San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-10
TEXAS PRESS.

TESS ASSOCIATION at San Antonio last
week. There were about $50 men,
bers of the State press in attendance,
and the meeting was an enjoyable
ana we hope profitable one. The
citizens of San Antonio gave the press
gang warm welcome and treated
them royalty during their sojourn In
the historic old city. On the last day
OF the session of the association was
San Jacinto day which was celebrated
by the city in grand style. The build
lngs Were all handsomely decorated
with flags, flowers etc. A procession
over two miles In length marched
through the city and was the most
novel sight we ever witnessed. All
the vehicles were decorated with
flowers, evergreens, flags, bunting,
etc., and some of them were 40 COM
pletely enveloped. with roses and
flowers of all kinds as to obscure
every part of them and looked like
some scene from Fairyland. Late in
the evening the procession halted on
Alamo plazs in front of the historic
old building where Bowie Travis,
Crockett and their gallant followers
poured out their life's blood for Texas
Independence, where the battle of
flowers took place. but just how it
was conducted We cannot say, as we
were compelled to start on the return
home before the battle began. and
also missed the banquet prepared for
the editors at night. Most of the
editors went on an excursion to Rock.
port and Corpus Christi on last Fri.
day.
Sunset SignAl:-San Antonio, the
largest, most populous, most pictures
que and altogether the most delight
full city of this great state of Texas,
should before this time a year, erect
without begging from strangers with.
in her gates o shaft tn commemorate
the glorious action # le defenders of
Texas who were slaughtered in the
Alamo.
The Signal representatives were at
San Antonio on the occasion of the
meeting of the Texas Press Associa-
ton which was composed of % splen.
did lot of broad minded men aud
ladies as one meets in any other state
In the Union.
With these ladies and gentlemen
90 L Iobe, tuo hl 0bu
material welfare of Texas maybe
assured. Sa
There was. no politics in the l&IsoE
citation. The Newses, however, with
unblushing effontery, sent satellite
to canvass the editors on the Guber-
Material issue. In most cases the
News man met with q very intelli.
gent. If not pleasant rebuff.
The mem bers of the Press of San
Antonio were tireless In their devo.
ton to the visiting editors. The
ladies of the San Antonio Press, were
especially charming and entertain.
ing. I.
The city was turned loose for the
editors" and it is easy to guess they
enjoyed themselves to the uttermost.
Texas Farmer:-The newspaper
fraternity of Texas met in San Anto-
MO the past week In annual session.
There was an attendance of about
one hundred members. ras4
The proceedings were Of the usual
order. consisting OF essays and
speeches on various objects, in ad-
dition to mere routine business.
Among the most epjoysb BILE enter.
tainments was that of Tuesday night.
The reading of o poem by Little
Miss Rock" the poet of the occasion;
and OF q poem of welcome by local
writer of merit, but whose name has
escaped us; and number OF musical
selections by local talent, made the
evening among the most pleasant
passed by the press gang. A discus
sion of the question, SIS the Repu bile
10 Danger" participated In by sever
al members, may also have contribut-
ed to the merit Of this entertainment
but that Is q debatable question.
The ball Wednesday night was q
most enjoyable affair.
The banquet Thursday night, for
magnificence and elaborateness, has
seldom been excelled. 1t illustrated
whsv San Antonio can do when she
tries, and the Alamo City is always
trying to do something.
The old fashioned bar becue, given
the press gang by DR.. Graves, proprie
tor OF the Union Stock Yards, was q
sion to the breweries, Government
Post. San Pedro springs, ETC., war
hugely enjoyed. The Farmer man
never imbiOes beer of course-but he
heard DIR. CraDfill and all other good
Judges giving unstinted praise to the
quality of beer made by the san An
tonic breweries.
Altogether it was q most enjoyable
time-the enjoyment no doubt centin-
uing throughout the excursions TO
Rockporr, Corpus and Velasco-in
which, however, this scribe could not
join.
Gonzales Enquirer:-The Texas
Press association met in San Antonio
last week. They we're given cor.
dial reception, and during meeting