San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
KING ANTONIO
WILL ARRIVE
MONDAY NIGHT
Comes at 5 O'Clock at
Katy Station and Will
Be Met by Citizens.
DEFER FIRE DRILL
Rain Causes Postponement
of One Monday Night
Feature.

Monday. April 16. begins the cele-
bration Of the spring fiesta in San
Antonio, given throughout the years
in commemoration of the Battle OF
San Jacinto, on April n, which de-
cided the independence of the State
of Texas and added the largest star
to the American flag.
While the weeks entertainment Is
largely of spectacular and Jovlal
nature, with parties, balls and lunch
cons. yet much business will be trans
acted at the conferences on highway,
cooperative marketing, and flood
control, irrigation and drainage.
King Antonio will arrive Mt the NJ.
X. & T. station at Z 80 Monday night
where he will be met by citizens and
his official family. His Majesty will
mount and ride north to Commerce
street and turn cast on Commerce
street to Navarro street where he Will
proceed to the pageant grounds
through the Great White Way. Spec
tators may see the Kings parade any
where on Navarro street.
Postpone Fire Drill.
At the pageant grounds he will be
greeted by citizens headed by Mayor
Black who will present the keys to
the city. There will be no charge for
admission.
1t had been planned to have a fire
drill Monday night but rain caused its
postponement.
This use of the pageant grounds for
all performances means that san
Antonio can enjoy all features of the
spring carnival in greater comfort
than has ever been possible before.
and people are advised TO come early
to the grounds to secure the best
seats.
The pageant itself is by far the
most elaborate and beautiful ever
staged in San Antonio. 1t has been
worked out by Mrs. Atlee B. Ayres.
Miss Emily Weston and Herbert Barn
ard. School children of the city, NUM-
berinr 1900. in remarkably beautiful
and ingenious dances and costumes
will represent the wild flowers and
birds native to San Antonio. Miss
EVELYN Newton will personate the
spirit Of San Antonio.
This will be given three perform
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Thursday evenings and on Thursday
the Queen and her court will be pres
ent.
Have Sixteen Bands.
The parades begin with the bril-
liant electrical parade Tuesday even
ing at 8 o'clock. which is an entirely
new feature of San Antonio carnivals.
Chief interest centers in the Battle
of Flowers parade. which is said to
be two hours long this year. and
which will include the Queen of the
Fiesta, and all her glittering court
on floats brought by Neptune
straight from the bottom Of the sea
sixteen bands, q cavalcade of forty
couples of expert horsemen on perfect.
ly groomed mounts, large contingents
of soldiers from Fort Sam Houston
the children from the pageant in their
costumes, and a large number of beau
tifully decorated private entries O.
floats and automobiles. This parad,
will begin at o'clock Friday after
noon. The final parade of the weel
has been given over to sixteer
schools. colleges and universities, ant
is in charge of the American Associa
ton of University Women.
Social features Of the week begir
with the time-honored Pioneer Bal
Monday night at the Gunter Hotel
The San Jacinto Cotillion Club viii
entertain on Tuesday evening. TIL,
gorgeous ceremony of browning tn,
Queen of the Fiesta and presenting hel
court will take place at the Maiesti,
Theater Wednesday evening. and tn,
formal luncheon given by the Battl,
of Flowers Association will take plac,
at noon on Saturday.
Dedication of the new municipa
swimming pool in San Pedro Park
which was to have been held Tues
day afternoon beginning at o'clock
has been postponed until Thursda!
afternoon.
Tickets for the pageant may b.
bought at Goggan's music store, a
the pageant grounds or at two booth,
which have been erected on Houston
street. They are TO sell for 80 cent
and 81 for Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, but on Thursday evenin,
prices will be 81 and S1.50 becaus,
of the presence of the Queen an,
her court. Seats for all parades will
be 80 cents.