The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
Many Visitors From Southern
California Participate in
the Jollifcation.
THE EXERCISES AND PARADE.
Music Floats, Indians and Regular
Troops Add Brilliancy to
the Event.

PHOENIX, ARIz., Feb. 19-Under the
streaming banners of orange, white and
crimson, waving SO gladly at the bidding
OF each vagrant zephyr in the sunbeam
laden air, all Arizona entertained many
visitors and held high carnival in this city
to-day, the occasion being the second an
nual midwinter fiesta.
For many weeks arrangements have
been in progress. The citizens one and all
have taken an absorb bing interest in it, and
to-day was the elimination of all these
com bined and unified efforts.
The exercises of the day opened with a
concert by the Eleventh Regiment band,
rendered under the green trees in the
courthouse plaza. Then came the form al
opening, 81. G. Gooding, ex-Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, delivering the ad-
dress of welcome.
This was really fine, a distinguishing and
notable feature being the presence of q
delegation of $50 of the most prominent
business men in Los Angeles. They
brought with them the famous Bruin float
This was borne in the parade by four
Pima Indians.
Miss Lena Purdy, one of the most popu.
lar and beautiful young ladies of Phoenix
received the most votes and hence was
chasen in the procession as the Carnival
Queen.
The Indians from the Pima, Sacaton
and White Mountain reservations were a
feature.
There was also very large delegation
from the Indian school near this city. II
was sight incongruous enough-the
Apache, his sworn enemy the Pima, and
the Papago marching side by side i'll front
of their children, who as pupils of lhe
school mad up brass band whose music
was not at all bad.
There were about forty-five floats, two
regiments of the United States regulars
and others, making in all about $500 peo-
pie, occupying about one hour in passing
given point.
AS whole the occasion passed off
sm oothly, and on all sides tonight
Director-General Francis c. Hatch and
Major Ed Schwartz, marshal of the day,
are receiving high encomiums of praise.
The season occupies the remainder of this
week.
The Los Angeles delegation, headed by
Mr.. Montgomery and John J. Converse OF
that city, serenaded Governor Hughes,
Chief Justice Baker and WhiteIaw Reid
last night. Mr.. Converse acted as spokes-
man for the crowd at each place.
Governor Hughes made a neat reply, in
which he said the interests of Arizona and
Southern California were identical, and
that in case of emergency the latter
would be called upon to help Arizona in
any measure had before Congress. Much
applause greeted this statement.
Chief Justice Baker also replied to an in
vitation issued by Mr.. Francis. He
thanked the gentlemen and excused his
own uselessness by the fact that sickness
prevented his replying fittingly.
Whitelaw Reid also responded. He
spoke of the unity of interests of Southern
California and Oregon and recommended
the cultivation of closer commercial rela-
tionship.
The party was accompanied by the
steam caliope quartet, the most renowned
musical organization in Arizona. Among
those present were Messrs. Francis of the
Herald, Converse of the Express, Mont
gomery, Smith and Newton.