San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-04
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| FIESTA DENY
KHAN PARADE
|'Serve Best Interests Of
Citizenship" They
Say.
CITY AGAINST 1T
Khan No. 81 Wanted to En-
ter Mounted Caval-
cade.
city AGAINST 1T

Khan No. 81, of San Antonio, was
enied its request to enter the parades
nder the DIRECTION of the Fiesta As
|ociation during Fiesta week. at the
business meeting Of the association
thursday evening, when directors
otcd that the klan would not be
Omitted. believing that the best in
|erests of the citizenship of San An
|oniO will be served in denying the
'equcst.'
The action of the Fiesta Associa-
ion followed a request from the San
ntonio Ku Klux lilan to be given
PERMISSION TO enter from 5000 to TO-
O0 mounted men in one of the night
arades, and to enter Il decorated
oat in the Battle of Flowers parade.
he latter request is stil in the
ands of the Battle Of Flowers .Asso-
ation, and will probably be acted
pom at the next meeting.
Mayor Tobin declared recently that
/ the request was referred to the city
administration for decision, it would
e denied on the ground that trouble
Blight be started if the parade were
Flowed to take place. The fact that
be army might not participate il the
tlan were allowed to parade in the
Fiesta events further influenced
|ayor Tobin in his decision, accord
pg to his announcement.
Suggest Governors Dinner.
A 0nrovpnp'c Iipnar ,oox, la, ,,Ion
ed, if the suggestion made at the
eeting to invite governors from
eighboring states to the Fiesta, is
hrried out. The San Antonio chap
Fr of the Aeronautical Association
Hill be requested to assist in extend
kg the invitation, which would prob
bly, be written over the signature of
Governor Neff. and the dinner will
Ike place on Wednesday, the day of
e National Balloon Race, if the plan
atures.
Fiesta directors Thursday night &C
pied the invitation extended by the
|attle of Flowers Association. lc-
|lesting them to participate in the
Iattle of Flowers parade. This is the
Fst time that such an invitation has
zen extended to directors Of the
esta Association.
-Four hundred letters are being sent
1T to local merchants, asking them
cooperate with the Fiesta Asso-
htion in decorating their store fronts
the downtown business district.
rect decorations for the association
II be arranged by the Texas Flag
ID Decorating company of San An
nio, and the contract includes 40
picks of Identification. Fifty-two
skets of waxed artificial flowers
IL be added to the street decora-
bns this year by the association, and
an attempt is being made to make
IN Antonio more attractive for its
ests this year than ever before in
e history of the carnival. the assist
Ice of business men will be solicited.
hny merchants have signified their
llingness to help in this campaign
Identification, and have said that
ey will decorate their stores in flow
and foliage, according TO an
uncements at the meeting.
New Flood Lights.
!Flood lighting and electrical decora-
lns will be under the direction of Il.
Kifer, with the army cooperating.
Iveral units of flood light will be
hned by the army for the purpose
Frightening San Antonio's streets
ring Fiesta week, and experiments
E being made with new colored flood
hts. However, the colored system
S not ben definitely accepted.
The progress made by parade direct
was reported and plans were per-
tied for the automobile parade. In
tiition to- the evolution of the motor
hicle, the progress from OK wagon
H prairie Schooner will be demon
lated by the modern carriage, and
old horse-drawn hose reel Of the
e department viii be contrasted
th San Antonio's modern fire equip
Init. The evolution of both horse
hwn and motor-driven vehicles will
shown in types demonstrating. the
bgress made by each during the CEN
~.
Seguin has volunteered to send an
cient horse-drawn hose reel, and
lit of her fire department, to feat.
/ in the fire department portion OF
automobile parade. Chairman A. j.
etz, who has charge of the auto
bile parade, stated that Fredericks.
liz, San Marcos and Kerrville will
err old pieces Of fire equipment.
Prizes for the electrical parade,
Itch will be directed by +. II. Kifer,
re been divided into two groups.
liz and industrial entries. The first
he for each division will be $50;
ond prize will be 500, and the
rd prize will be $50 for each sec
h. The industrial section has
n added for the benefit of indus
IS which will take part in the
.ade. Mr.. Kifer stated. There will
about 80 entries in this parade,
ich will be held On Wednesday
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