The Wilmingtonian., 1885-01-24
PILGRIMAGE.
Of st,Jobn's Commandery, MOI, knights
Templar TO New Orleans, Mardi
Gras and Mammoth Cave,


The Committee appointed, by St. Johns
Commandery, No. A, X. r., to conduct
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 10 16 Tuesday morning, February 10Th,
1885, and rendezvous at the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, where dinner will be served. At
Camden Station they will board special
train consisting of Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Palace Sleeping and Dining cars
Leaving Baltimore at lao P. NJ, the first
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, stop being made to view
the beautiful scenery. 1t is difficult to
convey anything like a calm and dispasson-
ate description of Harpers Ferry, the glory
of the trio of towering Maryland, Louden
and Bolivar Heights, the union of the Poto-
a,,i shas ,sdaei. Ia;..>s,,--il.4. sa,i.,s ,I
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 I. NJ, when the party will sit down
TO supper at the famous Queen City Hotel,
and on Wednesday morning, at 0 o'clock,
CINCINNATI, justly styled the Queen City of
the West will be reached At this oint the
monotony OF continuous railroad ride will
be broken by spending the day in the City
visiting the Music Hall and the manv other
attractions for which Ohio's metropolis is so
justly famed.
AT II L. NJ, the special will pull out for
the South. Cairo, Milan, jackson, Tenn.
and Grand Junction, will be seen bv dav.
light, and on Friday morning we shall awake
In New Orleans, the Crescent CITY. our oh
Jective Mecca. February 1914 -15, ,-16, IL
10 and l0 will be spent in charming New
Orleans, viewing the frolics incidental to the
Carnival of the Mardi Gras, which covers a
period of four days and which in itself is
well worth the pilgrimage. Too much can
not be said about the Worlds Industrial
ana Cotton Exhibition, the buildings OF
which excel in size those of our Centennial
Exposition, and in order that tie party NAV
have the opportunity of seeing the Exhibit
ton properly, and viewing the quaint and
beautiful city OF New Orleans, COMBINING as
1t 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 19th, the party will say an
revoir to the Crescent CITY. and traveIin,,
through the Sugar and Cotton plantations
by daylight, will arrive at Louisville, XIV
early Saturday morning, the 21st inst. A
special train will convey the party to Cave
City, where stages will be in readiness to
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 Cinein- !
natti, will be timed so as to run over Cheat |
Mountain and through the heart Of the
Alleghanies in day time thus affording the
opportunity of viewing the picturesque seen |
cry ior which the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road is so justly famous. Washington will
be reached Monday P. NJ, when stop can
be made for as long period as each mem
Der desires, while those who prefer will
Journey on directly to Philadelphia.
1t is sufficient TO say that everything will
be done to make this Pilgrimage the most
ever made at st. Johns Com
The excursion will be conducted
personally by Mr.. G. r. Mackenzie, Passen-
'er Agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Dad. The cars will be entirely new aud
'uilt by the Pullman Palace Car Cymnanv
expressly for that road. The catering will
'e in charge of Col. c. S. Wood, MANAGER :
# the Eutaw House Hotel who will also
accompany the excursion and give his per-
ohal superintendence to that department
nd we have the assurance of the railroad ,
Ompany that everything will be done bv !
ZEN Tor the comfort and pleasure of the
arty. The cars of the patty while in New i,
rleahs will be quartered in the heart of the l.
ty. Communication with the Exhibition :
nildings every few minutes by steam or
'ssenger railway cars. 1t has also been
freed that any of the party who desire eau 81
we their tickets arranged so as to return
Atlantic Coast Line without extra :,
arge, this will afford the opportunity of
'iting Jacksonville, st. Augustine and the 81
nous st. Johns River, Florida, the excur.