San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-06-06
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.
oath Anniversary of Proclamation
in Texas, at San Antonio,
Wednesday g. Thursday,
June 8 and 20.

The following organizations will as
semble on Franklin square at s a. m.
in the following ordeg:
FIRST DIVISION.
10Th u. S. Infantry Band.
Mai. Jacob Lyons, commander.
lst Regt. II. V. G. and Regimental
Staff.
Excelsior Guards, 1st Regt. T.. V. q.
Capt. 5. Turner, commander.
Young's Rifles, Capt. B. F. Young,
commander.
SECOND DIVISION.
Grand Marshal and aids.
Honorary Marshals.
brotherhood of Coachmen, mounted
Chas. Jones, president.
Universal Brotherhood, Thos. Null
lens, president.
BASEBALL CLUBS.
international Red Stockins, Rich
ard Lee, Capt.
Corpus Christi, John Swain, Capt.
Field Grays, d. J. Thomas, Capt.
Menger Club, A. Washington, Capt.
SOCIETIES.
Austin Lodge 1888, G. L. O. O. F.
San Marcos Lodge 299S, G. T.. O. 0. F.
Corpus Christi Lodge 2S13, G. T..
O. O. F.
San Antonio Lodge 1922, g. 10.
f.
Alamo Lodge 2142, G. L. o. o. F.
Past Grand Masters Council %, G..
L. 0. 0. f.
Household of Ruth No. 367, G. l. O..
O. F. in carriages.
Household of Ruth No. 3O5, &. l..
O. O. f. in carriages.
Orators of the day, in carriages.
Citizens, in carriages.
Officers of the day, in carriages.
The procession will move at 8 a. m.
over the following streets: san SABA
to Commerce, Commerce to Military
Plaza, Military Plaza to DoIorosa,
Dolorsa to Main Plaza, Main Plaza TO
Commerce, Commerce to Alamo, Ala
mo to Alamo Plaza, where the process
sion will be reviewed by Maj. j Lyons
and staff. also Grand Marshal H..
Irwin and aids. A salute of twenty
four guns will be fired in honor of the
occasion. after which the procession
will proceed to the corner OF st.
Mary's and Houston streets where
the Street cars will be in waiting to
convey the procession to San Pedro
Springs, where the following ceremo-
MES will take place:
Devine Invocation by the chap
lain of the day, f. d. Thomas.
Reading of the Emancipation pro-
clamation by master }. I. Walton.
Grafton of the day by Right Rev.
Bishop A. Grant.
Rev. G. J. Starnes, NJ. d., subject,
AfrO-American,
Rev. r. c. Denem, d. D., subject,
Morality.
Rev. J. H. Holt, general topics.
B. f. Wallace, address to young
men.
Prof. w. w. Grimes, subject, bene-
fits of societies; and other speakers.
At the conclusion of the Orations,
the second quarterly installation of
the officers of Alamo Lodge 2142, q.
U. O. O. F., will take place.
The first days festivities will con-
clude with a grand Emancipation
ball.
The second day will be celebrated
by a grand exhibition drill and sham
battle by the Excelsior Guards, COM
mencing at $50 p. m.
A match game of baseball for a
league ball and set of bats, to take
place at 4 p. m.
A game of lawn tennis will be play
ed on the grounds by two clubs Of the
city, and other athletic exercises dur
ing the day. At night grand mas
querade ball will take place in the
pavilion.
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
Grand Marshal, lack Irving.
Chief of Staff, A. p. BOulter.
Right Aid, VIM. Heskins.
Left Aid, /. H. Tanner.
Honory Marshals, J. H. Morris, Jas.
Heskins, ST., Frank Wade, j. j. Wash
ingtOn, A. f. Townsend, Walter
Horton, VIM. McCullock, Mitchell Her
man, d. w. Tucker, RObt. Buckner,
w. B. Alexander, Geo. S. Williams,
Jas. Dashields, Prof. J. II. Porter, c.
d. Brown, S. Chase, Jas. Stevens, b.
Franklin, A. J. Babptist, Alex. Gross
and Samuel Johnson.
Reception Committee: Prof. r. ID.
Jones, H. Henderson, Capt. s. Turner,
S. Brastfield, Rev. J. w. Patterson.'
Committee on Decoration: Geo.
Miller, Robt. Scott, S. Jackson.