The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-19
GOV. BUDD AND THE FIESTA
HE, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS STArP, WILL
BE AT THE CELEBRATION
Her nsjesty Receives . Letter From the Pre-.
sidio-Fioral Day Committee Has Some.
thing to ssy-MlIitary Display Will Be
Great-The Queens Escort

The executive committee of La Fiesta
received yesterday the following letter
signed by +. ID. McCabe, Governor Budd's
private secretary: 1.-THE governor has ar.
in attendance at your Fiesta celebration
and desires me to thank you on behalf of
himself and Mrs. Budd for your kind invi-
tation. His staff will, in all probability,
join him in Los Angeles, and they antici-
pate a pleasant time and have no doubt OF
the success of the celebration"
Mayor Sutro of San Francisco will not be
present. He sent very cordial letter. ex-
pressing his regrets and his thanks for the
invitation. He hopes that the Fiesta will
be complete realization of every dream
of its success and that the reputation of
Los Angeles and Southern California will
be enhanced by the celebration.
Official invitations, signed by the presi-
dent and secretary have been forwarded
to the officers and directors of the cham
bers of commerce and boards of trade in
the principal cities OF the Pacific coast
states.
A letter was received yesterday from the
Preside at San Francisco, addressed to
"Her Majesty, the Queen OF La Fiesta de
Los Angeles A special courier was inn
mediately dispatched to the queens palace
with instructions to deliver the message to
her majesty in person.
The transportation of the liberty pole is
promising to be serious matter. The
Terminal Railway company has placed at
the disposal of the Fiesta management six
gifts longest cars to carry the pole to this
city and the railway company will lat its own
expense, dress and paint the huge stick
when it arrives in this city. d. +. Done
gan will have 100 or more draft horses
ready to deliver it at the Sixth street park.
Its march of entry into this city will be OF
a patriotic nature. becoming pole that
will float the largest Stars and Stripes in
California.
The floral day committee desires to inn
press upon the public that the parade is not
confined to vehicles of this city, but that 1t
is the wish of the committee to make the
floral pageant the grandest and most ar
tistic event of the carnival. To that end en-
tries will be received from people residing
anywhere in Southern California, who will
aid in sustaining the reputation of this
section as the land of flowers.
Tile military display will be of greater
extent than previous years. if the plans OF
General Last and Colonel Berry can be
carried out. The only question upon which
IT, Ilans depend is that of transportation
O he different companies. If ARRANGE
nents can be made as to railroad rates the
entire brigade will be in line and a military
camp will be established at a convenient
point, where guard mounts and dress
parades will take place. The brigade Will
then be reviewed by Governor Budd and
his staff, and the soldier boys will combine
business with pleasure.
The ball committee depends upon the
kind offices of Admiral Beardslee of the
North Pacific squadron to provide an escort
to the queen, that will be most striking in
its appearance. 1t Is intended to have sew
eral hundred United States sailors, in their
snow-white uniforms. protect the queens
throne during the ball.
The press committee was organized last
Tuesday. 1t was the sense OF the commit
tee that all visiting newspaper men be
given the freedom of the city and that they
will be provided with badges, emitting
them to free admission to all the events, to
the theaters and to free transportation on
all the car lines.