Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-12
MAYOR ADDS NEW
PHASE TO PARADE
SAILORS AND MARINES WILL
MARCH FIESTA WEEK
Warships Ordered to Southern CaIifor-
mia to Participate in Shriners'
enthusiastically Con-
Quoted Excursions

floral parade of the Fiesta that up to
yesterday was not counted on. This is
to come from the navy department and
will mean more than 600 men in line.
The sailors in their white duck suits
and the marines in their elaborate uni
form and with their machine guns
handsomely decorated with flowers will
give patriotic phase to the parade.
In a letter received yesterday by Sec
retary Zeehandlar of the Fiesta eXecu-
tive committee and Chairman NJ. H.
Flint of the Shriners' executive COM
mittee from the navy department the
information was conveyed that the
cruiser Boston, gunbOat Princeton and
torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones have
been ordered to Southern California
waters to participate in the Fiesta.
Several months ago this matter was
taken up with United States Senators
Flint and George c. Perkins, and the
request was made on the navy depart
ment to send part of the Pacific fleet
here for the Fiesta and Shriners meet
ing.
The letters received show how sue
cessful California's senatorial represen-
tatives have been in the work.
Los Angeles has never entertained
the high class of business. professional
and society personages that will he here
to attend the imperial council" said
one committeeman. "Many of them
are men who are known in the councils
of their state government and the ma
tional government, and the best that
can be shown them will be none too
good, and Southern, California in gen.
eral and Los Angeles in particular, will
receive the benefit"
A military turnout is always inspir-
ing, and to join this with the blossoms
that will be used in the division will
not only make ii genuinely patriotic
display but it will be extremely beau
tiful ard interesting. 1t will be en-
jcyed by spectator and participant
alike.
Thirty-five or thirty-siX special trains
coming here. all to arrive between noon
Saturday, May and the same hour
Monday. May 7. This is the latest
report that has been received by the
executive committee of the Shriners
entertainment committee: These will
cCme from every part of the country
and Canada and they will come from
the following places
Four from San Francisco and one
each from the following places: oregon
and Washington; Butte, Mont; Salt
Lake City, Utah; Kansas City, Mo-;
st. Joseph, Mo-; st. Louis, Mo-; Albu-
N. L
Tex; Chicago, Ill; Detroit, Mich; In
dianapolis, Ind; Columbus, o.; Cincin-
natl, o.; Toronto, Ont; Montreal and
Quebec, Canada; Pittsburg. Pa; Tren-
| ton, ". j.; Newark, N. j.; Brooklyn, N.
Y; New York city; Buffalo. N. Y;
Boston, Mass. New England states;
Washington and Baltimore; West Vir-
ginia, and Grand Rapids, Mich
Among those that are expected but
no word relative to their plans has
been received by the state of Ne
braska Des Moines, Iowa. and two
are spoken for from the southern states.
Special Trains
Personally conducted special trains
not alone for Shriners but for anybody
who wants to come to Southern Cali
fornia and Los Angeles have been ar
ranged by the New York Central Rail
way company and two others from the
Pennsylvania railway to come from
| Pennsylvania and Ohio.
From Chicago the special Shrine
train will bring 115 people, at least that
| is the number that is booked at this
time That includes the Arab patrol
and its band
The first night parade will be held on
Tuesday might, May 8. and will consist
of fifteen divisions. Each division will
| be in charge of a division marshal and
! his aides. followed by band of music
Then will follow an Arab patrol and
members of the Shrine temples, and
last one of the electrical floats. This is
| a different arrangement from any thai
| has been carried out in the past, when
simply the float was started and with
the bands of music comprise the entire
show. The new way will make q
longer and more interesting display.
New England Float
Arrangements have been made by the
| Massachusetts State society to confer
with other New England state societie.
with the view of putting in the flora
parade a float that will be typical OF
New England life. 1t is the intention
of these societies to enter the lists after
the capital prize, and the plans talked
over will make their float one of the
finest in the division.
The merchants along the streets ovel
which the parades are to pass have
decided to decorate their places of bust
ness and many of them will do i
elaboratey and artistically. 1t is no
the intention to build any obstruction!
across the sidewalks but have all thu
extra decorations done on the front O
their buildings and in the windows.
A committee from each of the Spring
street and Broadway improvement so
cieties have called on the merchants
on these streets and arranged for NJ
distractions on the streets or side
walks. In this way the visitors will b
Iiver an unobstructed view of the bril-
liantly lighted streets and a sight the!
will not see in any other city in th
country.
Kansas City Mo, is the first to b.
represented here for both the imperia
council of the Shrine and the Fiesta
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Doggett and Mr.
and Mrs. Meyers, from the city at tn
! junction of the Kaw and Missouri
reached here yesterday and are nov
quartered at the Alexandria, wher
they will remain until the fun is over
Both men are members of the board o
directors of the Priests of Pallas com
mittee of Kansas City and they sa,
that everybody is talking about Lo
Angeles and the Fiesta and that tn
Shriners are coming with "Bells" an,
in punches.
Henry Mesa a Suicide
By Associated Press