The herald., 1896-03-15
THE QUEEN OF Ia FIESTA
Members of Her Official Family
Have Been Selected
THE THRONE AND TRIBUNES
Special Effort to Ad0rn Both In An
Artistic Manner
A. Appeal for . Half Holiday for Employees.
Sixth Street Park for Festivities
Deemed Impi acticable

Her majesty the queen of La Fiesta has
selected the members of her official fam
lily and many of the ladies who will con-
stitute her court and add luster to the sur
roundings have accepted the honor. When
the queen escorted by the ladies of honor
and her court presents herself to her sub
jects on the evening of April 81, the pub
lie will discover that the executive COM
mittee has been most fortunate in its
selection and the people will find grouped
together court of which Los Angeles peo-
pie will feel justly proud. Beauty, grace
and intellect will form galaxy that will
win the admiration of residents and tour
lists alike. Los Angeles will show her
most beautiful and refined daughters in
the queen and the court and she will have
reason 10 point with pride to the ladies
who will grace the throne and royal circle.
The identity of her majesty the queen,
is known to but few and those few are COM
mitted to secrecy. All question as to the
wisdom of the choice may be set at rest by
stating that the queen herself has selected
the ladies of honor and the ladies of her
court. These ladies occupy position adj
mittedly high in the social world and this
is guarantee of the social standing Of the
quaintance with the unwritten laws govern
ing the polite world will know the logic to
be unassailabe.
The decorations of the throne and tribune
to be occupied by the ladies of the court
will receive special attention at the hands
of an artist. The details of these decora-
tons have been very carefully planned,
and they will be in full accord with the
handsome and brilliant costumes to be
worn by the royal household. A special
effort is being made to adorn the queens
throne in the most striking aud artistic
manner.
Arrangements have been made to obtain
the most excellent portraits of the queen
and her court, from which cuts have been
made that will be furnished to the local
newspapers and other journals within half
an hour from the time the identity of the
ladies becomes public.
The executive committee has decided to
make an urgent appeal on all employers
to allow a half holiday to their employees
some day during the Fiesta week, when the
most important event of the carnival takes
place. Last year the employers responded
very generally TO the request of the man
agement for half days vacation to their
employees and the committee feels hopeful
OF succeeding again this year. The selec-
ton of the day at which the business
houses will he closed during the afternoon,
will be determined by the clerks associa-
ton.
A list of all the subscribers to the Fiesta
fund is being prepared and will shortly be
published i'll the newspapers. 1t was con
sdered advisable to postpone the publica-
ton of the list as long as possible in order
to give those who have as yet failed to re-
9. ond to the request for financial aid, an
opportunity to be named among the sup
porters of the great enterprise.
1t is expected that nearly 1000 Native
Sons of the Golden West will witness the
carnival. The grand parlor will meet in
San Luis Obispo the week following the
fiesta and as many OF the delegates have
expressed desire to be present at the
fiesta, the executive committee has re-
quested the Pacific Steamship company to
allow special rate to the delegates from
all points 10 Los Angeles. If the COM
pany acts favorably upon the application,
the majority of the Native sons delegates
will first attend the carnival, and at it's
conclusion continue its journey to San
Luis Obispo.
At the outset of the plans for the fiesta,
the question of proper site for the festi-
vities was earnestly discussed and it was
considered impracticable to select Sixth
street park for the occasion. One of the
main obstacles was the fact that since last
fiesta a street railway is operating on one
side and its cars would greatly interfere
with the preliminary work. The executive
committee, however, has secured place
for The tribuues that in every respect is
Detter auapteu IOr tne purpose.
The committee on tribunes is composed
of A. .Iacoby, W. b. Wiltshire, Martin Leh-
man, D. L. Doneean and Sumner p. Hunt.
These gentlemen have charge of the group
ing and construction of the tribuues, and
will superintend the sale of the seats. The
stands will be SO arranged that they
will have an equal advantage of view
ing the parades and different events.
Frank Wiggins is spending a couple of
days in Santa Barbara to gather informa-
ton and obtain some points in regard to
street decorations and the arches that
have been praised so highly by everybody
who has seen the floral show in that city.
II is proposed to devote considerable atten-
ton 10 street decorations this year during
the fiesta and to follow out the general
plan of making every feature as harmonious
and artis ic as possible.
The officers of the regular army and
navy who will be in this city during the
carnival will attend the ball in full uni
form, and the glttering gold of their
epaulettes and uniforms vii! add striking
feature in the carnival social functions of
the celebration.
An invitation has been extended to the
local fire department to participate in the
grand parade on Wednesday, April 22d.
The Los Angeles Consolidated Railway,
Traction company and the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph and Sunset Tele-
phone companies have literally offered the
use of their po.es for the street decora-
tions.
J. Fred Blake, who has been visiting the
principal ties in Southern California in
the interests of l.. Fiesta. returned yes
terday. tie reports great interest in the
event in all the interior towns and the
strongest expression of good will and CO.
operation of all the newspapers, with the
exception of one in Cotton.