The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-18
The Merchants Associations
Projected Carnival.
JOY, Jollity and Fun Will Reign
Supreme in This City.
Splendid Carnival Arranged Which
win Attract Many Visitors
The Details of the
Enterprise.


selected as aids to the director general,
and the following executive committee
has been chosen because of their pecu-
liar fitness OF each for his particular de-
partment:
Finance, H. Jevne; street decoration,
]. I. Steward; hotel accommodations,
H. Siegel social department, Sibley
Severance public comfort. Sutherland
Hutton; police, Chief Glass; excur-
sions, L. F. Vetter press department,
j. H. LeVeen of the Express, w. q.
Tayl Oft the Times and Othemsn Stevens
OF the HERALD; artistic department,
Fran. Van Week literary department, j.
E. Bennett.
1t will thus be seen that the work has
been parceled out in an orderly and
systematic manner-and that each one
knows the particular line in which he
has to work.
As the ideas comprehending a grand
scheme of this kind do not come full
6edged to any one person, the pro-
gramme is the outcome OF suggestions
from various sources.
As was advertised, suggestions for
names were sent to the merchants
committee and over $50 names we're re-
ceived. Some idea of the awakened in
tereet in the movement may be gath
cred from this fact.
From these the committee selected
the following as being the best entitled
to prizea;
" La Fiesta de Los Angeles"
La Fiesta de las Flores"
Feast of Flower Land"
The Angeles Carnival"
The first was suggested by two per-
cons, Miss Florence Mattice end Mr..
Harry Brook of the Times, and the
committee have decided to divide the
first prizes between them.
The second name was suggested by
Mrs. @. w. Chase, who thus secures the
second prize, while the third goes to
Mr.. VIM. Robertson.
The fourth Was suggested by Mrs. H.
| Steinmetz and Miss Birdie Warren, who
will share the fourth prize between
them.
After giving consideration to the
colors most available for street decora-
ton, the committee has chosen as the
distinctive carnival colors, orange,
green and red.
The department of street decoration,
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will be prepared to decorate the streets
in a most gorgeous and effective manner.
1t ia also proposed to decorate profusely
the electric railway and light poles with
greens and tropical plants.
The public comfort will be looked after
by the appropriate department. Stands
of seats at various points along the route
of the procession will be arranged.
E,ynuPaioun and frOOo tha UurinV,a
outlying towns OF Southern California
will furnish en opportunity to see the
various points OF interest.
Prof. Lowe has already intmated his
desire to take the whole visiting body
free up to MI. Echo.
The artistic department has now sew
erai artists at work sketching and max
ing up studies for the various floats. An
experienced man in the making OF floats
has been secured, and these will be de-
! signed and executed or about the same
scale OF magnificence as those of Msrdl
Gras and the Priests OF Pallas of New
Orleans and Kansas City.
1t will be seen that the organization
is being put upon hn effective basis,
and if backed up by the requisite public
enthusiasm will result in giving Los An
geles such an exhibition as will bring
10000 or $4,000 people within our gates
Appropriate exercises, in which the
city officials will take part, will be a
feature of the seriee of events, as will
also the float illustrations of the progress
Cf Los Angeles county from the founda-
ton OF the missions to the present time.
The programme Of exercises for each
day of the week of the carnival Is well
under way and will shortly be pub
lished.
In general it may be said that the first
day will be devoted to the reception Of
the angelic hosis as represented by the
young ladies of the outside cities, to-
gether with those selected from Los
Angeles, who will be received and ea :
corted through the city by an honorary
guard OF Spanish cavaliers. At tbs city
hall, after appropriate exercises, Mayor
Rowan will abdicate in favor of the
queen of the angels, and for week at
least We will be ruled by the angels. In
the evening a torchlight procession in
their honor will be arranged.
The second day will be occupied by o
floral pageant-decorated carriages and
Aoate, sllegorically representing flowers,
will parade the streets-and prizes will
be given to the most beautiful designs.
On the third day an elaborate parade,
illustrative of Southern California from
the discovery by Csbrillo to the present
time, bringing in hoats representing the
Spanish missions, the change OF flags,
the discovery OF gold, the era OF sheep
farming, irrigation, the boom and the
boomers. the solid prosperity, aud final
ly the various business houses of the
city.
The fourth day will be produced the
international parade, with the civic and
military societies, and in the evening q
grand torchlight procession.
On the fifth will be shown the work.
ingmen's floats, illustrating the several
ira des and the secret orders.
The sixth day will be given over to the
children, and on this day special pains
will be exercised TO make the little peo-
pile prominent and happy.
Central park will be closed to the pub
lie, the music massed in the center, and
willis the larger children psss in process
zion about the winding walks Of the
park the kindergarten children will play
their games on the open grass plots. All
will be viewed from stands erected
around the park on the outside.
The above lie an outline of the general
scope of the intended festivities. Very
much in detail will be elaborated from
these heads; so that every feature will
be worked out to an entertainment in
itself. The project bears the name OIL
the merchants of Los Angeles, and the
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