Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-05
BULL DODGING To
Be FETE FEATURE
HiSpano Americana Club Ar
ranges Celebration of Amer
lean independence
VAQUER0 CLUB TO PARADE
Barbecue and Sports Scheduled
at SChuetzen Park on
September is
VAQUERo CLUB TO PARADE

Officials Of the Hispano- Americana
club, with many of the club members
and several friends, passed yesterday
at the Montebello ranch, six miles from
the city on the Salt Lake line, COM
pleting the final arrangements for
their big celebration to be held in
this city on the centennial anniversary
of Mexico's independence day, Sep
tember 16.
With the party was Enrique Robles,
famous bull fighter from Spain,
who carefully inspected the bulls Of
the Montebello ranch with the object
of selecting the ones to serve in his
exhibition Of bull lodging to be given
at Schuetzen park on the afternoon
of the celebration. Robles declared
that there were none among them
equal to the exhibition he had planned
for the visitors at Scheutzen park, and
the committee will have to investigate
other ranches.
After the return of the party last
evening 1t was announced that the
program for the celebration, with the
exception of a few details, had been
definitely decided upon.
On the evening of the fifteenth Of
September a ball and entertainment
will be given in Elks' hall. Included
in the entertainment of Mexican songs
and dances, which are being arranged
under the supervision of Mrs. Frances
Polite, will be characteristic songs
and dances Of Spain by Miss Del Car
men. Enrique Robles will sing La
Paloma, while many others that are
not professional entertainers have sig
nified their willingness to assist in the
entertainment.
Promptly at o'clock on the morn
ing of the sixteenth, according to
present plans, the parade will start
from the Plaza. This spectacle, recall
ing the days when the Spanish don
was the ruling factor in Southern Cal
ifornia, will proceed down Main street
from the Plaza to the intersection Of
Spring, down Spring street to First,
to Broadway, to Ninth, to Spring, to
First, to Main, and returning to the
Plaza.
In this parade will be the entire
membership of the Waquero club, rid
ing gayly decorated mounts and attired
in the costumes worn by the Mexican
land owners of Southern California a
century ago. Old silver mounted sad
dies and brides will be used, while
those who ride Will be richly attired
in velvet garments. More than 50 men,
bers of the Vaquero club, so attired
will ride two abreast, while many from
Arizona, now summering in Southern
CallIOrnla, nave SlBnlHeu Lnelr lnIen-
ton to appear in line.
Ten floats. operating over the line
of the Pacific Electric company, rep
resenting Liberty, America and the in
dustries of Mexican states, will be in
the line of procession. A troupe of bull
fighters will form one of the sections
of the procession.
After the parade, the program of
sports arranged at Schuetzen park will
be the center of attraction. Here the
crack riders of the caballeros will COM
pete in feats of horsemanship. Athletes
will have plenty of opportunity to
demonstrate their skill in the many
athletic events arranged for the day.
Al the noon hour 5000 pounds of bar
becued meat will be served the guests.
OF the party which met at Monte
bello ranch yesterday to complete the
program, President c. c. Moreo, Vice
President F. NJ. Fernandez, Treasurer
o. A. Villa and Secretary A. B. Yorba,
accompanied by A. B. Astrada, En-
rique Robles and Miss Del Carmen,
formed a dinner party at Levy's cafe
last night.