The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-03
LIVELY TIME FOR
SALT LAKE ROUTE
Passenger Officials Busy TAX
ing Care of Traffic to
Los Angeles.
DAZZLING FIESTA PROMISED
SHRINERS COMING FROM ALL
PARTS OF COUNTRY.

Salt Lake Route. It is going TO be heavy
burden on every one of the transconti-
mental lines TO handle the important traf
fic which is now moving westward to-
ward Los Angeles as the Shrine City Of
| 1907. and the officials of the Salt Lake
Route do not intend to omit anything
that might render the western journey of
the Shriners not only comfortable, but
enjoyable. Hence the presence in Salt
Lake City of Mr.. Peck, who will, with
his staff, personally look after the many
trains which will cross the desert be-
tween here and Los Angeles within the
next four days.
Yes. indeed" said Mr. Peck last even
ing. lit is a big job to see that all these
trains are properly received, scheduled
and sent through without miShap or de-
lay byt If we have anything like good
fortune the Salt Lake Route will deliver
the goods to its thousands of eastern Wis
itors"
But if the railroads are working to
safely and comfortably land these people
In Los Angeles, the citizens of the sun
land are working twice as hard in their
preparations to welcome the wanderers.
While these efforts are specially dirtcted
toward the entertainment of the Shriners,
the thousands who will accompany them
will find plenty to interest and amuse
them, in fact Los Angeles is going to
make of this present Fiesta de Flores the
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tainments. The addition of the Shriuers.
both as guests and as participants IN the
weeks festivities, will lend dash Of col
or which cannot but cause the event 10
become historical in southern California
While the entire southern end of the state
is lending a helping hand In the general
effect the affair will of course center IN
and about Los Angeles. There the prepar-
atoms have been the work of not only
weeks but months. When ! left Los An
geles on Tuesday the streets were alive
with decorators and had been for days
past. These men were busy with the hang
ing of decorations upon every building on
each principal business street and, by the
time the first visitors arrive, the City of
the Angels VIII be a blaze Of color in
which the red. green and yellow of the
fiesta will hold the principal place.
The Real Festivities.
1.-THE program? Well, that has been a
matter of two years study for, as you
know. we were thoroughly prepared to
entertain the Shriners in 1906 and the ex-
ira year of preparation has permitted the
addition of many interesting features to
the general program.
THE real festivities will commence on
the morning of May when the Imperial
Potentate Will have arrived at Los Ange-
les. On that day the imperial council
will be escorted across the San Pedro
channel 10 Catalina for a days outing
on that charming island. On the main
land the interest will center at Venice,
beautiful resort city facing Crescent bay
distant but a thirty minute trolley ride
from Los Angeles. Here viii occur gOr-
geOus water carnival which, with its mu-
steal accessories. viii occupy not only The
Gay but the night well.
Tuesday has been set aside as the first
day OF the official convention of the i'm
perial council the officers and members
Of that body being escorted from the i'm
peTial Headquarters at the Hotel Alex
andria to its meeting place in the Scot
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bodies of visiting Arab and Bedouin pa
trolls Following the convention will come
typical California banquet served at the
cathedral the menu OF which will con-
tain only dishes characteristic of the Col
den state. While the imperial council is
celebrating the other visitors will travel
to Pasadena, the Crown City of San Ca
briel valley, there to celebrate the Pasa-
dena day of the fiesta.
Illuminated Parade.
Tuesday evening will see one o. the
most brilliant events of The week that
being the Illuminated parade of the i'm
periaI council and its escOrting bodies,
which for effect in military EvclutiOns and
coIorings In dress will outshine any preFi-
Gus event on the Pacific coast.
Wednesday, May S viii again be given
over to a business session of the imperial
council. with a grand exhibition drill in
the afternoon by the Arab patrols. ibis
drill viii occur at Ascot park, cOmmenc-
ing at 8 p. M.
7In the ey ching will occur the second of
the great illuminated events. In which
will be introduced special electrical fed-
lures Of striking magniticence.
Thursday, May 3. will be celebrated at
Long Beach. while the Arab Patrols
tourney to Catalina and Los Angeles will
celebrate the evening with the third and
last of the Moorish electrical pageants-
THE grandest, and in reality most
striking event Of the week, will occur on
the morning of Friday, May 10. This will
consist Of the feature around which the
whole fiesta radiates This is the Fiesta
de los Flores, or Parade OF Flowers, an
exhibition of floral decoration possible in
no other city of America. Hundreds OF
eqtlipages will take part in this parade,
every one buried beneath a mass Of bios
SONS arranged in striking effects, here
carrying the highest touch OF art and
there the wierd splendOr of unrestrained
color. | wish I could describe this novel
p9rade The greatest artists have at
tempted it's portrayal and failed, so it Is
easily seen how thoroughly inadequate
raere words are All that can be said Is
that IL IS a commingling of every color
and arrangement possible in such floral
decorations as can only be dreamed out
in that flower spread land of southern
California. Many worlds travellers have
Told me that the grandest floral displays
of the old world loose their lUster be-
side the Fiesta de los Flores as Los An
geles has presented it in the past. and |
can assure you that the year of 1907 VIII
see a flower display exceeding in bril-
Gancy any like event of past years.
Picturesque Sports.
Saturday, the last of the Fiesta days,
is s-SYen over to typical events, including
a bullshead breakfast served under the
shadow of the grand old mission of San
Gabriel. where 10000 visitors will sit down
to a spread typical of California upon one
of California; most historic spots. Fol-
lowing this typical banquet will come
the sports that gave individuality to the
fiesta OF early days, which will include
exhibitions by skilled vaqueros and cow
boys from Arizona, New Mexico and Cal
ifornia, covering every possible feat in
steer roping, broncho busting and horse
manship.
These are only the principal features Of
what will be the greatest week of festiv-
ity that southern California has ever seen.
We are preparing to handle an immense
number OF people both on our through
trains and locally in southern California.
The Imperial Potentate's special will be
one OF our important trains and will pass
sHro4rsyh Salt lake Saturday making