the holding Gf this festival and there
was a tacit understanding between
them that the indebtedpess on the
Woman's Home should first be can
celled, and after that all the rest
should be applied on the Orphans
Home.
The business of the meet ing includ-
ed the adoption of q schedule of rates
and other arrangements. The price
of a single admission was fixed at 20
cents seas m tickets, good for fifteen
admissions $3.50. These tickets will
be on sale at the Pavilion box office,
only on Monday and Tuesday, April
16 and17 All workers who purchase
season tickets will be given a badge
to be worn during the two weeks of
the festival. No complimen tary
tickets will be issued except to the
press.
Quite little discussion oc ,urred on
the adoption of badge The ques-
ton was as to whether there should
be two sets. the one labled, Glover
Mission," the other "Orphans'
Home," or whether it should be a
union badge, labeled Glover Mis-
sion and Orphans Home" The
union badge was finally adopted with
out a. dissenting vote.
1t was decided that this year, as
last, no soliciting of any kind would
be allowed at the festival. Persons
who attended were to be left free to
purchase what they pleased, and no
man, woman or child would be per-
/, mtted to make persuasal solicitations
for the purchase of flowers, edibles or
wares OF any description. The 80
ciety attributes much of its former
success to this rule. An endeavor
will be made to relieve attendants of
embarrassments OF every nature and
make visit to the festival as pleas
ant as possible. The prices of re.
freshments were fixed as follows
Icecream and cake, 25 cents; soda,
lemonade and milk shake, 10 cents
each. The dining room will be in
charge of Mrs. G w. Blaisdell, and
arrangements for fe ding 500 people
per diem will be made. At the cloak
and parcel room 10 cents will be
charged each person making deposits.
The number of articles depos-
tied is not limited, but indul-
gence is asked in this re-
spect. The price of registering will
be five cents per name and twenty
five cents for the privilege of heading
new page. The city has been d.
vided into twenty districts, for each
of which lady is appointed to collect
donations of flowers. This is very
hard and disagreeable work, and it is
difficult to find ladies with the nerve
to undertake it. Takers have, how
ever, been secured for eighteen : the
twenty districts, and Mrs. Widney
expects in a few days to have the list
completed. Blanks have been printed
to aid the ladies who have charge of
these departments. The outside
towns that have thus far signifed
their intention of participating in the
festival are Long Beach, Alhambra,
Anaheim, Santa Monica, San Fer
nando and Tacoma, all of which will
will contest for original designs and
best kept booths. Mr.. Lyon, the
florist. Mrs. Chaffee aud Miss Nc
Clure, of this city, will contest fo1
original designs.
There will be a greater amount and
variety of attractive costumes and
fancy dressing this year than ever
before. The floral display prom.
ises to exceed all former
efforts and the profusion and george
BUSINESS of the display will overwheln
with wonder and admiration the per-
sons who have never before attended
, a flower carnival. All persons who
have cypress or fan or straight palms
for the use Of the society, will please
notify Mrs. Widney, at $40 South
Olive street, or at the proper time
, send them to the Pavilion where the,
will be gratefully received. Active
work at the Pavilion will commence
next Wednesday morning. A full
programme of arrangements will b,