The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
SOME OF THE FEATURES.
Clouds, Stars and Wheels of
Fire Will Come From the
Descending Rockets.
THE FINANCES ARE HEALTHY.
All State Officials, Beatrice Harra-
den and Ina Coolbrith VIII
Be Guests.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 20.-Our
neighboring city, Watsonville, has fallen
into line and in response to letter sent
by Mrs. Lucy McCann in regard to the
grand Venetian Water Carnival a number
OF the prominent ladies of that thriving
city gathered at the Mansion House. Mrs.
s. j. Kidder was elected chairman of the
meeting and the following officers were
elected: Mrs. A. P. Roache, president;
Mrs. N. D. Kidder, secretary.
The following ladies were elected to
serve as ce-presidents, each to serve as
chairman of a committee to be appointed
by themselves: Mrs. J. T. Porter, Mrs. G.
A. Morehead, Mrs. E. White, Mrs. L. Al
bright and Mrs. William Palmtag. They
will meet next Wednesday at the Mansion
House to make further arrangements.
The Sequel ladies are also very much in
terested and we have every reason to ex-
pect that every hamlet in the county will
be represented in the grand pageant
A programme of fireworks, which had
been nominally agreed upon but did not
prove altogether acceptable, resulted in
bids being called for. The California Fire
works Company was awarded the contract
Over and above what the programme calls
for 1900 pounds of Illuminating powder is
being manufactured to be used during
Thursday evenings entertainment.
The programme of the pyrotechnic en-
tertainment to be furnished on Wednesday
and Friday nights is something grand. A
few of the most notable features are aerial
effects and salutes on the arrival of the
Queen, consisting of aerial cannons, dis
play OF large rockets, the changes of colors
representing clouds, stars, wheels of bril-
liant fire descending in the air, bombshells
throwing out stars of every hue, mingled
with showers of golden rain.
A beautiful fire portrait of the Hon. J.
P. Smith in silver lance, with the lettering
"Our Director-General" above and "Wel-
come to Al" beneath, will be shown by
means of grand battery behind.
The entrance of the Queen will be a
presentation in Grecian lance, with the
figure of the Queen encircled with a wreath
of emerald, crimson and blue, the wreath
changing color three times, ten aerial can
mons for the ten maids of honor, display
OF wlllow-tree rockets and salvo of shells
fired from mortars, displaying golden
clouds.
Next will come representation of Santa
Cruz electrician; then device represent
ing Mount Vesuvius as a mammoth fire
wheel surrounded by silver spray. These
will be followed by device, fire engine in
action, sparks appearing from the stack
and wheels in motion, with lettering
''Santa Cruz Fire Department." Device,
raising of sold Glory" Finale, Queen of
Carnival with key of honor in her hand,
resting on base of colored lance; motto
underneath, "Santa Cruz Venetian Water
Carnival Bids You ood-Night," sur
rounded with electric battery consisting of
seven dozen eight-star electric spreading
candles, five dozen eight-star exhibition
candles, two dozen floral shells.
Then will come a flight of fifty exhibit
tion rockets with succession of shells, dis
playing clouds of carnival colors and
twelve night shells. Besides the above de-
vices the display will be one of the most
varied and beautiful and everything pos
sible in the line of fireworks will be given.
The Finance Committee are meeting
with good success and subscriptions are
coming in all the time.
Invitations were sent to-day to all the
officials of San Francisco and tomorrow
invitations will be sent to all the clubs.
Fire and Police departments in the State;
also, invitations have been extended to
Miss Beatrice Harraden and Miss Ina
Coolbrith. The committee now has under
consideration the erection of a pavilion
150x150 feet to be used for the grand ball.