San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-22
KING ANTONIO
PROVES To Be
CHARLES TIPS
Opens Weeks Of Festivi-
ties Upon His Arrival
Monday Night.
GIVEN KEYS TO CITY
Ceremonies Carried Out on
Alamo Plaza to Greet
81 Fiesta Ruler.

The Fiesta dc San Jacinto was for
mally opened Monday night. when
King Antonio VIII made his entrance
into San Antonio on special train
over the NJ. X. & T. Railroad. He was
met Mt the depot by prominent men
of the city and army. He was es.
corted to Alamo Plaza by corps OF
officers. He proved to be Charles r.
Tips.
On his arrival on the plaza. Mayor
John Tobin presented him with the
keys to the city. Speeches were made
about Fiesta de Spn Jacinto Week.
King Antonio ACCEPTED the keys and
made a short talk on the reason for
celebrating. He said that the key
would unlock the city to let plenty
of fun in and to let gloom out of the
city for a week at least.
Due to the fact that the king ar
rived on the anniversary of the win
ming of the Battle of San Jacinto. a
more elaborate affair was prepared.
A band concert was given on the
Plaza. Texas is celebrating the SSH
anniversary Of the winning of Texas
. freedom this week and the reports
from the various cities in the state
show that the affair is one of the
most elaborate ever held.
Gather at Battlefield.
At Houston. 5000 people gathered
at San Jacinto battle-ground and cele-
brated the anniversary. Judge Mel
son Philips of Dallas, delivered the
address of the day. W. Il. Kendall,
grandson of General Sherman. who
commanded the left wing of the Texas
army at that battle. read General Sam
Houston's report of the battle.
Harry Leap. president of the San
/ Antonio Fiesta Association. accom-.
[panicd by an escort from the United
States army. Col. George w. Stuart,
commanding officer; Capt. Carl C.
Anderson, adjutant; Lieut.. Col. Pau
Goodrich. executive officer; Capt. w
X. Lyde. supply officer; Lieut.. 10,
seph Stuart. operations officer. and
1.-TWO platoons of cavalry. made up the
Escorts of King Antonio VIII from
the train through the streets of the
city and to Alamo Plaza.
Mr.. Tips. the king. was born in
Seguin. In 1908 he graduated from
West Texas Military Academy and
Ifrom Texas University in 1912. One
years later he founded Three River:
land has been promoting the interest;
of that section of the country evel
since.
Attend Pioneer Ball.
He attended the training camp a
Leon Springs when the war broke out
and was made private. From
private he was advanced TO lieutenant
colonel and was placed in command
of the non-commissioned training
camp. an infantry replacement caml
at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He wa:
also made leader Of the physical and
bayonet training school in the samt
camp. He is now lieutenant colonel
lin the Reserve Officers Corps.
Mr.. Tins grandfather was also in
the army, being a member Of Terry s
Texas Rangers.
Mr.. Tins is 32nd degre Mason
member of the Scottish Rite. knights
ITemplar. Shriner. a member of the
Omala Order and a Kiwanian. He
His president of the Oklahoma-Texas
[LJoint Stock Bank and vice. president
of the First National Bank of Sc
f;guin. ;,
His father-in-law. d. J. Woodward
.vas the first king when the Fiesta
HE San Jacinto was organized. Mrs,
films was Duchess of the 1915 Fiesta
Frederick Thompson Jr.. son of the
president of the San, Antonio Aero
hautic Association, and Bruce Mar
tindale Jr.. son of the former Fiesta
king are the kings attendants.
Following the ceremony at the
SAlamo. King Antonio. and his attend
fnts attended the Pioneer ball at the
Sunter.