San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-23
FLOWER BATTLE
PARADE LINE:
!, Of BEAUTY
Historic Alamo Enshrined in
Roses as Floats Pass
in Review.

I the Alamo, San Antonio massed Fri
day for its famous Battle of Flowers.
\ four-mile-long stream of beauty.
with the city's daughters, wound
through the streets at the end of the
| journey to stage the flower battle in
front of the sacred shrine.
All the city moved T. the downtown
sections. where humanity was packed
against the walls, into the side streets.
leaving but a narrow lane for the
gorSous floats to ron by. -
AS car after car moved past the
massed thousands on the citys high
ways, wave after wave of applause
swept along the line of march and
echoed from Alamo plaza to San Saba
and from Houston to Commerce
streets. The march began ar rne in
terscction of Eighth street and Ave
nue. Il, thence south to Houston street.
along Houston west TO San Saba
street. thence south on San Saba TO
East Commerce street, cast along East
Commerce to South Alamo street.
thence north on South Alamo past the
reviewing stand TO point of beginning.
MALONE IN LEAD.
Led by Brigadier General Paul r.
Malone, grand marshal. the units pass.
ed IN the following order: Motorcycle
squad OF police. troops from Fort Sam
Houston, firemen's band, cadets from
West Texas Military Academy. Mayor
John TObin and city officials, Off
GERS of the Battle of Flowers Associn-
ton. Fiesta Association. chamber of
commerce. junior chamber of com
MERGE. kiWanis Club.
Army band; boy and girl mounted
cars Of private entries. Mesdames
Perry j. Lewis. H. p. Drought. A.
w. Wcakley and Mrs. Atlee b. Ayres:
cars Of former queens, Mrs. Thomas
GSsGan, Miss Corinne Moore. Mrs.
n. y. johnson. Miss Zula Blanks.
Mrs. Kenncty Perry. Miss Margaret
Copeland. Mrs. w. VI. Morgan and
Miss Hammond: City band: Barnard
r. Bee chapter, Daughters of the Com
federacy; Alamo Mission cbapter
Daughters Of the Republic: Sons of
America; Old Trail Drivers associa-
non, Bexar Chapter; Daughters of
II" American Revolution Boy Scouts
and band; Robert +. Lee. chapter,
Confederate Veterans: Gold Star
Mothers; Confederate Veterans; Girl
Scouts and Indian War Veterans.
ARMY REPRESENTED.
Army band: Fifteenth pield artiI.
lcry tloat Recruiting service: Twen.s
ty-third infantry, float: Twelfth artil,
icry, float; Twentieth infantry, float:
Ninth infantry, float: Signal Corps.
float; First infantry. float: United
states arsenal, float Medical Corps:
Duncan and Felly field. floats.
City band; international Institute.
iIeMolay drum corps and patrol; De-
AlOlay car; Junior League car: Phi
Aeta Chi Sorority car: Business and
Professional Womcns' car: W. n w
Camp No 10, Fort Sam Houston and
Woodmen's drill team: Woodmen's
circle No. 1872: Woodmens Circle.
Magnolia No. 81; Woodmen's Circle,
Myrtle Grove; State Hospital car:
Auto Red Book car: Junior Girl Re.
serves Of I. VI. c. A.: Senior school
IIII RESERVES; ID. o. X. X. band and
patrol J. NJ. A. boys floats: Rain.
DOW Girls float; Mildred Johnson's
class; Merry Maids Musical
club; Il Major Musical club.
. SCHOOL FLOATS.
City band; Thomas School Dor
Urls BOnn-AyOn School: Westmoor-
land College :fOur Lady Of the Lake
College; 81. Mary's Hall: St Mary's
Collegc st. Mary's Academy CRYSTAL
ksHncc School; River Road rural
school; Highland Park Kindergarten
Public Service band Coker School
Won Ormy School: China Grove
SchoGl : Mackay School; LOckhill
school Sayers School W. W. White
school Seay School; University Jun.
Tor College Of San .AntoniO: city band:
i freshmen. University of Texas;
Ranger float, University Junior Col
lcgc: hdgcwoOd School Alamo
Heights School; Los Angeles Heights
School; Woodlawn Heights School
School
ELKS IN LINE.
Elks' band and patrol floats Of the
luohesses; army duchesses; prin-
resscs: Alzafar band and patrol es-
corr 70 the queen: army band; Main
Avenue cadets; Shakespeare Club /:
Main Avenue Ad Club: Congress De-
rs A'I'N''! JuithT .iHIllemen
Club Philomathean Debating So
'lctyl Dramatic Club: Students Coun-
vi; Junior Class Of Main Avenue
Senior school Senior Class Of Main
Ayeline Senior School Spanish Club,
lanier Junior School breckenridge
'adets; Senior Glass of Breckenridge
senior School ;iJnnior Glass Of Brack-
'nidgc Senior Shcoul; Sophomore Z
lass Of breckenridge Senior School. =
Postofiire band; Thomas Nelson
Page Junior School :. Mark Twin
InniOr School SiGney Laiier School;
Irving Junior School;
Hawthorne Junior School:
Edgar Allen Poe Janior School joel
'handlar Harris Junior School:
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior School
scancr breckenridge School: Bowie