San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

costumes will combine to make this
Il beautiful spectacle.
The Queen Of the Fiesta with all
the duchesses of her court will at
tend the Thursday night performance
of the pageant. This will be an OPP
portunity for those who did not at
tend the queens coronation at the
Majestic Theater to see her and her
duchesses in all their royal robes.
Court Of Neptune.
The three parades of the week OF
festivities will stand out as beautiful
and spectacular features. The cleo
trical parade Tuesday evening at s
o'clock, will be something new in
parades in San Antonio. +. III.
Kifer of the San Antonio Public Ser
vice Company has had charge of this
parade and has not allowed any en-
tries unless he was satisfied that
the floats were to be rs beautiful as
the standard of excellence set for the
parade demanded.
The Battle of Flowers Parade man
aged by the Battle of Flowers As
ISOLATION of which Mrs. III. Z.
Drought is president, will be more
beautiful this season than ever be-
fore. The Court of Neptune will
ride forth on floats that represent
creatures and scenes in the bottom
of the sea. The Queen Of the Carnival
and all her duchesses will ride upon
these floats. and the remainder of
the parade will consist Of beautifully
decorated automobiles and floats.
This parade Lay be viewed easily
and comfortably from the pageant
grounds, and all the wear and tear
of standing on street corners will be
done away with. The parade will
be reviewed by The members Of the
Battle ofLFlowers Association on the
pageant grounds GA the prizes of
fered for the most beautiful floats
awarded there.
Give Schubert Opera.
Sixteen Texas Colleges. normal
schools and universities win take
part in the School and College Queens
Parade, the third of the week. on Sat
urday night. The American Asso-
citation of University Women is spon-
soring this parade. while the decvra-
ton of the floats and other details
are in charge of the local alumni of
the various schools.
Each float will he electrically
lighted and will bear the name of the
college it represents and the date of
its founding. The first float will
depict a scene early Texas history.
Sam Houston Normal is sending a
replica of its administration build
ing. Sui Ross Normal will have a
typically western float. All the other
schools and colleges will have floats
beautiful and representative.
This parade may also be viewed from
the pageant grounds where the special
attraction Saturday evening will be
the performance of "The House of the
Three Minds" by the Vienna Operetta
Company. This company, composed
of 40 artists, will give Franz Schu-
berts tuneful and amusing light opera
Saturday evening as their final per-
Torrance in San Antonio.
According to long established Gus
tom, the army will have n large part
in making the fiesta a great success.
Military bands will be FURNISHED for
every parade. Infantry. artillery and
cavalry units will march in the Bat
tie OF Flowers Parade.
Aerial Circus at Kelly.
In addition 10 all this. air service
maneuvers at Kelly Field will form
the outstanding feature Of the Saturday
program. The mnneuvers will take
place at . o'clock Saturday afternoon.
when pursuit formation, bombing.
machine gun firing, and spectacular
flights ending with descent from a
plane in a parachute will take place.
The San Antonio Elk's Patrol. under
Captain Joe Pace. will be an added
feature. A zouave drill will be a part
Of each Of the three pageant per
formances.
Announcement was made at the H.
nal directors meeting that men from
the American Legion would he on
duty Tuesday evening as guardian for
| tho children in the pageant in adj
! dition to the mothers who are TO act