The herald., 1895-02-21

Dy d udnusoluc lOdbj anu oupPOoC thdt
the other papers will certainly not fall be-
hind in this matter.
Il am more than satisfied with the sue
cess OF my visit" concluded Mr.. Meyberg,
land l desire to say one word more, al
though it is not exactly about La Fiesta.
| was more than impressed with the clean
illness of the streets in San Francisco.
The street cleaning is now done under the
direction Of the Merchants Association,
and all the blocks on the main thorough
fare are patrolled by bodies of men who
pick up the dirt and rubbish almost as
soon as a little has been accumulated. l
want to see this method brought into use
here, and | hope to bring the matter soon
before the Merchants Association here.
The subscription committees, or at least
those who went out to solicit yesterday,
met with a hearty response, as will be
seen from the list published in these col
umns Among the donations are several
that the finance committee consider too
small in relation to the wealth of the sub
scribers. Wherever these donations are
believed to be inadequate, the committee
will make another effort to obtain more
substantial support.
The advisory board met last night, Di-
rector-General Meyberg presiding.
A motion by Mr. Eisen prevailed that
the amusement committee be requested
not to make definite arrangements about
night tournament of sports until further
consultation with the advisory commit
tee.
A communication was received from the
Southern California committee stating
that the Citrus Fair management has
offered to set a special day during the
fair to be known as La Fiesta day, Mon
day, March 4th, being suggested; that the
Citrus fair managers offer the Fiesta space
for a booth, and that there be some special
features representative of the carnival
spirit during the fair.
The board was not favorable to the id ca
of attempting to secure subscriptions dur
ing the fair, as being inappropriate, but
the advertising features suggested were
thought to be commendable.
The generous offer of the Chamber of
Commerce for cooperation with the Fiesta
was most heartily received.
The matter of making arrangement in
accordance with the offer of the Chamber
of Commerce was referred to the Southern
California committee, to report at the next
meeting.
begin the work of preparation for the
floral parades and John Griffith was Sc
lected as chairman for the committee and
M. S. Severance, Arthur Braley, G. Holt
erhoff and II. w. Latham were appointed
on the committee.
Chairman Withartitz of the music COM
mittee reported that Charles E. Day had
been appointed choral director, and that
communications from various singing So
cetes in Southern California, showing
that much interest is being taken in the
Fiesta concerts.
He also reported that it was necessary
to begin at once in the preparation for the
concerts and secure the Maccabee Hall
for rehearsals.
The board authorized the music com
mttee to make all necessary preparations
for the two concerts.
Professor Willharttz also reported. the
engagement as soloists of Mrs. Lisa
Sabrina, soprano, of Denver; Miss Cath
crime Fleming, cOntralto, formerly of An
aheim, now of the Philadelphia grand
opera; and G. Abram Smith, basso, of
New York, now in Santa Ana, all singers
of great excellence.
o. Stewart Taylor, who directs the sing
ing societies in San Bernardino, Pasadena,
Redlands Cotton and Riverside, has prom
ised to give his influence to the bringing
of a large number of trained singers.
The organization of an orchestra was
recommended by the committee and a
meeting will be held at 3 p. m. Saturday,
to which all musicians are invited in pur-
suance of that object.
Chairman Prdham of the parade COM
mittee consulted with the board with ref
erence to the matter of securing horses
for the parades and it was referred to the
committee.
w. w. Robinson and Mr.. Wilder as
sistant City Clerk, and Secretary Cum
mings of the Athletic Club were appointed
on the committee on social organizations.
G. f. Lummis stated to the board that
he had been informed by the chief of the
Isleta Pueblo Indians that their council
had agreed to the proposition for num-
ber of them to be present at the Fiesta.
The secretary was directed to communi-
cate with the dry goods establishments of
the city and suggest that they do not
neglect to have good stocks of bunting in
Fiesta colors on hand, as a great amount
will be used in the decorations.
George Ford of the Odd Fellows was
added to the secret societies committee.
A report by the secret societies com
mittee, suggesting their plan for the
representation OF fraternal societies of
Southern California at the Fiesta, was
made, and the plan was heartily approved
by the board.
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