The herald., 1895-04-17

Sabichl, Frank ID. Hudson, j. &. Cline,
Secret society commitee-Ed b. Web
ster. chairman; A. f. Forester. Robert
Sharpe, James II. Smith. George J. p.
Ford, William Meek. A. H. Voight, l..
Behymer, G. II. Aydelotte. E. A. Mes
erve, Edw. Lloyd. DR.. Holland.
J School committee-Professor P. ".
Search. chairman; DR.. William LeMoyne
Wills, William M. Garland, Rev. A. c.
Bane
Social organizations committee-W. W
Robinson. chairman; G. l.. Wilde, A. d.
Cummings, William j. Barrett,
| Decoration committee-J. T. Steward,
. chairman.
Construction and streets committee.
II. Dockweiler, chairman; Perry A. How
ard, C. Byrne, H. Hawgood, G. l..
| Strange.
Central and Northern California COM
mittee-Frank J. Cooper, chairman W,
S. Newhall, Fulton G.. Berry. P. D. Mar
tin, James W. Byrne.
Labor ommittee-William Rommell,
chairman.
Music mmittee-Professor A. Willhar-
titz, chairman; DR.. Carl Kurtz, f. +.
Kubel, Otto Vogel.
Many new features were added, among
| the most important of which were the
| musical attractions, which are the most
extensive ever given in Los Angeles.
| Then, too. day was dedicated to the
flowers of Southern California, the idea
of the managers being set forth in the
following address:
Ell Dia de las Flores has been set for
' Ill 40 ! oil,
event of the week of impressive and mag
nfcent street pageants and carnival revels
"a splendid climax, when the variety and
prodigality of natures floral gifts to the
| Pacific wonderland will be revealed to
those who have Assem- bled in the city of the
| Angeles by the queens command. There
have been glittering spectaces for the
! long line of rulers OF the world, but not
one OF them all ever behcld fairer sight
than the floral pageant that will pass IN
review before La Fiesta's gracious queen.
There will be no grim divisions of con-
quering armies, no heavy tread OF the i'm
mortal legions of France. no columns Of
| panoplied knights and clanking armor;
but in triumphal procession, bright and
/ beautiful array. appealing to the most
| phlegmatic soul.
| In no part of California has nature been
:. unkind. but in Southern California par
excellence, has poured out upon the
sunny land from FURNISHED poppy to the
| rarest rose a wealth of floral beauty that
! may we'll excite the interest of mankind,
| and 1t has been thought most appropriate
to cap the carnival sheaf with an offering
! from our abundance.
| The participants in the pageant of flow
| ers are noe confined to Los Angeles, nor
to any class, but all who will are cor
! daily urged to contribute to the dainty
| spectacle 1t will embrace floral floats
! from many localities, superbly decorated
| coaches-six and fourth hands-from
which the fair occupants will smile grac-
| ious greetings to their friends. There will
| be tallyhos and carriages, buggies, tan
| dems and horsemen, company of
young lady equestriennes, landaus, dog
carts and donkey carts ali carrying out
themes of floral color. There will be an
| array of decorated bicycles, among them
company of young girls. Division after
division will appear, each telling its story
of floral beauty.
The floral parade will be preceded by a
gorgeous chariot, in which will be twenty
beautiful young misses, each representing
! different flower, and arrayed in its
colors. Amongst their number one will
be chosen queen. and as the pageant
passes the reviewing stand will be
crowned queen of flowers by the queen of
La Fiesta.
In the heart of Los Angeles, itself a
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! beauty of the land. is a large public
square, which is known as Central park.
| Around it are broad avenues where the
floral pageant will be reviewed by the
queen, and where battle of flowers will
take place. The spectators will be ac-
commodated by raised tiers of seats, oc-
cupying the outer edge of each avenue
! fronting on the park. Arrangements
| have been made for many thousand seats.
| Here also will be stand for Judges, who
| will pass upon the merits of the decora-
| tions and award the long list of prizes,
which aggregate $500 in value. The
| splendid procession will circle around the
park and tell its own story of the land of
sunshine.
One of the most charming arrange
menus LOT I'll Dla ue litS lOTeS, Ddue pos
sihle by the abundance of the fora of the
section, is the battle of flowers. 1t will
/ occur during the march of the pageant
| at Central park Each vehicle in addl-
ton to its decorations will carry supply
| of flowers which will be brought into re-
| QUESTION at signal, and a conflict will
, occur, from which spectators will not be
barred. The. participants will join in a
combat where the deadly missiles will be
! roses and rare flowers instead of bullets
i and in which laughter will be heard, in
! stead of groans, from the wounued.
! Mrs. Mamie Wood, one of the most
+ popular society ladies of Los Angeles, was
selected as queen of the carnival of 1895,
| which not only equaled but far exceeded
| in brilliancy the most sanguine hopes of
+, its promoters.