The herald., 1896-03-27
THE FIESTA FESTIVITIES
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THIRTY
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Miss Elizabeth Wood Selected as Floral
Que.n-The Big Liberty Pole to Arrive
on Monday of Good Feeling
From San Francisco

The most important parsonage, upon
whom all eyes will be turned on floral day,
Will be = handsome little Miss, who will
share the honors with the queen of La
Fiesta. She will have throne all by her.
self and will have maids of honor and
court ladies of her own age and of her own
selection. Although but 6 years old, she
will rule absolutely over the destinies of
the events on that day, and will receive
the homage of residents and strangers
alike. The young Miss who has been Sc
lected as floral queen is Elizabeth Wood,
the handsome daughter of the ex-queen,
Mrs. ModIni- Wood. In few days the
young queen will annou.-ce her selection
as to her court.
A meeting has been called for tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the residence of
L. F. e. Klokke, 2105 Figueroa street, of
the maids of honor and court ladies to her
majesty the queen, at which matters of the
greatest importance to the royal household
will be discussed.
The meeting of the committee of thirty
yesterday afternoon was largely attended.
The most important matter submitted was
report of the finance committee, showing
that in the neighborhood of ST. 900 had
been pledged and that it was absolutely
necessary to raise $4,000 more i'll order to
carry out the plans as previously adopted
by the committee. The committee stated
been in most cases satisfactory. and that
the merchants had, as a rule, contributed
liberally, many Others had neglected to
subscribe or had not supported the Fiesta
in a manner to which it is entitled. The
opinion was expressed that those who had
failed to donate to the Fiesta could GER
tainly be induced to give their financial
aid as public enterprise of such vital inn
portance TO Los Angeles and Southern Cal.
fornia, if the matter was urged upon them
and special committee was appointed,
consisting of Messrs. Ii. Jevne, w. c.
Bluett, A. Jacoby, I'll. P. Anderson and }.
o. koepfli to interview those who have not
yet subscribed or who have reduced their
subscriptions of last year. 1t was con-
ceded that, with a proper presentation of
the urgent necessity, the required $1,000
could easily be raised.
The 14O-foot liberty pole will arrive in
this city OH Monday and will at once be
hauled to Sixth street park. The park
commissioners will mako the necessary
excavations and the electric light com
pany will raise the pole and put it in
place, free OF charge.
f. A. Meserve and j. Ramish left for
San Francisco yesterday as a committee
of the Native Sons parlors from this city
to induce the members of their order in
the northern part of the state to witness
the Fiesta before going to the meeting of
the grand parlor at San Luis Obispo. The
committee has been supplied by the Fiesta
management with several thousand copies
of the queens proclamation, the hand
some posters and other literature and San
Francisco will be thoroughly aroused as to
the magniticence of the carnival.
The utmost good feeling prevails in San
francisco toward the Fiesta. The execu.
tive committee Is in daily receipt of letters
from influential citizens or organizations
in that city offering their cooperation. A
letter was received yesterday from w. M.
Bunker, editor of the Daily Report, stat
ing that his paper was Mt the disposal of
Los Angeles for all Fiesta purposes and
that he stands ready to do all in his power
to promote the best interests of the cause.
The Associated Wholesale Grocers of
San Francisco have informed the execu-