The herald., 1894-04-04
A PICTURESQUE PARADE
THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIE
OPENING OF La FIESTA.
The Committee Meeting Held Last
Nlght-soms of the Details
which Have Been
Agreed Upon.


evening. there was a joint meeting of
the fiesta parade, artistic and public
comfort committees, at which the order
and details of the parade and programme
for the four days carnival proceedings
were arranged, as follows;
The ceremonial oil the first day will
consist of the assembling of the mayor,
councilmen and honored guests ct the
city hall, about 2 O'Clock, whence they
will be escorted TO 9ixth-street park
grand stand. When the queen arrives
q military salute will be fred and the
opening ode sung by the chorus. The
ceremony of the mayor deliX ering the
keys of the city to the queen will take
place. The queen will accept and make
a proclamation through herald.
The carnival parade will then begin
to pass in review before the grand stand,
The Busted Boom float is the latest to
be designed and built. 1t will show the
interior of real estate office, divided
into numerous desk stalls, all vacant
save one, where sits the detected figure
of q man with his hat crushed in and
pulled down over his eyes. His feet.
elevated on the railing, show protruding
heels and toes.
The old boom band wagon will be
drawn into service. 1t will be wound
about with canvas painted with Lots for
Sale, etc. A brsss band OF five or six
pieces will blare forth the boom tunes.
On the Boom float professional auc-
tioneer with etentorian voice will con-
duct business with the score OF excited
men.
Four of the genuine old boomers, whom
every body knows, will ride in carriage
behind.
The merchants, societies, colleges, ETC.,
which have given notice of having floats
to enter and been assigned places in the
parade are MeYberg Bros. Crystal Pal
ace float, which will be illuminated for
the night procession; Forssters, Macca-
bees, Royal Arcanum, chamber OF COM
merce, to be Illuminated at night by it's
lighthouse; Athletic club. colored peo-
ple's float, Hamburger & Sons, B. Kern,
Burbank theater, with an Uncle Toms
cabin fac simile; Chinese, Los Angeles
Business college float and tally Tho, Ray
mond hotel tally-ho. A splendid ancient
Roman float will be introduced by the
Athletic club.
The grotesque features of the night pa
rade we're arranged. The angels float
will be curiosity car of humpty dump.
ties, monkeys, brownies, who will hold
high carnival in tumblin9 over the an
gels seats.
For manning the irrigation, immigra-
tion and mining floats the Native Sons
OF the Golden West will be drawn upon.
On Floral Day the city of Los Angeles
float will be filled with little girls ss
flower angels. The Indian float will be
covered with desert flowers the nilsson
float covered with vines and fruits in
bloom ;the mimic desert mountain on the
irrigation float will rise from q valley OF
verdure, while the flowers and fruits of
irrigation will follow on a separate ioat,
On the angels float Will be a flower
queen and court. The ship OF state will
be adorned with flowers and plants.
Harrison Fuller goes to Yuma today
to select and organize the Indians, sll of
whom will bs in his personal charge.
The citizens of Downey last evening
held massmeeting to provide for con-
struction of their float and to take cou-
certed action in participating in the
fiesta.
Tickets for La Fiesta de Los Angeles
grand masquerade ball. which closes
next weeks festivities, are selling rap
idly, end the affair promises to be an
unqualified success. The pavilion
where the event is to come off will be
transformed into q most delightful
picture. Besides an orchestra of 20
peces to furnish dance mu:ic Los
Angeles Military band of l8 pieces will
provide concert and promenade music.
The floor committee. consisting of 20
gentlemen, will also be dressed in ele-
CANT costumes. No such affair has ever
been attempted in this part of the
country before, and the result should
be substantial surplus for the Associ-
sted Charities.