The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-17
PILGRIMAGE.
OF stJohn's COmmRndery, No.4,Knights
Tempiar to New Orleans, MardI
Gras and Mammoth Cave,

OF Gt.John's Commandery, No.4.Knigbts
Tempiar to New Orleans, MardI
Gras and Mammoth Cave,
The Committee appointed, by st. Johns
Commandery, No. 4, X. T., to conduct a
Pilgrimage to the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Exposition, now being held in the
city of New Orleans, direct your attention to
the following Itinerary:
The party will leave Broad Street Station
at 1915 Tuesday morning, February 10th,
1883, and rendezvous at the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, where dinner will be served At
Camden Station they will BOARD a special
train consisting OF Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Palace Sleeping and Dining cars.
Leaving Baltimore at 1.40 P. M, the fiji st
stop will be Washington, at Q. 40 P. NJ, where
those who may have journeyed on ahead can
join the party, as arrangements have been
made with the Railroad Company to have
tickets good from Philadelphia, Monday,
February 9th. The next halt will be at
Harpers Ferry, a stop being made to view
the beautiful scenery. 1t is difficult to
convey anything like calm and dispassion-
ate description of Harpers Ferry, the glory
OF the trio Of towering Maryland Louden
and Bolivar Heights, the union of the Poto-
mac am Shenandoah Rivers, the ruins of
the Government Arsenal and John Browns
historic fort, combine to form one of the
grandest scenes to be found in any portion
of the country. Cumberland will be reach
ed at Z. NJ, when the party will sit down
to supper at the famous Queen City Hotel,
and ON Wednesday morning, at 0 o'clock.
Cincinnatti, justly styled the Queen City of
the West will be reached At this oint the
monotony of a continuous railroad ride will
be broken by spending the day in the City,
visiting the Music Hall and the many other
attractions for which Ohios metropolis is so
justly famed
At III L. NJ, the special will pull out for
the South. C,iro, Milan, jackson, Tenn,
and Grand Junction, will be seen by day
light, and Oh Friday morning we shall awake
in New Orleans, the Crescent City, our OBJ
jective Mecca. February 13, IA, ,-15, -16, IL,
18 and 10 will be spent in charming New
Orleans viewing the frolics incidental to the
Carnival of the Mardi Gras, which covers
period of four days. and which in itself is
well worth the pilgrimage. Too much can
not be said about the Worlds Industrial
and Cotton Exhibition, the buildings OF
which excel in size those of our Centennial
Exposition, and in order that the party may
have the opportunity of seeing the Exhibit
tion properly, and viewing the quaint and
beautiful city of New Orleans, combining as
it does the life and habits of the tropics and
the strife of the colder climes, the committee
have arranged to spend seven days in this
charming City.
Thursday, the 10Th, the party will say au
revoir to the Crescent City, and travelling
through the Sugar and Cotton plantations
by daylight, will arrive at Louisville, KY,
early Saturday morning, the 21st inst. A
special train will convey the party to Gave
City, where stages will be in readiness tc
carry them to the famous Mammoth Cave
returning to spend Sunday in Louisville
The special train will leave Louisville Sun
day afternoon, and passing through Cincin
natti, will be timed so as to run over Cheat
Mountain and through the heart of thu
Alleghanies in day time, thus affordng thu
opportunity of viewing the picturesque seen
cry for which the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road is so justly famous. Washington viii
be reacLed Monday P. NJ, when stop cal
be made for as long a period as each mem
Der desires, while those who prefer will
journey on directly to Philadelphia.
It is sufficient to say that everything will
be done to make this Pilgrimage the mos
successful ever made at st. Johns Com
mandery. The excursion will he conducte,
personally by Mr.. G. r. Mackenzie, Passen
ger Agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road The cars will be entirely new al,
built by the Pullman Palace Car Compan,
expressly for that road. The catering wi
be in charge of Col. G.. S. Wool, Manage
of the Eutaw House Hotel, who will ais
accompany the excursion and give his pei
sonal Superintendent to that department
and we have the assurance Of the railroa
company that everything will be done b
them for tho comfort and pleasure of til
party. The cars of the party while in Ne
Orleans will be quartered in the heart of Il
city. Communication with the Exhibito
buildings every few minutes by steam {
passenger railway cars. 1t has also bee
agreed that any of the party who desire ca
have their tickets arranged SO as to Fetul
via Atlantic Coast Line without ext
charge, this will afford the opportunity
visiting Jacksonville, St. Augustine and tt
famous st. Johns River, Florida, the excp
sionist being only under the expense
sleeper and meals, en- route home,
The cost of tho entire trip will be s1C
this including Railroad fare, Sleeping
accommodations, both en- route and VIII
laying in New Orleans, meals going and
turning, and breakfast while in New orlear
Railroad and Stage fares, and admission
Man moth Cave.
1t will be ecessary for the members