Huntsville gazette., 1889-09-14
BALTIMORE CELEBRATES.

Inc Seyenty-Fifth Anniversary of the
stirrins Events of the War of 1912
Made the Occasion of a Grand CeIebra-
ton in the Monumental City, Partici-
pated in by the President Members of
His Cabinet, Governors and Other No
tables.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 0.-The COM
memoration of the stirring events here
IN connection with the war Of 1912, which
have their seventy fifth anniversary dur
ing this week, begins to-day with the
opening of the Exposition at Pimlico, un-
der the auspices of the Maryland Exposi-
ton Association, and will continue until
Saturday night. Never before has Balti
more presented so beautiful picture of
peaceful animation. She is dressed in
her Sunday best from crown to toe, and
people in thousands fill her streets, home
folks and strangers. Baltimore street is
perfect maze in the extent and varie-
ty Of its decorations, and the people.
vieing with each other in their patriotic
displays have, as with magician's wand,
transformed the city into scene of be-
wildering beauty. The faces of many of
the business houses are almost complete
ly hidden from sight by evergreens and
the starry folds of the Nations banner.
At night the streets are made Respondent
with thousands of electric lights, arc and
incandescent. The Stars and Stripes are
carried in the hands of myriads, and on
every breast is worn a medal, reminder
of the bravery of the defenders of Fort
McIIenry and Baltimore in 1914, a
symbol of Americas twice-won free
dom and independence. There is no
room for business to-day. 1t is
relegated to the rear and patriotism has
taken its place. The air is filed with
music and song; the strains of ''Dixie"
are applauded and cheered and Yankee
Doodle meets with warm reception; but
the Star Spangled Banner the National
hymn, which had its inspiration in "the
rockets red glare" at Fort McHenry, SIM
ply carries The multitude off their feet
Two hundred and eight stands, with q
capacity sufficient to seat $4,000 people,
have been erected on the route of the
professions during the week.
Notwithstanding cloudy, threatening
early morning, the day broke fresh and
fair. The air is cooi and bracing and
there is every promise that the festivities
of the day will not be marred by unfavor-
able weather.
The principal feature to- day was the
grand street pageant which was at once
patriotic, historical. Industrial, me-
chanical agricultural, military and civic.
Among the hundreds of floats were
groups that reflect great credit upon their
designers. The brewers dis play, the Penn
sylYania railroad and the Baltimore &
Ohio are deserving of special mention.
sHarry Won der Horst had miniature
brewery in full operation, from the
-E. ~,
vaults. TIE float preceding this
one represented King Gambrinus seated
on his throne attended by two young
The Baltimore & Ohio had in line
the first car ever run on the road,
and on its top sat the man who first drove
the team that pulled it. in 1923. The only
accident reported was that George A.
Smith fell off float and fractured his
skull.
The last float passed the Presidential
stand at three O'Clock, the entire display
having taken four hours and half to
pass this point.
The Presidential party, with the excep-
tion Of Secretary Window, who returned
10 Washington at one O'Clock, were then
driven to the Hotel Rennert. IN one Of
the parlors of the hotel the mayor and
members of the City Council presented
to the President a set Of resolutions
adopted at their last meeting, welcoming
him to Baltimore and rendering him the
freedom ana hospitality Of the city, and
requesting that he hold public recep-
ton at the City Hall. Upon receiving
the parchment President Harrison said:
Mr.. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN: l assure you
hat IL iS 1 Me heard
cordial terms in which you have welcomed me
to Baltimore and rendered me your pitality,
and / highly appreciate your action. have
feltit an obligation upon me to agree to any
request that you might make of me when
came over on public visit. There are things
in which we all have common interest, and
believe that it is well to have these frequent
interchanges Of friendship and hospitality be-
tween the President Of the United States and
the people. 1t Will give me great pleasure,
therefore, gentlemen, to place myself in the
hands Of The committee and meet as many OF
the citizens Of Baltimore personally as time
Will permit
The Presidential party and the other
invited guests then, at 4:15 p m., re-
paired to the diuingroom, whore an in
formal though elaborate lunch was
served. Mayor Latrobe sat on the Presi-
dents right, and James "A. Gary at
his left. Among those present were Sec
retary Of the Navy Tracy, Governor Jack
son, United States Senator Wilson, Adj
iutant- General Kelton, Walker Blaine,
United States Marshal Ransdell of Wash
ington, Commander Kellogg of the United
States war-ship Ossipee, and Captain
Yates Of the Pensacola, Dr. Hesstor, U.
S. N, DR.. Pickard, U. S. N, Colonel L. L..
Livingstone, James Hodges, General
Felix Agnus, d. L. Bartlett, Congress-
men Rusk and Stockbridge, c. G. Lord,
w. McKenna White.
The President left the banquet hall
about $50 p. m. and proceeded to the
City Hall, where he took his stand
in the mayors reception room and
crowds of men, women and children,
whites and blacks, began pouring In
| upon him at the rate of forty minute
The President was in an excellent humor,
and the the reception continued for ex-
| actly one hour, the doors being closed at
seven O'Clock much to the d1sappolnt-
| ment and even remonstrance OF the
| hundreds who still thronged the square
| The President shook hands with twenty :
| five hundred people. He was very con-
siderate of the children, and little ones