San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
PIONEER DAY
To START OFF.
FIESTA WEEK
Celebration Will Be Both
Social and His
torical.
HAVE A PARADE
Barbecue at San Pedro and
Dance Monday
Night.


Monday, April 81. The day will in
clude a social and historical celebra-
ton. Due to the day falling on the
celebration of San Jacinto, a much
larger celebration than on former
occasions will be held.
The pioneers of the city and other
parts of the state make up the as
ISOLATION that celebrates and keeps up
the spirit of the pioneers. There nre
hundreds that attend the celebrations
every year. The purpose of the as
ISOLATION is to keep up the spirit OF
pioneerism in Texas and to bring the
pioneers together at least once
year.
The sixth annual celebration of the
Pioneer Association will open with
a business session and convention IN
the morning in the ballroom of the
Gunter. Immediately after the SEES
sion, a parade will be formed at Travis
Park. The parade will include pio-
neer stage coaches, covered wagons.
other floats to represent the days of
old. This will be followed by motor
cars with the guests of the city and
other members of the association.
Parade to San Pedro.
The parade will move through the
streets and will proceed to San Pedro
Park where an old-time barbecue with
all the trimmings will be served to
the members and guests OF the as
ISOLATION.
The barbecue will be in the form
of an old fashioned picnic. The wo-
men members of the association Will
prepare the meal, which will be served
to all the members and guests attend
ing the celebration. The afternoon
will be taken up in addresses, music
and other forms of amusement.
Mayor John Tobin and Park Com.
missioner Ray Lambert have promised
the members of the association to ex-
tend all possible assistance and CO.
operation in preparing the grounds
and other necessaries to make a sue
cess of this outdoor entertainment In
the park. The Fiesta Association
will furnish the music and several
speakers of reputation will be invited
to deliver addresses dealing with the
history of early Texans in San An
tonic. Among the speakers invited
are Judge James D. Luby of San An.
tonic, and Judge William Atkinson Oh
Grand Ball Monday Night.
The grand annual ball will take
place at night at the Gunter Hotel.
The pioneer ball has grown IN popu,,
larity second to no social event OIL
the year and it is looked forward 10
with interest and anticipation ana
sentimental interest peculiar to itself.
None but the old fashion ed dances are
given on the pioneer ball program
and this annual event has had much
to do in bringing into popularity me
old fashioned waltz, the mazurka, tne
Jancers, the schottische, and the var,
ginia reel. These old forms OIL
terpsichorean amusements Will pre-
vail entirely in the main ballroom;
The dining room and roof garden VIII
also be used and will be found neces-
sary to accommodate the large at.ena-
ance, and the modern dances VIII De
danced there by those who prefer.
The Gunter Hotel management has
kindly placed all these facilities at 'he
disposal of the association.
The general program this year is in
charge Of a general committee Of ar
raneements consisting Of the presi-
dent of association, DIR. Frank Pas
cbal Col. Beaumont B. Buck, Frank
n Bnshick. w. G.. Tobin. Colonel
Buck is acting chairman of this COM
mittee.
subcommittee are cooperating
With general committees and have
been named as follows: Chairman OF
the ball committee, Mrs. George U.
Wurzbach;' parade, w. g. Tobln !;
nublicity. Mrs. Frank n. Bushick !;
music. Mrs. II. f. George: invitations,
Mrs. Winchester Kelso; refreshments,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mooney: decorations, Mrs.
Iucv Tobin Thornton; barbecue, Mrs.
Fanny Applewhite.
Meet Tuesday Afternoon.
Members who pay their dues py
April 81, will receive invitations with
admission tickets to the ball and each
member has the privilege OF inviting
two guests by purchasing extra tick
cts. Governor Neff and the military
officials of Fort Sam Houston, Kelly
Field and Brooks Field. and Mayor
Tobin and city commissioners VIII
be invited guests.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mooney has associated
with her on the refreshment commit
fee the following: Mrs. J. NJ. Oil
yarre. Mrs. Fanny Applewhite, Mrs.
=. q. Jones, Mrs. Matte Dillon, Mrs.
I'd lyman. Mrs. Frank III. Bushick,
Mrs. Il. o. Sarratt. Mrs. Rena NJ.
Green, Mrs. John James, Mrs. T. L..
Conroy. Mrs. Jack Neal. Mrs. Eda
K. Never. Mrs. John Bulls, Miss
Mary Norton.
Mrs. Applewhite, chairman, has ap-
pointed the following additional men,
bers of the barbecue and picnic com
mittee: Frank H. Bushick, Mrs
Eleanor Ryan, John W. Tobin, Mrs
Lee b. Miller, W. r. Krempkau: John
Il. Elgin, ]. NJ. Vance, Godfrey Peter
son. 80.
Mrs. Kelso has added to the invita-
tion committee: Mrs. Il. ]. Larkin,
Mrs. Annie D. Harrigan. Mrs; George
c. Wurzbach, Mrs. Lee b. Miller, Dr.
Frank Paschal.
Other committees to take part in
the celebration will be announced lat
or Members of the association will
meet in the Gunter ballroom Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock informally to
rehearse the lancers and some OF
the older forms of dancing in. prepara-
ton for the annual ball. These re-
hearsals will be held each TUESDAY
until April 81.
The Pioneer Association was organ
lied six years ago. The first meet
ing was presided over by former Gov
ernor Joseph d. Sayers. Frank ID.
Bushick was first president and Mrs.
Joseph Emerson Smith the first secre-
tary.
tons existence, DIR. Frank Paschal
was elected president He has served