The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-09
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Friday, April 18th, has been designated as
the 'forap' day of La Fiesta week, and you
are most cordially and earnestly invited to
participate in making the flora, parade and
subsequent "battle OF flowers" on that day,
the magnificent success that is possible with
the floral wealth of this Gland OF flowers" and
the artistic taste of it's people Every festival
has its manufactured floats-Montreal its ice
palace, New Orleans its gilt and tin,el, but
Los Angeles alone such a noble wealth OF
flowers, and it is our confident assurance tn at
the coming celebration will excel anything of
the kind heretofore attic mpted
But it is imperatively necessary that an
active cooperation be given on all sides, and
to this end the committee beg leave to submit
the TO lowing outline OF the days programme,
and ask of you what you can and will do to
assist:
The grand floral parade will be composed of
decorated floats, coaches OF six and four
horses. two-horse teams, and single teams to
phaeton, buggy. or cart. tandem teams to the
same. with out-riders to either OF these classes
If desired; and pony or donkey carts, horse
men or hors swomen, pony or donkey riders,
wheelmen, and such other floral decorated
features rs may be suggested and approved by
the committee.
There will be a review of the parade at the
Tribunes, where the judges of award will de-
eide on the merits OF the various participants
in the different classes, and award handsome
prizes OF banners and cash to the success sful
competitors. The Battle of Flowers will take
place at the Tribunes, where seating capacity
for a large audience will be furnished.
The committee air sady have the assurance
of very large number of proposed partici.
pants. such as will insure magnificent dis
play, but we wish to appeal to you and your
friends to help swell the number, and make
this years parade an unqualified success.
Flowers of any and all kinds are solicited from
such as cannot themselves take part in the
Parade; flowers and evergr eens. There can
not be too many of thes offered. receiving
depot will be designated later. and contrib
utors notified when and where to send A re-
turn postal card is sent with this letter, on
which please state just what you will do to as
sist; If not by active participation, by dona-
ton of flowers, specifying kinds. II you can
possibly 90 SO. enter yourself, or with your
friends in the parade, and compete for the
prizes. The beauty and artistic taste of all
Southern California will be represented, and
we want you to enter the lists. Decorate with
natural flowers only. and fill your carriages
with them also.
The day of the parade is not far distant
Flowers OF all kinds, wild flowers as we'll as
cultivated, will then be in greatest profusion
Celebrate with us and help create day that
will be always brightest among the memories
of fragrant past
what will YOU do?
Atthe Committee sbould arranye tie lists of
nart;cinants at an esrlv date and nav doc, "a
to publish such lists through the press, it is
leques ,s 'na' you MAKE DIS early response as
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A. ID. BRALY'
JOHN II SCHUMACHER,
GODFREY HoLTERHoFF.
The following is the form of the return
postal card, or. it can be cut out of the
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