El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-09-18
The Fiesta

The first staging y the anuue|
Santa Fe FIesta was . success All
who took part In putting Il on and
putting Il over are entitled TO en-
thusiastic praise and the thanks o.
the community and state.
The first Fiesta was more or less
impromptu. 1t was put on under the
direction of a handful Of people. II
was put on at a total expense Of
only a few hundred dollars. II was
not widely advertised for the sim.
pie reason that IT'S managers knew
that Santa re did not have accom-.
modations for the thousands Of peo-
pie who could easily have been
brought to the city. And Yet il wal
a brilliant, picturesque, clever and
beautiful performance and damon
q wealth of unique material ready
at hand, material for which other
cities would give a fortune, can
stage every year a celebration which
viii become famous from coast 70
coast and bring visitors numbered
only by the limit Of our capacity 70
care for them.
The Eagle Dance Of the Indians
10 alone sufficient to pack the city
N properly advertised. And ii 10 Of
course only an Incident n the eplor
full pageant, The historical tab
Ieaux, with small preparation, were
spIendIdly done and the impression
made On visitors from outside the
state Maa profound. The history OF.
Santa fe offers unlimited oppprfunl
ties for the extension and eiabora-
tIon or this feature. The coming Of
De Vargas and the raising Of the
cross should become, not 4 show but
a real religious ceremony of ae much
solemnlty as the annual De Vargas
procession, The days Of indian fight.
ing. OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES away back
10 the cIiff-dwelIers, a thousand pic.
t~uresque Incidents In indian, spanish,
Mexican and American days, furnlsh
material for endless variety IN the
pageant feature An outdoor ther
alter should Bio established on MI
about Fort Marcy, or a plan worked
out for d temporary outdoor thea
ter with seats in front Of the Palace !
The possibilities Of the Fiesta are
fascinating and endlese, eli
TO make it the success which Is
possible, the Fiesta should be an algl
Santa ne proposition. An e~xeelient
suggestion 10 that a Fiesta associpf
tlon be organized as . R~ermanent
thing, representing the whole eom'
munity, all business men includes,
u can be made a monsyJmaker fof
the business interests one spaaef
tIoB Is that concessions be sold 70
dealers in things particularly apprpi
pirate to the Fiesta idea and that
the Donnyhrook fair idea, modified
10 tit our atmosphere, be eiRboFated.
Generally speaking the Fiesta has
been shown ~conelusivelY to be the
bio way to capitalize, perpetuatf,
celebrate and immortallze the "9aHta
re Different Az a means Of maxi
ing Santa re better known, Of edu-
eating the country IN the things Of
Santa Fe's history which every
American ought TO know; 40 q means
on making our city more bpautlfuI
and prosperous. and Of giving pleae
ure to the people Of the United
States and ourselves; as a means ofll
keeping alive y reaplendent tradl
tlons and making the people All
New Mexico proud Of their capital,
the Fiesta Is the answer, Gii
Now, while we are full Of erthu-l
sIasm over a task we'll done and ser
So clearly the possibilities, 10 thu
time to organize and 20 mske thr !
Santa Ee Fiesta . permanent thing, !
forward 10 BY our own PEG
pie and those from outside the state !
eagerly every year,