San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-07

ID uSl, JI., 10 pI6SluSul, d. -. Loving,
secretary, The program will be car
ried through as follows:
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Report of executive committee.
Statement of dues.
Applications for membership.
BallOting for membership.
Reports of standing committees.
Reports of special committees.
Unfinished business.
New business, resolutions, etc.
Election of officers.
Selection of place of next meeting.
HORNS AND HOOPS.
On each evening there will be a
band concert on both Alamo and Main
plazas, with Mexican suppers also on
each plaza.
Concerts will be given also in the
Menger hotel, the first concert being
given last night.
Hand bills will be distributed on all
incoming trains beginning today, Civ
ing all information as to hotels, hotel
rates, hacks, restaurants, theatres.
etc.
In addition to this there will be n
full corps of capable young men on
duty at each of the information bu-
reaus, one on the east side of Alamo
plaza in the Menger hotel block. the
other in Ben DarlingtOn's office, Dol
orOSa street, opposite the Southern hO-
tel. These office assistants avee moth
ing to do but answer questions and
furnish all the information in their
power to the visitors.
The reception committeeman and
the press men will be known by the
pretty badges they wear. These badg-
eS are formed of medallion on broad
ribbon with two streamers depending
for the reception committee, and
three for the preSsmen. The medallion
contains picture of steers head.
DR.. Graves guarantees the visitors
a good old time southern barbecue and
plenty for all. He has arranged for
the best barbecue chefs to be had.
Street Commissioner MicklejOhn,
with the assistance of the street gang
and the detail of firemen, washed the
dirt off Alamo and Main plazas and
Commerce and Houston streets yes
terday afternoon amid admiring and
applauding crowds of citizens.
The work was nicely done and the
sidewalks were not splashed at all;
nor were there any runawayS caused.
The only drawback to the whole thing
was. according to Market Master
Page. that the street commissioners
got his feet wet.
Col J. |. Glare. of Beeville, is at the
Southern to attend the conventions.
Three special policemen were COM
NV hn .itH rIn ri
for duty on Alamo plaza night and
day during this week. They are
Messrs. Chas. Gulwest. Kieffer and
Walter Wagner. former police officers
of long standing.
At the Whitehouse saloon this week
will be exhibited a pair of the largest
COW horns in the world. They come
from South Africa.
Among the first of the business houS-
es to be decorated are JOske Bros. and
Wolff & Marks big stores. The Lights
banners will be flung out in welcome
tomorrow.
Strangers must look out for the fes-
tive buncO man and confidence Sharps.
A stranger more innocent than eau
tious met one of these gentlemen in a
place on Alamo plaza Friday last and
gave up all he had, $40.
PLACES OF INTEREST TO THE
VISITORS.
The Alamo, built in 171S, Alamo
plaza.
Cathedral de San Fernando, Main
plaza.
Mission Conception, built in 1871, 2
miles from city.
Mission San Jose, built 171S, S1amiles
from city.
Mission San Juan Capistran, 6 miles
from city.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada,
miles from city.
Mission de las Cabas.
Aqueduct at Mission San Juan.
San Pedro Springs, Park and Muse
UNI, l mile from city.
United States Arsenal on South Flo
res street
United States government post, Gov
eminent hill, mile from city.
City hall on Military plaza.
New Court House, south side Main
plaza.
New Postoffice. on Alamo plaza.
Grand opera house.
Alamo Heights.
Laurel Heights
south Heights.
Scholz's Palm garden.
Jockey Club. River avenue.
West End and its colleges.
Lake View and Convent.
Chapel of the Miracles, Ruiz and
Laredo STREETS.
Old Veramendi palace, SOledad
street
Old palace of Gov. Navarro. corner
Commerce and Flores streets.
Lone Star Brewery, Grand avenue.
City Brewery, River avenue.
OHIO'S FLOODS.