San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-21
KNIGHTS AND LADIES FAIR,
CHIVALRY AND BEAUTY REVEL
IN THE May DANCE.
TIE Grand Encampment and The
Grand Lodge Sessions of the
Pythians Conclude After At
fording all Attending And
Participating Royal Time.
THE FESTIVITIES.

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will conclude this evening and the
Grand lodge has already concluded
its labOrs and adjourned as will be
seen by the publication of its pro-
ceedings elsewhere in the columns
of the LIGHT. The deliberations of
the grand body have been highly
| beneficial to the welfare of the
order and reflect great credit on the
members of that august body. The
Uniform rank has found favor in
the eyes of the fair sex and all of
our good people. Their drills and
evolutions both in field and man
ual movements have excited adj
miration and the dress parades
have attracted large number of
spectators.
The grand street parade in this
city yesterday afternoon brought
out thousands of eager spectators
who thronged the thoroughfares
all along the line of march, and the
| martial tread and gaudy uniforms
of the troops of Knights as they
passed won round after round of
applause. The parade marched by
tastefully decorated buildings and
in front of these structures and
hn1 in
windows were bevies of the beauti-
full women of this and sister cities.
AS the Knights marched to the
spirited and inspiring music of the
United States Twenty-third Infan-
try band the ladies greeted them
with enthusiastic waving of their
dainty scented handkerchiefS and
their escorts wildly cheered their
brother Knights and friends.
AT TIE GRAND BALL,
The most delightful event con-
nected with the entire encamp-
ment and visit of the Knights was
the grand ball given last night in
the music annex of Exhibition hall
of the International Fair aSSOcia-
ton at Camp Carnahan. Here the
chivalry of knighthOOd with the
beauty of Texas whiled away the
merry and fast speeding hours in
the enhancing revelry of the dance
and all who were gathered there,
both plumed knight and lady fair,
kept time to the raVishing strains
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as gaily as in castle halls in days
of old the knights and ladies of
Olden times We're wont to do.
THE RECEPTION TONIGHT.
Tonight the visiting Knights
and their ladies will be treated to
complimentary reception by the
Pythian Sisters which will be
given them gratis to the visitors
and it goes without saying that
the attendance will be as large as
the building will accommodate
when it is announced that Pro-
fessOr Con Boyle and the distin-
guishcd ladies and gentlemen will
repeat the literary and musical
program given recently at Prof.
BOyle's recital. The entertainment
is to take place at the hall of the
Pythian Sisters this evening adj
Joining the Mackey building. n
cordial invitation is extended to
all visiting and local Sir Knights
and their ladies and to all Pythian
Sisters.
THE DRILLS.
The two companies to drill for
the state and inter state prizes
and prize G. w. Lilley banner yes
terday were the Occur de Leon,
Division No. }, of Dallas, and the
Houston Division n. I, the former
completed its drill in % minutes
and the latter in "a minutes. The
DaIIasites, who are the present
holders of the prize banner,
it is believed, will not on
ly hold that banner but will
pocket the $500 cash prize, al
though the Bayou city division
put up an excellent drill. The
Waco and Austin divisions drilled |
this morning and they both |
put up good drills but the
Wacoites got away with the
Knights of the city by dam-site,
and it is possible that they may
place the first prize in their eX-
checquer, and hang the prize ban
ner on the outer wall of their castle /
hall.
In the officers drill the COM
peting Iieutenants were O. c. Cues
saz. of San Antonio Division No. I;
J. G. Decker, of Houston Division |