San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-06
200 Cars Follow Ricken-
hacker Into Beautiful
Comal Country-Greeted
on Arrival by Band;
Plenty of Refreshments;
Rainbow Five Entertain;
Attendance Prizes Are
Awarded.

Many factors combined TO make the
! San Antonio Lights motor caravan
tour TO New Braunfels, Sunday after
noon. probably the most enjoyable as
| well as NEST successful of any Of the
caravan trips taken this season.
Nearly 1000 persons, in approx
mately 200 cars, Joined the caravan
and followed the Rickenbacker Six
pathfinding car, furnished by Cliff.
| ford George, into the beautiful Comal
| country. This was more than twice
| the number which made the trip he
preceding Sunday and nearly ten
times the number which accompanied
the caravan two Sundays previous,
when a visit was made TO Boerne
Despite the fact that a much larger
| crowd turned out than was expected
| there were refreshments for every mo.
torist and all reported a delightful
afternoons outing as guests of the
San Antonio Light and Clifton
George.
Half an hour before the scheduled
| time of departure. line of cars was
assembled that reached from the Cliff
ton George building at East Hous-
ton and Bowie streets TO the Alamo.
fully two blocks away. These cars
were rapidly augmented by others and
by y 80 it was estimated nearly 200
automobiles were in line Figuring an
average of five persons to each car
(some cars carried more. others fewer)
there were probably 1000 people who
followed the pathfinder car to New
Braunfels. This is believed TO be the
| first time in the history of motoring
that a crowd of this size has turned
out for such an outing. With only
| three trips taken thus far and with
perhaps the most delightful caravan
| tours yet TO be made. it is difficult
to estimate the number of people that
will go along on future trips.
Greeted by Band.
Leaving San Antonio shortly after
| Braunfels about one hour and forty
five minutes later. As the caravan ap-
preached the public square. band,
furnished by the New Braunfels
| Chamber of Commerce as special
| courtesy TO the visiting motorists
struck up popular air. Motorists
signaled their appreciation Of this
courtesy by blowing the horns on their
cars when the first selection was fin
ished.
Welcome by Fuchs.
After circling the plaza twice. the
| caravan came to a halt and members
| alighted to listen to an address of wei
come by Judge J. II. Fuchs. president
| Of the New Braunwels Chamber of
Commerce, made from the plaza band
stand.
In his mastery style. Judge Fuchs
| bid the motorists welcome to Ney
Braunfels and urged that this visit
not be their last. He referred TO the
| friendly relations which exist between
| the citizens of the two cities and pre-
| dicted that the caravan visit would
do much toward cementing these des-
sirable relations. He praised The
Light for what he said was q conf
caravan tours and assured the motor
lists that the citizens Of New Braun
fels felt highly complimented in hav-
ing their city selected by The Light
as the destination for n caravan visit.
Before closing Judge Fuch men
toned the many interesting attrac-
lions at New Braunfels. Many were
surprised to hear that New Braun
fels probably is the only city in the
country, il not in the world, Boosting
a river beginning and ending within
its city limits. The speaker also men
toned the fact that probably the
largest cotton oil mill in the world is
located in New Braunfels.
Following Judge Fuch's speech, the
caravan proceeded TO Landa Park
where generous space had been re-
served for the motorists through the
courtesy of L. +. Scholl, manager of
the park.
Soda "POp' For All.
On their arrival at the Park mo-
florists found more than 1000 bottles
of ice cold Orange Crush, Delaware
Punch and other popular cold drinks,
in waiting for them. This treat,
which was hugely enjoyed by every
one. was provided by the San Antonio
Light.
When everybody had quenched their
thirsts, an "attack" was made on the
big pile of watermelons which had
been sent over by Clifford George as
| special courtesy 70 motorists. There
was sufficient watermelon for all, Just
as there was soda water, and many
| Of the motorists ate two and three
slices each. besides drinking several
bottles of soda water.
The next treat came when represent
taives Of the Liggett 4 Meyers To
bacco Company distributed more than
300 packages of Chesterfields, the
| cigarettes that satisfy" among the
smokers in the crowd. Neither did the
generosity of the Liggett & Meyers
Tobacco company go unappreciated.
Following the distribution of the
! Chesterfield cigarettes handsome
five-gallon Thermalware jar for keep
ing food or liquids hot or cold. was
| given by The Light through the cour-
tesy of Ellis CLANCY, vice president of
the Southern Equipment company, TO
lucky motorist. The name Of the
winner will be printed in The Light
next Sunday.
After the first attendance prize had
| been awarded, second attendance
| prize, a handsome loving cup was
given by The Light through the cour-
| tesy of T.. +. SchOll. treasurer of
| Landa Industries and manager of
Landa Park. The winner Of this prize
likewise will be printed in next Sun.
days Light.
Rainbow Five Entertain.
The awarding of the last attendance
prize was the signal for the beginning
of short concert by the Fairyland
Roof Garden orchestra, members of
which donated their services as
courtesy TO the motorists. Such popu-
lar selections as Yes! We Have No
Bananas, and "Aggravatin' Papa
Blues" were played by the Rainbow
Five in their original style. to hue