The herald., 1896-04-22

where the conditions are so eminently
fitted for a proper celebration of a car.
nival, 1T is little wonder that La Fiesta
de Los Angeles should provoke a spirit
of joyousness among the inhabitants
of the southern countries. But far more
than this it has attracted wide atten-
ton throughout the country at large and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
the chilly regions in the north to the
Mexican gulf every state Tn the Union
sends some representatives to attend the
revelrzes during carnival week. The
local celebration, like those of the me-
diaeval time. has received not only the
endorsement but the active support of
the mercantile element in the commune
ity. The first Fiesta held in 1894. was
arranged by the Merchants association
and lasted for five days. at a cost of
about $4,000. 1t proved so successful
that in the year following more elaborate
entertainment was provided for the
thousands of visitors that thronged the
city, at a total expenditure of $31, 900.
The abundant measure of 81 cess that
resulted made the acceptssion Of La
Fiesta de Los Angeles as a permanent
yearly celebration a necessity.
This year the program of festivities
and the multitudinous details in con-
nection with the five days celebration
have been attended to in more system
attic form than heretofore Committees
from the Merchants association. the
chamber of commerce and the board of
trade have had the matter in hand, and
have brought the celebration to what
@c< Pol
by means of most pains taking execu-
tive committee composed as follows:
]. F. Francis, president.
r. w. Pridham. first ce-president.
F. X. Rule, second vice-president
c. S. Walton, third vice-president.
II. Jevne. treasurer.
c. d. Willard, secretary.
The cost of this years celebration will
be about S25, ,000 and. albeit much less
than the one previous. will in its many
features be decided improvement.
/ That the metropolis of Southern Cali
fornia is en- fete is more than apparent.
The civic authorities have been deposedt +
by peaceful revolution, and her majes-
ty the queen now wields her scepter
over willing subjects who have accepted
her as typical embodiment of the ris-
ing glory Of this land Of the corn and
wine and oil'--the national blessings
promised of old.
To the eye OF the local resident tho
city has been transformed as II byi
magic from mere earthly habitation.
suited to the requirements of work.
a-day world, to a fairyland. instinct
with the glowing brilliancy Of the
southland, and rioting with all the
tropical luxuriance of color that adorns
the land of sunshine. The soft green Of
the olive blends with the gold of the
orange and the burning ruby of thei
wine in great sweeps Of color enfolds tho
city. Palm leaves and pampas plumes
are happily incorporated in the decora-
tions of the avenues, and the blaze OF
glorious color serves as royal setting to
the stars and stripes of the national flag
which flies from a hundred different
points of vantage.
Today the festivities proper will be-
gin. The carnival spirit is infectious and
the thousands of visitors within the
city gates are prepared to join hands
with the Angelenos in making merry
surrender to
sport. that wrnkled care derdes.
And Laughter holding both his Sides"