The herald., 1897-04-03
ALL STUDY
WILL STOP
The Children May Enjoy
Fiesta Week
FIRE DEPARTMENTS WORK
BALL DECORATIONS TO BE HIGH
CoLoRED AND BRILLIANT
FIRE DEPARTMENTS WORK
The Committee of Thirty Present the
Objects and Purposes of the In
corporation--Plans

The final Fiesta plans are being made
by the different committees and things
are rapidly taking shape in many quar-
ters for the parades. AT the principals
meeting held at the Spring street school
yesterday the details of the school sec
ton of the parade were discussed. 1t
was decided to CLOSE school during that
week and the following committee was
appointed to arrange the children's part
in the parade, which will include the
third to the eighth grades inclusive: A.
w. Plummer, Bertha Gordon, G. Fl. Chill
cote. Mrs. NJ. A. White, ]. p. Monlux.
The committee will see to the program,
which will consist of short address and
some music The line of march will be
simply from the headquarters to the tri-
bunes and each child will probably make
an offering to the queen. single flower
may, perhaps. be decided upon.
The firemen are making elaborate
preparations this year for their partic-
ipation in the parade. There will be
twenty-six pieces. most elaborately dec
Grated. Many of the designs will be
representative of localities. The prizes
have aroused the ambition of the fire.
men, and some pretty and tasteful de-
signs are already being evolved 1t is
unfortunate that all the committees of
judges on decorations are men. and no
allowance has been made for those fine
determinations in decorative work for
which women are so famous. Assistant
Chief Smith of the fire department said
yesterday he would like the entire COM
mittee of judges of the fire ladies work
composed of ladies'.
The ball decorations are causing much
planning. In view of its being a bal
masque, the decorative work will be
wholly different this year from usual,
and will be less conventional and formal;
and more varied and brilliant in its ef-
fects. There will be great deal OF high
color and fantastic and effective detail
The street decorations are going to be
quite striking. A succession of arches
with rows of electric lights and fiutter-
ing pennants, with great banners or
Fiesta colors and the American flag at
regular intervals will be placed along the
principal streets, with perfect Forest
or palms.
On the side streets the fan-shaped FL
esta colors placed upon wires VIII give
peculiarly pretty enects.
Tne purposes anu OpJCNNS ioA --e>
Fiesta de Los Angeles has been incor-
porated are not fully understood by the
general public, and at meeting OF the
COMMITTEES of thirty held last evening II
was decided that the plan OF organlza-
tior should be presented at once. Its
objects as stated in the articles OF IN
corporation are: ITO promote trade and
commerce. to advertise and advance the
resources, the mechanics and the arts or
Co1ifnrria and TO generate and
foster in the minds of our people re-
spect and love for our southern land, It's
past present and future, and with these
objects and for these purposes to annual
ly hold in the city of Los Angeles the cell
ebration of La Fiesta de Los Angeles.
The plan under which the Fiesta was
held last year has not been changed by
the incorporation, inasmuch as its gem
eral management remains under the di-
rect control of the three commercial
bodies of this city, the Chamber of Com
merce, Manufacturers and Merchants
association and the Board of Trade.
Each of these organizations Is repre-
scented in the board of directors by ten
members, and the committee of thirty
so constituted selects an executive COM
mittee of six members, whose dutles are
designated under the rules.
Each year fifteen members cease to act
and their places are filled as follows:
six by the remaining members and
three by each Of the three organiza-
tions."
All funds necessary for the holding OF
La Fiesta are obtained by private sub
scription and no indebtedness is in
CURED or bills paid unless approved by
at least two members of the executive
committee and by check signed by the
president and secretary. No stock o.
any kind is Issued, and all surplus accru-
ing from the annual celebration is de-
posted to the credit of the treasurer and
remains in the general funds of La FL
esta.
Before the Incorporation was decided
upon, the plan as outlined above was
submitted to the three commercial
bodies and fully approved. The members
Of the committee of thirty now holding
office met and decided to draw lots as to
the directors who were to hold office
one or two years. AS a singular coinci-
dence all the present members or the ex-
ecsutive committee drew the short term
and as consequence their connection
with the Fiesta will cease after the pres
ent celebration is concluded and its af-
fairs are wound up.
The erroneous statement has been
made that the reviewing tribunes and
the queens throne were to be located at
the same place where the parades were
nelQ last year. Inc executive COHiiH
yesterday leased the property at Twelfth
street, Grand avenue and Pico street
belonging to Victor Ponet. The lease was
signed for fourteen months, so as to in
clude next years celebration, thereby
realizing a saving of the expense of
taking down and reconstructing the
tribunes, as they will remain there dur
ing the entire period
The interest taken by the boys in the
pony cavalry troop that will appear for
the first time in the parade, is growing
to such proportions that nearly hun
dred of the rising generation have en-
listed in the service Of La Fieeta' s
charming queen. They will receive their
first instructions from Capt. Batchelder
this morning at $3.50 O'clock at Twenty
seventh and Figueroa streets. Their uni
forms are being made by the unemployed
women under the direction of the ladies'
committee. Any boy who has Shet-
land pony and who is anxious to take
part in the celebration is requested to
send his name to c. A. Sumner or Capt.
Batchelder