The herald., 1897-04-21
57xsEN.

throne and. voicing the sentiment of the
citizens of Los Angeles, surrendered the
key of the city.
ION behalf OF your majesty's SUBJ
jects," said he, II welcome La Reina
Francisco Primera and her court to this
| fair portion of her realm. The flowers
| smile at your gracious majestys COM
| ing, and there is unbounded joy and
n,erry-making among your subjects.
| trust that your visit will be most
pleasant one. 1t Is with much pleasure
that present to your gracious majesty
this key to our city government, for
know that the municipality will be doub-
| ly safe in your fair majesty's hands"
The key, a beautiful specimen of the
jewelers. art. was received from the
mayors hands by a page, who trans
mitted 1t to the prime minister, who
knelt and handed it to the queen.
The trumpets sounded and Prime Min
: lister Thomas came down from the dais
while he read the following reply Of her
majesty:
THE QUEENS MESSAGE
II am requested BY her majesty, our
| gracious queen, to express to one and
all of you her sincere appreciation of the
kind reception you, as loyal subjects and
citizens Of this. her true province and
most remembered city. have given.
ITO you. Mr.. Mayor, in whose hands
has been placed the sacred trust of the
| executive of this fair municipality. she
expresses her appreciation of the kind
ness which inspires you to present to her
this exquisitely wrought key, emblem
attic of the desire on your part and on the
part of the city. that its gates be thrown
widely extended-for her entrance and
enjoyment
"She desires me to say, Mr.. Mayor. as
her servant and as servant of her peo-
pie living within her most favored pro-
vince, living in realm abounding with
all the resources and gifts that God can
bestow upon land and give to favored
people. she desires. I say, that you. as
such servant, go forth, yea, tonight, and
say to these. her people, her royal sub
jects: She proclaims that during her
stay within the gates of her city, she
wishes, she desires, nay, she commands,
all to cast aside all care, all heavy
thought and all fear, and again. as they
| have in the past upon her annual visit,
let joy. brightness and happiness only
reign within their hearts,"
The mayor of the city having retired,
the following proclamation was read by
Prime Minister Thomas. who wore
white satin court costume, elaborately
embroidered in gold. gold shoes with
diamond buckles, and a profusion of
lace ruffies.
A ROYAL PROCLAMATION
Hear ye, most favored and loyal
subjects of Her Majesty, the Queen Of
La Fiesta:
"a year ago, on April oath. in the year
1896, and of our reign the third we, your
Queen, upon our annual visit, establish
ed and ordained the Order of Knights
of La Fiesta. Then and there we had
caused inquiry to be made by our SER
wants into all the causes which had pro-
duced the condition Of affairs which at
that time gave evidence to rs that our
most favored province showed a Won
derful advance in the welfare, fortunes
and concerns Of our beloved people.
"As a result of such inquiry, we had
been informed that this prosperity. this
fortune, was due to the efforts of certain
worthy citizens of our realm.
This had pleased US. We believed
our citizens deserved recognition for
the efforts in bringing about this result,
which so gratified their queen. We de-
sire to state that upon our return we find
still greater evidence of advancement
and prosperity and of general welfare.
again we have caused our servants
to make this inquiry, and again we find
that it is due to the united and constant
effort OF our people. Standing out
prominent among the many, are some
whose efforts, whose self-denials and
devotion to the public veal demand our
recognition. To all Of these we extend
our most royal and gracious thanks. but,
as in the past, so now, we desire to Sc
| lect from this number two or three, who,
| by their singular devotion, and who, nv
| their zeal and unselfish desire to AL
vance the welfare of our people and to
| extend the prosperity of our land, are
entitled to our special and worthy no.
| tice.
1--WE have, therefore, commanded our
| Prime Minister to state that we have
| selected three worthy citizens, whom
| we intend to raise to the Order of our
Knights of La Fiesta, and on whom we
desire to confer the decoration of that
order.
zone has singularly devoted himself,
in the line of his official position. A po-
sition filled by him at the request and
upon the wish Of our people. One who,
in his public capacity, has ever endeav-
ored to carry out that which we have
believed was best for the good of our
realm, showing himself to be we'll
worthy of the trust we have placed in
him as a public servant of our royal
self.
Another has shown himself to be
filed with kindness, with thought, with
feelings, and with love for mankind
Out of his own private fortune he has
made a gift to our people, which in
itself as a principality. and we. the
Queen, feel that in decorating this one
with our order, we are assured you will
rejoice in the selection OF a man who
has in most significant manner shown
his unselfish love.
"The third is one who, were It not for
this opportune moment given by our
| annual visit, would be, by reason of his
quiet modesty, but little rewarded for
the great and unselfish interest and pub
lie spiritedness With which he has en-