The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-24
EASTER MONDAY.
The Grand Carnival, Trades Display and
Military and Civic Pa raile.

Preparations for the grand carnival, trades
display, military and civic parade here on
Monday next have about been completed, and
it promises to be by far the largest and most
imposing parade ever witnessed in this city,
if, indeed, 1t will not surpass anything of the
kind ever seen in Maryland outside of Balti-
more.
The trades display will consist of some
fifty or sixty wagons, several of which were
in the great trades display in Baltimore. In
this division, also, will be large display of
agricultural machinery. We are not advised of
the character of the display of our business
men, but a number will have very creditable
and handsome ones, drawn by four, six and
eight horses.
The military and civic division will consist
of some three to four hundred Grand Army
men. They will consist of Burns Post, of
this city, and portions of Wilson, Harry
Howard and Dushane Posts, of Baltimore,
together with drum corps of perhaps thirty
pieces. The Knights of Pythias and other
orders and the Westminster Fire Department,
with bands of music, will complete the divi-
sion.
The carnival division is expected to be
large, ridiculous and laughable. 1t will con-
tain a number of burlesques, monkeys, bears
and other representations of animals, clowns,
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will be delegations in mask and costume from
Taneytown, Uniontown. Union Bridge, Lin
wood, Warfeldsburg, Woolery and Freedom
districts and other points, and the whole will
constitute an amusing and laughable part of
the procession.
The whole procession, it is thought, will be
two miles i'll length. In the parade will be
Gov. Ben. Butler, of Massachusetts, who will
ride in George w. Albaugh's display.
On the day of the parade "a costumer from
Baltimore will be at the Montour House, with
several hundred suits, which he will hire out
for the carnival at the low price of 81 and
less. The suits will be of great variety, and
all can be suited. He will also have suits and
paraphernalia suitable for the carnival ball at
night
Col VIM. P. Maulsby, of Westminster, has
accepted an invitation to be Chief Marshal of
the parade. His aids will be Col. S. X. Herr,
Charles Il. Favour, Charles Currens, John E.
Baesman, George A. Shower, l.. A. j. La
motto, George NJ. Pearce, L. Herbert Shri-
yer, Philip Babylon, Oliver Murray, William
Wilson, Byron S. Dorsey, DR.. Charles Thomp-
son, Charles Engle, James Myers.
AIarshals for trades display-T. Herbert
Shriver, } ohm f. Baesman, l.. A. j. Lamotte.
Marshals for carnival-George A. Shower,
Philip Babylon, George NJ. Pearce.
Marshals for military and civic-Col. S. X.
Herr, Capt. Charles L. Favour, Capt. Byron
S. Dorsey.
Order of procession-Chief Marshal and
two aids, carriages with city officials, band
and drum corps, Grand Army Posts, Knights
of Pythas. band, Fire Department. band, car
nival, band, trades display, with bands and
drum corps intermingled.
The procession will form as follows
Trades display on Liberty street, carnival on
Belle Grove Square and Bond street, military
and civic on Main street, with head of column
at the Montour. Bands, marshals and mar
shals Of district delegations will report to the
Chief Marshal at the Montour. The trades
display wagons will fall in in regular order
behind one another on Liberty street, from
Main street back.
The route of the procession will be from
Main street to Pennsylvania avenue, to Union,
to Main, to Church, to Green, to Washington
road to Main, to Court, to Centre, to Main
Procession will be dismissed at Odd Fellows
Hail.
The procession will move at II o'clock,
noon. and the formation should begin not
later than H..
The citizens of Westminster are requested
to put the city in holiday attire. Display
your flags and banners, and trim your bust
ness houses.
Between now and Monday let the prepare
tons 90 on, and let us make the demonstra-
ton what it is intended to be-the grandest
ever witnessed in the State outside of Balti-
more.