San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-07
RECEPTION Of
KING ANTONIO
IS ARRANGED
Fiesta Association Accepts
Tentative Program for
Week.
NEED $1,000 MORE
Balloon Race, School Queen
Parade and Flower Bat
tie Big Features.

Directors of the Fiesta de San ia
cinto Association approved a tentative
program for the celebration, when they
met at the Gunter hotel Thursday eve
ming to discuss the parades, attractions
and entertainment features that will
be staged during the week from April
u to the PC. inclusive. The chief
features, according to the plan adopted
will be the Battle of Flowers and the
National Balloon Races, and the School
Queens parade, which is scheduled t
be one of the most brilliant events
of the entire week. Another item that
was fully determined was the entry
of King Antonio at the NJ. KIT.
depot at 80 p, m. on Monday, the
opening day of the Fiesta.
Monday will be Pioneers Day, ac-
cording to the program adopted, and
the king will proceed at the head of
the electrical parade on Monday eve
ming to the Pioneers Ball. The cleo
trical parade that has been set for
Tuesday evening will feature floats
from manufacturers. jobbers. and civic
organizations of this city. The floats
and automobiles use din this parade
will also participate in the School
Queens parade on Saturday night.
A 1901 Cadillac. ...
The automobile parade. in which
old and new models will be featured
will be held Thursday afternoon. A
one-cylinder Cadillac made in 1901
will lead this procession, unless an
older model can be found. Other an
cient models entered so far include
Fords. Bucks and Hupmobiles. with
one Moon. Three new models of each
make will be entered, and will follow
the older types. sees
On Friday afternoon the Battle of
Flowers parade will be held, and free
attractions on the Plaza will follow
the parade. Throughout the week.
rube band and free shows will main
tair the carnival atmosphere in the
downtown district.
The School Queens parade promises
to be especially gorgeous. according
to Jack Raybould, manager of the
Fiesta Association. This is one of
the novel features of the event. and it
promises to be one of tn most success
full, according to Mr.. Raybould.
Send Out Programs.
Programs. will be issued By the
Fiesta Association this year, TO be dis
tributed among merchants for their
outgoing mails. No advertising will
be solicited from merchants this time
for the programs, and the Fiesta an
noupced at the meeting that persons
attempting to solicit advertising for
this purpose would not be authorized
by the association. An advertising
program that deals with publicity for
the celebration and for the Balloon
Race will be adopted. however, and the
majority of the advertising will be
used IN local newspapers.
Two thousand dollars must be raised
by the association before the Fiesta
can be staged this year, according to
Mr.. Raybould, who stated that this
amount must yet be raised. Directors
of the association will solicit this ne
cesary amount from local merchants
and business men, Mr.. Raybould stat
ed.
The Fiesta Association will award
a $50 prize for the best decorated
float in the Battle of Flowers parade,
according to Mr.. Raybould, who stat
ed that this prize would be given on
ly to entries, and not TO floats deco
rated by the Battle of Flowers Asso-
citation.