DEDICATION CEREMONIES
ZERO MILESTONE, OLD SPANISH TRAIL
2:30 P. M., MARCH 27, 1924 Presiding Officer—MR. JACK BURKE.
Manager of the Day—MR. W. G. TOBIN.
2:00 P. M.—The Governor, the Highway Commissioners, the State and Federal Engineers and their parties, will start from the Gunter Hotel, under escort of ladies of the City Federation of Women’s Clubs.
2:15 P. M.—The foregoing party leave San Pedro Springs, an ancient station on the Camino Real, and go down Flores Street to Military Plaza. This will signify the arrival of the State and Federal officials over the ancient Camino Real, to the Zero Point.
2:30 P. M.—The Governor’s party having reached the official stand, the old stage coach and freight outfits will arrive along West Commerce Street, the ancient trail of the West. The old freighters will bring three outfits: the stage coach from San Diego, a freight train from Mexico, and a pack mule train from the mines. The Wagon Master will report his safe delivery of his charges. Then from the San Diego coach, a messenger from California will deliver letters from the Governor of California, the Mayor of San Diego, the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego, to the Governor, the Mayor, and the Chamber of Commerce at San Antonio. Stanley Hale, Vice President San Diego Chamber of Commerce, Message Bearer.
A detail of Boy Scouts will stand guard over the stone during the ceremonies.
Invocation—Bishop Johnston.
Mrs. J. K. Beretta, President of the City Federation, will present Mile Stone to Oid Spanish Trail, City of San Antonio, and County of Bexar.
Unveiling by Indian Head Girl Scouts—Miss Alma Ogden Brooks, Captain. Rosalie Kuhlman, Spanish Flag; Rebecca Lynch, French Flag; Mildred Lynch, Mexican Flag; Susan Noble, Texas Flag; Bernice Thomas, Confederate Flag. Representing the Boy Scouts — PI. Rollins Wolford, American Flag.
Mr. IP. B. Ayres will accept on behalf of the Old Spanish Trail.
Mayor Tobin will accept on behalf of City of San Antonio.
Judge McCloskey will accept on behalf of County of Bexar.
Appreciation of the City Federation of Clubs by Kenneth Wimcr, Chairman OST Executive Board.
Governor Neff will deliver Dedicatory Address.
Benediction—Bishop Drossaerts.
This handsome five-ton boulder, the sift of Prof. N. J. Badu, of Badu Park. Llano, through the Cassady Grey Granite Co., of Llano, was donated to the S. A. Federation of Women’s Clubs. As a courtesy to that organization it was transported from Llano to its present site, and placed by the Charles Lucas Monument Works, o? San Antonio, assisted by Mr. Ray Lambert, Park Commissioner, and Mr. Paul Stef fie •. Street Commissioner, and Mr. Fritz Oehler of the Charles Lucas Company.
COMMITTEE
DEDICATION OF ZERO MILESTONE—Mrs. J. T. Smith, Fanni
Applewhite, F. F. Stauffer, F. W. Sorrell, J. B. Lewright, Sterlhv
Price Adams, L. B. Clegg, J. PI. Lapham.
Director-General Department Beautification, Old Spanish Trail MRS. PI. P. DROUGHT.