Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-24
BUSINESS MEN
DEMAND FIESTA
SEND URGENT APPEAL TO I'M
PERIAL POTENTATE
Declare Great Mistake Would Be
Made in Abandoning Program for
Shriners and Ask Re-
consideration


give assurance that La Fiesta de las
Flores will be held as has been planned
and indorse every movement to make
it even more elaborate than was first
conceived.
A communication signed by many
business men was sent to w. H. Col
Inns, imperial potentate, A, A. o. N.
M. S., of Toronto, Ont, asking him to
reconsider the action of calling off the
imperial session.
Extensive preparations have been
made by the Angelenos for the Fiesta,
and from the enthusiasm shown by the
prominent men of affairs of the city it
will be far more grand than any Fiesta
ever held here. Every assurance is
given that the San Francisco sufferers
are being well cared for and have a
superabundance of means for relief at
their disposal.
Every representative of the large
commercial firms and every prominent
man seen yesterday expressed a will
ljngness to increase the funds of the
Fiesta and sacrifice personal affairs to
make it a success.
Plan Greater Fiesta
In general the sentiment is that Los
Angeles has done her share so far in
caring for the refugees and is willing
to do much more, but still make the
Fiesta a great success.
All feel that the postponement of the
Fiesta would be a mistake on the part
of the imperial council of the Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine and that the
abandonment would be a sad disap-
pointment Thousands of Shriners as
well as the vast multitude of tourists
would have their plans dsarran ged.
Since the people of the destroyed dis
trict are being well cared for and
means enough is already on hand to
help many more than are in distress
for some time to come such action
would be utterly useless, is the gen.
eral feeling.
"Now that the storm is over let Cali
fornia settle back to business" is the
motto of the Fiesta committee, and
yesterday word was sent forth by Sec
retary Zeehandlelaar of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association to the
effect that the Shriners were coming to
Los Angeles and that the local Shriners
We're preparing to receive their guests
I'VE are continuing our arrange
ments for the reception of the Shriners
who will attend in large bodies during
here at that time than at any shrine
meeting ever held in the west" said
Secretary Zeehandlelaar yesterday.
1T seems to me that of the eastern
Shriners had any intention of with
drawing from the shrine program they
would have informed the Merchants
and Manufacturers association first of
all and then the Shriners of this city,
and thus far they have taken no such
step. We have expended quite large
sum for the entertainment of these
people and we do not see why they
should withdraw at this time"
Following is a copy of the commune
cation sent to Imperial Potentate Col
Inns of Toronto yesterday:
Need Moral Support
1--WE, the undersigned, strongly in
dorse all previous messages sent you
and beg you to reconsider your action
in calling off the imperial council ses-
sion. Los Angeles is unharmed, 500
miles away from the scene of trouble,
amply able to entertain her guests as
in accordance to deliberately prear-
ranged program. Thousands of dollars
have been already spent. The San
Francisco people are being we'll cared
for and all of California needs now
the moral support that your presence
would lend more Indn anyInlnS else.
IN. H. Flint, Fred A. Hines, Central
bank of Los Angeles First National
bank, Dollar Savings Bank and Trust
Co., American National bank, Farmers
and Merchants National bank, Citizens
National bank, State Bank and Trust
Co., Los Angeles Trust Co., CONNER
ciaI National bank German-American
Savings bank, Merchants National
bank, Broadway Bank and Trust Co.,
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. Mer-
chants Trust Co.. National Bank of
California. United States National bank
international Savings bank, Southern
California Savings bank, California
Savings bank, Home Savings bank
Mercantile Trust and Savings bank,
National Bank of Commerce, Manhat-
tan Savings bank, w. p. Jeffries Co.,
Lowman & Co., Brauer & Krohn,
Tufts-Lyons Arms Co., Luckenbach &
Co., Walkover Shoe Co., Siegel Bros,
Mullen & Bluett Clothing Co., Wether-
by-Kayser Shoe Co., Coulter Dry Goods
Co. J. w. Robinson Co.. C. M. Staub
Shoe Co, Matheson & Berner, Llewellyn
Iron works, Boswell & Noyes Drug Co.,
A. e. Little & Co., Stoll & Thayer
Co. Edwards & Winters Co.. Western
Motor Car Co, Charles e. Anthony,
William Mulholland, superintendent
water department; Frank b. Long,
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
Mines & Parish, Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Co., Home Telephone and
Telegranh CO. The Bartlett Music Coz