The morning call., 1894-04-13
THOUSANDS IN THE PARADE.
A Brilliant Display of Colors in
the Procession.
THE LITTLE ONES LA FIESTA.
Los Angeles Celebration Gives Up
the Day to the Scholars and
Teachers in Its Schools.

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had their own way to-day. They were the
kings and queens of La Fiesta, and there
was no one to dispute their authority.
Thousands of them turned out, dressed in
their best, and from three-stOry window
the streets looked as il they were paved
with the colors of the rain bow.
AT $3.50 in the morning a band
formed on the First-street front of
the Board of Trade rooms. and few min
utes after it was moving eff with an i'm
pOrtant delegation of members of the
board They proceeded TO the county
Courthouse, where the Board of Superyis-
Ors and a mum ber of county officers were
readily absorbed.
At Second street and Broadway they
found Chief Glass and platoon OF police
formed Immediately in front The grow.
ing greatness of its numbers did not ap-
pear to impede its progress. When they
reached the City Hall the procession then
assumed an organized form. Mayor
Ro wan fell in beside Director-G General
Mey berg. Then followed the general COM
mittee Of the Fiesta and the City Council.
The Board of Supervisors ranged next,
then the Fire Commissioners, Police Com
missoners and Park Commissioners and
Grand Marshal Brown. The Board of Ed
ncatiOn followed accompanied by band,
which was followed by the thousands of
school children.
Every child in the procession imagined
he or she was the principal center of at
traction. and the way the little tots stepped
out would do credit to we'll irilled mill
tary company. The admiring parents of
the youthful paraders lined the sidewalks
and swelIed their chests In admiration as
the little ones marched by.
The children seemed to be aware of the
fact that the city was theirs. as the burly
policemen had no terrors for them when
they climbed up on fences and poles and
committed other indiscreti0ns which under
ordinary circumstances would have been
severely criticized.
i For fully two hours before the process
sion started from the corner of Main and
Sixth streets there was intense excite
ment, as school after school arrived at the
rendezvous, and the patience of the anxious
teachers was sorely tried. endeavoring to
get the excited children lined np in their
proper places They were assisted by
police officers, who had been selected for
the occasion by the children themselves.
Some of the more thoughtful teachers
took the precaution to provide themselves
with their class bells and the familiar
sound did more to call the little ones to
order than anything else could. The most
difficult order to obey seemed the order for
"right-about face" The facing was in all
directions and boys and girls stood back
to back, looking in opposite directions.
when they should have been side by side
with faces to the front. Everything went
and the color line was not drawn.
Many of the dresses worn by the girls
were unique. One school had the girls
wearing hats made of palm leaf fans
trimmed with yellow cloth, and the effect
was very pleasing.
The Woodbury. College cadets. who
marched like old veterans, wore blue caps,
and the boys of one of the grammar
schools had white caps that were very
attractive. Most OF the girls were arrayed
In white with sashes of red. yellow and
green and in some cases all three.
The Normal School students. who in the
character of future teachers. brought up
The rear Of the procession, were hand
somely uniformed. They executed several
maneuvers very creditably. Mortar
board hats constituted their headgear
The future professors wore white shirts.
without coats or jackets, and with blue
sashes hanging down their sides. <1s
AT Central Park 800 children of the kim
dergarten schools went through the exer-
cises before an immense audience. The
pageant of school children was given
prize for perfection ip military tactics.
The children's parade ended the pro.
2ramme for to-day, but the people are still
flocking to the city to make arrangements
for the military parade and demonstration
tomorrow and the grand fiesta bali ON
Friday night.
People came from all parts of Southern
California to witness to-day's parade, and
it is said TO be the largest number of
school children ever In line In the State
and in point of beauty the costumes were
never surpassed in this country.
The city Is filled with strangers. 1t is
estimated that there are over 2O0. 900 people
in town. Itis difficult to get through the
crowds on Spring and Main streets.