San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-02
The Daily Eight.
TUESDAY, MAY ,, 1893
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
The knights in Monterey--Cinco de
Mayo-Street Railway Officials
-Tampico Notes-Personals.
LA CONCORDIA, MONTERREY,
April Is, 1898.

LA OONCORDlA, MONlfkEh
April %, 1898.
To the LIGHT.
Saturday night there arrived over
the Mexican National Railway via
Laredo, 16j of the knights OF
Pythias, and number of friends
from San Antonio and they soon
took in the town and taxed
the hotels to provide accom-
datiOns for them. Sunday morn
ing there was about Seventy-tiVe
came in over the Monterey Il Next
can Gulf railway via. the Southern
Pacific and Mexican International
railways. Both parties were ac-
cOmpanied by ladies.
Soon after breakfast, they start,
ed out in groups and visited every
place of interest. They took in
the plaZas, the churches, the mar
ket, visited the stores and went to
the TOpo Chico hot springs and
took bath, then in the afternoon
they went to the POrtirio DiaZ Ala
media to hear the music, and good
many of them went to see the bull
fights.
At a. m. Sunday morning your
correspondent met the following
officers of the grand lodge: c. I.
Rolf, Henry Miller, c. ID. Grace, y.
j. RadfOrd, BRENNAN; Geo. Adams,
j. F. Adams, Tyler, and j. r. Beat
ty, Austin, and escorted them to
the market house, from there we
got aboard of a street car and drove
to the foot of the Bishop mountain,
examined the process of tiltering
the water for the fountains in the
parks and plazas. We visited the
"El BenOs" and the flower gardens.
The party We're delighted with the
trip, for many of the things they
saw along the line were new and
picturesque to them. Monday
morning about 80 of the party
went to Saltillo for the purpose of
seeing the grand sights through
the canyon and look at the Buena
Vista of the Sierra Madre, SaltillO.
Monday afternoon a number of
Americans got together and got up
a ball and lunch for them at the
TiVOli ReinarO, which was a grand
success, considering the short time
that they had to get it up in.
Before leaving many of them in
formed us that they We're delighted
with their trip to Monterey, en-
jOyed her climate, enchanting
scenery and regretted very much
that they could not spend a week
here.
SCENES DURING THE DAY.
AS this was the first trip by
many of the knights to Mexico
they We're very much amused at
some of the scenes in Wonderland,
but not any more so than We're
some of the citizens and many a
joke and chestnut was cracked at
their expense.
Two of the most conspicuous
knights were Sir ThOs. GOggan and
j. II. Labatt, Of Galveston. After
breakfast they started toward the
IaragOZa plaza, and on the way
they passed a small private resi-
denee, and as it was Sunday morn
ing many Of the young people who
We're going to church saw Mr., Cog
gan as he went by and they were
very much surprised to see a priest
among them. AS he would pass
them they would cry out "Mire,
Mire el Padre" and as Mr.. GOggan
didn't understand a word Of Span
ish, he turned to Mr.. Labatt and
asked him what We're they saying
and who were they talking about:
Labatt replied: Don't you know
Why they take you for a priest
and they are pointing to
you and call YOU Padre
priest. Oh! and sure is it
that what they are talking
about, | wish that you would tell
them the devil of a padre am !
at all at all. But look here Labatt
don't say word about this until
we get home, for if the Sir knights
should hear Of this they would
tease the life out of me.
In the evening while they were
on their way to take in the bull
fights former Israelite of Calves.
ton saw them going by, and as
there was an increase in his family
a few days ago, he took Labatt tc
the late Rabbi Blum, of Calves.
ton, and he run after him as he
wanted him to circumcise his box
while here. AS he came up to hin
he addressed Sir Knight Labatt
thusly: ooh, Doctor Blum, am SC
glad to meet nit you,