San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-19
THE BATTLE OF THE ROSES.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE GRAND
EVENT PROGRESSING.
Reports of Committees Received.
The Governor and Congressman
1nvited-what Floats Will be
Represented-Line of March, Etc.

About twenty of the ladies interested
in the arrangements for the approaching
Battle Of Flowers met Yesterday evening
at $50 clock in the parlor Of the Men,
| ger hotel, with Mrs. John A. Fraser In
| the chair.
Reports from several committees were
presented and approved. The chairmen
on the cavalcade committee, committee
on floats, committee on carriages and
committee on band stand were not pres
ent and noreports were received,
Mrs. Houston, for the invitation COM
mittee, reported that Gov. Hogg and all
the state officials and judges Of the
superior courts, at Austin, as well as all
veterans and families of veterans through
out the state had been invited. Also
that Gen. Wheaton, bis staff, and the en-.
tire military force stationed at San Anto
MO, besides the citv council, county COM
miSSiOnerS and other county officers,
judges of the superior courts, ana all
civic and military societies had been in
vited. Over 100 invitations have been
sent.
The list includes all state and con
gressional representatives from Texas,
the public schools.
Gov. HOgg has not yet signified his &C
ceptance of the invita- ton.
The Alamo will be appropriately deco
rated.
The fire department will likely not be
in the parate, although the ladies are de.
SrOuS that Chef KehOe will allow part
of the apparatus to parade II he cannot
spare all of the department.
The Dara1p will firm O'Clock Sat-
urday afternoon, the signal for the battle
10 be given al $50 sharp.
After the parade the Relknap Rifles
will give an exhibition drill on the
plaza.
The ladies request that all flowers to be
used in the battle shall be punched in
small lots, two roses or other flowers in
bunch.
Tissue flowers will be used extensively
in the decorations, as the natural flowers
wilt very rapidly and are much heavier
and more difficult to use as decorations
The cavacade will be noticeable by
uniformity of saddle blankets. These
will be all of white wool.
1t was stated 10 the meeting that 1--WE
are having terrible time with the gyp-
SieS.'
The fishers float will be a surprise. 1t
is the most costly one in the parade. A
specially constructed boat will be one of
the features
At the heads of horses in the float pro-.
cesSiOn will march the drivers according
TO the oriental royal custom.
Mrs. McLeary, of the float committee,
says there will be nearly dozen floats in
the parade.
Among these will be one exemplifing
Lawn Tennis" noher The Neapoli-
tan fishers"
The little Japs."
"AII Nations provided by Mrs. Milton
Vance, at personal expense.
COmuS CLUBS float.
The public schools will be represented
in several floats.
The officers of the Volksiest associa-
tiOn have offered the free u>e of all their
floats, which can be called for up to
Friday noon, by any organization desiring
one for the parade Mr.. Edward FIO-
bOPSe has donated the services of all
horses to draw the floats.
No advertising floats, wagons, etc, will
be allowed to enter the parade and no
float, carriage or bicycle will be allowed
to enter without being decorated
A number of wheeImen arrived last
night from Eagle Pass and were met at
the point of entry into the city by the
local wheelmen. They made the trip
from Eagle Pass on wheel.
Wolff & Marks staff Of dec ratOrS, IN
ger tne SUPERVISION OF MI. henry DUKES,
will decorate the band stand on Alamo
plaza for the ladies tomorrow for the
flower battle.
The line OF march will be down Avenue
D to Alamo plaza across to Commerce
street and around Main plaza to Military
plaza, around the City hall through Com
merce street, through Main avenue to
Houston street and through this street to
Alamo plaza. Belknap rifles will form on
west side of Avenue d, at 9th street, BIZ
cycles on east side. Knights of PgthiaS
and cavalcade at Sth street, floats at 18th
street, carriages at 5th and 9th streets.