San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-08

Will be regular cars in the centre OF the
city at II o'clock every night, and after
II o'clock p. m, the fare will be ten cents
There will be no night cars run, at least
for some time, when If it is found that
the public requires 1t, one will be run
every hour over ali lines.
Central Garden, where the celebration
will have its abiding place. is
beautiful in nature, but art has stepped
in and has made it irritable
Grove of Daphne, and beautiful foun-
tains, sparkling in crystal by day, priS-
matte at night, will sho wer their jets
among the green boughS which have not
yet felt the touch of the king of winter.
The muse of song will burst
forth from the many Gesang VereinS
during the celebration, and AeOlian
strains will linger on the air from the
splendid orcheSrras and bands that will
take part. TabeauX by Mr.. Beckmann'S
trained students will please the
eye with their beauty and enlighten
for the cOrpOreal comfort of the
visitors to the city and to the grounds
has also been completed, and every other
appointment, such as costumes for the
parade, tickets and ticket offices for the
gate men, meetings of the central COM
mittee, balls at various halls. theatrical
events at the various temples of TheSpiS,
etc. are complete.
The lantern parade on bicycles is given
at the request of the officials of the Ger
man Day association and every cyclist in
the city is requested to take an active in
tereSt in the same. The riders will meet
at o'clock this evening in front of the
Alamo and will then select the route to
be taken, which will only be the best
streets. Decorations to be such as the
wheelmen choose, Chinese lanterns and the
like. After the parade is over, and while
all are assembled, a new club will be Or
all of the wheelmen be on hand to help
the movement on.
The route of march which will probabl
he taken will be from the plaza up Crockett
to Bonham. down Blum to Alamo plaza,
along avenue D to Fourth street, along
this to Avenue c, south to Pecan street,
around Travis square over Jefferson
street to Houston, thence to Main plaza
over Acequia street, along Commerce
street to South Alamo, west over Market,
across Mill bridge, along Garden street
into King William, along Arsenal to
South Flores street, north along this
street to West Nueva street, into Dwyer
avenue, over Main plaza again along
Commerce street to Alamo plaza, when
the wheelmen will retire for the organi-
zation of club for the coming season:
The programme has been published,
but is given below, in order to guarantee
t he reader full knowledge of the celebra-
tion beforehand.
FIRST DAY:
? p. m.-Grand Street Pageant Of
I6 Decorated Floats and Escorts.
5 p. m.-Promenade Concert in the
Grove of Central Garden.
8 p. m.-Mammoth Pyrotechnical
Display and Instructive Tab
leaux, under the supervision of
Professor John Becktnann. Con-
tinuation of Concert.
SECOND DAY:
10 m.-Grand Entertainment for
Old and Young. Grand Volks-
fest and Accompanying Concert
until 8 p. m. at Central Garden.
8 p. m.-Opening of the Grand
Concert by the Orchestra of the
Feast; 40 Pieces under the leader
ship of the celebrated musical di-
rector, Mr.. Carl Beck. The
Intermission will be devoted to
Grand Tableau Exhibitions.
THIRD DAY:
10 a. m.-Continuation of General
Entertainments at Central Gar
den. L
4. p. m.-Opening of the Secor
Grand Concert at the Central
Garden by Carl Beck S Orchestra
of 40 pieces.
8 p. m.-Grand Night Pageant of
the Decorated Floats with Color
ed Light.
10 p. m.-Grand Ball at all the
halls in the city.
THE PROCESSION:
In which Four Corps will partiCi-
pate, will be divided into Eight
Divisions.