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baskets, and wreaths, and stars. and
crowns, and shields, in brilliant and
tropical profusion
When the marching and counter
marching had ceased and the last notes
OF Hail, California" had died away
the queens address was made to the
children by the prime minister, as fol-
lows:
THE QUEENS PROCLAMATION
1T, prime minister, by royal grace of
her most exalted majesty, the Queen
of La Fiesta, am commanded to ad-
dress a few words to the little ones who
have come to welcome her royal pres
encc and to express her appreciation of
the loyalty shown by this gathering
of the school children Of her favored
city.
To-day closes the events inaugurated
to welcome our gracious queen upon her
annual visit to her city. and upon you
has fallen the honor Of being the last
Of her subjects to receive and welcome
her.
Tonight our queen leaves us for an
other year, and while her heart Is filled
with keen sadness that the joy and
pleasure of this visit is drawing to q
close, she desires to state that in all
of the many pageants and great dis
plays made in the honor of and to well
come her visit, none have been so loyal,
none SO true in the expression of that
welcome as that which you, the children
of her schools, have given.
"She presents to each of you q SOU
venir Of her visit and of this welcome.
Upon each Is iITipT ssssd the flag OF this
land, land of which she and you are
native born. She desires that all Of
you ever treasure this little gift, and
that the emblem thereon impressed be
ever before your minds, instilling there
in the loyalty. the love, and the patri-
otism of which. in the minds of her
loyal subjects, it has ever been en-
biematic.
Little ones, again your queen greets
you and extends a kind and loving fare
WELL"
The souvenir alluded to in the address
was a little celluloid pin, upon which
was emblazoned a flag and the nscrip-
tion, "Fiesta School Day. 1897" The
badges had been given to each child at
the different school buildings before
starting for the march into the tribunes.
During the entire ceremony her ma
jesty remained standing, fluttering her
lace handkerchief and smiling tenderly
upon the sea of little faces turned up in
admiration toward her.
The music of the childish voices rang
out clear and true; the thousands OF lit
tie flags fiuttered in the sunlight; all the
school banners cleaned in their rich
color and the bravery of sash and
streamer, and rosette and badge made
wonderfully effective detail from the tri-
bune seats. which were filled with ad-
miring and happy parents.
When the pledge of allegiance was
| made to the flag the scene was impress
sive in its simplicity. Some one brought
the queen a little flag and a cluster of
paneies, and these she held during the
rest of the morning, standing erect in
the clear sunlight. a picture of fair
and youthful loveliness
SOME PRESENTATIONS MADE
After the program had been gone
through her majesty sent for State Su-
perintendent Samuel T. Black and Su-
perintendent James A. Foshay, and
these gentlemen were escorted up to
the foot of the throne by Sir Ferdinand
Rule and Prime Minister Francis j..
Thomas. where they were preesnted to
the queen. Her majesty extended her
hand to both gentlemen and thanked
them for their services and their devo-
tion, saying also that she would endeav-
or to do all in her power toward reliev-
ing the pressing necessity for room in
the city schools. And then, with real
womanly tears starting in the dark,
expressive eyes, her majesty added
This has been the proudest and hap
piest day of my life. and will ever car
ry in tender memory the picture of these
little children, with their beautiful, in
nocent faces and their loving tributes"
The gentlemen having retired, the
lines of children wheeled and marched
out by the Twelfth-street entrance to
the street.
FAREWELL TO THE COURT
A little ripple ran through the court.
The queen thanked her maids for their
devotion, and with a faint smile, said
that much was to be said to her prime
minister that could be said only when
he was alone. The prime minister was
brave and gallant and made answer In
kind. The first lady-in-waiting then
said that she, too, must pay tribute of
jesty for the pleasure they all had had
during the week of her majesty's visit
For a few moments all ceremony was
dropped and the charming and beauti-
full things that each said to each other
were not for the public ear. Slowly the
queen came down the royal stairway,
stopping at the foot to say a word OF
thanks to her royal lancers, and then
she was placed in the court carriage, in
its white and golden decorations. and
waving her white hand, was driven out
of the tribunes.
The carriage passed through a living
aisle of people. who formed a wall on
either side, and with waving hands and
cheers. gazed In admiration upon her
majesty.
AND So
THE curtain falls and from the scene
The actors pass. The mimic queen
Lays down her dadem;
Ihe lights grow dim, and night serene
Eeigns Ger the city where erst was seen
Gay pageants pass in glittering sheen:
Inc testers silent In the wing,