San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-20
TO-MORROW'S BATTLE.
EVERYTHING READY FOR THE
FRAY.
Route of the Beautiful Procession =
veterans and Editors Invited
Plenty of Flowers.

Veterans anu EuttOrs lnNItcu-
Plenty of Flowers.
Tomorrow afternoon, between the
hours of and o'clock, the citizens
of San Antonio, the members of the
Texas Press association and visitors
in general will witness the second
annual parade and Battle of Flow
ers,n under the auspices of the San
Antonio Flower Battle association.
The battle of the roses is held to
commemorate the battle of San JaciD-
to, the battle that gave Texas and
Texans their liberty. The veteran
heroes of the roble cause will be
given q place of honor.
Representatives from all over the
state will be present and participate.
All the visiting editors are, II
decorated, invited to take part in the
battle.
Plenty of flowers have been &C.
cured.
The procession will start promptly
at 5 o'clock from Travis Park. The
following program, issued by Captain
Green, win he carried out.
The Belknap Rifles, first detach.
ment, will form at 4:45 p. mon Travis
street, between Navarro and st.
Mary's streets, right resting on Ma
varr0 street.
The Bicycle club will form on Travis
street, on the left of the Belknap
Rifles, and will follow the movements
of the Belknap Rifles.
The Equestrian party will form on
Pecan street, between Navarro and
st. Mary's street. They will tall in
to line when uncovered by the BIZ
cycle club.
The carriages will form on Navarro
street with the right on Pecan street,
continuing back on Martin street, be-
tween Navarro and St. Mary's streets,
they will fall into line when uncov.
cred by the equestrian party.
The floats will form on Jefferson
street, with the right on Pecan street,
continuing back on Martin to Tayi Or
street, falling into line when uncov-
cred by the carriages.
The fire department will form on
Pecan street, between Jefferson and
avenue &, falling into line when I'm.
covered by the floats.
The Belknap rifles Second detach.
ment) will form on Jefferson street,
between Travis and HoustOn streets,
they will fall into line when uncov-
cred by the fire department.
The parade will move at 4:45 O'Clock
D. m. up Navarro street TO Pecan
street, up Pecan TO Jefferson street,
through Jefferson street to Travis
street, through Travis street to Ave.
ID, through Ave. d to Houston street,
down Houston street to Acequia
street, through Acequia street to
Main plaza, around west and east
side to Commerce street, up Com
merce street to Alamo street, through
Alamo street to Alamo plaza.
Upon reaching Alamo plaza the
column will separate, one hall turn
ing to the right, the other moving to
the left. The column moving to the
right will keep toward the curling
around the Menger hotel, Alamo,
Hugo & schneider, Diaz's Cigar
store, Grand opera house, L. e. q. \.
ticket office, they will continue ~
march in this manner.
The column turning to the left will
move near the curblDg around the
park in tie center of the plaza. Upon
reaching Alamo plaza the Belknap
Rifles, first detachment) will form
into column of tours, marching be-
tween the curbing and carriages,
moving to the right
The Belknap Rifles (second detach.
menD, u pom reaching the plaza, will
form Into column Of tours, march
ing between the curbIng and the
carriages, moving around the park
at distance. In marching in column
of tours tactics will not be maintained
but they will be distributed, SO as TO
have all sides of the plaza covered at
once.
The Fire department will withdraw
from the parade at the corner OF
Alamo plaza aud Blum street. After
ali the parade has gotten into the
plaza, the bugle will sound Com
mence firing" at which instant the
battle will begin and continue with
unabated fury until the bugle call
cease ficing," at which instant the
battle will cease and the parade dis
band.
All organizations will Oe at their
designated place promptly at 4:45 p.
M, moving thereto on streets no. oc-
cupied by other organizations.
Every wheelman aud wheelwoman
in the city is cordially invited out to-
morrow to take part In the parade.
All will meet at Travis park at $3.50
p. m. No wheels will be allowed un.
less decorated. The streets will he
kept dry and the Belknaps will open
way for the wheels, tending to make
the affair pass off more pleasantly
than last year. Fully one hundred
wheelmen are expected, and oil
wheelmep, whether club mem bers or