The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-08-19
THE s,RnOLE.
Its September Festivities I'm
Baltimore.

Baltimore.
Baltimore Sun.
The Order of the Oriole Of Balti-
more will hold a general meeting on
Wednesday evening of this week,
when plans that have been matured
for the September pageant will be re-
ported, together with plats drawings
and descriptive outline of the en-
tire procession, so as to show conclu-
sively in advance the character
Of the work which the young
men of the city propose to PIE
sent this year. In 1881 the Oriole
disploy was purely experimental, and
owing to the inexperience of those
who had the affair in charge the re-
suit was very far from being as brill
liant or successful as had been antic
ipated, though money was not want
ing to secure far different ends had It
been properly applied. Since then,
however, the Order of the Oriole has
been organized on a basis somewhat
similar to the Mardi Gras secret or
ders Of New Orleans. A large and
intelligent committee was sent to the
Crescent City last March to witness
the Mardi Gras professions and a
subcommittee penetrated the sane
tum sanctorum of the most exclusive
of the orders, and the veil was lifted
for the first time to the gaze of non
residents. This initiation of several
energetic and intelligent young Bal
timore business men furnished the
key for the work which for the past
three months has been steadily pur-
sued in secret. In this work, too,
the Order of the Oriole has been
stimulated by an ambition to present
results which will do no discredit
to the New Orleans sponsors, who
will be largely invited to the celebra-
tion and most royalty entertained
without cost. The pageant will have
as the raison a. etre that 1t is for the
celebration of the anniversary Of the
defense of Baltimore. the heroisn of
those who held Fort McHenry
against the British fleet, and the birth
Of the song of the" Spangled Ban
ner." In all the history of Baltimore,
there has never been witnessed
such q celebration Of these events as
this September will present under the
auspices of the Order of the Oriole.
In addition to this patriotic founda-
ton business will be combined with
sentiment and pleasure. The cele-
bration the fall business season.--a
time of year when the weather and
city are usually at their bright est
and best. Special invitations have
been extended to the boards Of trade
of ST. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Louisville, Mobile, New Orleans,
Charleston, Savannah, Augusta, At
lanta, Galveston, Norfolk, Richmond
and Wilmington, N. C.---fourteen
leading cities of the West, South and
Southwest some Of these CONNER
cial bodies will be provided with
special through cars to insure every
comfort possible for long distance
travelling, and for merchants and bust
ness men generally, who may be COM
ing North at the opening OF the sea-
son, special inducements will be Of
fered to stop in Baltimore, where
there will be the certainty Of unri-
vailed amusement for the time being.
The celebration will last three days
covering the anniversary Of the city's
defense, September II, and the two
succeeding days. The programme
will include splendid military dis
play, royal day pageant incident
to the reception Of Cecelius, Lord Of
Baltimore, and a grand night pa
geant Of brilliant tableaux, compris-
ing larger number of floats than
has ever before been put on wheels in
any city of America. There will also
be brilliant assemblagc and royal
reception by card at the Academy of
Music, where it is expected Rex and
perhaps the beautiful queen Of the
carnival of New Orleans, the maids
Of honor and many of the royal
dukes and dignitaries Of the Mardi
Gras festival last year will be guests
of the ladies and gentlemen Of Bal
timore. 1t is very greatly desired by
all the members Of the Order of the
Oriole to extend the utmost hospi-
tally to dignitaries Of the carnival
from New Orleans in return for the
kindness and consideration shown
the ladies and gentlemen Of Balti-
more last spring, and the social as
pect of the celebration will therefore
be, no doubt one Of its brightest fea