Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
MEXICO'S nth
CELEBRATED
DAY MARKED BY PICTURESQUE
CEREMONIES
FESTIVITIES BEGIN WITH GUN
AT SUNRISE
Lively Program Rendered at Historic
Plaza church-Hundreds Listen to
Patriotic Exercises-Fete Sur
passes All Others

Yesterday was the Mexican Fourth Of
July.
Hundreds of citizens of the republic
located here in Los Angeles cslebrsted
the ninety-seventh anniversary OF thu
freedom Of their native land.
| Nsver before In the history of Los An
gees was there such a demonstration
made by the Mexican population. At sun
rise twenty guns were nred under the
direction of General Aguilar, veteran
soldier who was identified with the brav-
est resistance the Americans met with
when Southern California was invaded by
General Fremont.
The morning was given over to demon
strations in Sonoratown, including fire.
works.
In the afternoon the Porfirio Diaz club,
under the supervision of Ralph J. Do
minguez, had arranged for an elaborate
programme of addresses. Among the
chief speakers were Mayor Harper, Oscar
Lawler, United States district attorney;
Senator Flint and ]. Guillermo Domin-
guez. mining promoter and prominent
lawyer of Mexico.
All of the speakers commented on the
cordial relations existing between the two
republics. The various addresses were
punctuated with repeated applause. until
old Turner hall echoed. A musical pro-
gram was presented, the main partici-
pants being Miss Bess M. Welch and
Miss Kate Wallace.
Hundreds Present
In the evening at the historic Plaza
church on North Main street hundreds
gathered to attend the program that had
been arranged by Rev. Juan CabaJeria,
pastor of the church. 1t was filed to
standing capacity when the curtain rolled
UP.
Various Spanish dances were performed
by pretty senoritas. There were the ca
chucha la horta and the famous SOM
brero blanco dances, all done by Grace
Larieux.
The program afforded quite a bit OF
pleasure to a great number OF American
spectators who had congregated at the
old mission to catch a glimpse of the old
time life of Spanish days before the adj
vent of the American. Mrs. Gonzales in
depreciation of la Golodrina" and La
Paloma' was received with applause.
Professor Gallegos of the University Of
Ecuador read an original poem and de-
livered an address on THE History Of
Mexico This was followed by an ora
tion delivered by Rev. Juan Caballeria.
who spoke on America and Mexico, the
Sister Republics"
The stage was prettily decorated with
1agS OF botn nations, ana an arrangement
of variously colored electric lights. The
whole was outdoors. giving an unusual
character to the affair
At the conclusion of the performance
the entire audience mingled with the Ce-
Gillian society of forty voices and sang
the Mexican national anthem. This was
followed by salute of guns by the vet
eran Mexican soldiers, under the direc-
tion of General Aguilar.
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holding its program of festivities. the
Friday Morning club ballroom was the
scene OF a gay ball at which all the
Spanish families of Los Angeles and Vi
cinity were present.
The ball was held under the direction
of Ricardo Tribe and the Friday Morn
ing club. The club was well represented
by the presence of majority OF its
members, all dressed in handsome ball
costumes