Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-09-02

and his distinguished peers, lex,
Comus, Menus, Yelled Prophet,
Memphii, Proteus. Infant MysticS
and Cowbellions.
The Royal Party will arrive by
steamer, and the scene upon the
waters of the harbor will be one long
to be remembered. AS the steamer
conveying the notable party enters
the harbor salutes will be fired by the
United States ships of war and Fort
McHenry. The honor paid by the
war ships will be of the highest
character, the yards manned and all
colors flying. The way up the har-
Dor Will be marked by peculiarly
attractive procession Of all the ship
ping, gaily decorated, and many
OF the vessels discharging the Japa-
nese day fire works. During the
SeSqui.Centennial the water parade
was considered one of the finest dis.
plays OF the week but this year it
viii be far more brilliant. Upon the
arrival Of Lord Baltimore and party
they will be seated in carriages and
driven to place in line. The entire
party will be closely masked and at
tired in the magnificent royal COS
tunes Of the centuries ago. The
guard Of honor, mounted cavalcade.
and in fact the division entire will
form Il most brilliant spectacle, as
all will be in exceedingly rich and
costly costumes.
The fourth division will embrace
departments of the municipality,
Fire, Police. etc, and make very
iine and effective showing The fifth
division will be the floats and tableau
cars representative OF the progress
Baltimore has made in manufactures
and trade 1t will be a strikingly
displ0ys OF this character ever been
made to equal those OF Baltimore.
This year the leading houses are
striving to the utmost to excel each
other, and the cars now under way
are not only most numerous but Of
remarkably complete and attractive
proportions. 1t will be no mere show
of advertising vans, but representa-,
tions of manufacturing interests
really a study in every detail. The
decorations throughout the city win
be upon a scale Of variety and splen-
dor neven before attempted even in
the Monumental City. The citizens
recognize that last years celebration
was net what ii should have been,
and are determined that this year the
fullest and most complete amends
shall be made. No money is being
spared to secure such end, and the
great railway corporations have SUBJ
scribed munificently to the fund and
manufacturers, merchants and 9TH
cts are responding most handsomely.
There can be question of the Orlole
Festival Of 1882 being the most re-
markable event of the character
known In this country. In no re-
spect will it be verified morethan as
to the night pageant, Thursday, the
18th. 1t will be unparalleled as to
the presence and participation of the
Mystic Societies of the South and
West, and the tableaux cars of Rex
and the Carnival Court, knights Of
Menus, Mistick Krewe, Knights of
Proteus of New Orleans, Yelled
Prophets, of ST. Louis, Cowbellians,
Infant Mystics, Myths and Strikers,
Of Mobile, and Knights of Momus,
Of Galveston, will be perfect marvels
of imposing construction, exquisite
effects and dazzling brilliancy. The
membership and movements of these
organizations are shrouded in the
deepest mystery, and not even the
Order of the Oriole can or will have
knowledge of them. What they have
accomplished in glorious pageants
has made their respective cities
famed the world over, and the con-
gress of all at Baltimore next month
will Of itself be worthy a weeks
journey TO witness. 1t will be an
event Of a life time, as no one can
tell if such q gathering will ever
again be known. That Balti-
more will permit its own pageant to
suffer by comparison with those of
the famed organizations Of the South
and West no one at all acquainted
with the liberality and enterprise of
the city can for moment think
probable. The pageant of Thursday
night, the fourteenth, will be beyond
all probability Of comparison, prove
the most gorgeous and dazzling spec
tacle ever witnessed in this or any
other country. This is saying much,
but every word of it will be estab-
lished as absolute truth. In number
of floats, in massive build, in bril-
liant effect and great beauty, the
Baltimore Oriole Pageant will excel
of the kind ever before at
tempted in any city.
That it may be seen and appre-
ciated, and that Baltimore's tradi-
tional hospitality may be enjoyed to
the utmost, the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad makes the exceedingly low
rate Of half fare from all over the
enormous section of country its
great system ramifies. From all
points, all stations on its main line,
ali divicionc and oil branches tho