Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-02
CERT1INLY INVITING


Grand OriOIe Festival at BdJtj-
more Tery Interesting Points
ReIdtice to the Mystic Societies
of the South and Vest Wh0t
The B. &C D. Proposes To Dc.
Baltimore will certainly look her
very best next week and afford her
visitors such treat as will for the
time being at the least make the Mon
umeatal city the most popular centre
in all the country. 1t is doubtful il
SO attractive three days programme
was ever tefore made up for munic-
ipal celebration. There appears al
most literally no end to the new fea-
lures being constantly added, and,
practically, the whole week will be
given over to ono steady series Of en-
joymente. Baltimore is a big place,
ranking high up among the great
cities Ct the country in point of popu-
lation, while in many interests she
stands first. Although having a rep
utation for conservatism, it is Of that
character whi,h insures a thorough
handling of everything which ia
undertaken.
The first city in all the land to in
augurate railroad construction, the 3.
and 0. being the pioneer passenger
railway of the world, and now most
fittingly offering all the advantage of
half the regular rates of fare from ev-
cry and all points on its great line.
The first city lighted by gas, she is al
so the first city to adopt as munich
pality the electric light, the entire city
being now most brilliantly illumina-
ted. The first city to fairly enter the
lists against New Orleans in pageant
~, this years display will beyond all
comparison excel any ever made in
any city, not even excepting the very
home Of the Carnival, the Crescent
City itself. Indeed, New Orleans her
self will render al powerful aid in
accomplishing such result, for she
sends her four greatest and grandest
mystic societies to participate. In
the matchleos pageant will Rex and
the Carnival Court appear in royal
splendor. And with the King will
come the RESP landont Mistick Krewe
of Comus, the dazzling Knights Of
Menus and glittering knights of Pro.
tens. This glorious quartette of ia.
nous mystic organizations will all be
represented in line by magnificent
moving tableaux, the characters being
personated by the members of each
So, too, will be there upon the gorge
Gus car o! the majestic Yelled Propa-
cts OF st. Louis, the impressive float
of the mysterious Memphii of Mem.
phis, and tho beautiful car OF the
Knights of Menus, of Galveston
Mobile sends her Cowbelliana, the
Oldest mystic society in the new
world, the Infant Mystioa and the
Strikers, tie representation of this
trio of noted organizations promising
to be something to long remember
The Congress of Mystics ia without a
| parallel in the history OF pageantry in
this, if not, indeed, in any country,
Never have any two of the societies
ever appeared in single pageant,
and never have they appeared in any
way in conjunction.
The pageant of Thursday night,
September 18th, will be remarkable
event. and as the visiting organize
lions ara composed Of the leading
merchants and citizens of the cities
named, the gathering at Baltimore is
a Grand compliment TO that city,
Those who have doplored their ina
bliity 10 visit New Orleans and wit
ness there the marvellous display Q!
Mnrli Gras times may in ons evening
at Baltimore behold the typical bril-
liancy Of all four of the Crescent
City greatest societies. More than
taie, those who have longad desired TO
lock upon the Yelled Prophets Of ST.
Louis, the famous societies of Mobile,
Memphis and Galveston, here have
the opportunity Of witnessing ali in
one. Thus much SO to the visiting
societies, and when it lie all remem-
bered that the Order CT the Oriole
being at home cannot for moment
think OF permitting Baltimore to be
eclipsed by other cities, some faint
conception may be cleaned Of what
the pageant as q whole will be. The
0riole has for months been closely
and most diligently at work upon its
divisions Of the grand pageant, and