Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-23

space IN the center mas Deen UuTneQ lnuO
miniature art gallery, and a very in
teresting collection from all the local
studios has been arranged in an admir-
able manner. Lack of space forbids a
detailed description of the various ex-
hibits at this time, but taken as
whole, it augurs well for the future of
art in Southern California, and it will
doubtless prove surprise to many who
are unaware of the great strides that
have been taken of late years by local
artists.
At the head of the stairway to the
left gallery, is pyramid of wild flowers
in tiny pots, which consists of 225 varie-
ties OF local fora, gathered by two little
boys from Pasadena. 1t attracts good
deal OF attention.
The Opening Exercises,
Shortly before 8 O'Clock last night the
invited guests began to assemble upon
of the Superior Courts, City Council
men, Board of Education, clergymen,
Brigadier-General B. H. Grierson and
staff, Board of Trade officials and Off
GERS of the Chamber OF Commerce. A
few minutes after the appointed hour
the gong rang and the exercises COM
menced with an eloquent invocation by
DIR. j. Spencer Kennard. Owing, how
ever, to the continuous buzz of CONVEX
sation, which was kept up in the rear
part of the hall, it was almost impossi-
BILE to hear the speaker beyond radius
of a few feet from the platform. Mr.. f.
A. Forester then introduced the speaker
of the evening, Hon. H. T. Hazard
Mayor Of the city.
Mayor Hazard then delivered the fol-
lowing address of welcomes
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - Agricul-
tural fairs and exhibitions of the indus
tries OF man are of great moment and
Importance to the country in which
they are held, in that they develop and
build up its resources; but these annual
flower festivals, conceived in spirit of
love and charity, have warmer and
more abiding spot in our hearts and
leave an impression on our memories
that will remain through the coming
years. There is something so pure and
chaste in the associations of flowers that
the "long ago" is inseparably inter
woven Herewith.
There is beautiful isle up the river OF time,
Where the softest airs are playing
There is a cloudess sky and tropical cline,
And songs are sweet as vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are staying;
And the name of the Isle is the long ago,
And we bury our treasures there:
| There are bowers of beauty of bosoms- OF snow,
And mountains of nowers-and we love them so,
And trinkets, and tresses OF hair.
Flowers speak to us in language not
born of man, but all the grander be-
cause it is universal. 1t is known to all
humanity. In the rugged mountain
fastness, where are huge caverns, carved
by the unseen forces of nature, walled
about by great rocks, visited only by
the sun and rain, are planted the
omnipresent flowers! On the boundless
stretch OF burning sands in the great
deserts full many flower is born to
blush unseen and waste it's sweetness"
Everywhere the hand of nature has
planted in profusiOn an endless variety
of beautiful flowers for mans enjoy
ment. Some of these we have woven
into wreaths wherewith to adorn these
bowers Of beauty and temples of
grandeur.
These annual flower festivals were
begotten, l repeat in spirit of love and
charity love for the beautiful in nature
and charity for the unfortunate children
OF men-by society of noble, self-sacri-
ficing women, who deserve, as they un-
doubtedly have, the gratitude of the
people of Southern California and Los
Angeles in particular. They have and
are accomplishing untold good. Year
after year we find them working to-
gether in a noble cause. The orphan
has been provided for and the homeless
girl has not been forgotten. This year
their efforts are directed to the re-
moval of the debt from the Y. M.
G. A. building which now encum-
bers it. God speed them in their
good work. Tonight they present to
you this, their sixth annual flower
festival, in the hope that it, like it's pre-
decessors, may prove a welcome visitor
to Southern California, and when it is
an event of the past, they trust that it
may carry with it the conviction that it
has not been outdone in usefulness by
those which have preceded it.
After the applause, with which this
address was greeted, had subsided, Mr..
E. A. Forester, in few words, apol
ogized for the non-appearance of Cover
nor X. w. Waterman, who had been eX
pected to respond and formally declared
the festival open.
Donors of Flowers.
The following presented the flowers
for the festival yesterday:
Mrs. Ernest S. Gay, Mrs. Jehries,
MTS. weaver, MTS. w. N. w llSOIl, MISS
Hadley, Jordan's nursery, DR.. Cochran,
Mrs l. T. Tallman, Mrs. Wild, Mrs. Ada
N. Davis, Clarence Robinson, Mrs. N.
A. Wallace, Mrs. H. M. Bowker, Mrs. J.
S. Vasbury, Mrs. J. S. Slauson, Mrs.
Forsyth, Mrs j E. Nay, Mrs. A. Adams,
Mrs. Butterfield, Mrs. J...E. Hollenbeck,
Mrs. E. K. Benchley, Mrs. j. B. Smith,
Mrs. D. Cunningham, Mrs. Kerckhoff,
Mrs. Toberman, Mrs. +. E. Nay, Mrs.
Sanborn, Mrs Williams, Mrs. p. S.
Williams, Mrs. M. f. Branard, Mrs.
Jackson, Mrs. Mary A. Smith, Mrs. E.
Hill, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Albert McFar-
land, Mrs. j. w. Clark, Mrs. Spear,
Mrs. Coster, Mr.. Crabbe, Mrs. Barra-
'clough, Mrs. Shanmary, Mrs. j. T.
Steward, Mr.. Hunt, Mrs. Van Nuys,
Mrs. Henry T. Lee, Mrs. w. H. Fill
more, Mrs. DR.. Hagan, Mrs. Hasson,
Mrs. Flournoy, Mrs. A. w. Hale, Mrs.
Crippen, Mrs. r. Carter, Mrs.
Cover, Mrs. Crosswell, Mrs. Todd,
Mrs. A. Bixel Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Howes,
Mrs. Atwood, Miss J. H. Crawford,
Eddie Hammond, Walter Pomeroy, Mrs.
Ada Mitchell, Mrs. Al Hirschfield, Mrs.
E. A. Miller, Mrs. G. Hubbell Miss Ber-
tie Cooper, Mrs. w. S. Mathews, Mrs.
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