The herald., 1896-04-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS
whereof witness OF

In testimony whereof witness o1l4
royal signature. -
| MILDRED H. LEWIS, The Queen.
| Most cordially indorsed by
! T. E. GIBBON, Prime Minister
| For the many courtesies and ktnde
nesses to myself and my subtectE -
! pleases me greatly to sign myself
ELIZABETH MARIE WOOD
| The Floral Queen.
| And for wise direction. safe counsel
| and efficient guidance in the manage
| ment of La Fiesta of 1896, we, the ex-
ecutive officers and advisory board
| hereto add our signatures as token o&
| the respect and esteem in which we hold
him. -,;.s:..
The above is also signed by r. W.
Pridham, first vice-president; sFerd h
Rule, second vice-presidents c. s. Wat
ton, third vice-president; c. d. Willard.
secretary; H. Jevne, treasurer; Fred Il
Allies, e. f. c. Klokke. John J. Byrre.
Robert Fl. Howell. II. p Anderson, W..
G. Bluett, H. j. Woollacott. Ad PetscA.
A. Jacoby, A II. F'ixen, j. s.. SaIkeys
Gregory Perkins. jr., j. v. WachteL II,
J. Fleishman, M. H. Newmark, r. w.
Wood, J. o. Koepfli. WI. Barrett, G. F.
A. Last, John M. Crawley, w. 3. VIII
shire, George H. Bonebrake, A G. BIZ
licke, w. c. Patterson.
The parchment presented to Secretary
Willard is inscribed
We extend cordial greeting and our
SOOu Wishes 10 1ndrlGS DNISflL w lIldIOp
secretary of La Fiesta. and bestow up
on him our thanks for jealous services
rendered to us and to our people during
the year of our reign, eighteen hundred
and ninetysix.
Witness our royal SigDaturc.
MILDRED Fl. LEWIS. The Queen
Endorsed with much pleasure by
T. Z. GIBBON, Prime Minister
That his pathway may be strewn with
roses is the wish of
ELIZABETH MARIE WOOD.
The Floral Queen.
To his unfailing kindness. to his
never-ending patience and to his per-
sistent pluck and perseverance. the
Fiesta of 1896 owes very much OF its suo-
cess, and the executive officers and ad-
visory board express their esteem and
respect for him by attaching their sig
natures hereto. Signed:
John F. Francis, president; r. w.
Pridham, first president; Ferd K.
Rule, second vice-president; c. s. Wal
ton, third vice president; III. Jevne,
treasurer; Fred l.. Allies, e. F. c.
klokke, John ]. Byrne, Robert III. How
ell, H. P. Anderson, w. c. Bluett, A. ].
Woollacott. Ad Petsch, A. Jacoby, A. HI.
Fixen, ]. S. Salkey. Gregory Perkins.
jr., ]. V. Wachtel. H. J. Fleishman, M.
H. Newmark, F. w. Wood. J. o. Koepfli.
Crawley, w. b. Wiltshire, George H.
Bonebrake, A. c. Billicke, w. c. Patter-
son.
At the conclusion of these presenta-
tions the prime minister called Capt.
Thompson of the queens lancers to the
grand stand, and, in the name of the
queen, commissioned him and his troop
as the Queens Fiesta lancers, to serve
perpetually. and attend upon her on all
her visits to this, her favorite capital
city. The troop of handsomely uni
formed lancers has attended the queen
during the week as a royal escort, and
have added a great deal to the beauty
and interest which has centered about
the royal court.
"Sir John Francis and Mr.. willard:
/ am commanded by her gracious ma
jesty, the queen, to say to you in her
name that she has been most highly
pleased at the evidences of. your de-
yotion to herself and to her people.
Mhic .lhave met her at every turn dur
ingg this visit to her capital city The
loyal services of yourself. Sir John, as
president, and of you. Mr.. Willard, as
secretary of the executive committee,
which has labored so intelligently and
so successfully to promote the pleas
ure of her majesty and her people.
during the season of festivity which 10