Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-28
HOLLYWOOD IS
READY FOR FETE
FLOWER FESTIVAL WILL BE
GORGEOUS DISPLAY
MOST ELABORATE SHOW YET
GIVEN IN CITY
Opening In Evening by the Mayor,
with Concert by Maenner-
choir Singing So
cieties
Especial to The Herald


HOLLYWOOD, April 27.-The finish
ing touches on the floral buildings were
of the flower festival were put on this
afternoon by workmen and the several
committees of the Woman's club, and
everything is in readiness for the
greatest floral display in the history of
Hollywood. Everything is being done
on a large scale and the festival will be
one of the most notable affairs of the
kind in the history of the city.
The fete this year is of much greater
scope than that of last year and
high standard has been set. The room
In which the floral show Is to be held
is four times as large as that of last
year and it is being crowded to the
limit for the accommodation of the
numerous exhibits that have been re-
ceived and are promised
The affair will be opened formally to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock with an
address by Mayor George H. Dunlop.
A concert will be given during the
evening by the Los Angeles ana the
Pasadena Maennerchoir, while the
guests view the gorgeous display of
flowers. vegetables and fruit.
FIaunts Fiesta CoIors
The building has been decorated
very prettily with the fiesta colors,
yellow and purple, and palm leaves.
The facade has been made very beau
tiful by festoons of the fiesta colors
and the national ensign. A row of
palm leaves cover the four walls above
the flower stands on the interior and
form beautiful background for the
floral display.
The show this year has an educa-
tional as we'll as an esthetic object,
and the promoters feel gratified on ac-
count of the interest shown, especially
among the children. AS result the
juvenile exhibit will be one Of the
main attractions and the benefit reaped
by the young people is inestimable.
Most of the exhibits received this
afternoon were from the juvenile COM
petitors, who have spent a great many
of their play hours in caring for their
flower and vegetable gardens, that they
might have something to show on this
occasion. Not only are the exhibits
from among the school children, but
also from those who have not reached
the school age Some of those who
have not raised flowers or vegetables
have spent some time during the past
few days securing the hills north of
the city for rare specimens of wild flow
ers, and as result the number OF ex-
hibits in this section is much larger
than 1t was ever anticipated.
Doors Open Early
Tomorrow morning the doors of the
building will be open at an early hour
and the women who have the show in
charge will be hard at work until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, when no more
entries will be received. The judges
will then award the prizes and every
thing will be placed in readiness for
the grand opening at o'clock.
The children have taken as great in
terest in the raising of vegetables as
they have in flowers and the exhibits
in this section promise to be proper
tionately great. The committee which
has charge of the vegetable section
has made a great effort in this line
and feel that they are to be repaid
for their pains. The committee con-
sists of Mrs. Graham Smith, chairman;
Mrs. John Dick, Mrs. B. w. Harper,
Mrs. Noble, DR.. Nina Stephens, Mrs.
e. P. Ryland, Mrs. Linton, Mrs. c. ].
Reinhard, Mrs. Lawrence Ernst, Mrs.
j. H. Rupp and Mrs. J. r. Kilgore.
Many entries have been received for
the fruit exhibit and some surprise
will be shown by the visitors who have
looked upon Hollywood as merely a
residence city. Mrs. M. M. Elkin is the
chairman of the committee and she has
a competent corps Of helpers,
Judges Expert Florists
The judges for the flower show have
been selected from among the expert
forests and gardeners of Los Angeles.
Miss Gels of the department of botany
of Polytechnic high school of Los An
geles is the only exception. She, with
Earnest Braunton and Theodore Payne,
will judge the juvenile exhibits, while
Mr.. Braunton and Mr.. Payne and Mr..
Armstrong of East Hollywood will
award the prizes in the general ex-
hibit.
The tickets for the fitting tourna-
ment on Saturday and the high school
play on Friday evening have been
placed on sale and are going fast.
Both are limited in number and from
present indications there will be many
disappointments.
The arrangements for the floral pa
rade on Saturday at 1 o'clock are al
most completed and it promises to be
a gorgeous event. The entries will be
judged by Frank M. Kelsey. j. A.
Hackett, r. I. Rogers, William H.
Cook, Oliver c. Bryant, Russ Avery,
F. w. King, e. w. MCGEE and f. w.
Blanchard.