The herald., 1896-03-11
ANTE FIESTA FESTIVITIES
The Los Angeles Athletic Clubs Smoker
q Great Success
II Was rendered to the Committee Who
Have the Fiesta in Charge and Was
Largely Attended

The Los Angeles Athletic club gave .
smoker in its rooms last night which was
we'll attended by large representation of
members of the entertaining club. the
Jonathan. the Commercial, the California
and the Turnverein. John F. Francis pre-
sided, supported by Col. Osborne. c. D.
Willard, DR.. Granville MCGOWAN. T. E..
Gibbon and Dr. Wills, president of the
board of education. The chairman, in a
well-chosen style, thanked the Los Angeles
Athletic club for it's hospitality. thanked
the members of the last fiesta committee
for the labors and sacrifices which they
cheerfnlly endured to make it success
and made the prophecy that Los Angeles
would in the near future be not only the
Chicago of the Pacific coast, but the play
ground of America. Much credit was due,
lie said, to the organizing committee who
would at the proper moment dof their sill
yer slippers and climb the golden stairs.
All the committees have been hard at work
and brilliant success is assured, owing to
the syndicate letter which has been Law
ishly distributed in the east.
L. e. Gibbon made short fiowery
speech. in which he urged the importance
OF following the methods employed at New
Orleans. which have made it's annual
Mardi Gras SO world widely known.
DR.. Granville McGown followed in a
felicitous speech as member Of the floral
committee. which he concluded by saying
that 10 make the flower parade a success
every teamster in Southern California
should coax tho lovely girls to decorate the
coaches and floats, and as consolation
prize to those who failed to secure that
offered by the Fiesta committee, they
would no doubt secure priceless one
which would be for them a thing of beauty
and Joy foreuer. He advocated the dec.
Grafton with lights and flowers of triple,
quadruple and sextupal bicycle riders, to
the best decorated of which special prize
would be awarded. No grotesque figures
or rowdyism of any kind will be permitted.
c. ID. Willard, seer stary of the chamber
of commerce. made short speech of a
practical character, urging the widest CO.
operation, an assessment of from 81 to So
upon each participant in the festivities and
that human bouquets should be feature
of the night parade.
Colonel Osborne in humorous speech
recalled memories of the Fiesta of last
year, especially referring to Dan Wards
get up at the Fiesta ball.
M. p. Snyder of the Phoenix carnival
committee spoke of the improvements in
Los Angeles during the last fifteen years
and attributed it to the energy OF the
cHaIuDer OF commerce. the DOaru or trade,
the Merchants association and finally to
the establishment of the Fiesta.
Loud cheering greeted Max Meyberg, as
he arose to say few words in answer to a
call as the father of the Fiesta. He con-
graduated The members of this years COM
mittee ON the way in which they were con-
Quoting the affairs of the Fiesta, and on the
fact of $25 900 having been already SUBJ
scribed.
DR.. Wills, president Of the board of edu-
cation. then addressed the company in a
brief speech. Altogether the event was a
great success.