The herald., 1894-03-19
THE CHINESE TO HELP TOO,
Leading Celestial Merchants to
Be Asked
To Have a Characteristic Float In
the Fiesta Parade.
Other work Done by the Oommittss
The Money Coming in Very
Satisfactorily = The
Contributors.

tee OF the fiesta in the board OF trade
building Saturday evening, Chas. Wal
ton raised breeze by q proposal that
the leading Chinese merchants Of this
city be given an opportunity Of taking
part in the parade bY . characterietic
float. He contended that it would be q
great attraction to tourists and set forth
a typical phase OF Southern California.
Halt dozen members inteTposed OBJ
jections to bringing the Chinese to the
fore on this gala occasion. But finally
all united in a joint resolution to not
only admit the Cinnamon. but to invite
the Japanese also to introduce floats.
Secretary Starin read the following
letter, dated March 18th, from Leroy D..
Brown:
"At a meeting of the city teachers
this morning the question of organizing
the schools az far az possible into volun-
teer companies and cadets was under
consideration. 1t was decided to begin
organization next Monday. Companies
of 80, properly otficered, will be organ
lied and will commence drilling inn
mediately. The committee on banners,
badges and insignia will meet at room
%, city hall, at 2 p.m., Monday. March
10th.
Almost without exception sll teach
eys and principals will enthusiastically
enter upon the work necessary to make
the children's fiesta complete success. ="
This was received with applause and q
vote OF thanks was rendered to the
superintendent and teachers of the pub
lie schools.
A note from Fred A. Walton Of the
Ellis club stated that the club would at
tend the public exercises in q body and
tender their musical services.
A member OF the Ellis club present
rose and said that parties connected
with other musical societies had verbally
expressed their willingness 10 take part,
and that there is every indication that
there will be a mammoth chorus.
Mr.. HI. B. Belt, chairman of secret so
cieties committee, informed the chair
that in addition to the previous notice
that the National Union and Independ-
ent Order of Foresters would turn out in
force, he had just received word from
the Knights of Pythiss and Maccabees,
G. A. R., Turn Verein. knights oi
Honor and Knights of Golden Eagle,
that all have appointed committees on
arrangements.
The advertising committee, in the
person OF J. o. Kosphi, rose and
pointed with pride to three large posters
on the wall, of which he announced TO-.
600 would be printed in cardinal colors
and posted in all railroad stations from
San Francisco to San Diego. He also
remarked about the large 12x16 paint
ing that is being prepared to place at
the midwinter fair.
The official souvenir programme
cams up for consideration and a resolu-
tion was adopted in reference thereto.
The official programme having been
awarded to r. W. Pridham by the com.
mittee, it is the sense OF the committee
to discountensnce any other programme
that may be presented as official.
Mr.. Frank Thomas of the social COM
mittee announced that the handsome
half-tone souvenir invitations were in
the printers hands.
A project was discussed for holding 0
benefit for the fiesta fund by an enter.
tsinment at one OF the principal thea.
ters soon after April l. Mr.. Louis Vettel
recommended that special amusement
committee for this purpose be ap.
pointed and nominated Messrs. Harry
O. Wyatt, Martin Lehman. Modini
Wood and Fred A. Cooper, which wat
ratified by the meeting.
Mr.. II. Jevne of the finance commit
tee stated that during the past week
small collections to the amount of $1,000
have come in without any effort on the
part of the committee. The list of con-
tributors and amounts is as follows: