Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-08-16

From the Baltimore SUM-
The Order of tie Oriole OF Baltimore
will hold a general meeting on We'd |
nesday evening Of this week, when
plans that have been matured for the
September pageant will be reported,
together with pIats, drawings and
descriptive outline Of the entire pro-
cession. so as to show couclusively In
advance the character Of the work
which the young men Of the city pro-
pose 10 present this year. In 1881 the
Oriole display was purely experimental
and owing to the ineXperisnce OF those
who had the affair III charge the resu 1t
was very far from being as brilliant or
successful as lad been anticipated.
though money was not wanting 10
secure far different ends had it been
properly applied. Since then, how
ever, the Order Of the Oriole has been
organized on a basis somewhat similar
to the Mardi Gas secret orders OF
New Orleans. A large and Intelligent
committee was SEM to the Crescent
CITY last March TO withes the Mardl
Gras professions, and suh-commlitee
penetrated the sanClum sanciorum OF
the most exclusive of the orders, and
the veil was lifted for the first time 10
the gaze of uon-resdents. This inilia-
lion OF several energetic aud inteilj-
GET youag Baltimore business men
furnished the key for the work which
for the past three months has been
steadily pursued in secret In this
work, too, the Order Of the Orlole mas
been stimulated by an ambition TO
present results which will do no dlscre-
dit 10 the New Orleans sponsors, who
will be largely invited to The cele5ra-
ton and most royalty entertained with
out cost. The pageant will have as
the raison d. etre that it is for the cele
bration of the anniversary OF the de-
Tense OF Baltimore, the herOism Of those
who held Fort McHenry against the
British fleet, and the birth Of The song
of the "Star-Spaugled Banner" In
all the history ol Baltimore, The city
has never witnessed such celebration
of these events as This September will
present under the auspices Of the Order
Of the Oriolo.
In addition 10 tbs patriotic lounda'
ton business will be combined with
sentiment and pleasure. The cele0ra'
ton will inaugurate the fall business
season-a time of year when tn wealth
er and the civ arr usually at lhel
brightest and hest. Special invitations
have been extended to the boards 81
trade Of St. Louis, Cmclgo, Ciuciana',
Iomsy,llc. NJ bile. New Orl ans.
Charleston, Savannah. Ancu~ia, AZ
Ilauia. Galveston, Norfolk, Richmond
Wilmington, n. C.-lourieen leading
cities OF the West, South and Southwest
Some of these commercial bodies will
be provided with special through cars
to insure every comfort possible for
long distance travelling, and for mel-
chants and business men generally, who
may be coming North at the opening
of the season, special Inducements VIII
be offered to stop in Baltimore, where
there vii! be The certainty of unnyaled
amusement for the time being. The
celebration will last three days, cover
inc the anniversary of The cl:y's defense,
seplembsr II, aud the two succeeding
days. The programme will include a
splendid military display, royal day
naoeant incident 10 tbe reception OF
tecelns. Lold of Baltimore, and a
grand night pagean. OF brilliant tab
lesuK, composing a larger number Oh
floats than has ever before been put on
wheels in any city Of America. There
will sl.o be a brilliant assemblage and
a ro,al reception by card at the Acade-
my of Music, where it Is expected ReXs
al d perhaps the beautiful Queen OF The
Carnival of New Orleans, the maids OF
honor aud many OF The royal dukes and
dicuitories of the Mardi Grass festival