The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-07-06

along the route where they are to join il
the line. All divisions not prepared to
move at the proper time are to go to the
rear.
These are the divisions:
1. Grand Army of the Republic and
Sons of Veterans, preceded by histori.
cal float bearing the original star-spang
led banner and the battle flag of the
Twenty seventh Regiment, Jefferson
Blues, which was carried in carried in the
battle flag of North Point. The float is
to have guard of honor of descendants
of North Point combatants.
2. Veteran Firemen of Baltimore and
other cities, 1, 800 of whom have thus far
accepted Mr.. Charles T. Haloway's invi-
tatiOn to participate.
g. The uniformed beneficial societies,
including Catholic Knights, Knights of
Pythias, etc.
4. A picked battalion of school boys.
8. The railroad and transportation di-
vision, with the Marine B md, and spe
cial large bands for the large corpora
tions.
6. The active Fire Department..
Z. The industrial trades display, with
divisions.
To further matters the Western Mary
land Railroad will take many out, and
the Arlington and Pikesville Railway
provide vehicles at Boundary avenue
to take members of civic bodies who
choose to go thus. and notifications to
the committee in advance will secure We
hicles, so that the uniformed bodies may
not be broken up. An effort is maxim,
to have the Northern Central Railway
carry people as far as Rogers avenue, be-
tween Melvale and Mount Washington
| where vehicles will drive one mile to
| PimlIco. All uniformed persons will be
admitted without pay. Those who go
out early can secure on ample open stand
and view the parade as it enters the
grounds.
The first days programme will include
sition, the horse show. grand massed
band concert of about tifry bands led by
Adam Itzel, Jr., and a vocal chorus that
is expected to have 500 voices The floats
will be parked and the regular horse
races given.
The second day will include, besides
exposition and the daily afternoon races.
a horse sale from 10 a. m. to noon. The
sales will continues during the week.
Live stock will be judged on Tuesday
also.
On the third day, Wednesday. will be
added the awarding of premiums on
household and mechanical goods.
The fourth day, Thursday, September
IL, will have the parade of labor organi-
cations, which is recommended also by
the committee to be started shortly after
8 a. m. In the afternoon the sham bat
tie illustrating the battle of North Point
will be given under direction of Brigadler-
General Clinton P Paine, of the military
committee. He will have the assistance
of Colonel E. H. Wardwell, who has
managed many similar affairs at Chicago,
Yorktown and other places. In the en-
gagement 600 troops will participate,
including men from Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania, the Virginias, Delaware and the
District of Columbia-all these having
had men in the tghG OF 1914. After the
battle the bands, numbering about 10,
with 450 pieces, will march to common
point to the pyramid seating the chorus
of 500 and grand massed vocal and in
strumental concert will be given. At
signal during the rendition of the Star
Spangled Banner shell on the apex of
the pyramid will open, disclosing the
Goddess of Liberty, who will wave the
original North Poiat flag of the Twenty
seventh Regiment.
At eight in the evening the new post
office is to be dedicated in the presence
of President Harrison and his cabinet.
The 450 letter carriers, in new suits who,
are now being drilled by Captain Bradley
T. Stokes, OF the Fifth Regiment, will
escort the President and cabinet to the
Hotel Rennert, thence to the postoffice,
and from there to the hotel, where the
banquet will take place. The chorus. I'M
der Profs. Thomas McNulty and George
w. Roseman, Jr., will sing national airs
After the dedication a popular ball will
be held at Concordia Opera House, the
audience at the postnffice being led by all
the bands thither.
On the fifth day, Friday, IS, besides
the regular Plmlico programme, the at
tack on Fort McHenry will be given.
with President Harrison aud his cabinet
as onlookers. The bombardment will be-
gin at p. m. Assurances from the Navy
Department at Washington are given
that no less than four war vessels will
take part. Probably more will be sent,
as the East Indian seadron is expected
home then. The garrison at Fort Nc
Henry will respond, and 1000 rounds
will be fired. The local committees will
will sing THE Star Spangled Btnner."
The flagship will come to Light street
wharf and take aboard President Harr-
son and cabinet, who are to be escorted
by the carriers from the railroad station.
The oyster navy and the iceboats have
been applied for to add solemnity and
grandeur to the scene. and arrangements
will be made with the steamboat lines to
give all chance to witness the sights,
which will last about three hours.
Prof. Adam Itzel, Jr., was added to
Capt. Supplies committee on arrange
ments and an effort will be made to en-
gage all tie music by one committee, SO
as to save time and trouble.
Cecil and the new Census.
Arrangements are already being made