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~ THE ORIOLE.
Tis September Festic;tfcs Ia baltimore.
From the Baltimore .Ssa. Il

From the baltimore Ssa.
The Order of the Oriole of Ba timore
will hold general meeting on Wednesday
evening of this week, when plans that have
been matured for the September pageant
will be reported, together with plats, draw
ings and descriptive outline OF the entire
procession, so as 10 show conclusively in
advance the character of the work which
the young men OF the city propose to pre-
sent this year. In 1851 the Oriole display
vas purely experimental, and owing 10 the
inexperience of those who had the affair in
charge the result was very far from being as
brilliant or successful rs had been anticipa-
ted, though money was no. wanting tesc-
cure far different ends had il been prope-ly
applied. Since then, however, the Order OF
the Ori0le has been organized on 4 basis
somewhat similar 10 the Mardi Gras secret
orders of New Orleans. A large and intel
ligcnt committee was sent TO the Crescent
CITY last March 10 witness the Mardi Gras
professions, and Il subcommittee penetrated
the sanctum sanctorum of the most exclu-
sive of the orders, and the veil was lifted for
the first time 10 the gaze Of non-residents.
This initiation Of several energetic ard in
telligent young Baltimore business men fur
nishcd the key for the work which for the
past three months has been pursued nsecret.
In this work, too the Order of the Oriole
has been stimulated by an ambition TO pre-
sent results which will do no discreditt TO the
New Orleans sponsors, who will be largely
invited to the celebration and most royalty
entertained without cost The pageant will
have Us the raison d'ctre that il is for the
celebration of the anniversary of the de-
s. Il.l., tb. .f
who held Fort MclIonry against the British
feet. and the birth of the song Of the Star
Spangled Banner" la all tie history OF
Baltimore, the city has never witnessed such
a celebration OF these events rs this Sep
tember will present under the auspices Of
the Order of the OriOle. In addition 10
this patriotic foundation business will be
combined with sentiment and pleasure.
The celebration will inaugurate the fall
business scason-a time Of year when the
weather and the city are usually at their
brightest and best. Special invitations have
been extended TO the boards of trade OF ~.
Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Iorisyille Mo
bile, New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah,
Augusta, atlanta, Galveston, Nariolk. Rich
mond and Wilmington, y. C.-i0urteen
leading cities of the West, South and South
west Some of these commercial bodies
will be provided with special through cars
to insure every comfort possible for long
distance travelling, and for merchants and
business men generally, who may be COM
ing North at tn opening of the season, sp,
cial inducements will be offered TO stop in
Baltimore, where there willbe the certainty
of unrivaed amusement for the time being.
The celebration will last three days, cover
ing the anniversary Of the city's dcsinsc
September l., and the two succeeding days.
The programme will include splendid mil
itary display, royal day pageant Incident
10 the reception OF Ceceius, Lord o. Ba'ti-
more, and grand night pageant of brilli-
ant tableaux, comprising n larger number Of
floats than has ever before been put cn
wheels in any city of America. There will
also be a brilliant assemblage 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 aud digDtaries Of the Mar
di Gras festival last year will be guests q
the ladies and gentlemen Of Baltimore. it
is very greatly desired by all the members
of the Order Of the Orioie 10 extend the ut
most hospitality TO dignitarics OF the ca.ni-
val from New Orleans in return for the
kindness and consideration shown the Ia
dies and gentlemen of Baltimore last spring,
and the social aspect of the celebration will
therefore be, no doubt, one Of its brightest
features