The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-09-09
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Grand OrfOIe Festival af Hal.
tfmOrc 80. interesting Points
Relative 10 the Mystic SOcfe.
ties of the s0uth and West.-
what the II. Il o. Proposes
10 do.
Baltimore will certainly look her
very best next week and afford her
visitors such a treat as will for the
time being at the least make the
Monumental City the most popular
centre in all the country. tits doubt
full if so attractive three days pro-
gramme was ever before made up for
a municipal celebration. There ap-
pears almost literally no end to the
new features being constantly added,
and, practically, the whole week will
be given over to one steady series of
enjoyments. Baltimore is big place,
ranking high up among the great
cities of the country in point of pop
ulation, while in many interests she
stands first. Although having rep
utation for conservatism, it is of
that character which insures a thor
ough handling of everything which
is undertaken.
The first city in all the land to in
augurate railroad construction, the
B. and 0. being the pioneer passenger
railroad Of the world, and now most
fittingly offering all the advantage Of
half The regular rates of fare from
every and all points on its great line.
The first city lighted by gas, she is
also the first city to adopt as mu-
nicipality the electric light, the en-
tire city being now most brilliantly
illuminated. The first city tocnter the
lists against New Orleans in pageant
ry; this years display will beyond
all comparison excel any ever made
in any city, not even excepting the
very home of the Carnival, the Ores
cent City itself Indeed, New Or
leans herself will render all powerful
aid in accomplishing such result,
for she sends her four greatest and
grandest mystic societies to partici-
pate. In the matchless pageant will
Rex and the Carnival Court appear
in royal splendor. And with the
King will come the respondent Mis-
tick Krewe of Comus, the dazzling
Knights Of Menus and glittering
Knights of Proteus. This glorious
quartette of famous mystic organiza-
tions 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 gorgeous car Of the
majestic Yelled Prophets Of st. Louis,
the impressive float ofthe mysterious
Memphii of Memphis, and the beau
tiful car of the Knights of Menus,
of Galveston. Mobile sends her
Cowbellians, the oldest mystic socie-
ty in the new world, the Infant Mys-
ties and the Strikers, the representa-
tion of this trio of noted crganiza-
tions promising to be something to
long remember. The Congress of
Mystics is without a parallel in the
history Of pageantry in this, if not,
indeed, in any country. Never have
any two of the societies ever APP
peared in a single pageant, and new
err have they appeared in any way in
conjunction
The pageant of Thursday night,
September l4th, will be remarka-
BILE event, and as the visiting organi-
cations are composed of the leading
merchants and citizens of the cities
named, the gathering at Baltimore
is grand compliment to that city.
Those who have deplored their ina
bility to visit New Orleans and wit
ness there the marvellous display Of
Mardi Gras may in one even
ing at Baltimore behold the typical
brilliancy of all four of the Crescent
City's greatest societies. More than
this, those who have long desired to
look upon the Yelled Prophets of St
Louis, the famous societies of Mobile
Memphis and Galveston, here have
the opportunity of witnessing all in
one. Thus much as to the visiting
societies, and when it is also remem
bered that the Order of the Oriolt
being at home cannot for a moment
think of permitting Baltimore to b
eclipsed by other cities, some fam
conception may be CLEANED of wha
the pageant as whole will be. Thu
Oriole has for months been closely
and most diligently at work upon it,
divisions of the grand pageant, ant
they will be the most imposing ant
greater in number than ever befor'
attempted by any one society. Las
years session was a most excellen
one, and those who question wha
this years result will be had bette
consider we'll before coming to con
clusion. The remarkable division o
the visiting societies will itself b
worth a journey Of thousand miles
but when is added the divisions Q
the Oriolc, the general effect will b
fairly beyond description.
Military Day, Tuesday, 18th LORI
Baltimore Day, Wednesday, 18th
and Mystic Day, Thursday, 14tf
will all present wonderfully varies
attractions. On Military Day tn
parade will be most memorable one
The entire military of the State Wi
parade and form an escort to til
visiting military, among whom wi
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