San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-21
Pageant Requires Two
Hours to Traverse Streets
and Offers Beautiful and
Interesting Floats Army
Has Important Place in
Line-Children and Dec
grated Cars Attract.

A gigantic parade that took two
hours to travel the parade loop OF
San Antonio. traversed the business
section of the city Friday afternoon.
as one of the chief events of the
fiesta.
Escorted BY five airpaneS that cir
cled the downtown section. the parade
wound its snake-like course through
out the city, with a veritable mass
of human beings on either side. from
its starting point TO the finishing
point
The parade represented every phase
of San Antonio life. from the tiny
children who took part in the Fiesta
pageant to the pioneers, with civil
ians. soldiers. fraternal orders. social
orders and the Royal Court of the
Queen and His Majesty. King Antonio
VII coming in between.
Brig. Gen. +. b. Buck. grand mar
shall of the parade. accompanied by
Colonel Williams. head of the Non
Divisional Group. led the procession.
with W. g. TObin, assistant grand
marshal. following. The pilgrimage
started from Third street and Avenue
+. traversed the parade loop. then
went through the pageant grounds
and Immediately disbanded after pass
ing the grandStand.
King Reviews the Parade.
In The reviewing stand at the
pageant grounds were Maj. Gen. Ed
ward NJ. Lewis and staff, the fiesta
board of directors. and Mayer q. L.
Black and Mai. G. c. Cresson as King
Antonio. who left the parade and
joined the group in the reviewing
stand
The use of tractor had 10 be
employed TO pull two OF the heavy
trucks that stalled in front of the
grand stand, due TO the Softenine of
the roadbcd and the grade Of the
road.
The judges of awards We're: Mrs
Lucy Tobin Thornton, Mrs. Erhardt
Guenther. Brig. Gen. Dennis T..
Nolan and Atlee b. Ayres. The fol-
lowing awards were made and the
winners handed their ribbons as they
passed the judges stand: The caval-
cade of 40 couples. led by Laura Eir-
ginia Adams. was awarded first
prize as an elegant display. The
Sunbeams. with their costumes OF
pale yellow blending into the deepest
shade of orange. were awarded blue
ribbon and first prize. These little
tots were Mrs. Jack Hardic's dane
ing pupils.
Mrs Alice r. Ayres received first
prize for the private entries with her
float decorated with purple dahias
Of different shades. Riding with her
were Mrs. Jack Hardic. Mrs. T.
Adams and Miss Emily Weston.
Other awards were: Huisache, red
ribbon; yellow Roadster" blue:
Fort Sam Houston, red: Miss Mildred
Johnson's dancing class. blue: Junior
Cotillion Club, red; Travis Park
Cradle Roll. red; Santa Rosa In
Urinary, blue; Girl Scouts of Camp
Travis. Indian Head Troop. red
Elks No. l, blue; Main Avenue
High School, red Lady of the Lake,
blue: Thomas School for Girls. blue
Lanicr Literary Society. blue: Span
iSh club, blue; Harlandale School. a
Tom Thumb Wedding" rcd.
The parade was headed by the traf-
fic police. who cleared tho streets so
the procession could pass. Then
came the troops of the United States
Army, led by Col. Harry c. Williams,
Field Artillery.
Heading the second division Of the
parade. which was devoted to those
responsible for the celebration. were
the directors of the Fiesta Association.
DR.. Harry Leap, president, leading.
His Majesty. King Antonio VII also
appeared in this section. Next came
Lieut.. Col. l.. II. Coppock. Cavalry. |
and Lieut.. Russell q. Smith, Fourth |
Field Artillery; city band. city Of
ficials, headed by Mayor Black. the |
Battle of Flowers Association. off |