The herald., 1895-02-23

>-=%l'G-y by the muSlcal COM
mttee from the
cry best local talent to be assigned places
in the massed choruses. AS it is intend
ed to have at least five hundred voices
to compose the choruses, those who desire
to take part in the musical festival are re-
quested to communicate with Charles K.
Day, the director, or Professor Wilhartitz,
the chairman of the committee.
The music for the chorusus has arrived
from the East, and it is the intention of
Director Day to commence rehearsals as
soon as possible.
81 am very much encouraged" said
Mr.. Day yesterday, with the outlook.
think the musical feature of La Fiesta
will be decided success. The applica
tions we have received from people in this
city shows that we will secure the very
best talent we have. Ladies, as well as
gentleman, seem to be animated by de-
sire to make the best possible showing.
They all show that spirit of patriotism
that will insure us one of the greatest
musical treats ever given in this state, not
excepting San Francisco. We require,
however, many more voices to make the
choruses numerically as strong as we first
intended Nobody whp can sing should
hesitate to give h or her services for the
public good, and especially when it is the
intention of those who have the matter in
charge to make the musical part of La
Fiesta a permanent and grand institu
tion.'
This afternoon Professor Wilharitz will
meet the professional musicians, who will
compose the orchestra. 1t is his idea that
the professional musicians should be
given the preference, and therefore no
applications of amateurs will be consid-
cred until the supply of the former is ex-
hausted or until it becomes necessary to
select certain instruments from among the
amateurs.
One of the serious questions that will
have to be determined is the charges for
rehearsals 1t is customary for the musi-
clans to be paid for every rehearsal at the
rete of 81 per man and per rehearsal, and
it is feared that if this rule is to be en-
forced the expenses will be greatly in
creased.
However, the Musicians Union, as well
as the individual members, have shown
very patriotic and considerate spirit in
the matter of wages. On Wednesday next
the union will meet the music committee
to confer in regard to the prices the former
will charge during Fiesta week. AS the
services of bands and orchestras will be
required every day and evening" the union
will not demand the rates determined
under its bylaws. No trouble in this re-
spect is anticipated, as an amicable un-
derstanding will be reached and scale of
wages decided upon that will be fair and
just to all concerned.
The Native California committee, of
which Dr. E. w. Fleming is chairman
proposes to supply feature to the parades
that will be unique in it's character and
that will revive the scenes of early days
in most realistic manner. About fifty
descendants of old Spanish families will
compose a cavalcade of caballeros with
the trappings for the horses and the fam
tastic dress that were used in oden Span
ish times. Some of the costumes of the
cabaleros will be of the richest material.
woven with gold and silver threads. These
dresses are in many instances heirlooms
and will provide a gorgeous spectacle.
1t is the intention of the members of
the committee to devote their energies to
make a specially interesting representa-
tion of the customs and habits of the
Spanish decade and their field of labor is
sufficiently broad to furnish one of the
greatest attractions in the professions.
The subject is full of romance and poetry
and something of an unusual nature may
be expected from the Native California
committee.
That banner the ladies are going to
present to La Fiesta is going to be ex-
quisite, or as one of the ladies expressed
it, too sweet for anything" Miss Wills
and her associates are working hard and
are receiving the hearty cooperation and
generous assistance of their sex Yester-
day the members of the Friday Morning
Club were made acquainted with the
proposition, and they at once approved
of il.
On Monday the Federation of Women's
Clubs will meet and these associations
will be asked to assist in the movement.
Then several of the lady teachers in the
public schools have been approached, and
they endorsed the project most enthusi-
astically and promised the financial sup
port of every teacher in the department.
1t is intended to make the banner at
least seven or eight feet long, of the rich
est material and handsomest trimmings,
as only ladies can design. And when
that banner appears in the parade, ex-
carnations of delight and pride will be
heard on all sides.
Today the members of the Merchants
Exchange will meet the Chinese Board of
Trade for consultation in regard to the
part the Chinese residents will take in the
Fiesta procession. The magnificent dis
play the latter made last year is still
pleasant topic among the Fiesta commit
tee and was one that is still gratefully
remembered by all who witnessed the
rich and gorgeous costumes and gold
drapings.
That the efforts on behalf of the Chi
nese residents were fully appreciated was
shown by the applause they received
from the throngs who admired the dis
play and who were loud in their express