Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-26
SANTA BARBARA.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE COMING
FLORAL CARNIVAL.
Appointed-At the Hotels-Briefs and
Personals.
Special Correspondence to the HERALD.

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 20.
At a special meeting Of the general
committees of the floral carnival held
yesterday afternoon to complete arrange
ments for the festivities commencing
April 10th, next, the following appro-
priations were made: For prizes, BAN
ners and floral procession, $500; for
floral float for Goddess Flora, $3.50; for
tournament, $500; for erection of tri-
bunes, $1,000; music, $500; ball, $500;
advertising and printing, $1,000; banners,
$3.50.
Mrs. L. HI. Wheelan and HI. @. Ford
were appointed committee to design
banners, etc. Upon motion, H. @. Ford
was asked to confer with the horticul-
tural society with regard to having that
society take charge Of the horticultural
display.
The following chairmen were ap-
pointed: w. T. Clark, of the commit
tee in the erection of tribunes; G. F.
Eaton, Of the horticultural committee
A. w. Eschenberg, of The tournament
committee; F. H. Wheelan, of the COM
mittee in charge of the float for the God
dess Flora.
F. HI. Wheelan, w. w. Burton and E..
F. Baxter were appointed ball COM
mittee, while the following were named
to act on reception committee: R. Haz-
ard, @. F. Eaton, w. H. Nixon, E. w.
Gaty, F. HI. Wheelan, H. G. Ford, w.
G. Cook, Joseph Sexton, w. N. Hawley,
A. W. Eschenberg, E. j. Knapp, L. G.
Dreyfus, w. w. Burton, Chas. Sherman,
j. ]. Perkins and J. w. Calkins.
Several matters of minor Importance
were transacted and the committee ad-
journed to March 9th. .
AT THE HOTELS.
A party of fifty Raymond excursion
lists arrived at the San Marcos hotel last
night. They will remain in Santa Bar
bara a dav or two.
Mrs. Hall-McAllister, of San Fran
cisco, is stopping at the Arlington.
Every avilable room in the Arlington
and San Marcos hotels is occupied.
L. III. West, prominent iron dealer
of Pittsburg, is, with his wife, stopping
at the San Marcos.
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ton and San Marcos, during carnival
week are being received from eastern
parties by every mail. A great number
of rooms are already engaged.
The Arlington Jockey club will give a
grand hop at the Y. M. G. A. hall to-
night. The floral decorations of the
hall are superb, prominent feature be-
ing an immense floral horse shoe, nine
feet high.
w. G. Leopold, I. Laventhal and I.
HI. Nichols, of Los Angeles, are domi-
ciled at the Commercial.
BRIEFS.
The earthquake shock, reported in
many southern cities Tuesday night,
was also felt by many in this city. Ac-
cording to reports the shock was quite
heavy.
In the matter OF the People, etc., vs..
May Willard in the superior court yes
terday the motion of defendant to be ad-
mitted to bail was granted, and bail was
fixed at $500. The cause was laid over
until the next. regular call of the law
and motion calendar.
A boxing exhibition is billed for Sat-
urday night at the old Western Hotel
hall. Matches are advertised between
George La Blanche and AL P. Butler,
and Harry Peppers and Billy Jones.
| The Salvation army case was called
for second trial in Judge Wheaton g
court yesterday. A venire of twenty
| Jurors was exhausted after six were se-
cured. A second veniIe was issued to-
day, and after much ado six more jurors
were obtained. The army is on trial for
disturbing the peace. Testimony is be-
ing taken.
The rain storm that has been brewing
for many days broke forth yesterday
afternoon in heavy downpour. Today
is cloudy and threatening.
The matrimonial fever has again
struck Santa Barbara. Marriage licenses
have been issued this week to Cornelius
Wasgott and Miss Elizabeth Rianda /;
]. A. Kearney and Annie Webb; Henry
Kunyon and Mary A. Cave.
The many friends of Miss Minnie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Gourley,
were severely shocked yesterday by the
young lady's untimely death. She has
suffered from consumption for some
years past, yet her death was entirely
unexpected.
George F. Crane, connected with the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad,
and party arrived in their special car
Wanderer last evening.
y. ID. Case and @. III. Bremen of San
Francisco, officers Of the Grand court OF
the Order of Foreeters, arrived in thiH
city on Yesterdays noon train. They