Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-26

| B. Whipple, one of the representatives from Minnesota, officiated. Ex-Gov. John
 Lee Carroll of Maryland, who is president
 of the general society, presided at the
 convention held at Savannah.
 Miss Ella E. Wilhelm, a. charming 1lt-
 tie Kentucky beauty, is the guest of her | aunt, Mrs. George w. Bains, 2401 Fifth i avenue.
 The following telegram to the Chicago | Record will be of interest to Birming-
 ham friends and relatives of the fair l queen of La Fiesta" Mrs. Mark B. 1 Lewis, who was once a resident for | short while Of our city. Mrs. Lewis was | greatly admired in Alabama, and her se- :! lection as queen of the California carnl- | val will be commended by all who have l known her, for her rich, glowing brunette
 beauty has always made her conspicu- l ous figure in every assemblage Of hand | some women:
 l Los Angeles, Cal April 21.-The Fies- | ta de Los Angeles was inaugurated today
 under unusually pleasant circumstances, ! and the annual carnival promises to l eclipse in finish and magnificence those | of other years. Many thousands Of vis- l itors poured into the city last night and | today, one of the largest organized dele- gations being 400 members of the Nation | al Hotel Mems association, in which are | quite a number of Chicagoans. This afternoon the queens maskers, | made up of several hundred grotesquely dressed subjects of her ma jesty together I with companies from the Jonathan club and Travelling Mems association of the l Pacific coast appeared in some of the l business streets. They were headed by l the queens lancers. There were 100000 l people on the streets through which the | merry maskers passed, and the spirit of l carnival week has taken possession of | citizens and visitors.
 Tonight the first appearance of the l queen of La Fiesta was made at the pa- wilton, when the carnival government 1 was formally inaugurated with splen- did ceremony.
 "The queen this year is Mrs. Mark B. | Lewis, a beautiful young woman, whose gowns are dream of beauty The coro- | ton of the queen was finally clfnched | by the presentation to her by Mayor Frank Rader of a silver key symbolic of | her authority. The queen and her maids of honor young ladies of unusual beauty, | formed delightful picture at the pavil- l ion. which was literally packed with | brilliant audience. Tomorrow the first of the street pa geants of the week will take place and the festivities be fairly launched. It is estimated that by tomorrow there will | be about 75,000 visitors in the city"
 
 l Foreign artists who come to America l for additional fame and large bank &C., | counts usually return to their homes, after successful tours of our continent, with all manner of pleasant phrases about American appreciation, but carry l ing with them every farthing of Amer ican money to be spent by them in Flu ropean cities. Sometimes it has happened l that they do not even say agreeable | things about us, but laugh at what they term our peculiarities and our provincial isms. In marked contrast with the aver | age ungrateful foreign artist stands the | great pianist, Paderewski, who sailed on | the Teutonic last "Wednesday for Europe Before leaving our shores he wrote the | following letter to MT. William Steinway of New York. In this letter Paderewsl1i | expresses his gratitude for the generous support he received from Americans, and | donates $10000 for the purpose of estab- | fishing a prize fund for musicians of this | country to be honorably contended for. | He accompanied the donation With this | admirable letter:
 | My Dear MT. Steinway: The generous l support I found in this country enables | kne to accomplish one of my most ardent | wishes.
 T do not intend to thank the American
 people for all they have done for me, be- l cause my gratitude to your noble nation | is and will be beyond expression. But l 1 desire to extend a friendly hand towards ! my American brother musicians, towards | those who, less fortunate than myself, are
 struggling for recognition or encourage
 ment.
 "To this purpose I send you herewith | $10000, asking you to accept, together | with Col. H. l.. Higginson of Boston and | Dr. William Mason of New York, the | trusteeship of this sum.
 I "Knowing the interest you take in pub | lie affairs and your readiness to do good | wherever you find an opportunity, hope
 you will not refuse me this great favor,
 and will, after deliberation with the | above named gentlemen invest this l in pr1nr tO StahliSb the follow | ing trennial prizes for the composers of
 American birth, without any distinction | as to age or religion:
 T. Five hundred dollars for the best | orchestral work in symphonic form.
 "2. Three hundred dollars for the best
 composition for solo instrument with | orchestra.
 8. Two hundred dollars for the best | chamber music work.
 | ''The balance to be used for the eX- penSeS connected With the competition
 for these prizes.
 "Further details as well as the list of
 the judges among whom l should like
 to see your acknowledged musical au-
 thorltes, I hope to send you at a near
 date.
 q take no pride in making this endow- | ment The amount is a modest one, and
 my personality In spite of all the success,
 is of little importance.
 q only hope that 1t will prove to be use- | | not consider as gift but as a debt, this little encouragement coming from one ] who found in their land all the happiness to which an artist can aspire.
 ."Thanklng you and your co-trustees in
 advance for your kindness, beg you to
 believe me, your sincerely devoted q. J. PADEREWSKI.
 "New York, April 21, 1S96.'
 When a man accomplishes anything for his race he deserves the admiration of
 his fellow men. In the death of Baron
 EIirsch on the 21st instant, near Vienna the world lost philanthropist of large | heart, whose wealth was used for the
 relief of the sick and suffering. The
 newspapers of the past week have had
 columns of interesting data concerning
 his career, and this telegram from Vien-
 ma to one of the great dailies gives in ab-
 breviated form the history of his check | cred life:
 "Vienna, April 21.-Baron Hirsch died
 this morning of heart disease at his es-
 tate near Komorn.
 Maurice Hirsch was born in Munich