The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-03

= manner cOmpelS the fleSta management
70 accept the will of the people as ex-
!. pressed by this vote, it will give them a
livery clear and emphatic indication of
q what Los Angeles and Southern Califor.
mia desire in this matter.
As has been stated in these columns,
the selection of a Queen may not be the
= all-important feature to make La Fiesta
a,success, yet as the lady who receives
that honor will be the central and princi-
; pal figure in the celebration the people
should have voice as to their preference.
The only opportunity that has been
afforded them to so declare themselves is
by the coupon system as inaugurated by
!. themselves of it the above list eloquently
testfes.
glance at the names will convince the
people, and especially the Fiesta manage
ment, that the matter is seriously consid-
cred. The laaies whose names appear at
the head of this column, are all well
known and highly educated members of
society. Some are married and their hus-
bands occupy prominent positions in pro-
fessional, commercial and financial
spheres, while the young ladies. whose
names are proposed, are leading bellies in
grace and intellect.
1t is certainly a compliment paid to
these ladies by their friends and admirers
that they are held in such high esteem
that they desire to have them publicly
honored. TO many, il not to ALL the
statement that their names have been pro-
posed will be a revelation.
AS the identity OF the voters remains a
secret, the ladies who receive the votes
will feel under obligations to nobody, and
confidence of their friends will certainly
be u matter of qualification to them.
1t is so seldom that public honors are
bestowed upon members of the gentle sex
ind still more infrequent that they have
the power to express their desires in pub
lie affairs that it is but natural that they
should have endorsed the Herald's prop
osition in as thorough manner as the
number of ballots cast shows.
And may the fairest win
The following letter, received few days
ago, shows how the people in the sur
rounding towns feel on the subject:
To La Fiesta Editor, Herald.
Dear Strive country people and pa
irons OF the Herald heartily endorse your
coupon method of selecting a La Fiesta
Queen. AS this is no ''pent-up Utica
proposition, but one in which the fairest
shall prevail, permit us on behalf of the
Azusa Valley to propose candidate. We
conjecture that youth, beauty and inno-
cence is to be the test. Is not a contestant
reared along the foothills, amidst orange
groves, where the invigorating
breezes from off Baldys snowy heights
waited back by ocean breeze over many
miles of blooming trees, conducive to
higher order of beauty and grace than
\ those fostered in the Conservatives of
city?
While we conccde the far-famed beauty
of the ladies of the city of the Angels, in
to be compared with Miss Bernice Wilson,
OF Azusa.
The following letter received will sur
prise many, but it is published to give
everybody chance to express his or her
views on the subject:
La Fiesta Editor. Herald ONCE:
trust few words regarding the car
pival, will not be considered presump-
lous, as their import, l intend for the
fneft of La Fiesta. l see squibs in The
erald; stating that Mardi Gras in New
cans is to be collapsed In gorgeous
gniticcnce by La Fiesta. Surely the
ter has never witnessed Mardi Gras
New Orleans and has little conception
hereof 1t would be a revelation to him
4, see it. Mardi Gras is made up of four
separate organizations: Rex, Momus
Comus and Proteus. Usually Proteus
parades on Shrove Tuesday eve. Rex
rules and parades the streets Tuesday,
(Mardi Gras), and Tuesday night Momus
and Comus, one follows the other through
the streets en- route to their respective
pall rooms. Each pageant is made up of
from say IL to % magnificent cars. Often
one car in any of the four professions
cost more than the whole anticipated
amount to be spent on La Fiesta, which
is to eclipse Mardi Gras. To succeed YOU
will have to increase the amount of cost
about IS times as much as you propose to
spend. Allow me to tell you that no tax
money for Mardi Gras is voted by the Citv
Council, and should not be here. Taxes
are not paid to be squandered in amuse-
ments. The clubs and merchants, etc., |
who arc benefited put up the cash. CO. |
mus, Momus and Proteus are especially |
gotten up by the Pickwick, Commercial |
and Shakespeare clubs respectively In |
the day parade, money decides who is to |
be Rex, the King of the carnival the
highest bidder wears the crown, as much
as $40, 900 has been paid for the privilege
Of naming the Queen, and playing King
for day.
AS you have a Queen instead, why
should she not buy the honor and thus
furnish funds towards the eclipse? You
will need them badly. and poor people
have no need to play at royalty, though
every American should be q king, and
every good woman is queen. II selling
the queenship does not seem right, why
not make it cost, say rs cents to vote for
aqueen and thus fill your treasury?
Very truly,
The votes after having been counted are |,
deposited in the safe Of E. B. Tufts, who