San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-05

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cowboy. A comic design followed
COTTON up by Smith and Backer,
representing the idea that sit IL
cheaper to move than to pay rent
The old horse and dilapidated cart.
carrying the old traps of a sooner
family, a live goat, and a swarm OF
dirty children, was quite realistic
and created much merriment.
The third division was comman-
ded by Mr.. Will Sullivan and con.
sisted OF Soliz's brass band, a
donkey brigade Of old Rip Van
Wrinkles, two decorated floats and
the fire department., every piece o!
the hose carts, engines ETC., being
magnificently decorated.
"Peck's Bad Boy" advertisement
and SanPedro Park Museum
followed and the tail of the grand
parade was drawn up by an old
express wagon, with an advertise
ment Of the Jocky Club races.
On Alamo plaza, every available
point Of vantage vas secured by
the spectators. The bleachers erect
ed by the Associated Charities,
being in the broiling sun, were not
well filled, and many people who
had bought tickets for them could
not get even near them because of
the dense crowd intervening. Along
the streets every inch of sidewalks
and every awning and window was
filed with people. A rough esti-
mate Of the people who viewed
yesterdays parade would place the
number at fully $4,000, including
nearly all of San Antonio's popula-
ton and the thousands of visitors.
The Battle on the plaza was
short duration and the celebration
was soon ended and everybody
made a frantic rush for the street
cars and streets leading away
from the plazas.
The awards Of prizes were as
follows:
Fire department., best decorated
apparatus-First prize, Chemical
engine !; second, Hook and Ladder
Truck; third, Hose Reel No. 4.
Cavalcade-First prize, Mrs. G.
G.. Watts and Lieut.. Martin US. A.
Bicycle priZes-First ladies, Miss
Charlotte Schaefer; second, Miss
Eta Porter.
First gentlemen's, Walter Doerr ;
second, Burt Ashford.
Girls prize, Miss Jessie Bell.
Boys, Walter Longini.
Aunt Ruth's prizes were award
ed as follows:
First prize to Gertrude Smith
for the goat cart.
Second prize, Master Stanley
Miller, who represented a Mexican
don.
Third prize, Masters Carlos and
Graves Santleben, who had a
donkey cart trimmed in pink and
white water lilies.
Best decorated carriages: First
rrize, Mrs. J. A. Frazer; second, to
Sam w. Bennett; third, Miss
Tobin.
NOIES.
A cowboy collided with the
grand marshal on Alamo plaza
and the latter was endorsed but
was not hurt.
Will Mechler, a cowboy, was
thrown from his horse and injured
in one leg.
Several watches were stolen by
pickpockets.
The street cars were compelled
to stop during the street blockade.
The police were quite vigilant
and were principally needed to
keep the crowds in line and prevent
accidents.
Several fine photographs were
taken OF the scene on the plaza and
on the streets.
Those who pinned their faith on
getting home after the parade on
the street cars, did not reach their
destination until 9 o'clock. They
could have walked home more
quickly, but all were $50 tired"
especially the little children,
though none who saw the parade
would have failed seeing it, as
they universally exclaimed, "For
anything"
The ladies of the Flower Battle
association certainly can congratu-
late themselves on this years eel.
bration being the most artistic,
largest and most successful Of any
previously given in this city.
Prize Drill.