San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-22

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embelished with floral fire bell
and other Ornamentation.
Sunset Hose company No. and
| Fire company No. 6 completed the
firemens division, both companies
being deliberately decorated. On
all of the apparatus rode beautiful
girls with garlands and wreaths of
of flowers yieing with their love-
illness.
THE SECOND DIVISION.
This was headed by Assistant
Marshals Nato Nillareal and Cart
right, who were heralds of the
beautiful spectacle to follow.
The United States 23rd Infantry
band furnished the martial music
for the Sir Knights and fair la
| dies in the train who fol-
| lowed. San Antonio Division No.
4, in command of Captain Holt,
acted as the guard of honor, and
was followed by the other visiting
divisions of the Uniform Rank,
and they escorted the dis
tinguished general, department
and staff officers, the latter riding
in decorated carriages.
The Knights were followed by a
cavalcade of ladies fair and their
escorts and a cavalry company of
youths, all of whom had their
horses decorated with flowers rib
bons and silks. Col. j. l.. and Mrs.
Slayden and DR.. and, Mrs. G. Ora
ham Watts were among its promi-
nent persOnages.
THE CARRIAGES.
The decorated vehicles contain
ing beautiful girls and fair woman-
hood followed next. AS they APP
peared they were greeted with wild
cheers. Charley Weiss, with his
fair bride by his side rode in a
ph9ton drawn by milk white
horse, and the steed and convey
ance We're all decked with white
while Weiss and the bride We're ar
rayed in spOtless white.
Mr.. Charles Reilly and Mrs. Ben
Reilly followed in a pretty cart,
handsomely decorated, and Mr.. B.
c. Reilly, one of the marshals, rode
beside them.
George Chabot and several girls
rode next, in a prettily decorated
cart, which was followed closely by
the carriage containing the family
of Fritz Pieper.
Sam Bennett and Mr.. Graham
followed, in handsomely deco
rated dog cart. They attracted al
most as much admiration as the
urchin behind them and his rig,
drawn by two AngOra goats, did.
Miss FcnwiCke, the society edi-
tress of the Express, and several
other ladies next rode in a finely
decorated carriage.
The old Texas veterans, Nat.
Mitchell and General \. p. Bee,
next attracted admiration, and
they were followed by Mrs. Mary
A. Maverick, in her carriage, which
was mOdestly decked with Oui-
satchie, mesquite and Texas plants.
DIR. and Mrs. G. &. Clifford rode
in chariot formed like a swan
and beautifully decorated with
roses.
Albert WOOIey and his wife and
several other ladies come in car
riage that was deliberately deco
rated and following them came the
carts containing Misses Smithie
Graves, Stella Kalteyer and other
pretty misses who sat in a prOfus-
ion Of magnOlias and white roses.
Will :. Smith and his children
in finely decorated bandan came
next.
Will Prescott and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jay Adams next came in hand
some surveys. They were followed
by children in floats and vehicles
innumerable all decorated, among
which contained social, tennis and
musical clubs each in separate and
beautifully adorned floats.
The Alamo Whcelmcn who had
gathered on the plaza headed
the procession that paraded around
it as the tiremen and cavalry
marched off there were over a hun
dred cyclists in line.
The Knights and Belknaps rest
ed pm arms on Alamo Plaza, as the
decorated vehicles containing the
lovely ladies passed thrice around
it and in front of the portals of the
old Alamo.
THE ALAMO.
On the face of that venerable ed
if1cp was ON blavpnod tba maniac
and last utterances of the princi-
pal heroes who fell there. In the
center just beneath the base of the