Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-22
BOOMING BIG.

RaItimoFe Tremendously Enthused
over the Approaching OriOIe and
Sax Attractions Being Continually
Added.
The Baltimore OriOle i, having u tre-
mendous boom. and the indications
poiut Enthusiastically to the greatest
demonstration ever made IN the MOnu-
mental CITY. The hearty endorsement
ofthe railroad companies and other cor
pOrations, the leading commercial
houses and business Interests generally
in the shape of the most generous sub
srriptions, render the mater OF money
one of no anxiety to the committee,
and enables them to devote their whole
time to perfecting the details OF the
three days festivities.
The responses from the military or
carnations invited To enter into cOmpe-
tition for the splendid prizes offered are
of such a nature "a to insure most
spirited contest. The military parade
on the morning of the 18th, and prior
TO the competitive drill, will be striking
" brilliant and of a remarkable extent.
All the competing organizations will, Oh
psrade. present their fullest ranks, from
which the company of thirty-siX Willie
selected to contend for the prizes.
Several of these organizations number
from two to four hundred men, and il IS
now contemplated to offer a magnificent
silken banner to the organization max
ing the finest appearance in the parade.
The Maryland regiments, battalions and
companies will turn out in full force,
and the display as a whole will he q
grand one. The second days pro.
grammc is now So far along as to insure
a most unique and novel parade and at
tendant attractions. The military fea-
ture will be particularly interesting, As
the winning organizations in the COM
petition drill will have the right of the
line. The immediate escort of Lord
Baltimore will he arrayed in the
most gorgeous costumes of two
and a half centuries ago. Ce-
crliuS will he accompanied by
Rex and the Carnival Court, MomuS,
Cumus, the Yelled Prophet and other
royal persOnages of the famous mystic
circles of the South. The tableauX fol-
lowing, showing the progress Baltimore
has made the past two hundred and
and fifty years, will constitute partic-
ularly interesting feature of the parade,
~ the citizens have become very en-
thu~aStiC over il.
That the mystic pageant of Thursday
night will Sll~paSS all efforts of the kind
ever before attempted in the United
states, if not indeed i'm the world, Is
now fOregone conclusion. Ii will be
a marvel of SpendOr, of majestic proper
tiOu> and of superb cOStuming.
The participation alone OF the cele-
brated mystic societies of the country
renders il an unparalleled demOnstra-
ticn: but when are added the matches
divisions of the Order Of the OriOle, it n
perfectly safe 10 claim that nothing to
approach the pageant a. whole was
ever before attempted. Aside from all
other SySten's of illuminating the route,
there will be four hundred bearers of
patent lights, constructed especially for
the purpose, and each light having four
burners.
The utmost care is being taken to in
sure the convenience and comfort OF all
visitors. No increase will be made in
the charges at the hotels or boarding
houses, and complete list is being made
of all places in the city where accom-
modations can be had, and the price
thereof. These lists will he printed and
circulated at the railroad depOts and
throughout the city in large number.
The Baltimore and Ohio, as charac-
teriStic of the management, has thrown
open it, entire systen-main line, di-
visions ami branChes-to the exceed
ingly low rate of One-half the regular
fare, or one fare for the round trip.
Every effort will be made to satisfy
the most eXacting aS to time, comfort in
transit and number of trains. \ large
accession Of new coaches and motive
power render certain the accommoda-
ton of all who may come.
Ticket agents anywhere will cheer
fully furnish all information in detail.