Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

go to make up the total established
within the last few years.
All these will be represented by mag
niflcent floats, which are now in the
hands of the designer and are nearly
completed.
Exhibition to BE Permanent
In addition to these displays there
will be O permanent exhibit of Orange
county products arranged for inspec-
ton in a mammoth canvas tent to be
erected in the heart of the city, which
will be open day and night during the
carnival. Each section of the county
will be represented here, and each will
display it's individual resources and
products, while attendants will be on
hand. to give any further information
that may be desired.
The best floats exhibited in the vari-
Gus parades will be kept on exhibition
| In this big tent after they have been
| displayed on the streets, and will add
| to the interest and value of the general
exhibit.
Adjoining the big tent, and as an
adjunct of the general display, will be
a dog and poultry show in which many
entries have been made already.
Saturday at IL o'clock the grand
floral parade will be held, and judging
| from the preparations in progress 1t
will be a magnificent affair Great in
| terest is being manifested in this fea-
! ture, and some of the handsomest de-
/ signs ever attempted in the way of
4 floral decoration are planned for the
/ occasion. Cash prizes will be offered
for the best displays in school and fra
ternal floats, single and double car
riages, automobiles, bicycles etc, etc.
The chief feature of all the parades
will be the queen of the carnival, i'm
! personated by Miss Ethel Chapman,
daughter of c. c. Chapman of Fuller
| ton, one of the best known orange
! growers in the world. The carnival
queen will lead each parade in golden
| chariot drawn by four black horses
and accompanied by her maids of
honor and court. The coronation of
the queen will occur at the Grand
opera house Wednesday evening, Oc-
| tober IA, at which time and place the
carnival will be opened formally with
an elaborate and spectacular program.
Masked Ball to Be Held
A grand ball will be held at Spur
geon's hall Thursday evening, at which
| the carnival queen will be present, and
she will also attend the carnival ball
masque Saturday night at the same
place. The carnival queen also will
attend the chariot races and sports at
the local race track, and will assist in
| making popular the various events on
the general program.
Special events scheduled for the occa-
sion will consist of foot racing and ath-
letic sports, horse races, chariot races,
balloon ascensions, seventy-foot high
dives into shallow water, public balls,
etc.
The chariot races will be held Thurs
day and Friday afternoons, in conjune-
tion with other harness events and
will be under the management of E. j.
Levengood, a local horseman, who has
taken part in chariot races at Pasa-
dena, San Bernardino and in the north
ern part of the state, where he has
established a reputation as one of the
keenest contestants in this thrilling
sport.
Santa Anas streets will be decorated
as never before, and conspicuous among
the features planned will be the arch
of welcome, at Main and Fourth streets
which will be strung with myriads of
electric lights for night display. Five
bands have been engaged for the occa-
sion, and active and energetic commit
tees are at work arranging for accom-
modations for the expected multitude
of visitors, for whose transportation
reduced rates have been given on both
steam and electric roads.
The following is the program: