San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-20
OUR KNlGHTLY FRIENDS.
THEY HAVE MORE PLEASURE
AS EACH DAY PASSES.
Their Drills And Dress Parades
Attract Thousands of Specta-
tors-The Pythian Sisters
Entertainment Last
Night.

Yesterday afternoon the sun
kissed the clouds and babe them
pass on and golden sunshine sue.
ceeded the rain that fallen just
sufficiently to lay the dust and
place the drill and parade grounds
in proper condition, and when the
various Divisions began to drill at
Camp Carnahan, they were able to
execute all of their eVOlutiOns to
the very best advantage.
The Division drills which were
admirable, attracted a large num-
Der of spectators, but the grand at
traction at Camp Carnahan yes
| terday afternoon was the dress
parade which was witnessed by
several thousand people, among
whom were a large number of la
dies.
The dress parade was to have
taken place at o'clock p. m, but
was postponed until 6 o'clock at
which hour eight divisions march
ed on the field and participated in
the parade.
When COlur de Leon Division
No. - of Dallas, marched on the
field with the Lilley prize banner,
which they had won at the Inter
state drill last year, occupants OF
the grand stand greeted them with
applause, but the applause was
deafening. When San Antonio
Division No. 4, appeared and its
team embracing many of the IA
nous Belknap rifles, marched with
the swing and rythm of their step
brought the grand stand occupants
to their feet and their cheers We're
loud and long, while the ladies
waved their hankerchiefs violently.
The dress parade was fine spec
tacle, and the movements, both in
the manual and march, were well
executed.
During the parade the announce
ment was made that Major Gen
eral Carnahan, commandments
of the Uniform Rank, would arrive
at 9 o'clock this morning, and San
Antonio Division was selected to
meet him at the train and act as
his escort and body guard.
After the drill large number of
Sir Knights and their ladies came
into the city to attend the enter
tainment given for the benefit Of
the Pythian Sisters.
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The original intention was to
have given the entertainment at
the hall and headquarters of the
Pythian Sisters adjoining the Mac
key building, but it was found
that that structure would be en-
tirely too small for the purpose, as
a great many more tickets had
been sold that would admit of their
holders finding even standing
room, so the Opera House was Sc
cured and the amateurs rendered
the drama "a Case for Divorce"
with the following cast Of charac-
terS:
Helen Faraday, Mrs. j. p. Curran.
Juno Temple, Mrs. ii. Stone.
Sally Annie Waddles, Mrs. IL.
Bowers.
Frank Faraday, j. T. Dwyer.
David Paulding, +. j. Stuart.
Uncle Derwent, Frederic w. Stone.
LOomis Lucky, Stuart Clark.
Makepeace Thackeray BlaiSe, j. p.
Curran.
The opera house was filled and
the entertainment proved a success
in every respect, as all who partici-
pated in the performance did so
with great credit to themselves
and contributed greatly to the
pleasure of the audience.
CARNAHAN's RECEPTION.
Early this morning when the
bugles at Camp Carnahan sounded
the ReVeille there was hustle and
cOmmOtion and San Antonio DiVi-
sion No. was particularly active
as to, that division has been ac-
corded the honor of meeting Major
General Carnahan on his arrival,
and escorting him to the camp
named for him.
At o'clock this division in COM
mand of Capt. William Holt and
headed by the 23rd United States
infantry band, marched into the
city and was on hand at o'clock
at the Southern Pacific depot to re-
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